Growatt 750-S, 1000-S, 1500-S, 2500-S, 3000-S Installation & Operation Manual

Installation

&

Operation Manual

GR - UM - 033 - A - 04

Growatt 750-S

Growatt 1500-S

Growatt 2000-S

Growatt 2500-S

Growatt 3000-S

Growatt 1000-S

Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology CO.,LTD

Bui lding B , Jiayu I ndust rial Pa rk, #28 , Guang Hui Roa d,
Shi yan Str eet, Ba oan Dis trict , Shenz hen, P.R. Chin a

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F 075 5-274 72131
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About Manual

1.1 Val idit y

1.2 Targ et Gro up

1.3 Add itio nal infor mati on

Safety

2.1 Inte nded U se

Product Description

3.1. Ove rvie w

3.2. Type la bel

3.3. Dim ensi ons an d Weig ht

3.4. Tran spor t and St ore

Unpacking

Contents

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2

3

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2.2 Qual ific atio n of skille d pers on

1.4 Symb ols in t his do cument

1.5 Glos sary

2.3 Safe ty ins truc tion

2.4. Asse mbly Wa rnings

2.5. Ele ctri cal Co nnectio n Warni ngs

2.6. Ope rati on Warning s

3.5. The ad van tage o f Inve rter

Commissioning

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Installation

5.2. Sel ecti ng mou nting loc atio n

5.4. Con nect s witc h

5.3. Mou ntin g Inve rter

5.1. Saf ety in stru ctions

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5.5. Gro undi ng

5.6. Con nect g rid ty pe

5.7. Ele ctri cal co nnectio n

6.1. Par amet ers se tting

6.2. Ind epen dent f unction o ptio n

6.3. LCD d ispl ay

6.4. Com muni cati on

6.5. Com miss ioni ng the inve rter

6.6. Mon itor ing to ol instru ctio ns

Startup and Shutdown
the Inverter

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7.1. Sta rt up th e Inve rter

7.2. Shu tdow n the In verter

Operation Modes

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8.1. Wait ing mo de

8.2. Nor mal mo de

8.3. Fau lt mod e

8.4. Shu tdow n mode

9.2. Che ckin g the DC s witch

9.3. Cle anin g the In verter

9.1. Che ckin g heat d issipat ion

Maintenance and
Cleaning

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10.1 Warn ings (W)

10.2 Err ors( E)

Trouble Shooting

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Decommissioning

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11.1 . Dism ant ling t he Inv erte r

11.2 . Pack ing t he Inv erte r

Technical Data

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12.1. Sp ecif icat ion

12.2. DC c onne ctor i nfo

12.3. Torqu e

11.3 . Stor ing t he Inv erte r

11.4 . Disp osi ng of th e Inve rter

PV System Installation

13.2. Mu lti in vert ers

13.1. Si ngle i nver ter

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14.1. Li st

14.2. Do wnlo ad add ress

Compliance Certificates

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Contact

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About Manual 1

1.1 Validity.

This ins tall ation and user g uide desc ribe s the a ssembly, i nsta llat ion,
commis sion ing, comm unic atio n, ma inte nance, op erat ing a nd failur e sear ch of t he
follow ing Gr owa tt inv erte rs:

This m anu al does not cove r a ny deta ils conc erni ng equi pment c onn ecte d t o t he
Growat t ( e.g. PV m odul es) . In form ati on c oncerni ng t he conn ecte d e quip ment is
availa ble fr om the m anufact urer o f the eq uipment

1.2. Target group

This ma nual is for qua lified p erso nnel wh o hav e receiv ed tr aini ng a nd ha ve
demons trat ed sk ills and kno wle dge i n the co nstr ucti on and op erat ion of t his
device . Qual ifie d Pers onne l are traine d to deal w ith th e dang ers and haz ards
involv ed in in stal ling elec tric d evic es.

1.3. Additional information

Fi nd fu rt he r i nf or ma ti on on s pe ci al to pi cs i n th e dow nl oa d are a a t

The m anua l a nd othe r d ocum ents m ust be stored in a c onve nie nt plac e and be
availa ble a t al l ti mes. We assum e no liab ilit y fo r an y dam age caus ed b y fai lur e to
observ e thes e inst ruction s. For p ossi ble chang es in th is man ual, SHEN ZHEN
GROWATT NE W ENE RGY TE CHN OLOG Y CO.,LTD ac cept s no r espo nsi bili ties to
inform t he use rs.

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SHENZH EN GR OWATT NE W ENE RGY TE CHNOLOG Y CO.,LTD
Buildi ng B, Jia yu Indu str ial Par k, #28, Gua ngH ui Roa d, Shiy an Stre et,
Baoan Di str ict, Shen zhe n, P.R.C hin a

Growatt 750-S

Growatt 1500-S

Growatt 2000-S

Growatt 2500-S

Growatt 3000-S

Growatt 1000-S

1.4. Symbols in this document

A warn ing desc rib es a haza rd to equi pmen t or pers onnel. It calls atte ntion to a
proced ure or prac tice, whi ch, i f not c orrectl y perform ed or a dher ed to , cou ld result
in dama ge to or dest ruct ion of p art or all of t he Grow att equi pmen t a nd/o r o ther
equipm ent co nnec ted to the Gr owat t equi pment or pe rson al inj ury.

1.4.1. Warnings in this document

Symbol description

DANGER

DA NGER in dic ate s a h azardou s s itu atio n wh ich , i f not
avoide d, wil l resu lt in death o r seri ous in jury.

WAR NING

WAR NING i ndic ates a ha zar dous si tua tion which , if no t
avoide d, cou ld res ult in deat h or ser ious i njury.

CAUTIO N

CAUTIO N in dic ates a hazard ous si tua tion w hic h, i f n ot
avoide d, cou ld res ult in mino r or mod erat e injury.

NOTICE

NOTICE is used to addr ess practice s not r elat ed to pers onal
injury.

Inform atio n

Inform atio n that yo u must read an d know to en sure op tima l
operat ion of t he sys tem.

1.4.2. Markings on this product

Symbol Explanation

Electrical voltage!

Risk of fire or explosion！

Risk of burns

Operation after 5 minutes

Point of connection for
grounding protection.

Direct Current (DC)

Alternating Current (AC)

The inverter has no transformer.

Read the manual.

Bluetooth communication is enabled.

CE mark.
The inverter complies with the
requirements of the applicable
EC guidelines.

The inverter must not be disposed
of with the household waste.

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1.5.Glossary

AC

Abbrev iati on for " Alterna ting C urre nt"

DC

Abbrev iati on for " Direct Cu rren t"

Energy is me asu red in W h (w att hour s), kWh (ki lowa tt h ours ) or MWh (meg awa tt
hours) . The en ergy is the powe r cal cula ted over ti me. I f, for exam ple, y our i nver ter
operat es at a cons tant pow er of 150 0W for half an hour and the n a t a c onst ant
power of 1000 W fo r a noth er half an hour, it h as fed 125 0 Wh of ener gy into the
power di stri buti on grid wit hin th at hou r.

Energy

Power i s me asu red in W (watts) , kW (ki lowa tts) or MW (megaw atts ). P ower is a n
instan tane ous valu e. I t d ispl ays the powe r y our inverter is curr entl y f eedi ng into
the powe r dist ribu tion grid .

Power

Power rat e i s t he radi o o f c urre nt pow er feed ing into the powe r dist ribu tion gri d
and th e m axim um powe r of th e i nver ter that can fee d in to the power di stribut ion

Power rate

Power fac tor is t he rati o o f t rue powe r o r w atts to apparent power o r v olt amps .
They are iden tic al only wh en curr ent and vo ltag e are in pha se than th e powe r
factor i s 1.0. T he pow er in a n ac cir cuit i s ver y seld om equ al to t he dir ect pr odu ct of
the vo lts and ampe res. In orde r to find the powe r of a si ngle phas e ac circ uit the
produc t of vol ts and a mperes mu st be mu ltip lied by the p ower f acto r.

Power Factor

PV

Abbrev iati on for p hotovol taic

The exte rna l wir eles s com muni cati on te chnolog y is a r adio tech nol ogy that allow s
the in vert er and othe r co mmunica tion product s to com muni cate wit h ea ch othe r.
The ex ter nal wireless comm uni cati on does not requ ire line of sig ht betw een the
device s and it i s sele ctive pur chas ing.

wireless communication

Safety 2

2.1. Intended Use

The un it c onverts the DC curr ent generat ed b y the p hoto voltaic (PV) modu les to
grid-c ompl iant al tern atin g curren t and pe rfor ms si ngle-ph ase f eed- in i nto t he

electr icit y grid . Gro watt 7 50-3 000-S ser ies in verters a re bui lt accord ing to a ll
requir ed safe ty rules. Neve rthe less , i mpr oper use may cause leth al haza rds for
the oper ator o r thi rd par ties , or ma y resu lt in d amag e to the unit s and ot her
proper ty.

Princi ple of a P V plan t with this G rowa tt XXX X single- phas e inve rter

The inve rte r may on ly be ope rate d with a pe rman ent co nnec tion t o the pu blic
power gr id.

The inve rter is no t inte nded fo r mob ile use . A ny oth er or addi tion al use is no t
consid ered the inte nded use. The manu fact urer/su ppli er i s no t liabl e fo r da mage
caused b y suc h uni nten ded u se. D amag e cau sed by such unin tend ed us e is at the
sole ris k of the o pera tor.

PV modul es Cap acit ive Disch arge C urre nts

PV mod ules with larg e ca pacitie s re lati ve to e arth , su ch as t hin- film PV m odules
with cel ls on a met alli c sub stra te, m ay on ly be used i f the ir co upling ca pac ity does
not exce ed 47 0nF. During f eed- in op erat ion, a lea kage c urrent fl ows f rom the cel ls
to eart h, the size of whic h d epen ds on the manner in whic h t he P V m odul es are
instal led (e.g. fo il on meta l r oof) and on the weat her (rai n, snow ). T his "nor mal"
leakag e cur rent ma y not exceed 50 mA due to th e fact th at the in vert er wou ld
otherw ise au tomatic ally d isco nne ct fro m t he el ectr icit y g rid a s a p rotecti ve
measur e.

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This g rid -tie d i nver ter syst em oper ate s o nly when prop erl y conne cted to the A C
–distr ibut ion n etwo rk. B efor e con nect ing t he in vert er in vert er to t he po wer
di stri but ion g rid, contac t t he lo cal p ower di stri but ion grid co mpan y. Th is
connec tion mus t b e m ade only by qual ifie d tech nica l p ersonne l t o c onne ct, and
only aft er re cei ving app ropr iate app rov als, as r equi red b y the loc al au thor ity
having j uris dict ion.

2.2. Qualification of skilled person

The GRO WATT In vert ers are de sign ed and te sted ac cord ing to i nternat iona l
safety req uire ment s; h owev er, c erta ins afet y pr ecau tion s mu st b e ob serv ed w hen
instal ling and o per atin g this in vert er. Read and fo llow al l inst ruct ions , caution s
and wa rnin gs in th is ins tall ation m anual. If qu esti ons ar ise , pl ease co ntac t
Growat t's te chni cal servi ces at + 86 (0) 755 2951 58 88.

2.3. Safety instruction

2.4. Assembly Warnings

Symbol description

WAR NING

Prior to inst all atio n, in spec t the unit to ensure a bse nce o f any
transp ort or hand ling dam age, wh ich coul d affe ct insulat ion
integr ity or s afety c lear ance s; f ail ure to d o so coul d r esul t in
safety h azar ds.

Assemb le the inve rter per the ins truc tio ns in t his manua l. Use
care wh en c hoos ing in stal lati on l ocat ion an d adhere to
specif ied co olin g require ment s.

Unauth oriz ed r emoval of nec ess ary pro tect ion s, i mpro per
use, i ncor rect in stal lati on and ope rati on m ay lead to seri ous
safety a nd sho ck haz ards and/ or equ ipme nt damage .

In ord er to mini mize th e p otentia l o f a shoc k h aza rd due to
hazard ous v olta ge, cov er th e ent ire sol ar ar ray w ith dar k
materi al pri or to co nnectin g the ar ray to a ny equipm ent.

Ground ing t he PV mo dul es： Th e G row att i nver ter is a
transf orme rles s i nver ter. Th at i s w hy i t h as n o g alva nic
separa tion . D o not grou nd the DC circ uits of the PV modu les
connec ted to t he inv erte r. O nly grou nd the moun ting fra me of
the P V modu les. If you con nect gro unded PV modules to the
Growat t inve rter s, the erro r mess age "P V ISO Low".

Comply w ith th e l oca l r equi reme nts f or gro undi ng th e P V
mo dule s a nd th e P V gener ato r. GROWATT r eco mmends
co nne cti ng t he g ene rat or f ram e a nd o ther e lectr ica lly
conduc tive sur face s in a m anne r whi ch en sure s con tinu ous
co ndu ctio n wi th gr ound th ese i n o rde r to have o ptim al
protec tion o f the sy stem and pe rson nel.

CAUTIO N

2.5. Electrical Connection Warnings

Symbol description

DANGER

Th e c omp one nts in the in ver ter ar e l ive . Tou ching li ve
compon ents c an res ult in seri ous in jury o r death.

Do not open the inv erte r exce pt the wire box by qual ifie d
person s.

E lectric al ins tallati on, re pairs and c onversi ons ma y onl y be
carrie d out by e lect rically q uali fied p ersons.

Do not tou ch dam aged i nverter s.
Danger t o life d ue to hi gh voltag es in th e inve rter
Ther e is r esi dual volt age i n the inv erte r. The inve rter takes

20 minut es to di scha rge.
Wai t 20 min utes b efore you o pen th e wire b ox.
Person s wi th l imit ed p hysi cal or m enta l ab ili ties may o nly work

with th e Gro watt inve rter fol lowi ng pr oper instruc tion and u nder
consta nt supe rvis ion . Chil dre n are forbid den to pla y with th e
Growat t inve rter. Must k eep t he Growat t inve rte r away fro m
childr en.

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WAR NING

CAUTIO N

Make al l el ectr ica l connec tion s (e .g. con duct or t ermi nation,
fuses, PE co nnec tion, et c.) in ac cord ance wi th p reva ilin g
regula tion s. Whe n wor king w ith th e inverte r powe red on , adh ere
to all pre vail ing sa fety regu lati ons to m inimize r isk of a ccid ents.

System s wit h inv erte rs typic ally requ ire a ddi tion al co ntro l (e.g.,
switch es,d isco nnects) or pr otec tiv e dev ices (e.g., f usin g circui t
breake rs) de pend ing upon th e prev aili ng safety r ules .

The G rowa tt Inve rter co nver ts DC Curr ent fro m PV gen erat or
into AC curr ent. Th e i nverter is sui tabl e f or moun ting ind oors
and outd oors .

You ca n use th e AC c urre nt gen erat ed as f ollo ws:

Energy flows i nto th e ho use gr id. Th e co nsum ers
connec ted, for exa mple , hous ehol d devi ces or lightin g,
consum e the ener gy. Th e ene rgy l eft over is fe d into th e
public gri d. W hen the Growat t is not genera ted a ny
en erg y, e.g. , a t n igh t, th e c ons ume rs w hic h a re
connec ted are supplie d by the publ ic g rid . The Gr owat t
does not have its o wn en ergy mete r. Whe n ene rgy i s fed
into the p ubli c grid , the energ y mete r spin s backwar ds.

House gr id:

Energy i s fed d irec tly i nto the pub lic g rid. T he Growat t is
connec ted to a sepa rate ener gy me ter. Th e ene rgy
produc ed is c ompe nsat ed at a rate d epen din g on the
electr ic pow er co mpan y .

Public g rid:

2.6. Operation Warnings

WAR NING

Symbol description

Ensure a ll cov ers an d doors are c lose d and se cure duri ng ope rati on.
Althou gh desig ned to meet a ll s afet y re quireme nts, some part s an d

surfac es of Inv erte r are stil l hot dur ing o pera tio n. To re duce the risk
of inju ry, do not t ouch the heat sin k at t he back o f the PV-Inver ter o r
nearby s urfa ces wh ile Inver ter is o pera ting.

Incorr ect s izin g of the P V pla nt ma y re sult in vo ltag es b eing pres ent
which cou ld dest roy the inve rter. The inve rter dis play wil l r ead the
error me ssag e“PV Vo ltage Hig h!”

Turn the ro tary s witc h of the D C Dis conn ect to t he Off p osit ion
immedi atel y.
Contac t inst alle r.

CAUTIO N

All ope rati ons reg ard ing t ranspor t, insta llat ion and st art- up,
includ ing mainten ance must be oper ated by qua lifi ed, tra ined
person nel and in co mpli ance with all pr evailin g co des and
regula tion s.

Anytim e the in vert er has b een di sco nnec ted fr om the p ower
networ k, u se extr eme caut ion as some comp one nts can reta in
ch arge s ufficie nt to c reate a shock ha zar d; to m inim ize
occurr ence of suc h cond iti ons, comply with all cor respond ing
safety sy mbol s and mar kings pres ent on th e unit an d in this
manual .

In speci al cas es, th ere may sti ll be in terf erence fo r the sp ecif ied
applic atio n area des pit e ma inta ini ng s tandard ized e miss ion

limit val ues (e .g. whe n sens itiv e equi pmen t is loca ted at th e
setup l oca tion or wh en t he s etup lo cati on i s ne ar r adio or
televi sion rece iver s).I n thi s cas e, the oper ator is ob lige d to ta ke
proper a ctio n to rec tify the si tuat ion.

Do not stay cl oser th an 20 cm t o t he inve rter for any length of
time.

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3 Product Description

The Grow att i nver ters are gr id-t ied i nver ters whic h con vert D C cur rent gene rate d
by P V modu les i nto AC c urre nt an d feed it int o the p ubl ic gri d.

3.1. Overview

Symbol on the inverter

3.2. Type label

The type labe ls pro vid e a uni que id entific atio n of th e inv erte r (The type of pro duct,
Device -spe cifi c c haracte rist ics, Cer tifi cates and appr oval s). The typ e l abel s a re
on the lef t-ha nd sid e of the encl osur e.

Inform atio n

As the grid standa rds of m any coun trie s ar e in the proc ess
of impr ovin g o r upgra ding , p leas e r efer to the label on the
machin e for re fere nce of the ne west c erti ficate.

Symbol Description Explanation

Tap sy mbol Settin g the di spla y operati on

by tappi ng the L CD

Invert er sta tus sy mbol Indica tes in vert er operat ion

status

U

xxxHz

Model Name

U

DC max

I

DC max

DC range

V

AC norm

f

AC norm

P

AC norm

I

AC norm

PF

Protection Degree

Operation Ambient
Temperature

xxxxxx

xxxV

xxxV

xxxxW

xxxA

xxxx

xxxx

xxx ~ xxx°C °C

xxxV~xxxV

xxxA

IEC62109

VDE0126-1-1

G83

G

Wat erpr oof br eathabl e valv e

Positi on

F

E

D

C

B

A

AC Outpu t

PV input t ermi nals

DC switc h

State LE D

LCD

The fron t encl osur e lid

Descri ptio n

G

H

ED

C

A

B

F

H

RJ 45 Port