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Installation Manual Energy Storage System (ESS) SMILE-B3-PLUS SMILE-B3-PLUS II SMILE-B3-PLUS III SMILE-B3-PLUS IV SMILE-B3-PLUS V SMILE-B3-PLUS VI...
Please keep the manual properly and operate in strict accordance with all safety and operating instructions in this manual. Please do not operate the product before reading through the manual. Version Information Version Date Content 02.08.2021 18.08.2021 Update safety country settings and others ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 3 of 69...
1. Information on this Document Content and Structure of this Document This document is valid for product of SMILE-B3-PLUS (SMILE-B3-PLUS II, SMILE- B3-PLUS III, SMILE-B3-PLUS IV, SMILE-B3-PLUS V, SMILE-B3-PLUS VI) which has integrated 3 kW AC-coupled inverter and 1~6 battery packs SMILE-BAT-5P.
NOTICE indicates a situation which, if not avoided, can result in property dam- age. INFORMATION provides tips which are valuable for the optimal installation and operation of the product. Nomenclature Complete designation Designation in this document SMILE-BAT-5P Battery Pack ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 7 of 69...
Your Smart Energy 2. Safety Intended Use The SMILE-B3-PLUS, potential expansion battery packs (SMILE-BAT-5P) and the energy meters make up a system for optimization of self-consumption in a house- hold. The inverter can achieve bidirectional transfer between AC current and DC current.
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In water: Stay out of the water and don't touch anything if any part of the battery, inverter, or wiring is submerged. Do not use submerged battery again and contact the service engineer. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 9 of 69...
• Disconnect the product from voltage sources and make sure it cannot be reconnected before working on the inverter or the battery pack. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 10 of 69...
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Damage due to cleaning agents The use of cleaning agents may cause damage to the product and its components. • Clean the product and all its components only with a cloth moistened with clear water. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 11 of 69...
EU Equipment and Product Safety Act. CE marking The product complies with the requirements of the applicable EU directives. RCM (Regulatory Compliance Mark) The product complies with the requirements of the applicable Australian standards. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 12 of 69...
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Do not dispose of the battery pack together with the household waste but in accordance with the locally applicable disposal regulations for batteries Recycling code Marking for transport of dangerous goods The product passes the certifications of the UN38.3 ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 13 of 69...
Your Smart Energy 3. Product Introduction and Application Scenarios Product Description Appearance and Dimensions (mm) ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 14 of 69...
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The LED indicators provide information about the SOC operational status of the battery pack. SOC Status Description SOC<5% 5%=<SOC<25% 25%=<SOC<50% SOC Instruction 50%=<SOC<75% 75%=<SOC<95% SOC>95% LED Outer Ring Light Standby: green light flicker 1s Flicker Status Work: green light flicker 10s ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 15 of 69...
Application Scenarios SMILE-B3-PLUS is an AC-coupled all-in-one battery energy storage system (BESS). It can help to achieve the optimal usage of renewable energy. SMILE-B3-PLUS can control the bi-directional flow of electric power, work under auto/manual & time-of-use (TOU) modes, charge/discharge the battery as per customer’s setting. Under the auto mode, SMILE-B3-PLUS will store surplus renewable energy onto the battery and discharge battery to supply power to local loads when renewable energy is not enough.
65~75% of the SOC. For example, they can be recharged every 6 months at least, and must be recharged to at least 50% of the SOC. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 17 of 69...
Your Smart Energy 5. Unpacking Checking the Outer Packing Before unpacking the SMILE-B3-PLUS, check the outer packing for damage, such as holes and cracks. If any damage is found, do not unpack the product and contact your dealer as soon as possible.
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Your Smart Energy SMILE-B3-PLUS Accessory Package Cable Box Cover Holder for Cable Carton (X1) PV CT (X1) Grid CT (X1) Box Cover (X2) (X1) Screw M4*12 AC Connection Cover (X1) (X10) ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 19 of 69...
• Do not mount the product in potentially explosive atmospheres. Basic Requirements • SMILE-B3-PLUS and SMILE-BAT-5P are suitable for indoor and outdoor use. • Do not install the product in a place where a person can easily touch it because its housing and heatsink are hot during operation.
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Your Smart Energy Mounting Angle and Stack Requirement SMILE-B3-PLUS and SMILE-BAT-5P should be wall-mounted. The installation angle requirement is as follow: • Do not mount the product at forward tilted, side tilted, horizontal, or upside down positions. Mounting Space Requirements •...
Dimensions of wall bracket (mm) The steps to mount the SMILE-B3-PLUS are listed below: 1. Remove the wall bracket from SMILE-B3-PLUS, place the wall bracket on the wall where the system will be installed, and use a marker to locate the bracket.
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2. Attach the wall bracket to the wall using the screws with the tool of SW10 hexagon sleeve. 3. Hold the handles on both sides of the inverter and install SMILE-B3-PLUS on the wall bracket. This step should take two people to complete.
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Battery wall bracket 2. Use two M4 flange nuts to fix the wall bracket assembled in the step 1 to the wall bracket of SMILE-B3-PLUS (tools: SW7 sleeve or other tools for M4 flange, torque: 1.6 Nm). 3. Mark the points with a marker and remove the assembled wall bracket.
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4. Drill 6 holes on the wall with drill Φ10, insert 6 screw anchors into the drill holes. 5. Use four M4 flange nuts to fix the wall bracket assembled in the step 1 to the wall bracket of SMILE-B3-PLUS again (tools: SW7 sleeve or other tools for M4 flange, torque: 1.6 Nm).
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6. Tighten the wall bracket and the battery pack with screw M6*16 (X4) (tool: T20 screwdriver, torque: 3.0 Nm). 7. Remove the rubber plugs from the battery, and remove the screws that fasten the cover to the battery with T20 screwdriver. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 27 of 69...
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8. Remove the cable box cover which has installed before with T20 screwdriver and perform electrical connection work (please refer to Chapter 7.7). If the expanded battery and SMILE-B3-PLUS are installed at the same time, there is no need to remove the cable box cover.
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Your Smart Energy 6.3.3 Mounting the WiFi Module 1. Remove the WiFi cover from the top of the inverter with Torx 20 screwdriver. 2. Tighten the WiFi module on the top of SMILE-B3-PLUS. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 29 of 69...
Precautions DANGER Before connecting cables, ensure that all breakers of the SMILE-B3-PLUS and the battery pack and all the switches connected to SMILE-B3-PLUS and the battery pack are set to OFF. Otherwise, the danger voltage of the product may result in electric shocks.
Connection point for an additional grounding Communication port(CAN/RS485,BMS, LAN, Meter/Grid-CT, DRM, PV-CT, AUX ) Battery breaker of SMILE-B3-PLUS Connection port for the WiFi module All breakers of SMILE-B3-PLUS are switched off when shipped. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 31 of 69...
Single-core outdoor Purchased 6 ~10 mm PE cable copper cable by the installer ※1 For CAN/RS485, LAN, Meter, DRM communication connection with inverter. ※2 For AUX communication connection with inverter ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 32 of 69...
Connect the OT terminal with ground point using the torque is 2.5 Nm with T20 screwdriver. M5*10 Screw Connect the expanded battery to the ground point of SMILE-B3-PLUS with the grounding cable. M5*10 Screw ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd.
AC Connection 7.4.1 Conditions for the AC Connection AC breakers must be installed on the AC side of the SMILE-B3-PLUS to ensure that the system can be safely disconnected from the power grid and the load. DANGER Danger to life due to fire! You must protect each SMILE-B3-PLUS with an individual AC circuit breaker in order to ensure that the system can be disconnected safely.
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5. Insert the terminals with different color conductor to the hole of the respective po- larity and tighten them one by one using the torque of 2 Nm with tool of #2 slotted screwdriver. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 35 of 69...
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6. Place the AC connection cover against the inverter and tighten them, tighten the pressure caps of the two cable glands by hand. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 36 of 69...
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An external residual current device (RCD) is required to be installed as an additional safety measure in a TT or TN-S system. The residual current device which trips at a residual current of 30 mA (Type A). ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 37 of 69...
Meter & CT Connection 7.5.1 CT Connection The CT cables have been installed with SMILE-B3-PLUS when shipped. Please take out 2 CTs (Grid CT and PV CT) provided as accessory. Step 1: Buckle the Grid CT on the house-service live wire. The arrow of the Grid CT should point to the Grid port of SMILE-B3-PLUS.
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2. DTSU666-100/40mA: Three-phase meter (with CT) When the meter is used as Grid meter, please follow the steps below to complete the address setting by pressing the corresponding button and the number of times. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 39 of 69...
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Click "Save" and wait a few minutes to refresh the page. When the “Meter Model” displays DTSU666 model, the setting is successful. NOTE: It is forbidden to tick CT to modify the CT ratio. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 40 of 69...
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Click "Submit" and enter the “System information” page to check the meter model. When the “Meter Model” displays DTSU666 model, the setting is successful. NOTE: It is forbidden to tick CT to modify the CT ratio. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 41 of 69...
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Loosen the waterproof connectors on the COM connection cover, and then remove the screws for fixing the COM connection cover. 1. DSTU666-3*230V 5A: Three/single -phase meter (without CT) connection Wiring at single-phase home Wiring at three-phase home ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 42 of 69...
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Your Smart Energy 2. DSTU666-100/40mA: Three/single-phase meter (with CT) connection Wiring at single-phase home Wiring at three-phase home Grid CT PV CT 1--------IC (White) 31--------IC (White) 3--------IC (Blue) 33--------IC (Blue) ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 43 of 69...
The system and the Demand Response Enabling Device (DRED) must be con- nected in the same network. Only DRM0 is available for SMILE-B3-PLUS. RJ45 Pin MODE...
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0.2 Nm with tool of #0 slotted screwdriver. For AUX position definition, please see the AUX wiring documentation. 2. Place the COM connection cover against the inverter housing and tighten them. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 45 of 69...
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Your Smart Energy M4*12 Screw ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 46 of 69...
2. Connect the positive power cable from battery 2 to battery 1 (tool: T20 screwdriver, torque: 3 Nm). Battery 1 Battery 2 3. Connect the negative power cable from battery 2 to battery 1 (tool: T20 screwdriver, torque: 3 Nm). ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 47 of 69...
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Fasten the cover on the battery with screws in sequence 1-7 with screw M5*12 (X4) (tool: T20 screwdriver, torque: 2.5 Nm). NOTE: Seven screws should be pre-locked and then fastened together at the end. 6. Insert the rubber plugs of the battery. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 48 of 69...
Take out the cable box cover which is provided as accessory. 1. Insert the cable box cover until a “click” has been heard. 2. Fasten the screws on the top of SMILE-B3-PLUS (tool: T20 screwdriver, torque: 2 Nm). M4*12 Screw ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd.
1.Android device users can download the APP through major Android application markets such as Google Play. 2.IOS device users can search for “AlphaESS” in AppStore and download the APP. AlphaESS-APP of Functions for Installer Account Overview ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 50 of 69...
Step 1: Open AlphaESS APP, click Step 2: After that please check the “Wi-Fi Configuration” button and whether your mobile phone has enter the WiFi configuration interface. connected to the system’s hotspot. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 51 of 69...
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Note: the system will not be able to connect to the Internet without WiFi configuration. For setting the system basic parameters, please refer to AlphaESS APP user guide on the official website. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 52 of 69...
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6. For compliance with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 please select from Australia A, Australia B, Australia C” Feed-in limits Settings Procedure 1. Login the account; 2. Click ‘System Setup’; 3. Choose ‘Other Information’; 4. Set Max. feed-in rate from “0-100%” accordingly ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 53 of 69...
The AC cable, battery cable, and communication ca- Cable connections bles are connected correctly, securely, and reliably. Unused cable glands are blocked by rubber sealings Unused cable glands which are secured by pressure caps. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 54 of 69...
Switch on PV and PV Inverter. Set the operating parameters through the APP. Wait about 3 minutes for the SMILE-B3-PLUS and the PV Inverter to enter the grid-connected state, and observe the LED states on the front panel. At this time, the following 2 LEDs ("Normal", "COM") and battery indictors on the front panel...
2. Switch off the battery breaker which is at the middle left of the inverter. 3. Switch off the AC breaker between the SMILE-B3-PLUS and the load. 4. Switch off the AC breaker between the SMILE-B3-PLUS and the grid.
Disconnect SMILE-B3-PLUS from all power sources before cleaning. Clean the hous- ing, cover and display with a soft cloth. To ensure that the SMILE-B3-PLUS can operate properly in the long term, you are advised to perform routine maintenance on it as described in this chapter.
Battery voltage very If this warning occurs during operation, check whether the high battery cable is loose and whether the BMS communication is abnormal. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 58 of 69...
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AlphaESS after-sales team. 1. If this warning occurs occasionally, please restart the in- verter. Boost abnormal 2. If this warning occurs frequently or cannot be cleared for a ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 59 of 69...
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High temperature until this code is eliminated and every 3S. wait for the temperature to drop. Stop discharging until this code is Low-temperature eliminated and wait for the discharge temperature to rise. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 60 of 69...
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Cell overvoltage Stop discharging and call service Cell under voltage immediately. Stop discharging until this code is Low-temperature eliminated and wait for the charge temperature to rise. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 61 of 69...
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5 times within 10 seconds, the BMS will be forced to turn on the MOSFET of discharge so that the inverter can detect the battery open voltage and charge the bat- tery. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 62 of 69...
Step 5: Remove the mounting bracket. Packing the Product 11.2 If the original packaging is available, put SMILE-B3-PLUS inside it and then seal it using adhesive tape. If the original packaging is not available, put SMILE-B3-PLUS inside a suitable cardboard box and seal it properly.
Your Smart Energy 12. Specification Technical Data of SMILE-B3-PLUS 12.1 Battery (Inverter side) Battery Type Li-ion Battery Voltage Range 40 ~ 58 V Maximum Charge/ Discharge Power 3 kW Maximum Charge/ Discharge Cur- 60 A / 60 A rent Communication...
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3000 m Battery pack (SMILE-BAT-5P) Battery Type LFP (LiFePO4) Weight 48 kg Dimension (W*H*D) 640*345*250 mm Ingress Protection IP65 Energy Capacity 5.04 kWh Usable Capacity 4.8 kWh Depth Of Discharge (DoD) ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 65 of 69...
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Safety NB/T 32004, IEC62040, IEC62619, EMC Standard EN61000-6-1/-2/-3/-4 5 Year product warranty, Warranty 10 Year performance warranty Transportation UN38.3 * Max. charge/discharge current derating will occur related to temperature and SOC. ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 66 of 69...
Your Smart Energy Appendix 1: Communication Connection Figure Connect the CT Connect the Meter ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 67 of 69...
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Australia Regional standards C10/C11 Belgium TOR Erzeuger Austria CEI 0-21 Italy NRS 097-2-1 South Africa G98/G99 Britain 50Hz default 50Hz grid For 50Hz grid region G98/G99-IE Ireland EN50549 NC Rfg Poland ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd. Page 68 of 69...
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⚫ Choose the correspond Regional application Standard, the power quality modes Volt-var and Volt-Watt will running automatically. (Only for Australia) ⚫ To adjust the default values for the power quality response modes and grid protection settings, please contact Alpha ESS ___________________________________________________________________ Alpha ESS Co., Ltd.
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