Growatt PCS500 User Manual
Growatt PCS500
Bidirectional batte ry Inverter User Manual
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About this Manual
Safety instructions
Product Description
Contents
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1.1 C onten ts
1.2 Tar get rea ders
1.3 H ow to use t his Man ual
1.4 S ymbol s expla natio n
2.1 I nstal latio n
2.2 O perat or
2.3 I nspec tion an d stora ge
2.4 Tr ansp orta tion
2.5 I nstal latio n
2.6 R epair a nd main tenan ce
2.7 I nvert er EMC an d noise l evel
2.8 I mport ant not e
3.1 E nergy S torag e syste m
3.2 C ircui t diag ram of the in vert er
3.3 T he layo ut of the m ain com ponen ts
3.4 O perat ion mod e
3.5 B atter y setti ng
3.6 P rotec tion
3.7 S torag e
3.8 D imens ion
3.9 P ackag ing inf ormat ion
GUI instruction
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Pilot operation
5.2 I nspec tion
5.4 P ilot op erati on comp letio n
5.3 P ower on s teps
5.1 R eleva nt requ irem ents
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5.5 P ower of f step s
6.1 L CD disp lay scr een in trod ucti on
6.2 L CD oper ation
6.3 L CD disp lay inf ormat ion sch edu le
Routine maintenance
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7.1 R eplac ing the d ust scr een
7.2 R egula r maint enanc e
Products installation
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4.2 Too ls and sp are par ts req uire d for
who le mach ine ins talla tion
4.4 E lectr ical in stall ation
4.3 M echan ical in stall ation
4.1 I nstal latio n condi tion re quir emen ts
4.5 C ommun icati on
4.6 I nstal latio n inspe ction
7.3 W aste d ispo sal
Appendix
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8.1 S pecif icati on
8.2 G rowat t Fact ory warra nty
8.3 C ontac t
1 About this Manual
Thi s chapter de scri bes th e con tent s of thi s man ual, t arge t read er, and s afet y symbols ,
can h elp use rs to hav e a bette r under stand ing of th e man ual.
1.1. Contents
Thi s m anua l appl ies to Grow att PCS500 Bidi rect iona l batt ery inv erte r, t he manu al
con tains :
saf ety in stru ctio n
Pro duct desc ript ion
The rol e inver ter play s in th e energ y st orag e sy stem and str uctu re, prin cipl e,
pro tect ion, oper atio n mode , stor age and p ackag e size of t he Grow att PC S500.
Ins talla tion
Inv erter i nstalla tion c ondi tion s, tools, a nd the i nver ter me chan ical and electr ical
ins talla tion, t he comm unica tion co nnect ion and i nsp ecti on.
Com missi oning
GUI (Grap hic Us er Int erface) i nstr uction
Rou tine m aint enan ce
Dai ly m aint enance of the inve rter, the replacem ent of s ome spar e p arts and wast e
dis posal i nstru ction .
App endix
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Att entio n that n eeds to be paid wh en op erat ing and mai ntai ning Grow att PC S50 0.
Ins pecti on bef ore co mmis sioning a nd pro cedure to t urn o n/of f inverte r.
Inf ormat ion di spla yed on the inver ter LC D tou ch-s cree n and s etti ng in stru ctio n.
Techn ical d ata, w arranty p olic y and c ontact in form ation.
1.2. Target reade rs
1) O nly pr ofes sional el ectr icians or p rofes sion ally qual ifie d per sonn el ca n
tra nspor t or ins tall this p rodu ct.
2)T he ope rato r should be full y fami liar with t he str uctu re and work ing pr incip le of
the enti re Ene rgy S tora ge system ;
3)T he ope rato r should be full y fami liar with t his ma nual ;
4)T he ope rato r should be full y fami liar with t he loc al sta ndards of t he pro ject.
Qua lific ation
1.3. How to use this Manual
Rea d this manua l befo re ins tall atio n of th e Growatt PC S500 . Stor e this m anual whe re
acc essib le at all t imes.
The c onte nts of th is manu al wil l be per iodi cally upda ted or re vised if nec essa ry.
How ever d iscre panc ies cann ot be excl uded. Pl ease refe r to t he pr oduc t or down load
the l atest v ersio n of this m anual o n www.gr owat t.com.
1.4. Symbols explanation
In o rder to ensure t he pe rson al an d propert y saf ety of the u ser d urin g ins tall ation, or
opt imall y eff icient use of this prod uct, symb ols are used high ligh t t he i nfor mation.
The foll owin g symbol s may be us ed in thi s ma nual , please read care fully, in order to
mak e bette r use of th is manu al.
DANGER
Cautio n, ris k of danger
DAN GER i ndic ates a h azar d wi th a high level o f ri sk w hich , if not avoi ded, will
res ult in d eath or ser ious i njur y.
CAUTIO N
CAU TION indi cate s th ere i s po tent ial risk , if not avoi ded, could
res ult in e quipmen t malf unct ion an d prope rty da mage.
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WAR NING
Cautio n,ri sk of elect ric shock
WAR NING
Cautio n, ris k of fire haz ard
PE TERMINAL
Protec tive c onducto r termina l
WAR NING
Risk of el ectr ic shock, E nergy sto rage t imed disc harg e.
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Whe n ba tter y ba nk conn ecti ng poin t ar e ex posed, ther e wi ll be D C volta ge i n
the equipme nt DC side ; and when outp ut breake r is o n, th ere is a pot ential risk
of el ectri c shock .
Sui table for mountin g on concrete or other non-co mbus tibl e
sur face on ly.
The inver ter has to be fi rmly gr ound ed to ensu re the saf ety of
per sonne l.
Ele ctric al shock dang er e xist s in th e ca paci tor; th e co ver shall be
mov ed at lea st 5 minu tes lat er afte r all pow ers are d isco nnected .
Safety instructions 2
Inv erter i nsta llat ion an d serv ice per sonne l must be trained an d fami liar w ith the
gen eral safety requi reme nt w hen working on e lect rica l e quip ment . In stall ation and
ser vice per sonn el shou ld also be famili ar with the l ocal law s and reg ulat ions an d
saf ety req uire ment s.
> Read this ma nual ca reful ly befo re oper ation. The eq uipm ent will not be und er
war ranty i f faili ng to ope rate ac cordi ng to th is manual .
> Ope ratio n on the in verte r must be f or qual ified e lectr ica l tech nici an onl y.
> When inv erte r o pera ting , don’ t t ouch any ele ctri cal part s exce pt for the tou chscr een.
> All e lectr ical op erati on must c omply w ith loc al el ectr ical o pera tion stan dard s.
> War rant y serv ice fo r the inv erter d oes not c ontai n modul e maint enanc e.
> Perm issi on f rom the loca l ut ilit y c ompa ny i s re quire d before install ing the Energy
Sto rage sy stem an d only pr ofes sional pe rson nel ar e qual ifie d for the ope rati on.
2.1. Installation
Pro per insta llat ion re quires fo llow ing al l the i nstr uctio ns in th e user manu al involv ing
tra nspor tatio n, m ount ing, wi ring and commis sion ing. Gro watt do es not co ver
war ranty f or the in verte r damag e due to fa iling t o use it pr oper ly.
2.2. Operator
Inv erter i nsta llat ion an d serv ice per sonne l must be trained an d fami liar with the
gen eral safety requi reme nt w hen working on e lect rica l e quip ment . Insta llat ion and
ser vice per sonn el shou ld also be fa mili ar with the l ocal law s and reg ulat ions an d
saf ety req uire ment s.
2.3. Inspection and storage
The i nverter shoul d be care fully checked b efore signing th e docu ment f rom the
tra nspor tatio n comp any. Ch eck t he re ceiv ed it ems a gain st de live ry no te, a nd if there
is an y de fect o r damage , im medi atel y no tify t he t rans port ation compa ny. If
nec essar y, you c an see k help from Gr owat t Custome r Serv ice de part ment.
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CAUTIO N
Gro watt PCS5 00 can only be s tore d wh en i t is st oppe d an d all
the do ors a re cl osed in a dry roo m to p rote ct th e int ern al
cir cuit s against d ust an d mois ture .
2.4 . Transportat ion
Tran spor tati on s houl d follow th e transp orta tion me thods d escr ibed in the us er
man ual. The inv erte r's weig ht and cent er of grav ity shou ld be take n i nto account
dur ing tra nspor tatio n. The ce nter of g ravit y is mark ed on the b ox.
DANGER
Dur ing tra nsporta tion , lift ing eq uipm ent and p erso nnel mu st be
qu ali fie d. Th e i nve rte r s hou ld b e p lace d ve rti cal ly an d t he
inc linat ion cann ot be more tha n 10 degr ees. It is not al lowe d to
pla ce the i nver ter u psid e down or transp ort in a hori zont al po siti on.
Inc orrec t l ifti ng an d t rans port ation c an l ead t o s erio us in jury,
pro pert y loss and da mage t o the in vert er.
Cautio n, ris k of danger
2.5 . Installation
The prote ctio n le vel o f the inve rter is IP 20, w hich is desig ned f or in door ins tall atio n.
Ple ase ref er to ch apter 4 for i nsta llat ion in struc tion.
The in stal lati on lo cati on mus t be dr y, includi ng no e xpec ted c onde nsation . The
inv erter i s only fo r use in a cl osed el ectri cal ope ratin g area .
Cautio n, ris k of fire haz ard
WAR NING
Sui table f or m ount ing on co ncret e or other no n-combu stib le
sur face on ly.
Rep air a nd m aint enan ce c an o nly be ca rried ou t af ter disc onne cting th e DC and A C
for a t least 5 m inute s.
Onl y profe ssio nal techn ical p erso nnel a re qual ifie d for the ope rati on.
Mai ntena nce an d modi ficatio n
Onl y perso nnel wit h Growatt auth oriz atio n are qual ifie d for the main tena nce and
mod ifica tion. And t o ens ure perso nal safet y, use o rigi nal a cces sori es pr ovid ed by the
man ufact urer only. Othe rwis e, e lect rica l sa fety and E MC m ight not c ompl y wi th the
req uire d stan dard .
Fun ction and sa fety para mete rs
Don 't cha nge th e par amet ers o f the i nver ter wi thout auth oriz ation fro m the l ocal
uti lity a nd Gro watt New En ergy Co., L td. O ther wise , it mi ght l ead to inju ry or
equ ipmen t dama ge and the wa rranty of t he inv erte r will be voided .
Risk of el ectr ic shock, E nergy sto rage t imed disc harg e.
WAR NING
Ele ctric al shoc k dang er exi sts in the cap acitor; t he cov er
sha ll be move d at leas t 5 minutes late r af ter all powe rs are
dis conne cted.
2.7 . Inverter EMC and noise level
Ele ctrom agne tic c ompa tibilit y (EMC ) is the req uire ment for el ectrica l equi pment that
it ca n oper ate no rmal ly in the e lect roma gnet ic env iron ment a nd doe s not cau se
una ccept able en viron ment al impact i tsel f.
Dis conne cting swit ches
Dis conne ct DC sw itch an d AC sw itch , an d mak e su re th e inv erter wi ll not be
con necte d acci dent ally. E nsur e the inver ter is tota lly di sconnec ted wi th no v olta ge by
tes ting with a mul ti-m eter. A ltho ugh the DC an d AC switc h has been dis connect ed,
the re is still vo ltage in some compo nents , for example c apacito rs. Henc e, t he re pair
or mainte nanc e ope ratio n can on ly be pr ocee ded at le ast 5 mi nutes af ter t he
dis conne ction .
2.6 Repair and maintenance
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Ant i-int erfer ence property f rom in ter nal compo nent s.
Ant i-int erfer ence property f rom ou tside.
Ele ctrom agne tic e miss ion i mpac t on th e envi ronme nt
Inv erter may gene rate some no ise and elec trom agne tic radi atio n du ring op erat ion.
Acc ordin g to EMC emi ssio n and nois e level , i nverter sh ould be used in industri al
env ironm ents . Hence, al l pers onne l shou ld not st ay long n ear the i nvert er.
2.8 . Important note
Inform atio n
Ite m 1: Sta tic e lect rici ty ca n caus e dam age to the in verter
Ele ctros tati c dis char ge ma y caus e unrecov erab le damage t o inv erte r interna l
com ponen ts!
Whe n oper atin g the i nver ter, op erat or mu st com ply wi th ant i-stati c prot ecti on
nor ms!
Ite m 2: Res tric tion
The inve rter cann ot be d irectly us ed to c onne ct th e life supp ort e quip ment
and medi cal equip ment !
Ite m 3: Pre caut ions
Mak e sure i nsta llat ion t ools o r oth er unnece ssar y items are n ot le ft ins ide t he
inv erter befo re sta rting up.
Ite m 4: Mai nten ance noti ce
Mai ntena nce ca n only be car ried out af ter th e inve rter tota lly d isch arge d.
Product description 3
Gro watt PCS5 00 bidirec tional ba tter y inv erte r is de sign ed fo r energy st orag e sys tem,
it c onve rts DC curr ent ge nerated b y bat tery b ank i nto AC curr ent an d fee d it in to the
loa d/gri d, als o it ca n take powe r from s olar i nver ter or grid to cha rge b atte ry.
3.1 Energy Storage system
Str uctur e of a ty pical ene rgy s tora ge system i s sho wn as below
Fig ure 3- 1 Gri d-co nnec ted e nerg y sto rage s yste m
Gro watt P CS50 0 bidi rect iona l batt ery in vert er con verts DC cur rent g ener ated b y
bat tery i nto A C cur rent . The n the AC cu rren t is f ilte red i nto s ine w ave e lect rici ty an d
fed i nto th e gr id t hrou gh a m ediu m-volta ge i sola ting t rans form er. I t ca n al so
con verts g rid pow er to DC to c harge b atter y. The c ircu it dia gram i s as below:
3.2 Circuit diagram of the inverter
Fig ure 3-2-1 Gr owat t PCS500 ci rcui t diagram
AC output
Load Connect
DC Input
3继电器
2电阻
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3.3 The layout of the main components
3.3.1 Externa l com pon ent s
Ext erna l main comp onents include : LED i ndic ator, LCD touc h s creen an d s tart -sto p
kno b, emer gency s top but ton.
Fig ure 3-3-1- 1 Inve rter appe aran ce
No. Nam e Des cripi tion
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Pow er ind icato r Whe n powe r supp ly is no rmal, t he ind icato r disp lays
yel low.
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Inv erter malfu nctio n indi cator Wh en inve rter i s faul ty, the in dicat or dis plays red.
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tou ch Scre en LCD
Ope ratio n info rmati on dis play, re ceive contr ol
com mand a nd par amete rs set ting
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Off -on kn ob
onl y cont rol the grid- side s witch , and do es not
con trol th e DC-s ide sw itch
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Eme rgenc y STOP
Shu t down t he inve rter w hen pre ssed d own
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Dus t scree n pre vent d ust fro m enter ing in to the i nvert er
Fig ure 3-3-1 Pa rt descri ptio n
The re are two LED ind icat ors on the inv erte r whic h is used to dis play the cu rren t
sta tus of th e inver ter.
Fig ure 3-3-1- 2 LED indic ator s
LED Des cript ion
POW ER
The indi cato r lig hts wh en po wer suppl y to th e inve rter is nor mal.
FAULT
The indi cato r lig hts wh en po wer suppl y to th e inve rter is nor mal.
Fig ure 3-3-2 LE D status
Ind icato r
AC swit ch is used to c onne ct or dis conn ect the i nver ter a nd u tili ty gr id. DC sw itch is
use d to conne ct or disc onnect t he in vert er a nd DC modu les. If the AC s witc h is u sed
in the case of l oad, the i nverter componen ts w ill be expos ed t o co nsid erab le s tres s.
Fre quen t use of the AC s witc h will l ead to d amage o f the inv erter.
CAUTIO N
The em ergency st op butt on is only us ed in case of emerge ncy,
suc h as: ser ious fa ilure i n the gr id, fire, et c.
Fig ure 3-3-1- 3 Emer gency STO P
AC/ DC mai n swit ch
Eme rgenc y STOP
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The emer gency stop but ton i mmediat ely d isco nnec ts th e inv erte r fro m bot h grid and
bat tery, whi ch ensu re the safety of th e inverter. By pre ssin g the eme rgen cy sto p
but ton, the device will be l ocke d in the "off " po siti on. Only rele ase the emergenc y
sto p b utto n b y rota ting it clockwi se and clo sing AC, DC breaker, can the inv erte r
res ume wo rking nor mall y.
Fig ure 3-3-1- 4 Off- on knob
It displa ys th e in vert er’s opera ting pa rame ters, po wer gen eration , a nd f ault y
inf ormat ion rec ord. P leas e refe r to Sec tion 6, for d etai ls.
Off -on k nob
It i s used to sta rt or s top t he inv erter.
Touc h scr een
3.4.1 ON-grid charge and discharge mode
3.4. Operation mode
The re are sever al ope ration mo des o f the inver ter.
CAUTIO N
Whe n the a mbie nt te mper atur e is t oo high, it is no rmal the i nver ter
red uces t he output p ower. Ho wever, if thi s freq uent ly happen s,
che ck the coo ling surfac e of the inv erte r or plac e the inverte r in
bet ter ve ntil atio n con diti ons pl ace. I f the inver ter fa n is di rty, pl ease
cle an th e fan , i f there i s p roble m wi th th e in vert er i nter nal
ele ctric al, ple ase see k help fr om pro fess iona l servi ces.
3.4.3 Fault mode
Whe n th e DC p ower sys tem fail s, the inverter wil l i mmed iate ly disc onne ct the AC
con tacto r and en ters into the fault m ode, so a s t o en sure the safe ty of t he s ystem.
Inv erter cont inuousl y mo nito rs f ault st atus and will not ente r ch arge and di scha rge
mod e until t he faul t is elim inate d.
3.4.4 Permanent fault mode
Whe n the DC po wer s yste m is in se riou s fai lure , the inv erte r will im medi atel y
dis conne ct the AC contact or and ente rs into th e Perm anen t faul t mode , so as to
ens ure the safety of t he syst em. For exam ple: inv erte r m odul e f ailu re e tc. please
con tact your loca l d eale r or Gr owat t directly when inv erte r enter s pe rmanent faul t
mod e, repa irme n on site is no t allo wed wi thou t autho rizat ion of Gr owat t.
Wor king p roce dure o f PCS5 00 at on-gr id cha rge an d dischar ge mod e:
1) PC S500 co nnect ed to bat tery on t he DC sid e, and gr id on the A C sid e;
2) Cl ose the a c/dc ci rcuit b reak er and s tart -stop k nob, PC S500 en ter wai ting st atus;
3) Start PCS 500 via th e lcd, ma chin e enter self -che ckin g, after the mee t on-grid
con ditio ns, the e nergy s torag e contr olle r will run in " on-g rid ch arge “mode .
4) C lick the "s witc h" but ton on the screen. You ca n com plet e the b atte ry ch arge and
dis charg e state tran siti ons. Charge curr ent and disc harge power c an b e se t(defau lt
20A c harge , full po wer dis charg e).
3.4.2 Off-grid c har ge an d dis cha rge m ode
At off- grid mod e, PCS5 00 can work aut omat ical ly, the inverter will sense the load
pow er and ad just it s outpu t autom atica lly :
1) P CS50 0 con nected to battery on the DC si de, a nd lo ad eq uipm ent o n the AC si de,
mak e sure gr id is no t connect ed;
2) Cl ose the A C/DC ci rcuit b reak er and s tart -stop k nob, PC S500 en ter wai ting st atus;
3) S tart PCS5 00 vi a the LCD, inver ter start s sel f-ch eck, when sel f-ch eck f inished and
mee t worki ng requ irem ent, i nver ter con nects t o local l oad.
4) in verte r sense s load po wer and a djust i ts ou tput t o supp ly loc al load equ ipme nt.
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