Outback Power Systems GRID-INTERACTIVE GTFX manual

Grid-I nt er ac tive GTFX AND GVFX INVERTER/CHARGER P rog raming Manual[...]

W AR R A N T Y S U M MA RY Dear OutBack Customer , Thank you f or your purchase of OutBack pr oducts. W e make ever y eor t to assure our pow er conversion pr oducts will give you long and reliable service for your r enewable energy system. As with any manufactured device , repairs might be needed due to damage, inappr opriate use, or unintentio[...]

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OUTBACK GTFX AND GVFX CERTIFICA TE OF C OMPLIANCE TO UL1 7 41 UTILIT YINTERAC TIVE INVERTERS OutBack GTFX and GVFX inverters comply with UL1741 for utility-interactive inverters. The follo wing specications ref er to expor ting power to a simulat ed utility source of less than 1% voltage total harmonic distor tion ( THD). The output of the GT[...]

WEL C OME TO THE OUTBA CK POWER SYSTEMS FX SERIES INVERTER/CHARGER SYSTEM The FX Series Inver ter/Charger oers a complet e power conv ersion system—DC to AC, battery charging , and an AC T ransfer Switch—and can be used for stand-alone or back -up applications. OutBack P ower Systems does everything possible to assure the components you purc[...]

GRIDINTERAC TIVE FX SERIES INVERTER/CHARGER PR OGRAMMING NOT E: Please see the FX and VFX Series Inver ter/Charger Installation Manua l to install, wir e, and connect each FX Series I nverter/Charger . This programming manual assumes all FXs have been installed and ar e ready to pr ogram according t o the way they were wir ed. T o familiarize yo[...]

The FX connected to P or t 01 is always prog rammed as the Master . AC Breakers O DC Breakers O Components and C onnections: 1. With all AC and DC breakers OFF , connect all FXs to the HUB with individual lengths of CA T5 cable. a) C onnect the OutBack MA TE af ter all other components, including any OutBack Charge C ontrollers, ha ve been co[...]

AC Breakers O DC Breakers On 2. With the FXs connec ted to the HUB, turn only the DC br eakers ON and power up the components. All AC breakers should be OFF . NOT E: Powering up the FXs can cause the r ed ERROR ST A TUS light to blink. Af ter 5-10 seconds, the g reen INVERTER light should be bright and the ERR OR and AC IN lights dark. T he FX i[...]

3. After powering up the components, connect the MA TE to the HUB. a) Plug the MA TE into the 1st MA TE Port on the HUB. b) The MA TE will power up and should recognize an y component connected to the HUB. c) The MA TE can then program the FXs. d) The fth MA TE screen (“P or t Assignment”) should display all the FXs and any Outback Charge Co[...]

ST ACKING OPTIONS OutBack Grid-Interac tive FXs can be stacked in Classic Series only. CLASSIC ST ACKING • T wo FXs are wired to two 120 V AC output legs producing 240 V AC between them. • Each FX powers one leg and acts independently of the other , but both combine when 240 V AC is required f or a load. • The AC input must be 240 split phase[...]

Once the MA TE recogniz es each FX (and OutBack Charge Controller), push and hold the rst two soft keys simultaneously to return to the MAIN menu . T o program the FXs , go to the ADV/FX/ST ACK menu on the MA TE navigating with the follo wing steps: • Pr ess the <ADV> soft key. NOT E: Pressing and holding the rst two soft keys at the [...]

A DV choose device: FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P A GE 1---------------- choose catego r y: ADV INV CH GR PG2 • On the ADV/FX/P AGE 1 screen, press the <PG2> soft key and go to the AD V/FX/P AGE2 screen. • In the ADV menu, press the <FX> soft ke y . ADV/FX/PG2------------------- choose catego r y: PG1 GRID GEN PG3 • Pr ess the <PG3&[...]

ADV/FX/S T ACK--------P01 stack Mas ter phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T • Stacking the FX I nverter/Chargers begins on this screen. See specic stacking procedures in the next section. ADV/FX/S T ACK----------P01 stack Ma ster phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T • P or t 01 always takes the Master FX. • Pr essing the <PORT> soft key changes the HUB P[...]

MASTER With the P or t 01 FX as the M aster , press the <PORT> soft key to change the remaining P or ts and designate the r emaining FXs as Slaves. The M A TE screen for P or t 02 will look lik e this: ADV/FX/S T ACK--------P02 stack Ma ster phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T • The MA TE is now ready to program the FX plugged into P or t 02 of the H[...]

POWER SA VE LE VELS Depending on the model, each FX consumes 20-25 watts of power when it r emains on, even if it isn ’t actively inverting or charging. OutBack o ers a power save featur e for its non- grid-interactive systems, but is not available for g rid-interactive systems. The power sav e level screens can be viewed fr om any stacking sc[...]

AC ON • With the programming completed, turn the AC output breakers ON with the AC BYP ASS on the AC breaker panel switched to NORM AL. V erify the AC voltage output through the M A TE following path: P A TH MAIN------- SETUP ------------ ST A TUS/FX/P AGE1---------- Float P00 ST A TUS/FX/METER--P00 12.15:30p choose device: choose category : inv [...]

If the FX’ s AC source is available, the y ellow AC IN ST A TUS light will blink . The FX will connect to the utility grid when the voltage is within 108-140 V AC and the frequency between 59.3-60.5 H z. After about 30 seconds, the AC IN light should st op blink ing and stay lit. A ve-minute waiting period begins before selling or charging can[...]

A UXILIARY A UX FUNC TIONS The A UX output provides a 12 VDC, 0.7 ADC max output at the AUX t erminals to control either DC or AC external loads. T ypical loads include sending a fault alarm signal or running a small fan to cool the FX. ADV/S ET TINGS/W ARNING chan ges made could adversely a ect system performan ce MAIN--------------------[...]

• The screen displays <132>. P ress the <INC> button until it scrolls to the passwor d 141. ADV/P ASSW ORD-------------- ent er the passwor d 132 ENTER INC DEC EXIT ADV/P ASSW ORD---------------- ent er the passwor d 141 ENTER INC DEC EXIT ADV ------------------------------ choose device: FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P A GE 1---------------[...]

ADV/FX/PG2--------------------- choose catego r y: PG1 GRID GEN PG3 • Pr ess the <PG3> soft key which leads to the AD V/ FX/P AGE3 screen. ADV/FX/P A GE3----------------- choose catego r y: PG2 A UX ST ACK PG4 • On the ADV/FX/P AGE3 screen, press the <A UX> soft key to adjust the AUX output set points and operation. ADV/FX/A UX-----[...]

LIST OF A UX FUNC TIONS • Cool F an activates the standard T ur boF an which cools the FX. • Divert DC and Divert AC allows the A UX to diver t excess renewable energy t o a DC or AC load, respectively . This allows control of ener gy sources such as wind turbines or hydr o- generators. When using Divert AC, the AUX output will shut o if the[...]

ADV/FX/A UX---------------P00 genalert 11.5vdc on setpoin t DOWN INC DEC PO R T • F rom the Remote aux output function screen, press the <DOWN> soft key. This will bring up the rst of several screen used to adjust which ever mode y ou have chosen f or the AUX function. ADV/FX/A UX-------------P00 aux o utp ut Remot e function DOWN INC DE[...]

• If a ventilation fan is only needed intermittently , the ventfan o period shuts the fan o for a user - determined time befor e star ting up again for a one- minute period when the batter y voltage exceeds the ventfan on setpoint. This o period can be set from 0-30 minutes in one-minute increments using the <INC> and <DEC> s[...]

BA T TERY CHAR GING INSTRUC TIONS Keeping your batter y bank energized is v er y impor tant. Although a batter y bank can last for many years if properly cared f or , it can also be ruined in a shor t period of time if neglected. Battery Charging Setpoints T o pr eser ve your batteries always follow y our battery manufacturer ’ s recommendations [...]

13.6 14.4 14.4 u 12.5 10.5 12.5 13.0 14 11 11 13 14.6 1.0 hours 1.0 hours 1.0 hours 60 cycles* *20 for G rid-Tie 6 108 208 140 270 .5 min USE A UTO COOL F AN 4 min 9 min 5 min 108 208 140 270 6 A UTO 8 60 1 or 2 Phase Mast er Gen 18 Amp A C 12 Amp A C 10 Amp A C 10 Amp 28 Amp 48 Amp 28 Amp 50 Amp 28 48 28 50 120 230 12 13 14 11 9 10 10 12 10 10 10 [...]

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1 0Y EAR LIMITED W ARRANT Y (Calif ornia) GTFX, GVFX and PS1 Pr oducts OutBack P ower Systems, Inc. (“OutBack”) provides a ten-y ear (10) limited warranty (“ W ar ranty ”) against defects in materials and workmanship for its GTFX, GVFX and PS1 products (“Products ”) if installed in xed location applications within the State of Cal[...]

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10- Y ear W arr anty Registra tion for GVFX, GTFX and PS1-California 1 0YEAR W ARRANT Y REGISTR A TION  CALIFORNIA T o request a 10-y ear Limited W arranty ; complete this form along with a check or money order in the amount of $599 USD pay able to OutBack Po wer Syst ems, Inc., and return it to: Outback P ower Systems Inc. 19009 62nd Ave . N[...]

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