Epever SHI2000-22-G, SHI3000-22-G, SHI3000-42-G, SHI2000-42-G User Manual

SHI-G SERIES

——Pure Sine Wave Inverter

User Manual

Models：
SHI2000-G/SHI3000-G

CONTENT

1 Introduction ..................................................... 1

2 Important Safety Instructions .......................... 3

3 Inverter Operation ........................................... 5

4 Functions ........................................................ 7

5 Troubleshooting ................................ ............ 14

6 Maintenance and Warranty ........................... 15

7 Technical Specification .................................. 16

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1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing SHI series inverters. The product is a
pure sine wave inverter which can convert 24/48V DC to 220/230V
AC 50/60Hz based on full digital and intelligent design. It has the
mains supply bypass switchover function. It features high reliability,
high efficiency, concise outline, small volume, full protection
functions, easy installation and operation, etc. The inverter can be
applied in many fields, such as household appliances, electric tools
and industrial devices etc, especially for solar photovoltaic power
system.

Features:

◆ It provides the mains supply bypass changeover function and
can be switched to the inverter priority mode or bypass priority
mode.

◆ Input and output complete isolation-type inverter technology.

◆ Adoption of advanced SPWM technology, pure sine wave

output.

◆ Dynamic current loop control technology to ensure inverter
reliable operation.

◆ Wide DC input voltage range.

◆ Low output harmonic distortion (THD≤3%).

◆ LED indicators for input voltage range, load power range,

normal output & failure state.

◆ The output voltage and frequency (need to be consistent with
the bypass voltage and frequency) can be switched
automatically.

◆ Extensive protections: short-circuit, overload, AC input
under/over input voltage, bypass under/over input voltage,
reverse polarity (the fuse is damaged), over-temperature, and

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inverter‟s inner fault identification protections.

◆ Wide working temperature range (industrial level).

◆ Continuous operation at full power.

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2 Important Safety Instructions

As an AC power supply equipment, the inverter‟s output voltage is
with the same level as that of household power plug. Mind the AC
output terminals, or you may get an electric shock and result in life
danger!

Attentions:
★ Connect the DC input according to the requirement strictly. The

power inverter has a relatively wide input range, but too high or
too low input may cause problems even destroy the inverter.

The surge input voltage can‟t exceed 40V for 24V inverters,

80V for 48V inverters, or the inverters will be damaged.

★ A reverse polarity connection will blow the fuses in the inverter

and may damage the unit.

★ Do not connect the incoming bypass AC to the inverter‟s output

terminal. Otherwise, the inverter will be damaged. When
connecting the bypass，the live line and null line must connect
to the L and N bypass input terminals of the inverter.

★ Do not expose the inverter to humid, flammable, explosive or

dust environment.

★ Keep the inverter out of children touch.
★ Inverter input is recommended to connect to battery, the min.

capacity of battery (expressed in AH) should be calculated in
the following way: 5times of the rated power of the
inverter/battery voltage. If for testing purpose, user should
select DC power supply current at least twice greater than that
of the inverter rated input to keep inverter normal operation.
Use DC power supply for testing may cause the damage of the
inverter.

★ When the inverter works continuously, its surface may became

very hot, please make sure the air ventilation clearance around
the inverter is more than 10cm. Keep away from the material or

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device which may suffer from high temperature when the
inverter is working. Do not install the inverter in airproof location
and keep enough space around the inverter.

★ The protective grounding must be connected to the ground. The

cross section of wire should not be less than 4mm2.

★ The wire connects between battery and inverter should be

shorter than 3m, the current density should be less than

3.5A/mm2 while the output of inverter is fully loaded. If the wire
longer than 3m, the current density should be reduced.

★ It is recommended that a fuse or breaker shall be installed

between a battery, a bypass and an inverter. The rated current
of the fuse or breaker shall be twice as much as that of the
inverter (it shall be the same as that of the bypass).

★ Do not connect the battery charger or similar devices to the

input terminal of the inverter.

★ Do not put the inverter close to the flooded lead-acid battery

because the sparkle in the terminals may ignite the hydrogen
released by the battery.

★ It‟s an off-grid inverter, if connect to the grid, the inverter may be

damaged.

★ This inverter can only be used singly, parallel connection or in

series will damage the inverters.

★ Do not touch the output terminal that the voltage is too high

when the inverter is working. The terminal connect the load
only, otherwise the inverter is damaged. If you connect the load,
the inverter must stop working.

★ When the voltage level and the output frequency were set, the

inverter make sure that the voltage and frequency are
consistent with the bypass.

★ Do not attempt to repair the fault inverter yourself, otherwise it

may lead to a serious accident. Please contact the
manufacture‟s engineer.

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3 Inverter Operation

Connect the input and output terminals accurately. Turn on the
power using the ON / OFF switch on the front panel. In order to
avoid the protections resulted from the surge power, please turn on
AC loads one by one after the output of the inverter is normal.
Please check it as below:

 Set the power switch to the „OFF‟ position.
 Connect the load to the inverter‟s load output terminals.
 Connect the protective grounding to the ground.
 Make sure the fuse or breaker use between battery and inverter

is off.

 Connect the battery („+‟ terminal with red line, „-‟with black line).

Do not connect them by contraries, or the power inverter will be
damaged.

 Set the bypass control switch (an air switch of the inverter) to

the „OFF‟ position and connect it to the bypass, the live line
and null line must connect to the L and N bypass input
terminals of the inverter. After the connection is completed, set
the external bypass switch to „ON‟ position, and the bypass
indicator shall light and become green normally to show that
the connection is normal.

 Switch on the fuse or breaker. Switch the inverter to ON and

then turn on the loads one by one. Check the operation state of
both power inverter and loads. „Green‟ of the failure LED
indicator means the state is normal.

 If there are different loads, it is suggested that turn on the load

with large startup current first, such as television, then turn on
the load such as lamp when the inverter works stable.

 If the fault indicator is „Red‟ and the buzzer alarms or no output

when you turn on devices, switch off the loads and power
inverter immediately. Check the system by referring to the
troubleshooting guide. Turn on the devices again according to
the operation methods after the failure is removed.

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Schematic diagram of the sysem connection

Order of connection：

1. When the inverter is OFF, connect the battery and load according to the above picture.

2. After the connection of the bypass is completed, turn on the external bypass switch. If the indicator
is normally lit and green, it means that the connection is normal.

3. Turn on the inverter first. Two seconds later, turn on the bypass switch.
NOTE: When dismantling the inverter, switch off the loads first, then turn off the mains supply switch,

and then turn off the inverter, and finally disconnect the output and input connection lines finally.

DC Breaker
DC 150A (SHI3000-22-G）
DC 75A (SHI3000-42-G）
DC 100A (SHI2000-22-G）
DC 50A (SHI2000-42-G）

AC Breaker
AC 15A (SHI3000-22-G）
AC 15A (SHI3000-42-G）
AC 10A (SHI2000-22-G）
AC 10A (SHI2000-42-G）

AC Breaker
AC 15A (SHI3000-22-G）
AC 15A (SHI3000-42-G）
AC 10A (SHI2000-22-G）
AC 10A (SHI2000-42-G）

Mains and AC power
supply(220/230VAC)

Input Wire（Distance＜3m）
50mm2 (SHI3000-22-G）
25mm2 (SHI3000-42-G）
35mm2 (SHI2000-22-G）
16mm2 (SHI2000-42-G）

Output Wire（Distance＜50m）
6mm2 (SHI3000-22-G）
6mm2 (SHI3000-42-G）
4mm2 (SHI2000-22-G）
4mm2 (SHI2000-42-G）

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4 Functions

 DC Input Panel

 AC Input Panel

Bypass switch

Input Indicator

RS485 Port

Load

Indicator

Fault

Indicator

ON/OFF Switch

Mode Switch

Switch Node

Output Port

Bypass input port

Bypass

Protective

Grounding

Fan Ventilation

Input Positive

Input Negative

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NOTE:

1) It is recommended that multi stranded wire with thickness not

greater than 6mm2 shall be used at the output port according to the
requirement of the current density 4A/mm2.

2)When remove the connection wire, do stop the inverter and turn

off the bypass switch first, then insert a pointed tool into the small
hole above the port and pull out the connection wire.

 Input, load and fault indicator

Input

indicator

Load

indicator

Fault

indicator

Inverter

status

Red Slowly
Flashing

—

Red Slowly
Flashing

U

IN

<21V(Under voltage

protection immediately)

Red ON

—

Red Slowly
Flashing

21V≤U

IN

<21.6V

(Under voltage protection)

Red ON — —

21.7V≤U

IN

<22.0V,

Red Slowly
Flashing

—

—

22.0V≤U

IN

<24.0V

Green ON

—

—

24.0V≤U

IN

<29.0V

Green Fast
Flashing

—

—

29.0V≤U

IN

<32.0V

Red Fast
Flashing

—

Red Slowly
Flashing

32.0V<UIN≤32.2V
(Over voltage protection)

Red Fast
Flashing

—

Red Slowly
Flashing

UIN>32.2V(Over voltage
protection immediately)

—

Red Slowly
Flashing

—

P

Load

<20%P

Rated

—

Green ON

—

20%P

Rated≤PLoad

<75%P

Rated

—

Green Fast
Flashing

—

P

Load

≥75%P

Rated

—

OFF

—

Input current is too high

—

—

Red and
green slower
flashing
alternately

Over-temperature

—

Red Slowly
Flashing

Red Fast
Flashing

Load overload

—

Red Fast

Red Fast

Load short circuit

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Flashing

Flashing

—

—

Red ON

Output voltage abnormal

—

—

Green ON

Inverter output normal

—

—

OFF

Bypass output or inverter
output is OFF(normal OFF)

NOTE：Above parameters are in 24V system at 25 ºC, please double the
values in 48V system

Bypass indicator：indicator bypass input

LED Status

Bypass

Green ON

Input normal

Green OFF

Input no voltage

NOTE: Only when bypass is in priority mode, and the inverter is
connected and in normal state, bypass can function the load short
circuit, otherwise, the inverter will be damaged!

2) When the bypass voltage is lower than 176Vac or higher than

264Vac, the bypass output will perform a protective function, and
switch to the inverter output or stop the output. When the bypass
voltage recovers the range from 190Vac to 240Vac, the output will
be recovered.

 Alarms

Alarms

Status

Buzzer Sounds
Overload or Short circuit, No Output

Over or Low input voltage, No Output

Over temperature, No Output

Inverter Fault, No Output

NOTE: The buzzer stops after 20S.

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 Protections
Inverter output short circuit protection:

When the inverter output end is in short-circuited, the output will be
stopped immediately. Then the automatic output recovery will be
delayed (the first delay is a 5s time delay, the second delay is a 10s
time delay and the third delay is a 15s time delay). If the output load
end is still in short-circuit after 3 attempts are conducted, the load
short circuit fault shall be eliminated firstly, then manually restart the
inverter so that the normal output can be restored.

Bypass output short circuit protection:

When bypass is in priority, the inverter is connected and in normal,
the bypass has the load short circuit function. Otherwise, the
inverter will be damaged!

When a load is in short-circuit, the bypass switch will be turned off
immediately, the output will be stopped and switched to the output
of the automatic delayed recovery of the inverter (the first delay is a
5s time delay, the second delay is a 10s time delay and the third
delay is a 15s time delay). If the output load end is still in
short-circuit after 3 attempts are conducted, the load short circuit
fault shall be eliminated firstly, then manually restart the inverter so
that the normal output can be restored.

Inverter output overload protection:

Overload

Feature

125%

150% and above

Working time

60S

Limited power10S

Auto recovery

for 3 times

First time 5s delay; second time 10s delay;

third time 15s delay

If the overload or short circuit status still remains when the inverter
tries to recover for 3 times, you should reduce or clear the loads

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and then restart the inverter manually. Load over than 250% will be
treated as output short circuit.

Bypass output overload protection:

Overload

Feature

125%

150%

200%

＞230%

Working time

60S

10S

3S

＜0.2S

Auto recovery

for 3 times

First time 5s delay; second time 10s delay;

third time 15s delay

If the overload or short circuit status still remains when the inverter
tries to recover for 3 times, you should reduce or clear the loads
and then restart the inverter manually. Load over than 250% will be
treated as output short circuit.

Inverter input under voltage and overvoltage protection
and recovery:

When the voltage at the input end is lower than the
under-voltage or overvoltage protection threshold, the output will
automatically switch to the bypass output. When the voltage at the
input end is higher than the under-voltage recovery threshold or
lower than the overvoltage recovery threshold, the output will
switch back to the inverter output. When the voltage at the input
end is higher than the under-voltage protection threshold or lower
than the overvoltage protection threshold, manually re-operate the
starting switch to start the inverter and then the output will restart.

Bypass input under voltage and overvoltage protection and
recovery:

24V

48V

Under-voltage protection

21.6

43.2

Under-voltage recovery

25

50

Overvoltage protection

32

64

Overvoltage recovery

29

58

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When the voltage at the input end is lower than the
under-voltage or overvoltage protection threshold, the output will
automatically switch to the inverter output. When the voltage at the
input end is higher than the under-voltage recovery threshold or
lower than the overvoltage recovery threshold, the output will
switch back to the bypass output.

NOTE: The starting voltage range of the bypass 190–240 Vac.

Inverter abnormality protection:

When the output voltage of the inverter is in abnormal or something
has gone wrong inside the inverter, the inverter will automatically
shut off for the sake of protection.

Over Temperature Protection

When the inverter internal temperature is too high, the inverter will
switch to bypass output. The inverter will be output when the
temperature is recovered normal.

 Others

Mode Switch

The inverter output mode can be changed by using the mode

switch. When Switch 1 is set to the “ON” position, the inverter is in

the inverter output priority mode; otherwise the inverter is in the
bypass output priority mode. The switch from one mode to another
will take effect only after the inverter is restarted.

When the switch No.2 is on the ON side, the output voltage is

Under-voltage

protection

Under-voltage

recovery

Overvoltage

protection

Overvoltage

recovery

176Vac

190Vac

264Vac

240Vac

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230Vac, otherwise is 220Vac. When the switch No.3 is on the ON
side, the output frequency is 60Hz，otherwise is 50Hz. The inverter
must stop working when it be re-set the output frequency or voltage.

When the voltage level and the output frequency were set, the
inverter make sure that the voltage and frequency are consistent
with the bypass.

Switch Node

The inverter can be control by the other equipment through the
switch node. When the switch node is link, it equal to ON/OFF
switch is on. The connection between the switch node and the
ON/OFF switch as follow diagram:

If need to use the switch node, a relay should be used. The rating
current of the relay should not be less than 5A. The cross section of
wire needs 1mm2.

POS(+)

NEG(-)

ON/OFF

Switch

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5 Troubleshooting

WARNING：

High voltage is inside the inverter, do not open or
disassemble it! Attempting to service the unit yourself
may cause the risk of electrical shock or fire!

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

Input LED blink,
fault red LED
slow blink

Input voltage is
too high or too
low

Measure the input voltage.
The inverter recovers when
the input becomes normal.

Load LED blink,
fault red LED
fast blink

Overload or
load short

Check out if the AC load is
within the rated power or
whether there is load short.

Fault indicator
red and green
slowly flashing
alternately

Inverter over
temperature

Improve the quality of
ventilation and do not block
the vent. Restart the
inverter when it is cool
down.

Fault red LED

Inverter
abnormal

Remove all the connected
plugs then restart. If inverter
works well, please check
the load and line. If the LED
keeps red, the inverter has
inside faults and should be
returned to the factory.

The bypass
indicator is OFF

The bypass no
AC output

Check if there is any AC
input by measuring the
voltage at the bypass input
end with a voltmeter

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6 Maintenance and Warranty

The casing of the inverters may be cleaned regularly with a damp
cloth (not wet) to prevent accumulation of dust and dirt. The screws
on the DC input terminals must be tightened.

The warranty period of the inverter is 2 year since the date of
original shipping. Within the period, we will repair the product or
replace the defective product for free. Return the defective with
shipping cost prepaid. And provide proof of purchasing date. We
will pay the return shipping charges within warranty period.

The warranty doesn‟t apply under the following conditions:
1） Damaged by accident, negligence, abuse, improper use

2） Input voltage exceed the nominal input voltage of inverter
3）Unauthorized modification or attempted repair

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7 Technical Specification

 Technical Data

Types

SHI2000-22-G

SHI2000-42-G

Nominal Battery
Voltage

24V

48V

Input Voltage
Range

21.6 ~32Vdc

43.2 ~64Vdc

Bypass power on
voltage

190~240Vac

Bypass working
voltage

176~264Vac

No-load current

≤0.7A(24Vdc)

≤0.45A(48Vdc)

Output Voltage

220Vac±3% / 230Vac±10%

Continuous Power

2000 VA

Power 10 sec

3000 VA

Output way

Single phase

Output wave

Pure Sine Wave

Frequency

50/60Hz±0.2%

Distortion THD

THD≤ 3%（resistive load）

Efficiency at Rated
Power

≥93%

≥94%

Max. Efficiency

≥95%

≥95%

Terminal

50mm2

Dimensions

436×249×116mm（L*W*H）

Installation

236×220mm

Hole Size

6mm

Net Weight

6.0kg

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Types

SHI3000-22-G

SHI3000-42-G

Nominal Battery
Voltage

24V

48V

Input Voltage
Range

21.6 ~32Vdc

43.2 ~64Vdc

Bypass power on
voltage

190~240Vac

Bypass working
voltage

176~264Vac

No-load current

≤1.0A(24Vdc)

≤0.7A(48Vdc)

Output Voltage

220Vac±3% / 230Vac±10%

Continuous Power

3000VA

Power 10 sec

4500VA

Output way

Single phase

Output wave

Pure Sine Wave

Frequency

50/60Hz±0.2%

Distortion THD

THD≤ 3%(resistive load)

Efficiency at Rated
Power

≥93%

≥94%

Max. Efficiency

≥95%

≥95%

Terminal

50mm2

Dimensions

507×249×116mm（L* W * L）

Installation

236×270mm

Hole Size

6mm

Net Weight

7.6kg

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 Environmental Parameters

Working Temperature

-20℃~ +50℃

Storage Temperature

-35℃~ +70℃

Humidity

< 95%（N.C.）

Altitude

< 5000m（Derating to operate according to

GB 7260 a height exceeding 1000 m）

 Others

Insulation
Resistance

Between DC input terminals and metal case: ≥550MΩ;
Between AC output terminals and metal case: ≥550MΩ.

Dielectric
Strength

Between DC input terminals and metal case:
Test voltage AC1500V, 1 minute
Between AC output terminals and metal case:
Test voltage AC1500V, 1 minute

Any changes without prior notice! Version number：V1.0

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