Afore AF1.5K-SL-0, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Manual AC Coupled Inverter Version T06020 02 Building 7 No 333 Wanfang Rd Minhang District Shanghai China 201112 86 21 54326236 86 21 54326136 info aforenergy com ...

Page 2: ...harge and discharge 3 2 6 1 AC Charge 3 2 6 2 Force Charge 3 2 6 3 Force Discharge 3 2 6 4 Forbid discharge 4 Installation 4 1 Pre installation 4 1 1 Unpacking Package List 4 1 2 Product Overview 4 1 3 Mounting Location 4 2 Mounting 4 3 Electrical Connection 4 3 1 Battery Connection 4 3 1 1 BAT CAN RS485 4 3 1 2 BAT NTC 4 3 2 AC Connection 4 3 3 Meter Connection 4 4 Communication Connection 4 5 Ea...

Page 3: ...ng Discharging 5 3 7 AC Timing Charging 5 3 8 Forced Charging 5 3 9 Forced Discharging 5 3 10 Meter 5 3 11 Protection Parameters 5 3 12 Communication Parameters 6 Power ON OFF 6 1 Power ON 6 2 Power OFF 6 3 Restart 7 Maintenance Trouble Shooting 7 1 Maintenance 7 2 Trouble Shooting 8 Specifications Contents 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 42 ...

Page 4: ...ice and any relevant accessories are disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations 5 Afore inverter should be placed upwards and handled with care in delivery Pay attention to waterproof Do not expose the inverter directly to water rain snow or spray 6 Alternative uses modifications to the inverter not recommended The warranty can become void if the inverter was tampered with or if the ins...

Page 5: ...nverter s housing may reach uncomfortably hot 60 C 140 F under high power operation Do not touch the inverter enclosure when operation Residual power discharge Do not open the inverter cover until 5 minutes after disconnection both DC and AC power supply Do not dispose of this device with the normal domestic waste CE mark The inverter complies with the requirements of the applicable CE guidelines ...

Page 6: ...ignificantly reduce the amount of energy purchased from the public grid and optimize self consumption Introduction 03 AC Coupled Inverter Meter Meter Single Phase AC Coupled Retro Fit Three Phase AC Coupled Retro Fit PV Array PV Array Single phase Inverter Storage battery Emergency load Generation meter Consumption meter Load Storage battery Emergency load Load Grid Grid Three phase Inverter AC Co...

Page 7: ...ery Priority Load Battery Grid This mode applies to situation that with low feed in subsidy and high electricity price 1 Solar energy supply to the local load and charge to the battery first 2 The excess power export to the public grid 3 The wind turbines can be connected to the PV 4 When off gird and the power is lacking the generator will be turned on automatically ...

Page 8: ...Electricity 3 2 3 Command charge and discharge This mode the charging and discharging power operates according to the set parameters Within the power range that the battery can accept run according to the set parameters otherwise run the charge and discharge command according to the upper and lower limits of the battery 3 2 4 External EMS dispatch This mode power of charging and discharging is con...

Page 9: ... AC Charge During the set time period the battery is charged with the set power When the PV power is not enough the power is drawn from the grid until the set SOC is reached and the timing charging function is stopped 3 2 6 2 Force Charge During the set time period the battery is charged with the set power and the power is only drawn from the PV not from the grid and the timing charging function i...

Page 10: ...onents are not missing or damaged Please contact your dealer directly for supports if there is any damage or missing components Package List Open the package please check the packing list shown as below 3 7 6 9 10 5 Monitoring Quick Installation Instructions 5 4 1 Quick Installation Instructions Warranty Card 2 12 5 14 13 11 Certificate Of Inspection 17 5 15 16 18 8 ...

Page 11: ...ring Quick Installation Instructions Wall Mounting Bracket AC Wiring Cover Screw Security Screw 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 AC Waterproof Cover AC Wiring Terminal Grounding Terminal Battery Connector Monitor Module Communication Adapter Mounting Bracket Screw Plastic Expansion Tube Smart Meter Opitional Communication Connectors 370mm 513mm 192mm ...

Page 12: ...installed on a solid surface far from flammable or corrosion materials where is suitable for inverter s weight and dimensions The ambient temperature should be within 25 60 between 13 F and 140 F The installation of inverter should be protected under shelter Do not expose the inverter to direct sunlight water rain snow spray lightning etc 4 1 3 Mounting Location 4 1 2 3 No Items Battery Port Commu...

Page 13: ... vertically on the wall or lean back on plane with a limited tilted angle Please refer to below picture Leave the enough space around inverter easy for accessing to the inverter connection points and maintenance 15 0 Max 300mm 300mm 300mm 500mm 50m m ...

Page 14: ...Installation 11 4 2 Mounting Step 1 Step 3 Step 2 264mm 219mm 17mm Security screw ...

Page 15: ...ection Communication Adapter pin assignment Grid Smart meter Critical Load Load TV 12345678 No COM2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COM1 NTC NTC Dry Contact Dry Contact DRM DRM CTU CTN Meter 485A Meter 485B BAT 485A 485A 485B BAT CANH BAT CANL BAT 485B ...

Page 16: ...local distributor or Afore for technical support 4 3 1 Battery Connection Note Set battery type and manufacturer please refer to Chapter 5 3 BMS Battery Management System communication is needed between inverter and battery Note Battery cable suggestion Cross section 8 10 AWG Please make sure the battery polarities are correct Battery cable 19 1mm Step 1 ...

Page 17: ...nnector and the cover Insert the wire harness into the terminals according to and polarity make the insulated terminals parallel with the terminals the crimping screw torque is 2 0 0 1N m Step 2 Step 3 A click sound will be heard when the connector assembly is correct Step 4 ...

Page 18: ...the clamping nut is tightened the nut will be locked Use an open end wrench to tighten the waterproof lock Step 5 Insert the battery connector into the inverter if hear a click it means the battery connection is finished Step 6 ...

Page 19: ...BAT CAN RS485 CAN RS485 Lithium 4 3 1 2 BAT NTC NTC 3 8 1 2 PIN Assignment NTC NTC RJ45 Plug 12345678 Lead Acid PIN Assignment 1 PIN 2 3 6 7 8 5 1 3 4 CANH 6 8 CANL 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PIN Assignment 1 PIN 4 5 1 2 3 RS485A 6 7 8 RS485B ...

Page 20: ...breaker first before connecting emove insulation sleeve 11mm 0 5 inch length unscrew the bolts insert the AC input wires according to polarities indicated on the terminal block and tighten the terminal screws Note Qualified electrician will be required for the wiring The AC terminal contains GRID and EPS GRID for load and EPS for emergency load 4 3 2 AC Connection Inverter Model AC breaker specifi...

Page 21: ...d not exceed the inverter s EPS Max output power range Note The wiring terminals should be wrapped with insulation tape otherwise it will cause a short circuit and damage the inverter Step 2 Step 3 GRID EPS Load Fix the AC wiring cover with cover screws GRID EPS Load ...

Page 22: ...he local load and the grid The output control function of the inverters will be activated based on the detected data Install the single phase Meter Grid Afore Single phase Meter Afore Single phase Meter PV Inventer Main Breaker Load TV Grid Inverter L N ACL ACN PIN Assignment PIN 3 8 1 2 RS485 B 25 RS485 A 24 ...

Page 23: ...se Meter Installation 20 Install the three phase Meter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grid Main Breaker Load TV Grid Inverter L1 L2 L3 N L1 L2 L3 N PIN Assignment PIN 3 8 1 2 RS485 B 25 RS485 A 24 PV Inventer Afore Three phase Meter ...

Page 24: ...S485 communication is applicable to the inverter Please refer to Communication Configuration Instruction for detailed instruction Install the WIFI Ethernet GPRS RS485 Communication Step 2 Step 1 Wifi GPRS Ethemet Turn on the DC switch and AC circuit breaker and wait until the LED indicator on the monitoring module flashes indicating that the monitoring module is successfully connected ...

Page 25: ...uld be connected to the inverter This prevents electric shock if the original protective PE wire fails Note Earth cable PE suggestion Cross section Copper 4 6mm 10AWG Note Make sure the earth cables on the inverter and solar panel frame are separately Fix the grounding screw to the grounding connection of the machine housing ...

Page 26: ...uch Button 5 6 8 7 FAULT LED Indicator POWER LED Indicator ENT Touch Button GRID LED Indicator Sign Color Explanation POWER Green ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Green Red FAULT The inverter is stand by The inverter is power off The inverter is feeding power The inverter is not feeding power Fault occurred No fault GRID Power Operation 23 ...

Page 27: ...nfo Temperature Run Record Display Menu Running Param PV Mode Bat Param EMS Param Meter Param P Mode Q Mode Com Param Wifi Parallel Err Record Protection Param Country Prated Vrated Irated RunTimeday RunTimeAll WIFI SN Version Sys Info Start Stop Language Safty Date Time Clr Record Factory Reset System Param The setting is for AF SL Hybrid inverter Any doubts please contact distributor for more de...

Page 28: ... 5 3 1 Time Step1 Entry Menu Step2 Up Down Chose System Param Confirm Step3 Up Down Chose Date Time Confirm Step4 Set Year Mouth Date Hour Minute Second Confirm Step5 Return 5 3 2 Safety Safty G98 System Param Safty Display System Param Chose Safty Chose System Param Data xxxx xx xx Time xx xx xx System Param Date Time Display System Param Chose Date Time Chose System Param ...

Page 29: ...firm Step6 Return 5 3 4 Lead Acid Step1 Entry Menu Step2 Up Down Chose Running Param Confirm Step3 Password Confirm Up Down Chose 0 Confirm Step4 Up Down Chose Lead Lead Acid Battery Confirm Step5 Up Down Chose Capacity RComp TComp VChgMax Confirm Step6 Return Running Param Load Running Param Bat Param MEN Running Param Chose Running Param Load Capacity xxAh Chose Load Chose EMS Param Bat Param Lith Run...

Page 30: ...m Step7 Return EMS Param EPS Mode Running Param EMS Param MEN Running Param Chose Running Param EPSMode SelfUse Chose EPS Mode 5 3 6 Timing Charging Discharging Step1 Entry Menu Step2 Up Down Chose Running Param Confirm Step3 Password Confirm Up Down Chose 0 Confirm Step4 Up Down Chose EMS Param Confirm Step5 Up Down Chose Chg or Dischg Tim Entry MES Setting Step6 Up Down Chose Max Mini Pwr Max Mini V...

Page 31: ...rn EMS Param AC Chg Running Param EMS Param MEN Running Param Chose Running Param AC Chg AC Chg OFF ON Chose AC Chg 5 3 8 Forced Charging Step1 Entry Menu Step2 Up Down Chose Running Param Confirm Step3 Password Confirm Up Down Chose 0 Confirm Step4 Up Down Chose EMS Param Confirm Step5 Up Down Chose Force Chg Forced Charging setting Confrim Step6 Up Down Chose Force Chg Forced Charging Switch On Off P...

Page 32: ...e EMS Param 5 3 9 Forced Discharging Step1 Entry Menu Step2 Up Down Chose Running Param Confirm Step3 Password Confirm Up Down Chose 0 Confirm Step4 Up Down Chose EMS Param Confirm Step5 Up Down Chose Force DChg Forced Charging setting Confrim Step6 Up Down Chose Force DChg Forced Charging Switch On Off PForce Max power percentage MaxSoc Max SOC TimOn1 Start time TimOff1 Stop time TimeOn2 Start time Tim...

Page 33: ... xx S V min xx V Chose PV Mode 5 3 12 Communication Parameters Step1 Entry Menu Step2 Up Down Chose Communication Param Confirm Step3 Up Down Chose Wifi Confirm Step4 Up Down Chose Wifi Addr defualt value 1 Confrim Step5 Up Down Chose Wifi Prot Wifi protocol Modbus SunSpec Confirm Step6 Up Down if chose parallel Multi inverter parallel working Confirm Step7 Under P Addr Up Down chose inverter number of pa...

Page 34: ...ybrid inverters should be set according to the required local grid standard More information please contact with Afore or distributors 6 Power ON OFF 7 Maintenance Trouble Shooting 6 1 Power ON Periodically maintenance are necessary please follow steps as below AC connection Grid and EPS twice a year Battery connection twice a year Earth connection twice a year Heat sink clean with dry towel once ...

Page 35: ...l Check PV modules wires those wires are soaked or damaged and then carry out rectification if the fault occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Pv1OverVoltFault Pv2OverVoltFault Pv3OverVoltFault Pv4OverVoltFault Pv5OverVoltFault Pv6OverVoltFault Pv7OverVoltFault Pv8OverVoltFault Pv9OverVoltFault Pv10OverVoltFault PV6ReverseFault A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 PV1Reverse...

Page 36: ...ult Pv5AbnormalFault Pv6AbnormalFault Pv7AbnormalFault Pv8AbnormalFault Pv9AbnormalFault Pv10AbnormalFault Pv11AbnormalFault Pv12AbnormalFault Pv13AbnormalFault Pv14AbnormalFault Pv15AbnormalFault Pv16AbnormalFault Pv17AbnormalFault Pv18AbnormalFault Pv19AbnormalFault Pv20AbnormalFault Pv21AbnormalFault Pv22AbnormalFault Pv23AbnormalFault Pv24AbnormalFault PV and PV reversed Connection Check PV mo...

Page 37: ...ry maybe can working as normal If this fault occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Battery temperature sensor abnormal Check battery temperature sensor and connected wires damage or not then rectification or change new one Battery voltage over or under Check inverters connected battery lines and connectors broken or loose connect Carry out rectification if broke...

Page 38: ...al or not C02 GridUnbalanVoltFault Grid Voltage unbalanced The inverter will restart automatically when the grid three phase return to normal Check inverter connected with the grid connectors and wires normal or not connectors and cable normal or not C03 GridInstOverVoltFault Grid instantaneous voltage over The inverter will restart automatically when the grid three phase return to normal Contact ...

Page 39: ...Off grid Fault DC Fault UpsOverPowerFault PV current over triggered by Software logic Power off power on then restart If those faults occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors PV current over triggered by hardware protection circuit Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults occurs continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Adjust ge...

Page 40: ...abnormal when self checking Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Bus voltage over Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributors Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those faults continuously and frequently please ask help for local distributor...

Page 41: ...istributors F09 F10 F11 F12 F13 PLLFault GridRelayFault UpsRelayFault GenRelayFault Relay4Fault Generator current over F17 F18 F19 GenROverCurrFault GenSOverCurrFault GenTOverCurrFault Off grid output current over When off grid the load start impulse current is over reduce the start impulse current load Power off then restart Ref Chapter8 If those fault occurs continuously and frequently please as...

Page 42: ... local distributors G01 G02 G03 G04 G05 G06 G07 G08 G09 G10 G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16 G17 G18 G19 G20 G21 G22 G23 G24 PV1CurAdChanFault PV2CurAdChanFault PV3CurAdChanFault PV4CurAdChanFault PV5CurAdChanFault PV6CurAdChanFault PV7CurAdChanFault PV8CurAdChanFault PV9CurAdChanFault PV10CurAdChanFault PV11CurAdChanFault PV12CurAdChanFault BDCCurrAdChanFault TransCurAdChanFault BalBrigCurAdChanFault RInv...

Page 43: ...tributors G37 TempAdChanFault G25 G26 G27 G28 G29 G30 G31 G32 UpsSCurAdChanFault UpsTCurAdChanFault GenRCurAdChanFault GenSCurAdChanFault GenTCurAdChanFault UpsRDcvAdChanFault UpsSDcvAdChanFault UpsTDcvAdChanFault G41 G42 G43 G44 G45 G46 G47 EnvirOverTempFault EnvirLowTempFault CoolingOverTempFault CoolingLowTempFault OverTemp3Fault LowTemp3Fault CpuOverTempFault All temperature sensors abnormal G...

Page 44: ...AdChan Warning I07 I08 ExtFlashComWarning EepromComWarning Flash abnormal Eeprom abnormal I10 I11 HmiComWarning FreqCalcConflictWarning HMI abnormal Frequency value abnormal I05 CoolingTempAdChan Warning Some temperature sensors abnormal Communication between slaver CPU and master CPU abnormal I06 Temp3AdChanWarning I09 SlaveComWarning I12 UnsetModel Running model is not initial J01 MeterComWarnin...

Page 45: ...atively Humidity Operating Temperature Range C Operating Altitude m Noise Emission dB Standby Consumption W Mounting Communication with RSD Display Communication Interfaces Certification Approvals EMC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IP65 NEMA4X 97 6 96 8 AF2 5K SL 0 AF1K SL 0 AF1K SL 0 AF1K SL 0 1 25 AF1K SL 0 5 0 1 0 6 9 6 6 1 5 4 6 4 4 5 0 1 0 4 6 4 4 AF1 5K SL 0 AF2K SL 0 AF2 5K SL 0 AF1 5K SL 0 AF2K SL...

Page 46: ...perating Temperature Range C Operating Altitude m Noise Emission dB Standby Consumption W Mounting Communication with RSD Display Communication Interfaces Certification Approvals EMC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IP65 NEMA4X 97 6 96 8 51 2 40 60 Li ion lead acid etc AF3K SL 0 AF3 6K SL 0 AF4K SL 0 AF4 6K SL 0 AF3K SL 0 AF3 6K SL 0 AF4K SL 0 AF4 6K SL 0 AF3K SL 0 AF3 6K SL 0 AF4K SL 0 AF4 6K SL 0 3 0 80 4...