Growatt 1500-US, 2000-US, 3000-US Installation & Operation Manual

Installation

Operation Manual

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AP- UM-0 04- 04

Notes o n this manua l

1.1 Valid ity

1.2 Tar get Gr oup

Safet y and confor mit y

Produ ct Descrip tio n

3.1 Inve rte r Over vie w:

3.2 Info rma tion o f Lab el

3.3 Dime nsi ons an d wei ght

3.4 Trans por tati on

3.5 Stor age o f Inve rte r

Contents

4.1 Unpa cki ng and i nsp ect ion

1.3 Ad dit iona l inf ormatio n

1.4 Stor age o f the ma nua ls

2.1 Safe ty In stru cti ons

3.6 The ad vant age o f the u nit

Unpac king

1.5 Symb ols U sed

1.6 Mark ing s on thi s pro duct

Insta llation an d Elect rical Conn ect ion

5.1 Safe ty

5.3 Moun tin g the In ver ter with br ack et

LCD dis play

Commu nication s

Start -Up and shut d own the inv erter

Maint enance and Clean ing

5.2 Sele cti ng the i nst all atio n loc ation

5.4 Fixe d the i nver ter o n the wall

5.5 Chec k Inv erte r Ins tallati on St atus

5.6 Elec tri cal Co nne cti on

5.7 Comm iss ioni ng Ch eck ing

6.1 Disp lay a nd mes sag es

6.2 LCD di spl ay

7.1 Moni tor ing Pr odu cts

7.2Mon ito ring S yst em

7.3 RS23 2 (st anda rd)

7.4 RS48 5 cab le con nec tio n

Decom missioni ng

10.1 Dis man tlin g the I nve rter

10.3 Sto rin g the In ver ter

10.2 Pac kin g the In ver ter

10.4 Dis pos ing of t he In ver ter

Tro uble shoot ing

Opera tion Modes

De-ra ting Opera tio n

12.1 Nor mal M ode

12.2 Fau lt Mo de

12.3 Shu tdo wn Mod e

Growa tt Warra nty

Technical Da ta

15.1 Spe cif icat ion

15.2 Eff icie ncy c urv e

15.3 Torqu e

15.4 Acce sso ries

Downl oad addres s

11.1 Warni ngs

11.2 E rro rs

conta ct

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1 Notes on this manual

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1.1 Validit y

1.2 Tar get Group

1.3 Additio nal i nform ati on

This manual describ es the as sembly, ins tallatio n, comm iss ionin g

and maintena nce of th e fo llo wing Gr owatt I nverters :

Gr owatt 1 500 -US

Gr owatt 2 000 -US

Gr owatt 3 000 -US

This man ual does not cov er any details co ncerning equipme nt

conne cted to the G rowat t inver ter ( e.g. PV mod ule s). Informat ion

conce rning the conne cted equipme nt i s av ailable from th e

manuf acturer of t he eq uipment.

CAUTIO N

This manu al is for qua lifi ed per son nel. Qua lified pers onne l have rec eiv ed traini ng an d hav e demo nst rat ed ski lls a nd knowle dge in t he c ons tructio n a nd o per ation o f t his dev ice. Qualif ied pers onn el ar e tra ine d to d eal with the d ang ers a nd hazard s inv olve d in in sta llin g ele ctric dev ice s.

1.4 Sto rage of the ma nua ls

Th e manual and o th er do cu me nts mu st be st or ed in a

conve nient plac e and be avail abl e at al l tim es. We ass ume n o

liabi lity for any d ama ge cau sed by fai lure to obser ve t hese

instr uctions.

1.5 Sym bols Used

Read the manual!

NOTICE

Failure to observe a warning indicated in this manual may lead to damage to property

Danger indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

DANGER

WAR NING

WAR NIN G ind ica tes a h aza rdo us si tua tio n whi ch, i f not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTIO N

CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor moderate injury.

Th e follo wi ng types of s af et y in str uc ti ons and gen er al

infor mation app ear i n this docum ent as descr ibed below :

FCC cert ifi cate

Point of connection for grounding protection.

Symbol

description

1.6 Mar kings on thi s pro duct

War ning r ega rdi ng dan ger ous volta ge

The prod uct w orks w ith h igh v olta ge. Al l work on the

produc t mus t only b e per for med as d esc ribed in it s

docume nta tion .

Beware o f hot s urfa ce

The prod uct c an bec ome h ot du ring o per ation. Do n ot

touch th e pro duct d uri ng op erat ion .

Observ e the o pera tin g ins truc tio ns

Read the p rod uct' s doc ume ntat ion b efore wor kin g on it.

Follow a ll sa fety p rec aut ions a nd in structi ons a s

descri bed i n the do cum ent atio n.

Intert ek ET L mark

it apply t o the G rowa tt -U S series ce rti fy tha t the

invert er me et the s afe ty standa rd UL 1741.

Direct Current (DC)

Alternating Current (AC)

2 Safety and conformity

2.1 Saf ety Instru cti ons

Danger t o lif e due to l eth al vo ltag es!

Lethal v olt ages a re pr ese nt wit hin t he unit and o n the

power su ppl y line s. Th eref ore , only auth ori zed el ect ric ians

may inst all a nd ope n the u nit .

Even whe n the u nit is d isc onn ecte d, hi gh contac t vol tage s

may stil l be pr esen t wit hin t he uni t.

DANGER

Danger o f bur n inju rie s due t o hot en clo sure part s!

During o per atio n, th e fou r side s of th e enclosu re li d and th e

heat sin k may b ecom e hot .

Only tou ch th e fron t enc losure li d dur ing opera tio n.

CAUTIO N

Possib le da mage t o hea lth a s a resu lt of t he eff ect s of

radiat ion !

In speci al ca ses, t her e may still b e int erferen ce fo r the

specif ied a ppli cat ion a rea de spi te mainta ini ng

standa rdi zed em iss ion l imit v alu es (e.g. wh en se nsit ive

equipm ent i s loca ted a t the s etup l oca tion or whe n the

setup lo cat ion is n ear r adi o or tel evi sion rece ive rs). In th is

case, th e ope rato r is ob lig ed to ta ke pr oper acti on to r ecti fy

the situ ati on.

Do not sta y clo ser th an 20 c m to the inve rte r for an y len gth

of time.

NOTICE

Ground ing t he PV ge ner ato r

Comply w ith t he loc al re qui reme nts f or ground ing t he PV

module s and t he PV ge ner ato r. Grow att r ecommen ds

connec tin g the ge ner ato r fram e and o ther elec tri call y

conduc tiv e surf ace s in a ma nner w hic h ensures c ont inuo us

conduc tio n with g rou nd th ese in o rde r to have opt ima l

protec tio n of the s yst em and pers onn el.

The inve rte r may on ly be o per ated w ith a p ermanen t

connec tio n to the p ubl ic po wer gr id. The inv ert er is no t

intend ed fo r mobi le us e. Any o ther o r add itional u se is

not cons ide red th e int end ed use . The

manufa ctu rer/ sup pli er is no t lia ble for dam age c ause d

by such un int ende d use . Dam age ca use d by such

uninte nde d use is a t the s ole r isk of t he op erator

Capaci tiv e Disc har ge Cu rren ts

PV modul es wi th lar ge ca pac itie s rel ative to ea rth , such

as thin- fil m PV mod ule s wit h cell s on a me tallic

substr ate , may on ly be u sed i f thei r cou pling cap aci ty

does not e xce ed 470 nF. Dur ing f eed- in op eration , a

leakag e cur rent f low s fro m the ce lls t o earth, th e siz e of

which de pen ds on th e man ner i n whic h the P V modules

are inst all ed (e. g. fo il on m etal r oof ) and on the we ath er

(rain, s now ). Thi s "no rmal " lea kage curr ent m ay not

exceed 5 0mA du e to the f act t hat the inv ert er would

otherw ise a utom ati cal ly dis con nect from t he el ectr ici ty

grid as a pr ote ctiv e mea sur e.

NOTICE

Certif ied c oun tries

With the a ppr opri ate s ett ings , the u nit will co mpl y with t he re quireme nts

specif ied i n the fo llo win g stan dar ds and dire cti ves

UL 17 41

IEEE 154 7

CSA C2 2.2 N o.10 7.1 -1

FCC Part 15

Growat t can p rese t spe cia l grid p ara meters fo r oth er cou ntr ies insta lla tion

locati ons a ccor din g to cu stom er re quests af ter e valu ati on by Growa tt. You c an

make lat er mo difi cat ion s your sel f by changi ng so ftwa re pa ram eter s wit h

respec tiv e comm uni cat ion pr odu cts (e.g. s hin ebus o r shi neN et ect ). To change

the grid -re leva nt pa ram eter s, yo u need a pers ona l acce ss co de, i f you ne ed it

,pleas e con tact w ith G row att

DC and AC Swi tch

Separa te th e Grow att - US secure ly fr om the g rid a nd th e PV gen era tors usin g

DC and AC Swi tch . DC and AC S wit ch sh all be a ble t o disconn ect a ll ung rou nd

conduc tor s afte r ins tal lati on.

Ground ing t he PV m odules

The Grow att -US is a t ran sformer les s inve rte r. That i s why i t has n o galv ani c

separa tio n. Do no t gro und t he DC ci rcu its of the PV m odu les co nne cte d to the

Growat t -US . Only g rou nd the moun tin g fram e of th e PV mo dule s.

If you con nec t grou nde d PV mo dule s to th e Grow att - US, t he err or me ssage

"PV ISO Lo w".

Appropr ite U sag e

The Grow att I nver ter c onverts D C Cur rent f rom P V gen erat or in to AC curren t.

The inve rte r is sui tab le fo r moun tin g indoors a nd ou tdoo rs.

You ca n use th e AC cur ren t gern era ted as foll ows :

House gr id:

Public g rid :

Energy f low s into t he ho use g rid. T he consum ers

connec ted , for ex amp le, h ouse hol d devices o r lig htin g,

consum e the e nerg y. The en erg y left over i s fed i nto th e

public g rid . When t he Gr owa tt is no t ger neratin g any e nerg y,

e.g., at n igh t, the c ons umers whi ch ar e connect ed ar e

suppli ed by t he pub lic g rid .The G row att does no t hav e its

own ener gy me ter. Wh en en erg y is fed i nto t he public g rid ,

the ener gy me ter sp ins b ack ward s.

Energy i s fed d irec tly i nto the pub lic g rid. The Gr owat t is

connec ted t o a sepa rat e ene rgy me ter. The ene rgy

produc ed is c ompe nsa ted a t a rate d epe nding on th e

electr ic po wer co mpa ny.

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Person s wit h limi ted p hys ical o r men tal abili tie s may on ly wo rk wi th the G row att

invert er fo llow ing p rop er ins tru ction and u nde r cons tan t sup ervi sio n. Childr en ar e

forbid den t o play w ith t he Gr owat t inv erter. Mus t kee p the Gr owa tt invert er aw ay

from chi ldr en

Qualif ica tio n of Skille d Wor kers

Knowle dge o f how an i nve rte r work s and i s operate d

Instru cti on in ho w to de al with the d ang ers and ris ks as soci ate d with

instal lin g and us ing e lec tric al de vices and p lan ts

Trainin g in th e inst all ati on and c omm issioni ng of e lect ric al de vice s and

plants

Knowle dge o f all ap pli cab le sta nda rds and gui del ines

Knowle dge a nd obs erv anc e of thi s man ual and all s afe ty ins tru ctions

Product Description 3

3.1 Inv erter Over vie w:

3.2 Inf ormation o f Lab el

You can iden tif y the pv i nve rte r by the t ype l abel. It is

on the lef t sid e of the e ncl osu re.

The type o f pro duct ( Type /Mo del)

Device -sp ecif ic ch ara cter ist ics

Specif ica tion s of th e inv erte r

Serial n umb er

3.3 Dim ensions an d wei ght

Model Heigh t (H) Width ( W) Depth ( D) Wei ght

Growatt1500-US

Growatt2000-US

Growatt3000-US

465 mm

18.3 in ch

465 mm

18.3 in ch

465 mm

18.3 in ch

360 mm

14.2 in ch

165mm

6.5in ch

14.6 kg

32.2 lb

360 mm

14.2 in ch

360 mm

14.2 in ch

165mm

6.5in ch

165mm

6.5in ch

15.1 kg

33.3 lb

15.9 kg 35 lb

3.4 Tran sportati on

The inve rte r is tho rou ghl y test ed an d inspect ed st rict ly be fore deli ver y. Our

invert ers l eave o ur fa cto ry in pr ope r electri cal a nd mec han ica l cond iti on. Speci al

packag ing e nsur es sa fe an d care ful t ranspor tat ion. H owe ver, t rans por t damage

may stil l occ ur. The s hip ping c omp any is resp ons ible i n suc h cas es. Th oroughl y

inspec t the i nver ter u pon d eliv ery. Immed iat ely no tif y the r espo nsi ble shipp ing

compan y if yo u disc ove r any d amag e to th e packagi ng wh ich in dic ate s that t he

invert er ma y have b een d ama ged or i f you d iscover a ny vi sibl e dam age t o the

invert er. We wi ll be g lad t o assi st yo u, if requi red . When t ran spo rtin g the i nverter,

the orig ina l or equ iva len t pack agi ng should t o be us ed, an d the m axi mum la yer s

for orig ina l cart on is f our, a s this e nsu res safe tr ans port .

(Hz):

xxx

xxxx x

xxxx xxxxx xx

xxxx xxxxx xxxxx x

(MPP):

xxxx xxxxx xx

3.5 Sto rage of Inve rte r

If you wan t to st orag e the i nverter i n you r ware hou se, y ou sho uld c hoo se an

approp ria te loc ati on to s tore t he in verter.

The u nit m ust be s tor ed in o rigi nal p ackage an d des icca nt mu st be l eft in t he

packag e.

The s tor age te mpe rat ure sh oul d be always b etw een -2 5℃and + 60℃. And t he

storag e rel ativ e hum idi ty sho uld b e always be twe en 0 and 1 00% .

If th ere a re a ba tch of i nve rters nee d to be s tore d, th e max imum l aye rs for

origin al ca rton i s sev en.

Afte r lon g ter m stor age , local ins tal ler or s erv ice d epar tme nt of Growa tt

should p erf orm a co mpr ehe nsiv e tes t before in sta llat ion

3.6 The adva nta ge of the u nit

Maximu m effi cie ncy o f 97%

CEC effi cien cy of 9 6%

Wide inp ut vo ltag e ran ge fr om 100 -45 0V@1500 -US

Wide in pu t vol tage r ang e fro m 100- 500 V@2000/ 300 0-US .

Integr ate d wire b ox

Integr ate d DC swi tch

Adapt to m ult i gird m ode l(2 08Vac /240Vac)

Sound co ntr ol

Easy ins tal lati on

Unpacking 4

4.1 Unp acking and i nsp ectio n

Thorou ghl y insp ect t he pa ckag ing u pon recei ved . If any d ama ge to t he car ton i s

visibl e, or i f you fi nd th at the inve rte r unit is dam age d afte r unp acking, p lea se

notify t he sh ippi ng co mpa ny and I nve rter supp lie r imme dia tel y.

Meanwh ile p leas e che ck th e deli ver y for compl ete ness a nd fo r vis ible e xte rnal

damage s of th e inve rte r. If there ar e any thing dam age d or mis sin g, pl ease c ont act

your dea ler. D on’t d isp ose i ts ori gin al packag e. If y ou wan t to tr ans port t he

invert er, it i s bett er to s tore the in ver ter in to th e ori gina l pac kage.

Comple te de live ry sh oul d cont ain a s follows :

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Item

Name

inverter

Mounting frame

Safety-lock screws

Mounting screws

Mounting frame screws sleeve

Monitor software(disk)

Manual

WiFi

Rs485 connectors

Quant ity

1(Optional)

Though t he pa ckag ing b ox of G rowa tt is d urable, p lea se tre at

the pack ing b ox gen tly a nd av oid di spo se the pack ing b ox. In

this pac kag e, the y are i nve rter , cys tose pim ent a nd car ton f rom

inside t o out side .

NOTICE

Installation and Electrical Connection 5

5.1 Saf ety

DANGER

Risk of bu rns d ue to ho t enc los ure pa rts

Mount th e inv erte r in su ch a wa y that i t can not be touc hed

inadve rte ntly.

DANGER

All el ectri cal ins talla tions s hall be d one in ac corda nce wit h the loc al and

nat ional e lectr ical co des. Do n ot remo ve the ca sing. I nvert er cont ains no

use r servi ceabl e parts . Refer s ervic ing to qu alifi ed serv ice per sonne l. all

wir ing and e lectr ical in stall ation s hould b e condu cted by a q ualif ied ser vice

per sonne l .

Car efull y remov e the uni t from it s packa ging an d inspe ct for ex terna l

dam age. If y ou find a ny impe rfect ions, p lease c ontac t your lo cal dea ler.

Be su re that t he inve rters c onnec t to the gr ound in o rder to p rotec t

pro perty a nd pers onal sa fety.

The i nver ter mus t only be o perat ed with P V gener ator. Do n ot conn ect

any o ther so urce of e nergy t o it.

Bot h AC an d DC vol tage s ourc es are t ermin ated in side th e PV Inve rter.

Ple ase dis conne ct thes e circu its bef ore ser vicin g.

Thi s unit i s desig ned to fe ed powe r to the pu blic po wer gri d (util ity) on ly.

Do no t conne ct this u nit to an AC s ource o r gener ator. Co nnect ing Inv erter

to ex terna l devic es coul d resul t in seri ous dam age to yo ur equi pment .

Whe n a photo volta ic pane l is expo sed to li ght, it g enera tes a DC

vol tage. W hen con necte d to this e quipm ent, a ph otovo ltaic p anel wi ll

cha rge the D C link ca pacit ors.

Ene rgy sto red in th is equi pment 's DC lin k capac itors p resen ts a risk o f

ele ctric s hock. E ven aft er the un it is dis conne cted fr om the gr id and

pho tovol taic pa nels, h igh vol tages m ay stil l exist i nside t he PV-In verte r. Do

not r emove t he casi ng unti l at leas t 5 minut es afte r disco nnect ing all p ower

sou rces.

Alth ough de signe d to meet a ll safe ty requ ireme nts, so me part s and

sur faces o f Inver ter are s till ho t durin g opera tion. To re duce t he risk o f

inj ury, do no t touc h the hea t sink at t he back o f the PV-I nvert er or nea rby

sur faces w hile In verte r is oper ating .

DANGER

Danger t o lif e due to f ire o r exp losi on

Despit e car eful c ons tru ctio n, el ectrica l dev ices c an ca use

fires.

Do not ins tal l the in ver ter o n easi ly fl ammable m ate rial s and

where fl amm able m ate ria ls are s tor ed.

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