Outback Power Systems FX SERIES manual

FX AND VFX SERIES INVERTER/CHARGER P rogr amming Manual[...]

1 W arranty Summar y Dear OutBack Customer , Thank you for y our purchase of OutBack products. W e make ever y e or t to assure our power con version products will give you long and r eliable ser vice for your renewable energy syst em. As with any manufactured device , repairs might be needed due to damage , inappropriate use, or unintentional d[...]

2 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS W arranty Summar y......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 W elcome to the OutBack P ower Systems FX Series I nverter/Charger System ......................................... 4 Safety . ...........[...]

3 Auxiliary (AUX) F unctions...................................................................................................... .................... . .............................47 List of A UX F unc tions......................................................................................................... ................... .. ...........[...]

4 W elcome to the OutBack P ower Sy stems FX Series Inverter/Charger Syst em The FX Series Inver ter/Charger o ers a complete power con version system—DC to A C, battery charging , and an AC T ransfer Relay—and can be used for stand-alone or back -up applications. OutBack P ower Systems does everything possible to assure the components you p[...]

5 FX MODES AND PROPER TIES Each OutBack FX Inver ter/Charger comes with various default values set at the factory. T ypically, a single FX installation will retain these values, but multiple FXs will r equire programming using the OutBack MA TE. Viewing the status of an FX and adjusting its functions also requires a M A TE. SETUP SCREENS F rom the [...]

6 Use the search sensitivity screen to determine the size of an AC load needed f or the FX to turn ON and leave SEARCH mode. • Pr essing decreases sensitivity (a bigger load is needed to turn the FX on) • Pr essing increases the sensitivity which means a smaller load (less wattage) will turn the FX on • Decreasing to zer o disables SEARCH mod[...]

7 Pr essing returns you to the SE TUP/FX/ SEARCH screen. Pr essing returns the user to the choose category screen. Pr essing returns to the MAIN Menu. F rom the M AIN screen, pr ess . Pr ess . T wo choices are available in the choose category screen: • Search (SRCH) which adjusts the search mode settings • INPUT which for selecting the AC INPUT[...]

8 T o choose your A C input source in the ac tr ansfer control scr een, press or . P ress to view the next screen. By using and , the a c1/grid menu sets the maximum current the FX will allow to be drawn from the g rid by either AC loads or the batteries (during recharging). When this limit is ex- ceeded, the FX will reduce the amount of char g- in[...]

9 ADV ANCED SCREENS All the FX operation settings can be adjusted in the MA TE’ s ADV ANCED screens, including some pr evi- ously discussed in the INPUT and SETUP menus. Changing the settings under any menu will a ect the values in all menus. The ADV ANCED screens are accessed via the passw ord 141 . Push any soft key on the ADV/ SET TINGS/W A[...]

10 ADV choos e device : FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P AGE 1----------------- choos e categor y : ADV INV CH GR PG2 ADV/FX/INVER TER -------P00 search 6 se nsitiv ity DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/INVER TER -------P00 search 8 cycles pulse length DOWN INC DEC PO R T INVERTER MENU The INVERTER screens allow adjusting the inverter ’ s operations to match th[...]

11 ADV/FX/INVER TER -------P00 search 60 cycles pulse spacing DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/INVER TER -------P00 low ba tter y 10.5 vdc cut-ou t set point DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/INVER TER -------P00 low ba tter y 12.5 vdc cut-in set point DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/INVER TER -------P00 adju st 120 vac output volt age DOWN INC DEC PO R T The search[...]

12 ADV/FX/INVER TER ------------- reset FX to facto r y defaul ts DOWN MORE ADV/FX/INVER TER ------------- in verter pr ogramming com pleted TOP AD V MAIN Pr essing returns to the beginning of the ADV/FX/INVER TER menu. returns to the ADV ANCED screens and displays the MAIN scr een. MORE NEXT DOWN TOP ADV MAIN PORT 1 T o r eset to factor y defaults[...]

13 ADV choos e device : FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P AGE 1----------------- choos e categor y : ADV INV CH GR PG2 ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00 char ger 18.0 aac limit DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00 absorb 14.4 vdc set poi n t DOWN INC DEC PO R T CHARGER MENU Each batter y manufacturer has speci c recharg ing directions and guidelin[...]

14 ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00 absorb 01.0 hrs time limit DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00  oat 13.6 v dc set poi n t DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00  oat 01.0 hr s time period DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00 re oat 12.2vdc set po int DOWN INC DEC PO R T The absorb time limit must be long [...]

15 ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00 equalize 14.6 vdc set po int DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/CH ARGER ---------P00 equalize 01.0 hrs time period DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/CH ARGER ------------ charger pro gram ming com p eted TOP AD V MAIN An occasional equalize charge helps destratify the batteries for a longer working life. P ressing the hot key lead[...]

16 GENERA T OR MENU OutBack o - grid and mobile FX Inverter/Chargers are prog rammed to use an AC generator as their default source of AC input. The CHARGER GEN screens allow a user t o adjust the input voltage window and time delays of thei AC input. F rom the ADV ANCED scr een, press . Pr ess Pr ess to adjust the AC input set points and operat[...]

17 ADV/FX/GEN---------------P00 ac2/gen 108 vac low er limit DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/GEN---------------P00 ac2/gen 140 vac upper limi t DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/GEN---------------P00 ac2/gen 7.0 aac inp ut limi t DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/GEN---------------P00 ac2/gen 60 cycles transfer dela y DOWN INC DEC PO R T The ac/2 gen lower limit is t[...]

18 ADV/FX/GEN---------------P00 ac2/gen OFF support DOWN OFF ON PO R T ADV/FX/GEN-------------------- GEN pr ogramming com pleted TOP AD V MAIN This feature is not operational at this time. P ress to view the  nal GEN screen. Pr essing returns to the beginning of the ADV/FX/INVER TER menu. r eturns to the ADV ANCED screens and displays the MAIN [...]

19 FX Series Inverter/Charger Pr ogramming NO TE: Please see the FX and VFX Series Inver ter/Charger Installation Manual t o install, wire , and connect each FX Series I nverter/Charger . This programming manual assumes all FXs have been installed and are ready t o program accor ding to the way they were wired . I f a di erent programming is des[...]

20 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) Connec t the OutBack MA TE after all other components, including any OutBack Charge C ontrollers, ha ve been connected and powered up . b) Components installed after powering up[...]

21 LED Color LED A ction LED I ndicates Green Solid GREEN I nv erter ON Flashing GREEN Search M o de/Sla ve P ower Off In verter OFF Y ellow Solid YELLOW A C Source is Connecteced Flashing YELLO W A C In put Live-W aitin g to Connect to the FX Off No A C Inp ut Pr es ent Red Solid RED Error -Er ro r M essage, displays o n t he MA TE Flashing RED W [...]

22 3. After powering up the components, connect the MA TE t o the HUB. a) Plug the MA TE into the 1st MA TE Port on the HUB. b) The M A TE will pow er up and should recogniz e any component connected to the HUB . c) The MA TE can then pr ogram the FXs. d) The  fth MA TE screen (“Port Assignment”) should display all the FXs and any OutBack Ch[...]

23 3 kW 120 V AC 3 kW 120 V AC 9 kW 120 V AC LOA D 3 kW 120 V AC ST ACKING OPTIONS OutBack FXs can be stacked in one of  ve di erent con gurations: 1. OutBack P arallel 2. Classic Series 3. OutBack Series 4. OutBack Series/P arallel 5. 3-Phase Note: Although stacking 10 FXs is possible, OutBack ’ s AC hardwar e only accommodates con g[...]

24 3. OutBack Series • 2-10 FXs are wired to two 120V A C output legs producing 240 V AC between them. • This system requires an FW -X240 or PSX -240 Auto T ransformer . • 240V AC can be produced on one leg if the load is ten amps or less; an FX on one leg can po wer loads on the other leg, helping to balance loads . • The AC input source ([...]

25 5. 3-Phase • Three —and only three— FXs are connected, one to each of thr ee 120 V AC output legs that produce 208 V AC between any two legs of the system. • The HUB requires a jumper between the two Slave FXs f or this stacking to func tion (see HUB Manual). • The AC input source (generator or g rid) must be a 120 V AC/208V A C 3-phas[...]

26 2. Classic Slave • Classic Slave is the desig nation of the second FX in a two-inver ter , split-phase system that pr oduces 240 V AC without using an FW- X240 Auto T ransformer . • This FX is plugged into P or t 02 of the HUB. OB Slave L1 and OB Slave L2 designations are used in OutBack P arallel Stacking or OutBack S eries/ Par allel stack[...]

27 Once the MA TE recognizes each FX (and Char ge Controller or C C ), push and hold the  rst t wo soft keys simultaneously to return to the M AIN menu. T o pr ogram the FXs, go t o the ADV/FX/ST ACK menu on the MA TE navigating with the following steps: Pr ess . NO TE: Pressing and holding the  rst two soft keys at the same time will always [...]

28 ADV choos e device: FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P AGE 1----------------- choos e categor y : ADV INV CH GR PG2 On the ADV/FX/P AGE 1 screen, pr ess and go to the ADV/FX/P AGE2 screen. In the AD V menu, pr ess . ADV/FX/PG2--------------------- choos e categor y : PG1 GRID GEN PG3 Pr ess which leads to the AD V/FX/P AGE3 screen. ADV/FX/P AGE3----------[...]

29 ADV/FX/S T ACK-----------P01 stack 1-2ph Mast er phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T Stacking the FX Ser ies Inverter/Chargers begins on this screen. See speci c stacking procedures in the next sec tion. ADV/FX/S T ACK------------P01 stack 1-2ph Mast er phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T P or t 01 always takes the Master FX. Pr essing changes the HUB Port whose[...]

30 1-2ph Master With the P or t 01 FX as the Master , press the <PORT> soft key to change the remaining P or ts and designate the r emaining FXs as Slaves. The M A TE scr een for P or t 02 will look like this: ADV/FX/S T ACK---------P02 stack 1-2ph Mast er phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T The MA TE is now ready to prog ram the FX plugged into P or t[...]

31 ADV/FX/S T ACK------------P02 stack OB Sla ve L1 phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T OutBack (OB) SLA VE L2 • Set the FX’ s you want as series Slaves (L eg 2) to OB Slave L2. • This FX is considered the L2 phase. T o use OutBack Slav e L2 stacking, press in the ADV/FX/ST A CK OB screen to change the stack phase from OB Slav e L1 to OB Slave L2. ADV/[...]

32 ADV/FX/S T ACK----------P01 stack 3ph Mast er phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T 3-Phase (3-ph) Slave • Set the two Slave FX’ s to 3ph Sla ve and make sure they are in P or ts 02 and 03 of the HUB. • There are no selections to di erentiate between phases B and C. • When you set the jumper in the HUB for 3-phase , the HUB assigns each Slave to [...]

33 Introduction to P ower Sav e Lev els 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 P ower Systems o ers the option to shut down (put into Silent mode) some or all of the Slave FXs until the loads r equire them to come on again. • When a load exc[...]

34 The default value for the pow er save level slave adjust only screen is 1. P ress or to adjust this value. P ress to change the value of each Slave FX. The Slave(s) must be connected to P or t 2 or higher on the HUB. With the Master FX default value of zero in the power save level master adjust only scr een, all of the Slave FX’ s will r emain[...]

35 NO TE: I f you are doing OutBack Stacking, turn on the FW- X240 Auto T ransformer breaker now . O ther wise, go to the next step. • Verify the AC voltage output thr ough the MA TE following path: P A TH MAIN--------------------- ST A TUS------------ ST A TUS/FX/P AGE1------- Float P00 ST A TUS/FX/METER —P00 12.15:30p choos e device: choose c[...]

36 If the FX’ s AC source is available , the yellow AC IN ST A TUS light will blink . The FX will connect to the utility grid when the voltage is within 108-140V AC and the frequency between 54-66 H z. After about 30 seconds, the AC IN light should st op blinking and stay lit. The FX will now per form a batter y charge using the available A C. T [...]

37 Stacking System Examples Dual-Stacked System U sing Classic Stacking • The system includes only two FXs and must be set up as described here. • The bottom FX Series I nverter/Charger is plugged into P or t 01 of the HUB and the next or second FX is plugged into P or t 02. • T urn o all AC Output and AC Input breakers before pow ering up[...]

38 OutBack P arallel Stack ing • F our FXs in a single system are ref erred to as a Quad Stack. • The FX installed at the bottom of the stack is plugged into P or t 1 of the HUB. • The second, third, and f our th FXs are plugged into P orts 2, 3, and 4 respectively . PRESS <INC> UNTIL 141, THEN PRESS ENTER. At completion, each Slave FX [...]

39 Rank ing the Slaves • Star t from the last ADV/FX/ST ACK screen. ADV/FX/S T A CK---------P02 power sa ve level 1 slave ad just o nly DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK-----------P04 power sa ve level 1 slave ad just o nly DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK----------P04 stack OB Sla ve L1 phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T Pr ess the <PORT> soft[...]

40 After setting up your OutBack P arallel Stack ing and establishing the Master and Slave order , shut o all the AC input and output breakers and check your system via the f ollowing MA TE scr eens: ADV/FX/S T A CK---------P04 stack OB Sla ve L1 phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK--------------- stacking setup com pleted TOP AD V MAIN ADV[...]

41 OutBack Series / P arallel Stacking OutBack Series/P arallel Stack ing is a versatile con guration for a system using between two and ten FXs with AC outputs connected to one of the two 120 V AC legs. Although it’ s acceptable to divide the FXs unevenly between the two 120 V AC legs, at least one FX must be on each leg. This example: • Us[...]

42 PRESS <INC> UNTIL 141, THEN PRESS ENTER ADV/P ASSW ORD--------------- enter the passw ord 132 ENTER INC DEC EXIT ADV/S ET TINGS/W ARNING chang es made could adversely a ect system performance MAIN------------------------- 8:25:04A SU M ST A TUS S ETUP ADV ADV --------------------------- choose a device: FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P A GE 1--[...]

43 ADV/FX/S T A CK---------P03 stack OB Slav e L2 phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK----------P04 stack OB Slav e L2 phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK----------P04 stack OB Slav e L2 phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T Pr ess the <PORT> soft key again until P or t 04 appears on the screen. Push the <INC> soft key three times to set[...]

44 Rank ing the Slaves: • F rom the last scr een— ADV/FX/ST ACK P04—pr ess the <DOWN> soft k ey twice to get into the power save level slave adjust only menu. This menu allows you to set the or der in which the Slave FXs come “ON” • Pr ess the <PORT> soft key until P03 is displayed. The FX on P or t 03 is the  rst Slave t[...]

45 With OutBack Series/P arallel Stack ing and the Master and Slave or der established, check the system: • F rom the ADV/FX/ST ACK po wer save level slave adjust only scr een, press the <DOWN> soft key , the <TOP> soft ke y , and then the <DOWN> soft k ey . • V er ify the next screen is the power save level master adjust only[...]

46 3-Phase Stacking ( Thr ee FX S eries Inverter/Chargers Only) A 3-phase stacked system with only three FXs must be set up as described here: • T urn o all AC output and AC input breakers befor e powering up FX’ s. • Plug the top FX into P or t 01 of the HUB, the 2nd FX into P or t 02, and the 3rd FX into P or t 03. • Change the HUB jum[...]

47 ADV/FX/S T A CK-----------P02 Stack 3ph Master phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK-----------P02 stack 1-2ph Master phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK------------P03 stack 3ph Slav e phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK-----------P03 stack 1-2ph Master phase DOWN INC DEC PO R T ADV/FX/S T A CK----------P03 stack 3ph Sla ve phas[...]

48 The screen displays 132. P ress the button until it scrolls to the passw ord 141. ADV/P ASSW ORD---------------- ente r the passwor d 132 ENTER INC DEC EXIT ADV/P ASSW ORD ente r the passwor d 141 ENTER INC DEC EXIT ADV choos e device: FX CC D C MA TE ADV/FX/P AGE 1----------------- choos e categor y : ADV INV CH GR PG2 On the ADV/FX/P AGE 1 scr[...]

49 ADV/FX/PG2------------------- choos e categor y : PG1 GRID GEN PG3 Pr ess which leads to the AD V/FX/P AGE3 screen. ADV/FX/P AGE3------------------ choos e categor y : PG2 A UX ST A CK PG4 On the ADV/FX/P AGE3 screen, pr ess to adjust the A UX output set points and operation. ADV/FX/A UX---------------P00 aux o utp ut A UTO con trol DOWN INC DEC[...]

50 LIST OF A UX FUNC TIONS • Cool F an activates the standard T ur boF an which cools the FX during an over temperatur e condition. • Divert DC and Divert AC allows the A UX to diver t excess r enewable energy to a DC or A C load, respectively . This allows control of ener gy sources such as wind turbines or hydr o- generators. When using Diver[...]

51 ADV/FX/A UX---------------P00 aux o utp ut Remo te functio n DOWN INC DEC PO R T F rom the r emote aux output function screen, press . This will bring up the  rst of several screen used to adjust which ev er mode you have chosen f or the AUX function. ADV/FX/A UX---------------P00 genalert 11.5vdc on s etp oint DOWN INC DEC PO R T The genaler[...]

52 ADV/FX/A UX----------------P00 ven tfan 13.0 vdc on s etp oint DOWN INC DEC PO R T When the A UX is set to ventfa n , a fan ventilates a batter y enclosure . The ventfan on setpoint establishes the batter y voltage which ener gizes the A UX and thus the fan for a one minute period. The voltage setting has a range of 10.0 VDC-16.0 VDC using and .[...]

53 BA T TERY CHARGING INSTRUC TIONS Keeping your batter y bank energiz ed is very 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. Batter y Charg ing Setpoints T o pr eser ve your batteries, alwa ys follow y our battery manufac turer ’ s recommenda[...]

54 12 VDC System DEF AUL T MINIMUM MA XIMUM Float Voltage 13.6V 12V 15V Absorb Voltage 14.4V 13V 16V EQ V oltage 14.4V (24VDC Grit- Tie=29.2) 14V 17V ReFloat 12.5V 11V 13V LBCO 10.5V 9V 12V LBCI 12.5V 10V 14V Sell RE 13V 10V 15V Gen Aler t O Set Point 14V 12V 18V On Set Point 11V 10V 14V Load Shed O Set Point 11V 10V 14V Vent F an ON Set P oi[...]

55 T WO Y EAR LIMITED W ARRANTY INFORMA TION FX Series Inver ter/Charger P roducts OutBack P ower Systems , Inc. (“OutBack ”) provides a two year (2) limited warranty (“ Warranty ”) against defects in materials and workmanship for its FX/VFX Series I nverter/Charger products (“P roduct(s)”) if installed in  xed location applications.[...]

56 T o request warranty ser vice, you must contact OutBack T echnical Ser vices at (360) 435-6030 or support@ outbackpower .com within the e ective warrant y period. OutBack T echnical Suppor t will attempt to tr oubleshoot the product and validate that the failure is pr oduct related. If warranty ser vice is required, OutBack will issue a Retur[...]

57 Limited W arranty Registra tion Complete this f orm to request a Limited Warranty , and return it to: Outback P ower Systems Inc. 19009 62nd Ave . NE Arlington, W A 98223 NO TE: Please submit a copy (not the original) of the P roduct purchase inv oice, which con r ms the date and location of purchase, the price paid , and the Pr oduc t Model [...]

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