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8.0kW - 10.0kW Copyright Declaration Solax Power Network Technology(Zhe jiang) Co,. Ltd. The copyright of this manual belongs to Solax Power Network Technology(Zhe jiang) Co,. Ltd.. Any corporation or individual should not plagiarize, partitially or fully copy (including software,etc.), and no reproduction or distribution of it in any form or by any means. All rights reserved.
Contents Contents 1. Note on this Manual 1.1 Scope of Validity 1.2 Target Group 1.3 Symbols Used 2. Safety 2.1 Important Safety Instructions 2.2 Explanation of Symbols 2.3 CE Directives 3. Introduction 3.1 Basic Features 3.2 Work Modes 3.3 Dimension 3.4 Terminals of Inverter 4.
Contents Notes on this Manual 1. Notes on this Manual 6.5 Earth Connection(mandatory) 6.6 Meter Connection 6.7 RS485Connection 1.1 Scope of Validity 6.8 DRM Connection This manual is an integral part of X3-Retro Fit, It describes the assembly, installation, commissioning, maintenance and failure of the product. Please read it 6.9 WiFi Connection(optional) carefully before operating.
Safety Safety 2. Safety Prior to the application, please read this section carefully to ensure correct and safe application. Please keep the user manual properly. Accesories only together with the inverter shipment are recommanded here. 2.1 Important Safety Instructions Otherwise may result in a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to person. Make sure that existing wiring is in good condition and that wire is not Danger! undersized.
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Safety Safety ► ► Anti-Islanding Effect Battery Safety Instructions Islanding effect is a special phenomenon that grid-connected system still supply SolaX X3-Retro Fit series inverter should be worked with high voltage battery, power to the nearby grid when the voltage loss is happened in the power system. for the specific parameters such as battery type, nominal voltage and nominal It is dangerous for maintenance personnel and the public.
Safety Safety 2.2 Explanation of Symbols The inverter can not be disposed together with the household waste. This section gives an explanation of all the symbols shown on the inverter and Disposal information can be found in the enclosed documentation. on the type label.
Introduction Introduction 3. Introduction alternative Digram Bapplies to the wiring rules which requires Neutral line of supply must not be isolated or switched. (applies to wiring rules AS/NZS_3000:2012 for Australia and New Zealand) 3.1 Basic Features X3-Retro Fit Seires is a high-quality inverter which store energy into battery. the cable is not The inverter can be used to optimize self consumption, store in the battery for required for...
Introduction Introduction 3.2 Work Modes the power is not enough,battery will discharge for local loads firstly, and grid will supply power when the battery capacity and power X3-Retro Fit Series inverter provides multiple work modes based on different generation is not enough. requirements.
Installation Installation 5. Installation Battery connectors (1*positive, 1*negative) AC terminals/EPS terminals (optional)/Earth terminals (12) 5.1 Check for Physical Damage Ring terminal (for grounding) (2) Make sure the inverter is intact during transportation. If there is any visible Grounding nut damage, such as cracks, please contact your dealer immediately. Waterproof connector with RJ45 (2*RJ45) User manual 5.2 Packing List...
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Installation Installation Ø Space Requirement d) Hang the inverter on the bracket, move the inverter close to the bracket and gently put down the inverter to ensure that the back plate and wall hanging plate on the machine are fixed. 300mm Φ...
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6. Electrical Connection Step2. φ4hexagon wrench. torque:3±0.1Nm) 6.1 Grid Connection X3-Retro Fit series inverter are designed for three phase grid. Voltage is 380/400V, frequency is 50/60Hz. Other technical requests should comply with the requirement of the local public grid. Table 4 Cable and Micro-breaker recommended Model X3-Fit-8.0E...
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6.2 EPS Connection( apply to E Version) Diagram B E Version For Other Countries X3-Retro Fit series inverter has On and Off grid function, the inverter will deliver output power through AC port when the grid is on, and it will deliver output power through EPS port when the the grid is off.
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Electrical Connection Electrical Connection Ø Ø Connection Steps: Requirements for EPS load Step1.Make EPS wires. 3.1 Choose the appropriate wire(cable size: refer to picture below). 3.2 Reserve about 60mm of conductor material sectional area. Warning! 3.3 Remove 12mm of insulation from the end of wire. Make sure the EPS load power rating is within EPS output rating, 3.4 Insert stripped wires into AC terminal and insure all conductor strands are captured in otherwise the inverter will shutdown with an “over load”...
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6.3 On-Grid Parallel Connection Wiring Operation and LCD Setting X3-Retro Fit Series Inverter provides the parallel connection function which should Note: Before operation, please ensure that all the inverters’ software make ten inverters maximumly connected in one system when the grid is on. version must be the same, otherwise this function can not be use.
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Electrical Connection Electrical Connection Step3: Find the inverter connected with the meter ,then enter setting page of the Ø Parallel Control Function inverter LCD display, then click parallel setting, and choose “Master”. Master inverter has an absolute lead in the parallel system to control all slaver inverter’s energy management and dispatch control.
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6.4 Battery Connection Note The battery communication can only work when the battery BMS is compatible with the inverter. Charging & discharging system of X3-Retro Fit series inverter is designed for high-voltage lithium battery. Before choosing battery, please note the maximum voltage of battery can not Ø...
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection Communication Connection Steps: 6.5 Earth Connection(mandatory) Ø Step1. Disassemble the BMS cable gland. User can addtionally earth the inverter to the enclosure of a second earthing or equipotential bonding if it is required by local safety. This prevents electric shock Step2.
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6.6 Meter Connection Meter Connection Steps: Ø Three phase inverter can work with several brands of meter, therefore please kindly noted here we only introduce the connection with inverter side. For the connection Meter is used for monitoring the power usage for entire house, at the meantime, with meter side, please refer to the specified meter user manual. inverter will also need the data from Meter to achieve the Export Control Function.
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6.7 COM Connection 6.8 DRM Connection COM communication interface, which can be upgraded to man-machine DRM is provided to support several demand response modes by emitting control communication interface.Output voltage, current, frequency, fault information signals as below. and other operational information can be transferred to PC or other monitoring Mode Requirement...
Electrical Connection Electrical Connection 6.9 WIFI Connection(optional) 6.10 Inverter Manipulation Inverter provides a Monitoring port which can collect data from inverter and transmit it to monitoring-website via an external monitoring data collector. SolaX could provide three Start inverter after checking all below steps: Ø...
Electrical Connection Firmware Upgrading 7. Firmware Upgrading Check the inverter: Ø Step1. Inverter will start up automatically when the battery is dichargings. Step2. Check the status of indicators and LCD screen. The left indicator should User can upgrade inverter’s firmware via an U-disk. be blue and the indicator screen should display the main interface.
Firmware Upgrading Setting 8. Setting Step2 8.1 Control Panel U-disk Step3 Update Update(ARM) >ARM Updating---------25% Object Description Name Display the information of the inverter. Screen Warning! If the upgrading is broken off during operation, please ensure the inverter lit in blue: The inverter is in normal status or in EPS mode. is steadily powered on and reinsert the U-disk.
Setting Setting 8.2 Menu Structure 8.3 LCD Operation please refer to the inverter for the most updated structure Grid All advance setting can only be set by the Charger technician or the installer with the installer LCD Digital Display password. Charger setting The main interface is the default interface, the inverter will automatically jump to this interface when the system started up successfully or not operated for a...
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Setting Setting Status b) Charger This status shows the charger situation of the system. Include the battery voltage, charge or discharge current. Charge or discharge power, battery Grid capacity, battery temperature, BMS status, charge and discharge limit. “+” Charger means in charging; “-” means in discharging. Charger setting Charger 400.0V...
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Setting Setting History c) Load consume Inverter Yield The Load consume contains the energy consumed by specific loads by today and total. EPS Yield Load consume Load Consume >Load 1 consume Load 2 consume Meter 1Yield System RunTime d) Meter Yield Error Log The Meter Yield contains four items: FeedInToday, FeedInTotal, ConsumeToday and ConsumeTotal.
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Setting Setting Setting Ø Setting ● This function is used for setting of the inverter time, connection, battery, Safety grid and so on. (g-1-1) Enduser can set Date Time, Language and Ethernet directly. Power Factor (g-1-2) But for advance setting, it requires installer password to operate most of the Date Time professional settings.
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Setting Setting d) Work mode e) Relay Control There are 4 work modes for choice. Relay Control is an optional function which can control designated load intelligently by consuming the surplus energy when feed in power reaches certain value. Parameter Comment This function can only be achieved with solax product “Smart Plug”.
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Setting Setting g) Advanced g-1-1) Safety All the advance setting can be set here, such as battery, grid, EPS and so on. User can set safety standard according to different countries and grid tied “Advanced” is divided six parts: On-grid, Battery, Reset, stanndards.There are 8 standards to select.
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Setting Setting Reactive power control, Reactive standard curve cos φ = f(P) g-1-3) Grid The enduser do not need to set the grid parameters. All default value has set on For VDE ARN 4105, curve cos φ = f(P) should refer to curve B. default value of setting is as shown in curve B.
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Setting Setting W(Gra) (applies to NZS4777.2) g-1-7) Phase Power Balance W(Gra) is Gradient of power rate limit which is required by standard NZS4777.2 and This function controls the distribution of AC output power. applies to NZS4777.2 only. This funciton is defined as a precentage of rated power “Enable”...
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Setting Setting g-1-10) PU Function(For specific country if required by the local grid) PU function is volt-watt response mode which is requried by some specific country standard such as AS4777.2. This function can control the inverter’s active power according to grid voltage. Choose “Enable”...
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Setting Setting When the battery voltage reachs the value( discharge cut voltage for lead-acid battery, min capacity for Note! lithium battery) in on-grid mode, battery will stop discharging and the system will go into Please con rm the Inverter setting for maximum charge/discharge ILDE mode. current is within the range of battery rated charge/discharge current. When the battery voltage reachs this value( discharge cut voltage for lead-acid battery, min capacity for lithium battery) in off-grid mode, battery will stop discharging and the inverter will stop exporting power from EPS port with showing “BAT power low”...
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Setting Setting g-4-4) Config guide Reset Errorlog (g-4-1) This interface will trigger the initial setting guide re-play again. Reset Meter Energy (g-4-2) Reset Load (g-4) (g-4-3) Config Guide Reset Config Guide (g-4-4) >Start Reset Inv Energy (g-4-5) Factory Reset (g-4-6) g-4-5) Reset Inv energy g-4-1) Reset Errorlog Use can reset all inverter errorlog record here.
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Setting Setting g-6) New Password User can set the new password here. Inverter SN Ø System Switch Register1 SN ”System Switch” can be selected from “ON” or “OFF”. ● Register2 SN “ON” means the inverter is on working condition and it is inverter default Inverter Type status.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 9. Troubleshooting The grid voltage is out of range for the last 10 Minutes. • The system will back to normal if the grid is back. 9.1 Trouble shooting AC10M Volt Fault • Or seek help from installer. This section contains information and procedure for solving possible problems DCI over current protection Fault.
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting PLL_OverTime Fault Battery Relay fault BMS_Relay Fault • Please check whether the AC connection is correct. • Please contact battery suppiler. PLL_OverTime Fault • The system will back to normal if the grid is normal. • Or seek help from installer, if can not go back to normal state. Battery Fault-external fault BMS_External_Err •...
Troubleshooting Decommissioning 10. Decommissioning 9.2 Routine Maintenance Inverters do not need any maintenance or correction in most condition,but if 10.1 Remove the Inverter the inverter often loses power due to overheating,this can be the following reason: Disconnect the inverter from AC output. ●...
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