Outback Power Systems Systems manual

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    Pr oduc t Guide P ow ering the Planet, One S yste m at a T ime[...]

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    W elc ome W elcome t o the fi  h year o f OutBack P ower designing and ma nufacturing grea t prod ucts with you, our cust om- ers, in mind. Ou tBack ’ s ability to co ntin uously inno vat e and lead the ind ustr y as well as list en to our custo mers has been a major in fl uence in o ur success. Since our las t catalog, OutBack has spent co [...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 Index Sinewav e Inverter/Chargers 3 Charge C ontrollers 6 MA TE 7 Design by Karen O’Br yan Photograph y by Erik Stuhaug 1 3 Sinewav e Inverter/Charger 6 Charge C ontroller 7 Sy stem Display and C ontroller 8 Communica tions Manager 9 Remote T emperatur e Sensor 10 Auto T ransformer 1 1 OutBack Syst em Stackin[...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 Eur opean and Expor ts Wher ever you ar e in the world , OutBack ’ s Eur opean and Export off-grid in verter/charg ers are e ngineered to pr ovide yo ur home or b usiness with r eliable 50 Hz A C p ow er . Our high surge po wer capab ility starts the most demandin g of 230 vol t app liances and the modular s[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 3 FX Sealed Inverter/Chargers  e FX series is designed to sur vive in en vironmen ts that wo uld normally destro y other in verter/char gers. Pr otection fo r int ernal componen ts is pr ovided by o ur die-cast alumin um chassis wi th a p o wder coated fi nish to pr event co rrosion. I nternal and external [...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 Off- Grid Specifications Sealed Models V ented Models FX2012T FX2524T FX3048T VFX2812 VFX3524 VFX3648 Nominal DC Input V oltage 12 VDC 24 VDC 48 VDC 12 VDC 24 VDC 48 VDC Continuous P ower Rating at 25° C 2000 V A 2500 V A 3000 V A 2800 V A 3500 V A 3600 VA AC V oltage/Frequency 120 V AC 60 Hz 120 V AC 60 Hz [...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 Mobile Specifications Sealed Models V ented Models FX2012MT FX2524MT FX2532MT VFX2812M VFX3524M VFX3232M Nominal DC Input V oltage 12 VDC 24 VDC 32 VDC 12 VDC 24 VDC 32 VDC Continuous P ower Rating at 25° C 2000 V A 2500 V A 2500 V A 2800 V A 3500 V A 3200 V A AC V oltage/Frequency 120 V AC 60 Hz 120 V AC 60 [...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 Charge C ontroller MX60 e MX60 raises the bar fo r high per fo rmance solar con trollers. Ou tBack ’ s ingen uity and engineering experience has been comb ined to maximize the out put pow er of your expens ive solar arra y . Our real time active Maxim um P ower P oint T racking (MPPT) sys tem ensure s that[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 MA TE  e MA TE system dis play and co ntro llers are co mplet e managemen t tools fo r your OutBack P ower system.  rough the use of a sin gle MA TE you ca n remot ely manag e and moni tor m ultiple in verter/ char gers, MX60s and a ny fut ure OutBack pow er conv ersion a nd con trol pr oducts.  e MA T[...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 HUB  e HUB syst em comm unications m an- agers a re the backbon e of your netw orked OutBack power co nv ersion syst em.  e OutBack HUB comm unicat es stacking, load shar e and power sa ve off /on signals. In terco nnection cabling is sta ndard Ethernet CA T5 with RJ45 modular jacks.  r ough the use o[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 RTS  e OutBack Remo te T em perature Sensor (R TS) is a necessar y tool for p roper ba tter y cha rging. All OutBack pr oducts with integra ted bat ter y char ging have a t emperat ure com pensation sys tem built-in which benefi ts from the installatio n of the optio nal RTS.  e RTS ensur es that yo ur O[...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 1 0 PSX -240  e OutBack PSX-240 a uto tra nsformer ca n be us ed fo r step-up , step-do wn, genera tor a nd split ph ase outp ut balancing or a s a ser ies stack ed inverter to load balancing a uto-fo rmer . Incorpora ting a transfo rmer with 120 vol t/30 am p primary and secondar y side, a t emperat ure act[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 1 1 Stacking A t OutBack, we adher e to a philosoph y that a po wer system sho uld be f ully custo mizable to addr ess your s p ecifi c needs.  erefo re we set ou t to crea te the world ’ s only grou p of inv erter/charg ers that use a truly modular arc hitecture .  is modula r archi tecture uses the n[...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 1 2 Grid-Inter ac tiv e Sy stem PS1 e PS1 is adva nced engineering and refin ement tha t you ha ve com e to expec t fro m OutBack P ower in a next genera tion grid-interactiv e solar electr ic syst em. e system ’ s bat ter y backu p is a silent an d hands-off al ternative t o noisy and ma intena nce i[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 1 3 PS1 Specifications Sealed Models V ented Models PS1-2500 PS1-3000 Continuous P ower Rating At 40° C 2500 V A 3000 V A At 25° C 3000 V A 3600 V A AC V oltage / Frequency Output 120 V AC 60 Hz 120 V AC 60 Hz AC Input Current Maximum AC Transf er Switch 50 amps AC 50 amps AC Batter y Charger 16 amps AC with[...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 S yst em Ac cessories PS2 OutBack P ow er off ers com pact enclosures fo r all of the A C and DC compon ents of a r enewable energy power con versio n system.  e PS2 s eries save s time, money and space b y comb ining the disconnects, over -c urren t pr otection devices and con trol co mponen ts into easy- [...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 PS2 DC Break er Confi gura tions  e PS2DC Breaker P anel ha s eight small .75" (19 mm), three medium 1" (26 mm) o r two larg e 1.5" (32 mm) breaker positio ns.  e small sizes are 1-80 a mps, medium s izes are 100 or 125 am ps an the lar ge sizes are 175 o r 250 am ps. PS2 Mounting Plate ?[...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 S yst em Ac cessories PS4  e PS4 series is the ideal A C and DC enclosure syst em for medium t o large size renewab le energy p ow er con version sys tem.  e PS4 is com prised of two com pact enclosures f or all of your sy stem ’ s AC and DC com ponen ts. I t saves time, mon ey and space by com bining d[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 PS4 Mounting Plate e PS4MP is a steel po wder coated, o ne-part moun ting pla te for all your PS4 series accesso- ries and up t o four OutBack I nv erter/Chargers. PS4 Mounting Plate Specifica tions Model Dimensions Unit (H x W xD ) Dimensions Shipping (H x W x D ) W eight Shipping PS4MP 25.5 x 38.3 x 3” [...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 S yst em C omponents OutBack AC Br eakers H ydra ulic-Magnetic type breakers tha t are D IN rail “ snap-in ” mountabl e and can be used for in- pu t, outp ut or load cir cuits. 1/2" (13 mm) wide. OutBack DC Breakers Pa nel moun ted H ydralic-Magnetic type br eakers which can be used for DC sources, in [...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 X -240 Auto T ransf ormer  e same a uto tra nsformer a nd br ea ker s as the PSX-240 but designed to be housed within the PS2A C or PS4A C. I t can be used for s tep-up , step-do wn, generat or and sp lit phase ou tpu t ba lancin g or as a series stacked in verter -to- load balancing a uto-fo rmer . I t can [...]

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    28 l OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. 2005 S yst em C omponents PV Arr ay C ombiner Box  e PSPV i s a solar array co mbiner which ca n be us ed with a wide variety of syst em confi gura tions an d solar module types.  e PSPV is designed to pr ovide NEC code com plian t ser ies o ver curren t pro tection of the wiring of m ultiple PV m odules or s[...]

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    2005 OutBack Pow er Systems Inc. l 28 Photov oltaic (PV ) Arra y Breakers PV br ea ker s are H ydraulic-Ma gnetic typ e and a re not a ff e cted by high amb ient tem peratur es. All breakers h ave a 10 year wa rranty . Maxim um of twel ve OBPV in o ne PSPV enclosur e. PV Arra y F uses and F use Holders DIN rail sna p-in moun t with #8 A W G setscr[...]

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    www .outbac kpow er .com Main Office 1 9009 62nd Av enue NE Arlington, W A 98223 USA Phone: (360) 435.6030 Fax: (360) 435.60 1 9 European Office Urb. Garraf II, Buzón 2 1 4 C/. Eramprunya #26 08860 - Les Botígues de Sitges Barcelona, ESP AÑA Phone: (+34) 600.8 43.845[...]