Initial operation menu Operation Display Operation display 5.3 Isolate from generator field (DC isolator) Menu Operate and navigate in the menu Menu tree Settings menu Information menu Service menu Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Contents Maintenance and cleaning Maintenance Cleaning Errors and troubleshooting Error display Event list Technical data Taking out of operation Disposal Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
▪ Manufacturer's warranty 1.3 Symbols used 1.3.1 Structure of warnings SIGNAL WORD Type, source and consequence of the hazard! f Measures to avoid the hazard. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Damage to property 1.3.3 Notes Notes give tips on how to work easily and safely or contain further information. 1.4 Symbols on product and packaging The following label is affixed to the inverter. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
– National and international regulations and provisions ▪ Ensure that all protection devices are working correctly. ▪ Observe conditions of use; see "Technical data" on page 44. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Get another person to help you unpack it. f Wear safety shoes when unpacking. f Ensure that you have firm and secure footing. 1. Open the box. 2. Pull out the brief guide (1) and wall bracket (2) at the side. 3. Remove the inverter (with padding) from the box. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Get a second person to help with assembly and disassembly. f Wear safety shoes during assembly and disassembly. f Ensure that you have firm and secure footing. 3.3.2 Assembly PLATINUM® recommends that the inverter not be installed in living quarters. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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– The inverter must be suspended so that it is not exposed to vibrations. – Dimensions and distances – The display should be at eye level (approx. 1.60 m off the floor). – The inverter must be easily accessible without additional tools or equipment. 2. Fix the wall bracket to the assembly wall with suitable fixing materials. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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6. Secure the inverter by tightening the safety screws on the sides. The 7000 R3 and 9000 R3 inverters are not equipped with the cooling fins shown above. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
PLATINUM® recommends a type C miniature circuit breaker. f If an external residual current protective device is required, PLATINUM® recommends using a residual current protective device (RCD) of type A. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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AC screw connection and seal. 3. Feed the AC voltage connection line into the housing from below. 4. Tighten the AC screw connection. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Make sure that the DC isolator or a central isolation device can be accessed freely. f Do not earth PV modules. The inverter does not have a transformer. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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▪ Always connect an even number of strings: – String 1 (TA) and string 2 (TB) – or – – String 1 and string 3 (TA), string 2 and string 4 (TB) ▪ The inputs TA and TB must be symmetrically wired. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
▪ Number of strings on TA and TB not identical ▪ Number of PV modules on TA and TB not identical Connection C is not used. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Up to 50 PLATINUM® inverters can be connected to a network together with monitoring devices. Network cable ▪ CAT-5 cable with twisted wires and shielding, with prefabricated RJ45 plugs (Pin 3 = B and Pin 6 = A) – or – ▪ Twisted wire pair of a CAT-5 cable Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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3. Feed the network cable into the housing from below. Incoming cable: left Outgoing cable: right 4. Tighten the network screw connections. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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2. Activate termination. To do so, connect the terminating connector to socket 1 on the first and last participant in the network. 3.4.5 Final tasks t Secure the service cover on the inverter with six screws. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
If data cannot be entered, the inverter displays the start screen. ▪ During initial operation, all inverters connected to the PLATINUM® network are blocked. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Changing the date and time can cause saved data to be overwritten or lead to gaps in data logging. During initial operation, the date and time must be entered correctly once. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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– Confirm NEXT NUMBER? with OK for every inverter in the network in the order desired. The next number in each case will be assigned to the inverter. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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The date and time must be confirmed with OK, otherwise initial operation cannot be completed. Once the date and time have been entered, the TIME SETTINGS screen appears; see "Settings menu" on page 31. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Depending on the requirements of the network operator, the following additional settings must be made in the service menu; see "Service menu" on page 34: ▪ Grid support ▪ Power reduction Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
▪ Inverter not in feed-in mode LED off Both LEDs flash at same time The inverter is running a network scan or making parameter settings. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Screen 2: Standardised power data (if configured) (6) Standardised yield generated for the period displayed; in the example: yield generated today (7) Maximum standardised power achieved today Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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– Example: EUR 1,234,567 is displayed as 1.234E6 (=1.234 x 10 ▪ The progress of the power feed-in is only displayed for the TODAY and YESTERDAY periods. In all other periods, the energy fed in is displayed for each time interval. – Each day is represented by one bar in the weekly display (Mon. – Sun.). – Each day is represented by one bar in the monthly display (1st – 31st). – Each month is represented by one bar in the yearly display (Jan. – Dec.). Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
▪ PLATINUM® recommends activating the DC isolator once a year to prevent the contacts from fusing together. ▪ PLATINUM® recommends switching off the mains voltage (AC) before switching off the DC isolator to minimise wear to the contacts. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
▪ If entering information: to the next/previous digit ▪ Back to the main menu without making changes ▪ Select setting and back to the main menu ▪ Open selected submenu Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Rebate System Plant size Standardisation Meter 2 Information Operating data System data Inverter type Inverter version The menu options are described in tables below. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
Nederlands Français Volume ▪ Set the alarm volume for the built-in buzzer on this inverter. 0 ... 3 Possible values: 0 ... 3 Factory setting: 0 (alarm off) Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Meter 2 Meter 2 counts the energy fed in since the last reset. ▪ Do not reset meter 2. Back ▪ Reset meter 2. Reset Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
(4) Number of participants and inverters in the PLATINUM® network (5) Type information (6) ENS version * (7) Serial number (8) Configured standard (9) Firmware version (10) PLATINUM® Network version * ENS = Device for monitoring the network with allocated control elements Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
For more information, contact the PLATINUM® service. The Parameters service menu shows the parameters set, the country code and the valid guidelines. The parameters are structured in several levels, with the specific value displayed on the lowest level. Parameters can only be modified by certified persons with the PLATINUM® service tool. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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▪ In the MPP SHADOW mode, the ideal yield may not be achieved because only a low level is fed in during the MPP search. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Enter the maximum power for this inverter according to the power specifications of the network operator. This menu can only be changed for a period of 4 hours after initial configuration. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
The inverters must not be cleaned with a steam cleaner. To ensure cooling, clean the ventilation slots regularly with ▪ a vacuum cleaner ▪ soft brush ▪ pressured air Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
2. To exit the error display, press the button. The event list is displayed. 3. Exit the event list by pressing the ESC button. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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1. To exit the error display, press the button. The event list is displayed. 2. Exit the event list by pressing the ESC button. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
DC connection has incorrect ▪ Check DC connection polarity ▪ Check isolation of PV modules Isolation error between ▪ Check isolation of PV cables PV+ and earth / PV– and earth Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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▪ Arrange for all contacts and safety (voltage peak) devices to be checked, from the service connection to the inverter ▪ Arrange for the network quality to be checked Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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▪ Inform service of error code if required 4000 Diagnosis support in service situation 4990 The inverter stores the warning in the event list Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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Errors and troubleshooting Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
0.7 ind ... 0.7 cap Max. short circuit current 120 A Switch-on current (max. duration: 5 ms) 4 A Ground fault monitoring Efficiency 7000 R3 Max. efficiency 98.5% EU efficiency rate 98.2% Type name 7000 R3-MDX Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
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I / III protection Overvoltage category DC-side: II; AC-side: III Optical display Full graphic LCD, 170 x 76 pixels Integrated datalogger Storage capacity sufficient for operating time of 30 years The technical data is valid for a maximum height of 2,000 m above sea level. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...
▪ Do not dispose of PLATINUM® inverters in household waste. ▪ PLATINUM® takes back complete PLATINUM® inverters. ▪ PLATINUM® inverters can be disposed of via municipal waste management for electrical devices. Installation and user guide PLATINUM® Inverter 7000 R3, 9000 R3, 11000 R3, 14000 R3, 16000 R3...