Outback Power Systems FX 2024 T manuale d’uso

FX AND VFX SERIES INVERTER/CHARGER Installation Manual Includes M ounting, Installation, and P roduct Registration[...]

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W arran ty I ntroduction Dear OutBack Customer , Thank you f or your purchase of OutBack pr oduc ts. We make every eor t to assure our power con ver- sion products will give you long and r eliable ser vice for your renewable energy system. As with any manufactured device , repairs might be needed due to damage , inappropriate use , or unin- tent[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS W elcome to the OutBack P ower Systems FX Series I nverter/Charger System ............................................. 2 Safety ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 FX Se[...]

W elcome to the OutBack P ower Syst ems FX Series Inverter/Charger System The FX Series I nverter/Charger o ers a complete power con version system—DC to AC, battery charging , and an AC transfer switch—and can be used as a stand-alone or back-up application. It is designed f or indoor or enclosed locations. OutBack P ower Syst ems does ever[...]

R E A D F IR S T ! IMPORT ANT SAFE T Y INSTRUC TIONS Read all instructions and cautionar y mar kings on the FX, the batteries and all appropriate sec tions of this installation and user manual as well as other component manuals befor e using the system. Be cautious around electricity, electrical components, and batteries. Shocks , burns, injury, an[...]

Design the battery enclosure to prevent accumulation and concentration of hy drogen gas in “ pockets” at the top of the enclosure . Vent the battery compar tment from the highest point to the outside. A sloped lid can also be used to direct the ow of hy drogen to the v ent opening. CA UTION T o r educe risk of injur y , charge only deep- cyc[...]

5 • Never install extra washers between the terminal mounting sur face and the batter y cable lug—the connection must be direct and secure. • Always install breakers or fuses within the positive battery cable. • T or que 2/0, 4/0, or larger NEC appro ved cables rated 75° or higher to 60-inch pounds . SYSTEM PRO TEC TION An FX Series I nver[...]

6 AC WIRING ORIGINA TION Lexan cov er protects AC Wiring Compartment B oard AC WIRING C OMP ARTMENT BOARD • A C HO T OUT supplies power to the loads . • A C NEUTRAL OUT acts as neutral leg for loads supplied by the FX. • CHASSIS GROUND connections are common and act as grounds for both the incoming and outgoing AC cir cuits. • A C NEUTRAL I[...]

7 AC AND DC GROUNDING REQUIREMENT S • Connect only to a grounded , per manent wiring system. Ensure there is only one neutral-ground connection in the system at any time. Some codes requir e this connec tion be made at the main panel only . • If the system has a generator , its neutral- ground connection will probably need t o be disengaged. ?[...]

8 FX -ACA ( AC C ONDUIT ADAPTER) • Extends the AC wiring compar tment • Connects to OutBack ’ s FLEXware enclosur es • Pr otects and secures conduit and cables • Allows for A C breakers and GFCI mounting FX -DCC (DC C OMP AR TMENT C OVER) Covers the DC terminal ar ea and provides space to mount other components such as a DC current shunt [...]

MOUNTING • The FX Series I nverter/Charger is approv ed for indoor or enclosed pr otected mounting only . • An FX weighs appro ximately 62 lbs and must be secured with appr opr iate fasteners to a stur dy mounting sur face capable of suppor ting its weight. It is easier for two people to install the FX due to its weight. • OutBack FXs can be [...]

10 L OW VOL T AGE TERMINALS Contr ol T erminal Wiring Block NOT E: Keep Control Wiring T erminal Block screws tight and the block itself secured tightly to AC Board . O ther wise, the FX can malfunction. The T erminal Block can be unplugged for easier wir e installation and removal/ reinstallation of the FX. A UX OUTPUT (A UX+/AUX -): 12VDC at 0.7 [...]

AC F ollow these steps to wire the FX to y our system: 1. Shut all AC br eakers o or remove an y fuses befor e connec ting any wiring. 2. Shut o all DC breakers, including the PV br eakers. 3. With all po wer o , run lengths of 6 A WG wire between the AC Wiring Compartment Board AC out terminals and a 30 or 60 amp over current pr otection [...]

12 T ORQUE REQUIREMENTS CONNECTION TO RQUE IN POUND MEA SURES A C and PV b reakers to 22 inch-lbs = 2.48 N m DC shunt to 15 foot-lbs = 20.4 N m DC battery connections to 10 foot-lbs = 13.6 N m FX’ s DC T er minals to 10 foot-lbs = 13.6 N m FX’ s A C T erminals to 30 inch-lbs = 3.38 N m T able 1 T orque V alues for Installation[...]

13 AC WIRING NO TES FOR THE NON-MOBILE FX AC HO T OUT • AC hot output conductor (black) wire gauge must be sized to the breakers and loads . AC NEUTRAL OUT/A C NEUTRAL IN • Both neutral terminals are common with each other within the FX. • Only one neutral needs to connect at the terminal if a separate common neutral bus bar is installed. CHA[...]

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L OW- VOL T AGE WIRING A switch can be wired to the INVERTER and ON/OFF terminals to manually control the FX XCT+/XC T - are not operational 12 VDC at 0.7 amps (8.4 w) is available at the AUX+/A UX- terminals This six-position terminal block can be unplugged to make wiring easier and to simplify the removal and r einstallation of an FX. It must be [...]

Prior to installing an ON/OFF swit ch, if the FX’ s AC output is o , check that the jumper is present and well-connected before installing a swit ch. Y ou want to conrm the system is in good work ing order . Suggested switches include P ush On/Push O Switches (275-671, 275-1555, 275-1565, 275-617, and 275-011) from Radio Shack . Should y[...]

RTS, MA TE/HUB WIRING RJ-11 modular jack connects R TS, the optional external batter y temperature sensor .* RJ-45 jack connects MA TE or HUB to FX using CA T5 cable .** *When a HUB is used, plug the RTS into the Master FX, which should be plugged into HUB’ s Port 01. The RTS cable is folded and routed under the A C Wiring Compar tment ’ s Lexa[...]

SAMPLE INST ALLA TIONS SINGLE FX SYSTEM • All non-Mobile FX AC wiring must handle 60 amps AC or more . • A 60A input breaker must be used for a non-Mobile FX and a 30A input breaker for a Mobile FX. • A single FX can continuously power two to thr ee 6KW of loads depending on which model is used. 18[...]

SERIES OR SERIES/P AR ALLEL DU AL FX CONFIGURA TION • This system can continuously power f our 7.2kW of loads depending on which model is used. • All non-Mobile FX AC wiring must handle 60A AC or more . • A Mobile FX requires 30A input br eakers. NOT E: • Stacking FXs in ser ies/parallel means there are FXs dir ec tly connected to two separ[...]

Series/Parallel Using T wo FXs 20[...]

Series/Parallel Using F our FXs 21[...]

22 P AR ALLELED DU AL FX SYSTEM • All AC wiring from the AC sour ce and to the AC loads must collectively handle 100 amps AC or more. • All other AC wiring capacity must equal 60 amps AC (Mobile FX units must handle 30 amps AC). • A paralleled dual FX system can continuously power f our 7.2kW of loads depending on which model is used. NOT E: [...]

23 SERIES/P AR ALLEL QU AD FX SYSTEM • All AC wiring from the AC sour ce and to the AC loads must collectively handle 120 amps AC or more. • All other AC wiring must handle a capacity of 60 amps AC (Mobile FX AC wiring must handle 30 amps). • This system can continuously power eight 14.4kW of loads depending on which model is used . • Conne[...]

24 3-PHASE FX SYSTEM • This system produces 120V A C per phase and 208V AC fr om phase to phase. There can only be one FX per phase on a 3-phase system. • The non-Mobile AC wiring from the AC source and t o the AC loads must handle 60 amps AC. • All other non-Mobile AC wiring must handle a capacity of 60 amps AC; Mobile must handle 30 amps AC[...]

Three-Phase System 25[...]

26 GENERA T OR A UTO ST AR T The follo wing schematic shows how to hook up a r elay that interfaces with the t wo-wire start generator . Three-wire star t generators requir e an adapter like the Atkinson GSCM available at www.atkinsonelectronics.com. Most 12V relays will work f or generator starting. Select one bet ween 2 and 30 amp contacts. T wo [...]

27 MOBILE FX INFORMA TION When a Mobile system has the option of using either an onboard generator or the utility grid or shore power (see next diagram) as their AC input: • Both the AC “Hot ” and AC “Neutral” lines must be connec ted to the appr opriate source . • A connection can be made using a double -pole, double -throw swit ch (cu[...]

28 INST ALLA TION CHECK LIST ITEM YES NO All manuals r ead and r eviewed? FX OutBack Charg e Contr oller MA TE HUB Syst em moun ted with the recommended num ber and sized fastener s? Syst em installed accordin g to N a tional Electric al Co de (NEC) and local codes? Syst em inspected? Syst em permanently gr ounded? Did the installer use OutBack rec[...]

29 APPENDIX RA TINGS NOMINAL AC OUTPUT VOL T AGE OF AN FX SYSTEM Single Phase 120 V A C at 60 H z Series Stacked 120 V A C at 60 Hz per AC o utput leg / 240 V A C at 60H z b etween the AC o utput legs Pa rallel Stacked 120 V AC a t 60 Hz on o ne AC ou tput leg ree Phase S tacked 120 V AC a t 60 Hz per A C ou tpu t leg (limit three) / 208 V A C a[...]

30 NOT E: This is the maximum continuous DC current that the FX will draw from the batteries when inverting. FX2012(M)T 190 ADC (AD C = Amps DC) FX2524(M)T 95 ADC FX2532(M)T 90 ADC FX3048T 60 ADC VFX2812(M) 265 AD C VFX3524(M) 170 AD C VFX3232(M) 115 AD C VFX3648 85 AD C AC INPUT OPERA TING VOL T A GE RANGE NOT E: This is the recommended AC input v[...]

31 FX2012(M)T AC Max = 12 AA C (Default = 10 AA C) D C Max = 100 ADC FX2524(M)T AC Max = 14 AA C (Default = 12 AA C) D C Max = 55 ADC FX2532(M)T AC Max = 14 AA C (Default = 12 AA C) D C Max = 40 ADC FX3048T A C Max = 14 AA C (Default = 12 AA C) D C Max = 35 ADC VFX2812(M) A C Max = 16 AA C (Default = 14 AA C) D C Max = 125 ADC VFX3524(M) A C Max = [...]

MODEL AMP ACITY DC BREAKER DC FUSE FX2012(M)T 260 am ps OBDC-250 Class T -400 (Mob i le Only) FX2024(M)T 175 am ps OBDC-175 Class T -300 (Mob i le Only) FX2532(M)T 175 am ps OBDC-175 Class T -300 (Mob i le Only) FX2548T 100 am ps OBDC-100 No t Recommended VFX2812(M) 260 am ps OBDC-250 Class T -400 (Mob i le Only) VFX3524(M) 260 am ps OBDC-250 Class[...]

MAINTENANCE If damaged or malfunc tioning, the FX should be r epaired by a qualied user , installer , or ser vice center following OutBack P ower Systems ’ instruc tions and guidelines. Please contact your ener gy dealer for assistance. Incorrect repairs and/or reassembly risks malfunction, electr ic shock or re. F or routine, user-appro ve[...]

W ARRANT Y OutBack P ower S ystems T wo Y ear Limited W arranty OutBack P ower Syst ems Inc. war rants that the products it manufactures will be free from defects in materials and work manship for a period of two (2) years subject to the conditions set f or th below . The limited warranty is extended to the original user and is transferable . The l[...]

35 PRODUC T REGISTRA TION Y our purchase of an OutBack Pow er Systems product is an impor tant investment. Registering your products will help us maintain the standard of excellence y ou expect from us in terms of per formance, quality and reliability . Please take a moment t o register and provide us with some important information. NAME: ________[...]

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