Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet Commissioning Manual

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Commissioning Guide
Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet
Grid tied energy storage system
Author: Christoffer Jonsson
Public
Document number: 16012, rev. 1.0
Issue date: 12.06.2024

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  • Page 1 Commissioning Guide Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet Grid tied energy storage system Author: Christoffer Jonsson Public Document number: 16012, rev. 1.0 Issue date: 12.06.2024...
  • Page 2 Commissioning and configuration of equipment should be done only by Pixii personnel or by other authorized and qualified persons. For safety reason, before you start installation, ensure all external power sources are disconnected, as well as internal battery and load fuses/breakers.
  • Page 3 Wear appropriate personal protective equipment when dealing with the battery module. • Remove watches, rings, or other metal objects. • Use tools with insulated handles. • Wear rubber gloves and boots. The battery module is heavy enough to cause severe injury. Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 4 If the battery catches fire, it will produce noxious and poisonous gases. Do not approach. Wet batteries If the battery module is wet or submerged in water, do not try to access it. Contact Pixii or your distributor for technical assistance.
  • Page 5 Pixii. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied or transmitted (electronic or mechanic, including photocopying and recording) for any purpose to 3 party without the explicit written permission of Pixii. Copyright © Pixii 2024 Revision...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    1.12 After commissioning ..........30 Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 7 Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    1�1 Before commissioning The commissioning of the Pixii Homes needs to be done on site. Either by a site engineer or remote (via for example Team-viewer) on a computer connected to the system.
  • Page 9 If there is no internet connection, then there may be problems loading the landing page. This can be resolved by entering <IP-address>/laptop. This will redirect to the desktop view as shown in Figure 1.3. Figure 1.3 Main page (desktop view). Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 10: Log In

    Navigate to Menu > Gateway > Upload and install. Upload and install the upgrade package for Pixii Home. It can take a few minutes for this to install. The page will refresh and you will be logged out from the cabinet.
  • Page 11 Converters tab from main Menu, then choose Upload files. Figure 1.5 Upload Converter update files 2. Locate the firmware files to be uploaded, choose them and select Open. Figure 1.6 Select PixiiBox firmware Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 12 Introduction 3. The firmware files are now ready to be uploaded to the Pixii Gateway. Click on file. When Upload the status bar is filled, the new firmware is uploaded to the Pixii Gateway. Figure 1.7 Uploading files done 4. Then install them by going to Firmware update.
  • Page 13: Grid Settings

    To save settings, press Apply changes. NOTE: The configuration will then be sent and applied to each of the PixiiBoxes. It might take at least 60 seconds for the converters to reconnect to the grid. Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 14 Desktop main page: Figure 1.9 Entering the Rack view A new window will open, and details about each converter is available by clicking on the boxes containing data. Figure 1.10 Rack view Info Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 15: Battery Settings

    Introduction 1�5 Battery settings 1�5�1 Battery type Update the (type, number of batteries,...) according to the specific installation. Standard settings Figure 1.11 Standard battery settings Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 16: Shoto Batteries Settings

    Introduction 1�5�2 Shoto batteries settings Follow Figure 1.12 Figure 1.13 for setting the values for Shoto batteries. Figure 1.12 Standard settings for Shoto batteries Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 17 Introduction Figure 1.13 Advanced settings for Shoto batteries Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 18: Service Settings

    NOTE: If the system are going to be connected to an aggregator inform support.pixiihome@pixii.com. Then Pixii Home team will set the service settings and connect the system to the correct aggregator NOTE: Services with priority 2 or lower will only be able to run if the SoC is between Max Reserved SoC and Min Reserved SoC.
  • Page 19: Soc Limitation

    Then the priority level 1 will only be able to use the battery capacity between Min reserved SoC and Max reserved SoC. Figure 1.16 Pri 1 service will not be able to use full capacity Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 20: Communication

    Gateway for at least 10 seconds. The green led will then blink quickly ON and OFF. Figure 1.17 TCP/IP settings NOTE: It is very important, that the IP settings are correctly entered. If they have the wrong values Pixii can not access the system remotely. Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 21: Cabinet Settings

    However, as long as the system has access to the Internet, the time will be obtained from a list of NTP servers. Click next to the values to save the settings. Save Figure 1.19 System Info Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 22: Fast Peak Shaving

    The normal setting results in a regulation speed of approximately 20 seconds to compensate for a change in the house’s load. With the new setting, it takes about 4 seconds Figure 1.20 General service settings for fast Peak shaving Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 23: Mqtt Configuration

    Introduction 1�10 MQTT configuration Set the MQTT configuration. In the Pixii Home web interface, select Menu > Communication> MQTT. Figure 1.21 Broker connection configuration Figure 1.22 Broker topics configuration Confirm changes with button. Save current broker Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 24 Introduction NOTE: If meter data is nor received, uncheck Verify server certificate. Figure 1.23 Uncheck “Verify server certificate” if meter data is not received Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 25: Meter Setup

    Introduction 1�11 Meter setup 1�11�1 Using industrial meters over RS485 Communication setup Set the configuration. In the Pixii Home web interface, select Serial port Menu > Communication> Serial Figure 1.24 Serial port configuration • Use Serial setting number 2 (see the tab number) •...
  • Page 26 Serial port id is 2 (same number as the serial setting number, i.e. the “tab” number above) • Address used on Serial is the Modbus address as configured in the meter device For Schneider by default » For Phoenix Contact by default » Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 27 Service reference delay This is done automatically when changing and saving the meter communication interface but should be verified. In the Pixii Home web interface, select Menu > System > General Service settings and set to 1 second.
  • Page 28: Using Industrial Meters Over Tcp

    TCP/IP Port is the port of the meter • NOTE: If the ethernet plug is disconnected and then connected, the Acuvim meter needs to be restarted to be able to re-establish contact with it. Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 29: Acuvim Meter Configuration

    1. Required minimum software revision 6.14 2. Measurement settings Figure 1.28 Acuvim meter configuration NOTE: CT1 value depends on delivered type of current transformers. It should be 40A or 50A. 3. Disable Wifi interface Figure 1.29 Wifi interface Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 30: After Commissioning

    Pixii Home support team then set up the system for appropriate aggregator and finalize the settings. If all step above are done, close the cabinet door and wait for Pixii Home to finish the commissioning. Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...
  • Page 31 Introduction Commissioning Guide ● Pixii Home Outdoor Cabinet...

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