Gree ME30-24/D1 Owner's Manual
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Original Instructions
Gree Intelligent Billing System
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ME30-24/D1(T)

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  • Page 1 Owner's Manual Original Instructions Gree Intelligent Billing System Model: ME30-24/D1(T)
  • Page 2 To Users Thank you for selecting Gree’s product. Please read this instruction manual carefully before installing and using the product, so as to master and correctly use the product. In order to guide you to correctly install and use our product and...
  • Page 3 (8) The final right to interpret for this instruction manual belongs to Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai.
  • Page 4: Important Statements

    (controller). It should be used with KWH meter, current transformer and router. By deciding to use this system, you understand and accept the following terms: (1) Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai reserves all rights for the final interpretation of this calculation method.
  • Page 5 ⑥ Normal working conditions for controller: a. Temperature: -20 ~ +60℃. b. Humidity: less than 85%, except frosting. c. Location: indoor (it is highly recommended to install this product in the electric control cabinet), not subject to direct sunlight, rain and snow etc. 2) Power Supply ①...
  • Page 6 ⑤ If the unit or controller needs to be replaced, it’s necessary to confirm whether matched resistance is connected to the unit or controller. Configure the new unit or controller according to the confirmed results. ⑥ If any change is made to the unit, for instance, adding or reducing units, controller must be restarted.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Safety Notices (Please be sure to abide) ......1 2 System Overview ............... 2 2.1 System Structure ..............2 2.2 Network Topology ..............2 3 System Details ..............5 3.1 Controller ................5 3.2 KWH Meter & Current Transformer ......... 9 3.3 Router ..................
  • Page 8: Safety Notices (Please Be Sure To Abide)

    Gree Intelligent Billing System 1 Safety Notices (Please be sure to abide) WARNING: If not abide strictly, it may cause severe damage to the unit or the people. NOTICE: If not abide strictly, it may cause slight or medium damage to the unit or the people.
  • Page 9: System Overview

    Self-supplied by user 2.2 Network Topology One set of Gree Intelligent Billing System includes an Intelligent Billing Eudemon (computer software), some controllers, some KWH meters and current transformers. One controller can be connected to 16 systems at most and 255 indoor units in maximum.
  • Page 10 Gree Intelligent Billing System Instructions on Network Topological Diagram L1: L1 in the above diagram is RS485 bus, which is used for communication between KWH meter and controller. Total length of L1 should not exceed 500m. The number of KWH meters connected to L1 should not exceed 16.
  • Page 11 Gree Intelligent Billing System L4: it indicates CAN1 bus, which is used for the communication between indoor unit and outdoor unit. Please refer to the Owner’s Manual for the length of L4. L5: it indicates the power supply lines of indoor unit, getting the power from nearby family lighting circuit.
  • Page 12: System Details

    Power supply should be 24V DC. Please pay attention to the following matters: (1) Never touch the port of power input when the controller is energized. (2) Controller must be configured with UPS. Gree will not take any responsibility for any loss caused by power consumption calculation problem because of power failure of the controller.
  • Page 13 Gree Intelligent Billing System RS485-1 comm port: Connect to the bus of KWH meter via three-core communication cable to obtain electricity quantity from KWH meter. RS485-2 comm port: currently not available for this device. USB, DEBUG, MICRO SD card ports: currently not available for this device.
  • Page 14 This LED display is not applicable to this device. RS485- This LED display is not applicable to this device. If power supply of ME30-24/D1(T) is normal, this indicator will be STAT If ME30-24/D1(T) is operating normally, this indicator will be BEAT flickering.
  • Page 15 Gree Intelligent Billing System ※CAN2 bus: Please refer to 2.2 Network Topological Diagram for its specific meaning. The 1st lever of the functional DIP switch is used for setting matched resistance for controller in CAN2 bus. If controller is at the beginning / ending place of CAN2 bus, it should be set with matched resistance, which means the 1st lever should be switched to 1.
  • Page 16: Kwh Meter & Current Transformer

    Please select KWH meter and current transformer according to actual engineering status. For more details, please refer to Appendix A in this manual. 3.3 Router In Gree Intelligent Billing System, router is necessary for the communication between controller and the computer software. 3.3.1 Selection Requirements for Router Router should be selected according to the actual engineering conditions.
  • Page 17: Intelligent Billing Eudemon

    Gree Intelligent Billing System configured and connected to the terminal. Controller and the computer that is installed with Intelligent Billing Eudemon must be connected to router's LAN ports. (1) Router's type: enterprise router, industrial router. (2) Support protocol (including but not limited to): TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, HTTP, UPnP.
  • Page 18: Dimensions And Installation Of Kwh Meter & Current Transformer

    Gree Intelligent Billing System 4.1.2 Installation Dimensions for Electric Control Cabinet of the controller The controller should be installed in the electric control cabinet. The guide rail should be horizontally fixed with multiple screws. The controller is installed on the guide rail parallel in front side.
  • Page 19 Gree Intelligent Billing System (2) Set the voltage transformation ratio of KWH meter to be 1 to prevent repeated calculation. (3) Addresses of KWH meters on a same bus must be different from one another. Otherwise communication error will occur.
  • Page 20: Dimensions And Installation Of Router

    Gree Intelligent Billing System order to have the best visual effect, please install it vertically at a height of 1.8m. 4.2.5 Notices for Using Current Transformer (1) Please select the current transformer in strict accordance with the range of load. In order to ensure the accuracy of measurement, current under normal load shall reach 60% of the rated value of current transformer as much as possible.
  • Page 21 Gree Intelligent Billing System (1) Communication between controller and the computer that is installed with Intelligent Billing Eudemon. (2) Communication between controller and air conditioners. (3) Communication between controller and KWH meters. 4.5.1 Selection of Materials for Communication Cables (1) Select communication cable for controller and KWH meter...
  • Page 22 Gree Intelligent Billing System (1) Communication connection between controller and KWH meter. The number of KWH meters connected to one controller should not exceed 16.
  • Page 23 Gree Intelligent Billing System (2) Communication connection between controller and air conditioners. “n” refers to the number of outdoor systems. n≤16.
  • Page 24 Gree Intelligent Billing System 4.5.3 Communication Connection Steps...
  • Page 25 Gree Intelligent Billing System (1) Communication cable connection between controller and air conditioners: Step 1: Confirm the master control unit that controller is going to connect, as shown above. Switch the 2 levers of main board DIP switch SA8 to the "ON"...
  • Page 26 Gree Intelligent Billing System connects to A terminal of KWH meter. R- terminal of relay connects to B terminal of KWH meter). ② In "3.1.6.2 The 1st Lever of Functional DIP Switch—CAN2 Bus Matched Resistance Setting", setting method of controller matched resistance is introduced.
  • Page 27: Product Debugging

    Gree Intelligent Billing System ② IP of ETH0 internet port of controller and the IP of CONFIG internet port (192.168.2.150) must be in different network segments, that's IP of LAN port of router that connects the controller ETH0 internet port and the IP of CONFIG internet port of compressor must be in the different network segments.
  • Page 28: Configuration Of Parameters For Controller

    Gree Intelligent Billing System 5.2 Configuration of Parameters for Controller When installation is completed, it is necessary to configure the parameters of the controller. Before configuring the parameters, connect the internet port of PC and CONFIG internet port of controller with a cable, set the IP address of PC as the same with the IP address of CONFIG internet port of controller in the same network segment, turn on the browser (Use IE10 or above, Firefox or Google browser.) and...
  • Page 29: Debugging Of Controller

    Gree Intelligent Billing System Settable parameters: controller ID. Device ID range: 0 ~ 255. Defaulted value of device ID is 0. Unsettable parameters: controller IP address, subnet mask of controller, defaulted gateway of controller, MAC address of controller. Among them, DeviceMac1 is mac address of ETH0 network card and DeviceMac2 is mac address of CONFIG network card.
  • Page 30 Gree Intelligent Billing System (1) Confirm that all the controller that need for debugging have been powered on and started working, and are connected with computer via a router. (2) Confirm that room information matches the indoor unit project codes.
  • Page 31: Appendix A: Selection Of Kwh Meter & Current Transformer

    Gree Intelligent Billing System Appendix A: Selection of KWH Meter & Current Transformer Selection scheme 1 KWH meter model: ENTES EPR-04S-96 Parameters of ENTES EPR-04S-96 (1) Measure the 3-phase voltage and electric current. Calculate the forward and reverse active electricity quantity.
  • Page 32 Gree Intelligent Billing System (2) Working voltage: 208-240V AC. (3) Frequency: 50/60Hz. (4) CT Input: 0.333Vac. (5) Communication port: RS-485 port. (6) Communication protocol: Modbus RTU. Current transformer: Accu CT ACTL-0750-xxx Parameters of Accu CT ACTL-0750-xxx. (1) Accuracy: 0.75%. (2) Frequency: 50 or 60 Hz.
  • Page 33 Gree Intelligent Billing System (1) Rated voltage & frequency: 630V, 50Hz. (2) Grade of accuracy: 1. (3) Secondary rated current: 5A. (4) Rated output load: 5VA. (5) Rated primary current of current transformer: Select according to table 3. Please select a proper current transformer based on local using environment and actual engineering condition (working condition, installation location).
  • Page 34 Gree Intelligent Billing System (2) Grade of accuracy: 1. (3) Secondary rated current: 5A. (4) Rated output load: 5VA. (5) Rated primary current of current transformer: Select according to table 4. Please use the current transformer made by a well-known brand with high reliability.
  • Page 35: Appendix B: Tcp/Ip Setting

    Gree Intelligent Billing System Appendix B: TCP/IP Setting This text takes Windows 10 as example to demonstrate the setting of TCP/IP. (1) Left click the icon “Start” on the computer. When a new window pops up, left click “Settings” to enter “Windows Settings”.
  • Page 36 Gree Intelligent Billing System (4) Find “Ethernet” in the following picture. Left click “Ethernet” and enter the interface of “Ethernet Status”. See ③ in the picture below. (5) Left click “Properties” in the following picture and enter the interface of...
  • Page 37 Gree Intelligent Billing System (6) Left click “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)”. See ⑤ in the picture below. Then left click “Properties” as shown in the picture to enter the interface of “Properties of Internet Protocol 4(TCP/IPv4)”. See ⑥ in the...
  • Page 38 Gree Intelligent Billing System (7) When you are at the interface of “Properties of Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)” as shown below, change the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway as required (address of network equipment for connecting controller must be the same as the network address of controller). Generally,...

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