Fronius Fronius GEN24 Tauro AS NZS 4777.2 2020 Inverter Compliance Procedure [AU] Quick Guide [EN]

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APPLICATION NOTE

FRONIUS GEN24 & TAURO SERIES –

PROCEDURE FOR INVERTER COMPLIANCE TO

AS/NZS 4777.2: 2020 (AUSTRALIA ONLY)

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1. CHANGE LOG

Date

Version

Comments

Author

10/11/21

0.1

Initial release

Fronius Australia

23/11/21

1.0

Minor changes

Fronius Australia

2. SCOPE

This document outlines the necessary procedure required to ensure compliance of GEN24 & Tauro Fronius
range with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020.

The following Fronius Inverter series are relevant to this document:

/ Fronius Primo GEN24 Plus series
/ Fronius Symo GEN24 Plus series
/ Fronius Tauro series
/ Fronius Tauro Eco series

As of Dec 18th 2021 all inverters installed in Australia MUST meet the requirements of AS/NZS 4777.2:2020
and have one of the default Regions, listed below, activated upon commissioning:

/ Region A (Fronius Grid Code designation = AUS Region A 2020)
/ Region B (Fronius Grid Code designation = AUS Region B 2020)
/ Region C (Fronius Grid Code designation = AUS Region C 2020)

It is the responsibility of the installer to confirm with the relevant DNSP as to which Region needs to be
activated in the area of his installation.

The default Region settings contain the required default Power Quality settings Volt-Watt, Volt-Var & Frequency
Response settings and Protection settings. Additional setting changes should not be necessary. If changes are
necessary, please refer to the “Menu - Country Setup (Operating Instructions)” manual, available on
request from Fronius Technical Support.

3. COMPLIANCE PROCESS

*NOTE: Minimum inverter firmware version of ≥ 1.13.13-1 must be used, however latest available is

recommended.

Start

Perform

Inverter

Update*

Commission

Inverter

(Region A, B

or C)

Inverter

AS/NZS 4777.2:2020

Compliant

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4. UPDATE INVERTER FIRMWARE

To update inverter firmware follow steps below:

1. Download and save the update file – more information here.

2. Connect to the Web User Interface of the inverter:
a. Via Solar.Start App.
b. Via Browser.

3. Navigate to “System” → “Update” or follow the following link (when using WiFi hotspot).

4. And perform the update -> click “Browse File” and navigate to the downloaded firmware file to load it.

Sections 4.1 Update via Solar.Start App and 4.2 Update via Browser below describe two methods on how to
perform the inverter update. Please note they only focus on the key steps required.