Sterling Power Products DAI-1500C-24xx manual

3 in 1 COMBINED PURE SINE W A VE INVER TER UPS / BA TTER Y CHARGER (SOLAR & SHORE) USER MANUAL S terling Power Pr oducts England T el . 01905 453999 Fax 01905 458836 www .sterling-power .com help@sterling-power .com S TERLING POWER PRODUCTS[...]

Content A. General Information------------- ---------------------- -------------------- 1 B. W arranty------------- ------------------------------------------- --------------- 2 C. Introduction----------- - ------------------- - ------------------ - --------------- 4 D. Ins t allation-------- - ----------------------- - ------------------ - -------[...]

General ：  “ 3 in 1” It is a powerful pure sine wave inverter , a sophisticated battery charger that features adaptive ch arge technology and a high-speed AC transfer switch in a single comp act enclosure.  Besides all this functions ,however , the “3 in 1” has several advanced features that provides a range of new applications as o[...]

A. General Information Operating instructions This manual is a part of the delivery package of every inverte r-charger . It serves as Guidelines for safe and efficient operation of the unit. The instructions are only valid for use with the following models and accessories.  DAI-1500C-12xx / DAI-3000C-12xx  DAI-1500C-24xx / DAI-1500C-24xx  [...]

- 2 - B. W arranty During production and assembling, all Sterling Inverter / Chargers go through many testing procedures. Every Sterling has i t s own serial numbe r , which hel p s to refer back to its original dat a in the event of controls or repair s. That is why you should ne v er remove the identifi c ation p l ate showing the seri al number [...]

- 3 - S t erling reserve the right with some models to supply an accredited installer with replacement p ar t s, this may allow the unit to become operable much quicke r . In this case Sterling are not responsible for any cos t s of the ins t alle r ’ s time o r traveling expenses. Replacement p ar t s ar e sent at Sterling's di s cretion. S[...]

- 4 - C. Introduction C.1 Basic schematic This unit is a a sine wave inverter with integrated battery charger and AC Bypass switch with many additional functions. Bidirectional Inverter (Inverter / Charger ) PV Arra y Solar Contr oller BA TTERY Home / Boat / Motohome DC BUS AC BUS AC Load C.1.1 The Inverter The sinewave-inverter sect i on of your C[...]

- 5 - C.1.3 The Battery charger The built-in battery charger is capable of charging the batteries quickly and completely . A microprocessor controlled, 3 to 4 S tep charging process ensures the optimum charging of the batteries. The desired charging current can be set. The battery charger can be used for lead- acid or gel batteries. Thanks to the f[...]

- 6 - C.2.1 Parallel Connection: C.2.2 Series Connection:[...]

- 7 - C.2.3 Parallel-Series Connection:[...]

- 8 - D. Installation D.1 Location The location of the Combi must be chosen by the following criteria: Protection from unauthorized handling. Dry dust free room, no condensation, no rodents. Never install directly over the battery and never in a cabinet together with the batteries. Keep ventilation holes free. The ventilati on of the Combi is desig[...]

- 9 - D.3 Cabling / wiring When making connections to the unit you must ensure that all connections are carried out in a clean and correct m anner and under no circumstances that a cable is connected to a wrong terminal. Connecting the unit must be carried out in the following order . D.3. 1 C onnection to battery Prepare the batteries for connecti[...]

- 10 - D.3. 4 Connect the Solar modules: SOLAR IN +/- Solar modules are connected on these terminals. Under no circumstances should any other energy source i.e. wind gener ator be connected to these terminals . Depending on the power of t he modules, the cable cross section should be 2.5 up to 6mm². Before connecting it is necessary to check with [...]

-1 1 - E. Operating E.1 Front Panel Display And Operating Description Ster l ing Powe r P roduc ts 8 5 6 9 7 12 PB6 PB5 PB7 PB4 PB1 10 PB3 PB2 11 2 1 3 4 E.2 Push buttons Push buttons Name Description PB1 RUN/STOP RU N/STOP key PB2 FUNC k Operation mode select key . PB3 AUX 1 Auxiliary contract (aux1, aux2) Manual / Ac tive change. And Function pro[...]

- 1 2 - E.3 LED INDICA T OR: LED Name L ED ON LED Blink LED OFF 1 AC IN 1. Input voltage normal, and positi o n ” t ra n s fer V olt age Level” (150V AC~240V AC) 2. Input voltage frequency range in between(45 ~60Hz) Has input power , but voltage or frequen cy is not in the allowance range. No input power 2 CHARGER Green : Battery charger is wor[...]

-1 3 - 11 MUL TI-DISPLA Y LED In Inverter Mode In Charger Mode 9.1 Battery V olt age Battery V olt age 9.2 Output V olt age Input V olt age 9.3 Output Frequency Charging Phase 9.4 AC output current Battery charging current 9.5 Indicator of param eter setting or modify or monitor . 9.6 Indicator of error message 12 POWER MONITO R Displays the value [...]

Fn00 Fn01 Fn02 Fn03 Fn04 Fn05 Fn06 Fn07 Fn08 Fno9 DSPL FUNC ENT AUX Batter y type 0= Open lead acid 1= Gel ( exide ) setting 2= Gel u.s .a setting 3= Agm sealed inver ter voltage 0) 200 v 50 hz 1) 220 v 50 hz 3) 240 v 50 hz 2) 230 v 50 hz power saver mode 1) power saver on 2) power saver off system fuctions 0) all functions normal 1) inverter off ,[...]

-1 5 - E.7.1 The Inverter The Inverter section of the unit produces a high quality Sinewa ve output, the quality of this output is compatible with any appliance, Thanks to the generous dimensioning of the unit , you can oper ate appliances requiring higher power than the nominal power of the unit for a short time. The unit provide up to 3-times the[...]

-1 6 - E.7.5 Battery Condition Deep discharging of batteries leads to high losses in cap acity and early aging. That is why the unit will cons t antly m onitor the battery conditio n . When battery voltage gets too low the Invertek switches OFF . The multi-display will show “ ” or ” ” (Low voltage cut out P-12) t he “RUN/ST OP” LED RED [...]

- 1 7 - F . Disabl i ng Funct i ons ( Fn05 ) Each different function, charger , inverter and transfer can be disabled. This is useful for specific applications which are required to disable some of these three functions. If you press the “FUNC” butt on for more than 2 seconds you can have acce s s to the di f f erent possibilities sh o w n in t[...]

- 1 8 - F .1 Diagram of the different mode Indicates an off LED Indicates a orange blinking LED Indicates a lit green LED All the functions are enabled. This is factory setting. The inverter ins disabled. Only the Bypass switch and charger will work normally . Charger and Bypass switch are di sabled. The inverter will work continuously even if ther[...]

-1 9 - G . Charger Information G . 1.1 Charging Cycle The fully automatic b attery c harger can be adjusted so that most major battery t ypes can be charged to the maximum, As soon as the minimum AC vol t age is available at the AC input (“AC IN” LED is lit),the Battery Charger is switched on automatically (“CH A RGER” LED is lit). The batt[...]

- 20 - G . 2 The T r ansfer s y stem When an AC voltage is present at the AC IN of the unit , the “AC IN” LED is lit. When this voltage matches the Parameter P-06 value set, and the frequency is between 44Hz and 65Hz, then this power is tr ansferred directly to the AC load and the battery charger section . The “TRA NSFER” LED is lit to indi[...]

-2 1 - I. Auxiliary Contacts In the unit there are two built-in programmable power re lay s (AUX 1 , AUX2). The potential-free change-over contact of this power relay is connected to the screw terminals (AUX1 NO - NC-COM, AUX2 NO - NC-COM) Maximum Con t act loa d: -230 V ac / 5Amp-30Vdc/7Amp In the factory we program this output to be active when o[...]

-2 2 - L. Programming Aux Contact s (AUX1, AUX2) L.1.1 Principle The Auxiliary unit can be basically pr ogrammed for any operat ing situation of the unit which is indicated with a LED. The programming is possible for one or more operating situations. If the contact is programmed for many si tuations, it is activated as soon as the unit finds itself[...]

-2 3 - M. Maintenance Periodic maintenance is important to av oid potential problems. Every six months disconnect all power in and out from the system. Thoroughly clean and check all battery connections within the battery bank and to the unit . Ensure all connections to the unit are tight. Ensure the vents at the top and bottom of the unit are clea[...]

- 2 4 - N. S pecifications MODEL DAI-1500C-12xx DAI-1500C-24xx DAI-3000C-12xx DAI-3000C-24xx 1. Inverter Section Nominal battery volt age 12V / 24V 12V / 24V Input voltage ran ge 9.5-16V / 19-32V 9.5-16V / 19-32V Output voltage 200~240V ac / 100~120V ac Output frequency 50Hz / 60Hz T otal Harmonic Di stortion output THD < 2% Dynamic behavior 0 ?[...]