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Phocos Any-Grid™ series Pure Sine Wave Battery Inverter Charger with MPPT Solar Charge Controller PSW-B-1KW-230/12V User and Installation Manual English For further languages see Für weitere Sprachen siehe Pour autres langues voir Para otros idiomas ver 对于其他语言请参阅 www.phocos.com...
2. Please do not disassemble or attempt to repair Phocos products. This unit does not contain user serviceable parts. Damage to the warranty seal will lead to a loss of warranty of the product and can lead to injury.
10. Only qualified service persons may service this device. If errors persist after following the “Troubleshooting” section in this manual, please send this unit back to a local Phocos dealer or service center for maintenance. 11. WARNING: Only solar panels are acceptable for use which do not require positive grounding as only grounding of the negative PV cables is allowed, if necessary.
AC Loads PV Panels (optional) Public Grid (optional)* AC Generator (optional)* Battery Phocos Any-Grid™ PSW-B Battery Inverter Charger * Any-Grid™ accepts one AC input, no grid feed-in possible Fig. 1: System Overview This unit has one each of the following power connections: battery, PV, AC input, AC output. The unit is designed to provide continuous power from PV / battery or an AC source, depending on the set priority.
13 (such as an Ethernet device), or a device explicitly compatible with the PSW-B, is likely to damage the Any- Grid PSW-B and / or the connected device. Such damage is not covered under warranty. www.phocos.com P a g e...
M4 or M5 screws (Fig. 6) appropriate for the weight of the unit and wall material, use wall plugs. This bottom cover must remain removed for the rest of this “Installation” chapter until instructed otherwise. Fig. 6: Mounting holes www.phocos.com P a g e...
WARNING: Ensure that the installation has adequate grounding and connect the protective earth (PE) terminals to this ground as instructed below. Failure to do so can cause serious injury or death once the unit is powered up or the AC source is activated via its breaker. www.phocos.com P a g e...
Make sure the breaker is open / off for the rest of the installation procedure until instructed otherwise. WARNING: Ensure the PV cables are sized according to the table below. Inadequate PV cables can cause excessive heat or fire during operation. www.phocos.com P a g e...
Ensure none of the cable insulation is jammed between the terminal contacts. Final Assembly After Battery, PV and AC wiring is completed, please slide the bottom cover back up on the unit and secure it by fastening the two screws as shown below. www.phocos.com P a g e...
Display and Control Module The display and control module, shown in Fig. 12, includes three LED indicators, three function buttons, and a LCD- screen, indicating the operating status and allowing the programming of settings parameters. www.phocos.com 10 | P a g e...
Function Buttons Function Button Description Escape / close Exit settings without confirming Up / Down To last / next selection Enter To confirm/enter the selection in setting mode Display Symbols Fig. 13: LCD-Screen symbols www.phocos.com 11 | P a g e...
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Bottom two bars constantly on and other two bars flash in turns Floating phase > 13 V Bottom three bars constantly on and top bar flashes 4 bars constantly on Floating phase. Batteries are fully charged. www.phocos.com 12 | P a g e...
Alarm disabled Device Operation Settings General Settings Press for 3 seconds to enter settings mode. Press to select between settings menus. Once selected, press to confirm the selection or to exit without confirmation. www.phocos.com 13 | P a g e...
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12. In this case the loads are powered only from the AC source. Any PV power is used to charge the battery while in Grid mode. www.phocos.com 14 | P a g e...
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Restart enabled Automatic restart if an AC output overload occurs Restart disabled (Default) Restart enabled Automatic restart when over- temperature occurs 50 Hz (Default) 60 Hz AC output frequency Only relevant for Off-Grid mode www.phocos.com 15 | P a g e...
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Grid mode. Any-Grid unit is supplied from the battery. If there are long periods without sunshine (ex. www.phocos.com 16 | P a g e...
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0.1 Vdc increments. 13.8 Vdc (Default) If “User-defined” is selected in settings menu 05, this value can be Floating battery charging changed. voltage Available values: 12.0 ~ 15.0 Vdc in 13. 8 0.1 Vdc increments. www.phocos.com 17 | P a g e...
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This is typically the case for flooded lead-acid batteries. 14.6 Vdc (Default) Available values: 12.0 ~ 15.0 Vdc in 0.1 Vdc increments. Battery equalization voltage 14. 6 www.phocos.com 18 | P a g e...
Measurement Values Screen View Example Input voltage = 230 Vac, Output voltage = 230 Vac AC input voltage / AC output voltage (Default Display Screen) www.phocos.com 19 | P a g e...
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(as measured on the battery side at battery voltage) PV power = 600 W PV power AC and PV charging current (battery side) = 40 Adc Charging current AC and PV charging power = 2.0 kW Charging power www.phocos.com 20 | P a g e...
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VA (ex. 500 VA) 12. 0 AC output in VA (apparent power) When load power is higher or equal to 1 kVA, apparent power is shown in kVA (ex. 2.50 kVA) 12. 0 www.phocos.com 21 | P a g e...
No AC output voltage is the battery without AC supplied by the unit, but output (if the inverter it still can charge ON/OFF switch is set to the batteries OFF position). www.phocos.com 22 | P a g e...
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Battery is charged by an AC source Fault mode Solar power and AC Errors are currently active source can charge (see chapter “Fault batteries Reference Codes” for details) Battery is charged by solar power No charging www.phocos.com 23 | P a g e...
These particles are trapped in the removable and washable filters on the left and right side of the unit. Inspect and, if necessary, wash them as follows: www.phocos.com 24 |...
Turn the Any-Grid PSW-B on again as instructed in the beginning of this chapter. Once at least the battery and AC output are enabled, and the load switch is ON, do the following: If using a residual current device (RCD) at the AC output (strongly recommended), unless instructed www.phocos.com 25 | P a g e...
AC output is short circuited or internal over-temperature AC output voltage is too high AC output overload timeout Internal DC bus voltage is too high Internal DC bus soft start failed Internal inverter over-current www.phocos.com 26 | P a g e...
Fan is locked while inverter is on Beeps three times every second Battery is over-charged Beeps once every second Low battery voltage Beeps once every second AC output overload Beeps twice every second www.phocos.com 27 | P a g e...
“Settings menu 01” for details. When the unit is turned on, internal LCD and LEDs are Check if battery wires are well Battery is disconnected. relay is switched on flashing connected. and off repeatedly. www.phocos.com 28 | P a g e...
Nominal Battery Input 12 Vdc Voltage 11.5 Vdc default Min. Battery Voltage for 0.5 Vdc. above “Low voltage disconnect” setting Inverter Start-up See chapter “Device Operation Settings” “Settings menu 29” for details. www.phocos.com 30 | P a g e...
Boost duration: 32 Float voltage: 27 Bulk: phase 1 Absorption or Floating: phase 4 Time Equalization: 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 (charge current limited) Equalization: phase 2/3 (float voltage limited) (boost or equalization voltage limited) www.phocos.com 31 | P a g e...
IP21, pollution degree 2, for indoor use 239 x 343 x 97 mm Housing Dimensions (H x W x D) 9.4 x 13.5 x 3.8 in Net Weight 4.5 kg / 9.9 lbs www.phocos.com 32 | P a g e...
We warranty this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase and will repair or replace any defective unit when directly returned, postage paid, to Phocos. This warranty will be considered void if the unit has suffered any obvious physical damage or alteration either internally or externally.
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