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This manual is an integral part of the PCU, and it describes the assembly, installation, commissioning, maintenance, and failure analysis/ troubleshooting of our hybrid inverters (HBD Series). List of inverters/PCUs for which this operation manual is valid have been mentioned in the list below. This manual is valid for HBD-NG inverters dispatched after 1st April 2021.
Sr. No. Model Sr. No. Model HBD-240-25K-3P HBD-480-125K-3P HBD-240-30K-3P HBD-360-150K-3P HBD-360-30K-3P HBD-480-150K-3P HBD-240-40K-3P HBD-360-200K-3P HBD-360-40K-3P HBD-480-200K-3P HBD-240-50K-3P HBD-480-250K-3P HBD-360-50K-3P HBD-576-250K-3P NOTE : This manual may be applicable for other models as well on selective basis. In case your model inverter is not mentioned in the above list, please contact manufacturer before using this manual. Table 2 Keep this manual close to the machine where it is easily accessible for the operator/ end-user.
2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Smart Storage Solar Inverters (referred to as SSSI henceforth) are also known as HBD-NG range inverters. These machines are mechanically and electrically robust with a wide operating temperature range and hence, suitable for operation in harsh environments. These machines are a perfect fit for low maintenance, off-grid/ hybrid installations of industrial and residential nature both.
2.2 KEY ELEMENTS OF THE MACHINE 2.2.1 MPPT-BASED SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER The unit has single/ multi MPPT-based Solar Charge Controllers to convert PV power into usable DC power as per battery and load requirements. The MPPT charger is buck type convertor such that PV voltage (under all circumstances) should be higher than the maximum battery voltage.
Figure 2 Note: Above nomenclature shall be valid only for Power Conditioning Unit/ Smart Storage Solar Inverter (SSSI) (*) For HBD-NG series: As HBD-NG series is standard Power Conditioning Unit/ Smart Storage Solar Inverter, they are designed on Unit Power Factor, so kVA=kW; (**) For Non-Standard ratings (other HBD such as JHBD, JKHBD etc.), PCU are designed on other Unity Power Factor, so kVA=kW.
2.5 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND TERMINATION DETAILS OF INVERTERS MONOPOWER/ TRIPOWER series of HBD-NG inverters come in sheet metal enclosures of standard sizes and color shades depending upon the size of the machine. Any machine may be either wall mounted type, tower type, floor standing, or hinged door type floor standing, depending upon the capacity of the machine.
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Wheels Dimensions Enclosure Colour Cable Rating of Sr. No. Available Views (W X D X H) Type Shade Entry Machine 50kVA-60kVA Sheet Metal, Three-phase Floor Inverters with Figure- Front RAL7035/ 850X1050X1650 Standing, Bottom Single/ Three RAL3020 Front/ Rear MPPT Charge Door Controller 70kVA-100kVA...
3. INSTALLATION 3.1 UNPACKING AND CONTENTS INSIDE Precautions are mandatory to prevent any damage due to mishandling or water ingress. Manufacturer shall not be responsible for any such damage during transport, unloading or storage at site. Please take a few moments to unpack your new HBD-NG range of Smart Storage Solar Inverter according to the Following steps: 1.
3.2 PLACEMENT AND LOCATION Placement and location of the machine is very important for the machine and the plant both: Following points should be kept in mind while placing this machine: 1. This machine has high voltages of both AC and DC nature inside and hence should be kept away from access of children, infants or pets.
3.3 WIRING PROCEDURES AND ROUTES Before making any electrical connections to the machine, selection of wire gauge and wire type is very important. Any compromise with the wire selection will compromise with the efficiency as well as the safety of the plant. Proper color coding of cables is recommended as per IEC standards throughout the plant.
3.4 EARTHING OR GROUNDING THE MACHINE Connecting the inverter machine to earth is not only recommended but mandatory to avoid any electrical shock as well as proper functioning of the electronics. The primary reason for earthing any equipment is to ensure that the chassis of the equipment is always at ground potential and there is no experience of shock in case of human contact.
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Figure 16 This image shows a typical single-line diagram showing use of SPD and earth connection thereof for single phase.
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Figure 17 This image shows a typical single-line diagram showing use of SPD and earth connection thereof for three phase.
4. COMMISSIONING Once the unit has been firmly secured and all the incoming/ outgoing cables properly connected, this machine is ready for being powered up. But before you start, please perform a couple of pre-checks which are mandatory: 4.1 PRECHECKS BEFORE ENERGIZING Now the unit is ready to be turned on, but to be double sure, please perform the following couple of checks: Body machine should be firmly connected to building earth.
4.4 POWER UP AND LOAD TRANSFER The unit is now ready for use. All the power sources – Battery, PV and Grid – can now be used to provide seamless power to the connected loads in the following manner: I. Turn on the battery Circuit Breaker. The unit should power up within 1-2 seconds and the display should come up. Use the front display-keypad panel to view the battery voltage and other relevant parameters.
5. DISPLAY KEYPAD UNIT This DKU has been provided on the front facing side of all machines for easy access. The graphical display is responsive to the keypad and all the scrolling, settings change and fault viewing can be done using the correct combination of these pushbuttons.
HOW TO IMPLEMENT OPERATIONS USING DISPLAY KEYPAD UNIT All the operations, settings change and parameter viewing on display are performed using pushbuttons or a combination of pushbuttons. In this section, we describe some of the events that can be performed using the pushbutton keys provided on the DKU.
Figure 20 Basically, Mimic have three 3 lines, each of which has a specific set of data. The first line shows the mode of operation in which the machine is at that moment of time. The operations are mains connected, anti-islanding, standalone, boost charging, float charge, bulk charge, charge absorption, Invrt + Sync and System off.
5.4.3 TEMPERATURE STATUS SCREEN This screen displays the temperature values of various parts of the machine. This includes the Heat Sink temperature close to each IGBT, Battery Temperature and temperature of the MPPT section device. In case of 3 phase inverters, parameters of all 3 phases are available on this screen only.
LABEL SAMPLE VALUE TEXT DISPLAYED INFERRED PARAMETERS Invr.12 AC Volts Inverter Voltage between R-Y Phase Invr.23 AC Volts Inverter Voltage between Y-B Phase Invr.31 AC Volts Inverter Voltage between B-R Phase Mains12 AC Volts Mains/Grid Voltage between R-Y Phase Mains23 AC Volts Mains/Grid Voltage between Y-B Phase Mains31 AC Volts Mains/Grid Voltage between B-R Phase...
LABEL SAMPLE VALUE TEXT DISPLAYED INFERRED PARAMETERS Load Max kw Maximum overall kW load running on three-phase. Average load running on all three phases, and it 25.21 Load Avg kw updates in every 5 Minutes Mains Max kw Maximum kW Power is drawing from Grid/Mains. Mains Avg kw R-Phase (Mains) frequency.
LABEL SAMPLE VALUE TEXT DISPLAYED INFERRED PARAMETERS Solar Generation Graph Import kwh This graph shows the time-wise solar generation CO2 Saved Export kwh This shows saved CO Table 13 5.5.0 TURN ON AND TURN OFF THE INVERTER UNIT Whenever any of the stable sources of power is turned on (i.e., battery or grid), the DKU immediately powers up. In case the battery is ON, the inverter mode starts with a time delay of 15 seconds.
The settings inside the DKU basically consist of 7 sub-settings depending upon the functionality. These include: FLOAT & BOOST CHARGING SETUP ALARM & TRIP SETTING BATTERY TEST SETUP INHIBIT & LATCH SETTINGS SYSTEM DEFINITION SETUP ...
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All the above sub-menus are accessible using the front panel and the definition of these keys has been explained in the table in above sections. However, for ease of explanation, we present the below given flow chart as to how to set any of the values, change the values and save the settings. Special attention is required ensure proper settings upload during initial installation and changing mode of operation anytime in future.
6. BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGING Although Batteries are not a part of the equipment supplied in this consignment, but since this machine works only with the Batteries connected, it's important to discuss about their selection and usage. Please note that the SSSI range of inverters are designed for: ...
MPPT chargers provided in these machines follow the Perturb & Observe (P&O) algorithm to track the Maximum Power Point of the solar panel curve. In case of higher capacity inverters, the number of charge controllers is three instead of one. Please refer to the product datasheet to check the number of MPPT chargers in your machine.
6.6 THREE STAGE CHARGING (FLOAT, BULK AND EQUALIZE) To ensure long life of the battery and getting required back up from the battery, it is very important that we take care of battery charging procedure exactly as recommended by the battery manufacturer. Every battery manufacturer defines 3 levels of voltages to be imposed on battery bank during the battery charging process.
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6.11 BATTERY CHARGING CURVE EXPLANATION Below Graph explains the charging process of these inverters in detail. Also the chart below can be used to clearly understand the meaning of each of these terms. Figure Shows 4-Stage Battery Charging Curve. The 4- stage charge cycle consists of a Constant Current (Stage 1), an Absorption period (Stage 2) at a higher voltage than float, a Taper to Float (Stage 3) and a Float period (Stage 4).
7. OPERATING MODES These Smart Storage Solar Inverters have different OPERATING MODES each of which can be configured at site using the front Display keypad unit provided on the System. These different operating modes give you flexibility to prioritize various energy sources i.e. PV, Grid, Battery and DG sets in order you want to. Fundamentally there are 3 operating modes, namely: Note : The description in this section is for reference only.
HYBRID MODE WITH EXPORT Order of Priority is PV > Grid > Battery along with export of PV power allowed. This mode is same as hybrid mode with the additional feature of allowing PV power being exported beyond the grid terminals. To explain this further, PV power will be used to charge battery and cater to loads.
S. No. Existing Mode New Mode Changes in DKU** Standalone mode Hybrid with Export 1. Need to open “ Float and boost charging setup” and mode check the battery bulk voltage setting. 2. Open the “Auto Schedule Setting” and make AC Off Chrg lvl as Battery bulk voltage + 10volt by using + key.
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APPENDIX-1 : DISPLAY FAULT ANALYSIS The second line of the screen shows the alarms that have been raised. If no alarms are active, the message 'No Faults' is shown. The possible faults and their meanings are as follows: S. No. DISPLAY FAULT MEANS CAUSE...
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S. No. DISPLAY FAULT MEANS CAUSE ACTION HI AC AMPS The system has detected a 16. Carry out Fault Reset Inverter high current or dc voltage 17. Contact Technical Support. current d i s t u r b a n c e a n d h a s 18.
S. No. DISPLAY FAULT MEANS CAUSE ACTION HI AC Freq High AC The frequency from the 30. Repair or replace source. source that was on-line was Source 31. If fault continues contact too high and out of range and Frequency Technical personnel.
S. No. DISPLAY FAULT MEANS CAUSE ACTION System Offline Communic The Inverter controller is not 42. At first need to restart the ation card communicating with the inverter once then check. /CAN supervisory system. 43. Contact to our technical communic personnel.
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9. Series parallel arrangement of PV modules is dependent on the inverter being used. It may differ from one make of inverter to other. Please consult the Inverter manufacturer before usage for proper generation. 10. Below is a general chart for series parallel arrangement depending upon the capacity of Hybrid Inverter. PV CONFIGURATION CHART Table 16 Note: In these cases it is not possible to achieve the exact kWp capacity using the said series-parallel...
APPENDIX-4 : BATTERY CHARGING CURRENT AS PER BANK SIZE Battery charging is an important feature of hybrid inverters. The charging voltage and more importantly charging current depends on the battery type and battery capacity connected. Since all hybrid inverters are dispatched with some standard settings assuming a certain size of battery bank, it is very important to discuss these assumptions in detail.
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APPENDIX-5: SINGLE PHASE SMART STORAGE SOLAR INVERTER (DATA SHEET) Approx.
APPENDIX-7 : TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE WARRANTY Statcon Energiaa Pvt. Ltd. (henceforth SEPL, the company, manufacturer, Statcon Energiaa Pvt. Ltd.) warrants to the end-purchaser, provided the purchaser is able to provide valid and legal invoice receipt as well as warranty card duly signed by the dealer/ manufacturer. If any defect(s) should be found in SEPL’s manufactured PCUs within the warranty period, SEPL’s only obligation is to repair or replace, at its sole...
The serial number on the barcode is not same as on the PCU. Thank you for choosing Statcon Energiaa APPENDIX-8 SERVICING AND CUSTOMER CARE In the unlikely event that you encounter any technical issues with one of our products, please contact our servicing customer support in one of the following ways: 1.
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