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Overview

1.1 Product Overview

This  manual  is  aimed  at  providing  sufficient  information  and  installing  instruction  for 
consumers  buying  Shenzhen  Growatt  New  Energy  Co.,Ltd  (short  as  Growatt)  MAX-X 
Series  solar  inverters.  Please  read  this  manual  carefully  before  using  the  MAX-X  series 
inverters  and  store  the  manual  in  a  reachable  place  for  an  authorized  technician.  No 
further notice if there is any change in this manual.

1.2 Applicable Personnel

Only  qualified  electrical  technicians  are  allowed  to  install  MAX-X  series  inverter.  With 
reading  through  this  manual  and  following  all  the  precautions,  qualified  electrical 
technician  can  properly  install  MAX-X  serial  inverter,  finish  trouble  shooting  and 
communication settings.
If

 

there

 

is

 

any

 

problem

 

during

 

the

 

installation

the

 

installer

 

can

 

either

 

log

 

on

 

www

.

ginverter

.

com

 

and

 

leave

 

a

 

message

 

or

 

call  consumer

 

service

 

hotline

  +

86

 

755

 

27471942.

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Safety

 

Precautions

2.1 Safety Overview

1>Before installation please make sure reading through this manual, any damage caused 
by improper installation, Growatt reserve the right to disclaim any warranty.
2>All  the  operations  and  connections  must  be  done  by  trained  qualified  electrical 
technician.
3>During installation except for terminals, do not touch any inside part of the inverter.
4>All the electrical connections must meet local country's safety regulations.
5>If

 

you

 

need

 

maintenance

 

for

 

this

 

inverter

please

 

contact

 

our

 

local

 

authorized 

installing

 

and

 

maintenance technician.

6>You

 

must

 

get

 

the

 

local

 

power

 

supplier's

 

permit

 

before

 

connecting

 

this

 

inverter

 

to

the grid.

H a n d l e

 

P ro c e s s

Installation

Electrical

 

Connections:

Maintenance

 

and

 

replacement

:

•The inverter is heavy,please treat with care while handling,in case of 

crushing injury.

•Before  installation,please  read  through  this  manual,any  damage 
cause  by  improper  installation,Growatt  reserve  the  right  to  disclaim 
any warranty.

•Ensure that the inverter is not connected to a power supply and is not 

power on before installation.

•Before

 

electrical

 

connection

please

 

ensure

 

the

 

inverter

 

DC

 

switch

 

is

 

at 

"

OFF”  also

 

disconnect

 

AC

 

switch

otherwise

 

the

 

high

 

voltage

 

from

 

inverter

 

may

 

cause

 

life

 

risk

.

•Only

 

trained

 

authorized

 

electrical

 

technician

 

can

 

do

 

the

 

electric

 

connection

 

also

 

please

 

follow

 

the

 

connection

 

procedures

 

in

 

this

 

manual

 

along

 

with

 

local

 

country's

 

regulations

.

•High

 

voltage

 

may

 

cause

 

electric

 

shocks

 

and

 

serious

 

injury

 

please

do

 

not

 

touch

 

the

 

inverter

.

•Please  do  not  store  inverter  in  area  with  flammable  and  explosive 

material.

•Must  be  installed  by  trained  and  authorized  electrical  technician  and 

accurately follow this manual.

•Please  disconnect  the  DC  and  AC  switch  for  at  least  five  minutes,  all 

the operations should be carried after power disconnection.

•If there is PV isolation low alarm, the inverter case may be ungrounded,

please do not touch the inverter case.
•High

 

voltage

 

of

 

inverter

 

may

 

result

 

in

  

electric

 

shock

.

•Each inverter must install one AC breaker; AC breaker is forbidden to 

share with other inverters.
•It

 

is

 

forbidden

 

to

 

add

 

load

 

between

 

inverter

 

and

 

breaker

.

•If  the  cable  is  thick,  after  tightening  the  cable  do  not  shake  it  and

ensure  the  cable  is  well-connected  and  then  start  the  inverter.Loose 

connection may cause overheat.

•Before connecting between PV panels and inverter please ensure the 

positive and negative poles are correct connected.

•For

 

better

 

cooling

 

purpose

please

 

regularly

 

clean

 

the

 

fans

.   

•Do not use air pump to clean the fans, cause it may damage the fans.

1

2

•Please

 

follow  this  installation  manual  as  installation  condition 

environment,space and so on.

• P l e a s e   i n s t a l l   t h e   i n v e r t e r   i n   a   d r y   a n d   v e n t i l a t e d  

environment,otherwise may affect the performance of the inverter.

•Please follow the installation procedures in this manual.

WARNING

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NOTICE

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Summary of Contents for MAX 100KTL3-X LV

Page 1: ...Energy Co Ltd 4 13 F BuildingA Sino German Europe IndustrialPark HangchengAve Bao anDistrict Shenzhen China T 86 755 27471942 E service ginverter com W www ginverter com Installation Operation Manual...

Page 2: ...roduction 4 Unpacking 5 Installation 5 1 Basic Installation Requirements 5 2 Installation Environment Requirements 5 3 Moving Requirements 5 4 Wall Mounted Installation 5 5 Installing the Inverter 3 1...

Page 3: ...ound Cables 6 Connecting Cables 11 Decommissioning 7 System Commissioning 12 Quality Assurance 7 1 Inverter Commissioning 7 2 Modes 7 3 LED display 8 1 Remote Data Monitoring 8 2 Local Data Monitoring...

Page 4: ...improper installation Growatt reserve the right to disclaim any warranty Ensure that the inverter is not connected to a power supply and is not power on before installation Before electrical connectio...

Page 5: ...hnician Burn Warning Do not touch a running inverter cause it generates high temperature on the case Protective Grounding Connect inverter to grounding bar Delay discharge Residual voltage exists afte...

Page 6: ...unction Box E Breathing valve L Ground screw hole F External fans M Heat sink G USB interface 3 2 Basic Data Model Size mm Weight kg Width Height Thickness MAX X Series Inverter 970 640 345 84 MAX X S...

Page 7: ...30V 230V 230V 480V 480V 480V Fig 3 5 Fig 3 6 AFCI Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter is a kind of circuit protection device the main function is to prevent the fire caused by fault arc The electrical insul...

Page 8: ...ld be from 30 60 H Inverter should be installed in a vertically or rear tilted surface please refer to following drawings Fig 5 1 I To ensure the inverter can work smoothly and easy for personnel to o...

Page 9: ...install multiple inverters on one surface inverters should be installed as following drawing D Do not install inverter into an enclosed space like following drawing Fig 5 6 12 11 5 3 Moving Requireme...

Page 10: ...be installed on solid walls with at least 100mm thickness 5 5 Installing The Inverter After the wall mount bracket has been firmly installed on the wall put the inverter on that plate 1 Use the rope...

Page 11: ...forbidden to share with other inverters It is forbidden to add load between inverter and breaker Preparation before connection 1 Disconnect inverter DC switch and AC breaker or switch 2 When you lock...

Page 12: ...approximately 30mm according to the specifications of the crimping terminal Use crimping tools to crimp the wires and terminals then connect the cables to the corresponding channels through the water...

Page 13: ...th inverter please make sure the positive pole and negative pole namely the solar panels positve pole connect to negative pole connect to Fig 6 5 6 Connect the positive and negative poles to inverter...

Page 14: ...hine WIFI X Shine 4G X Shine Link X and other optional monitoring modules to realize remote Monitoring function In addition you can also quickly upgrade the inverter software through the U disk Steps...

Page 15: ...are the wire That is the equipment grounding wire should be pulled separately and the wire diameter requirement 6mm when the safety interval distance S is satisfied 4 About the above lightning protect...

Page 16: ...to 8 2 download mobile APP ShinePhone and connect to inverter WIFI to enter local monitoring page this operation is performed by a professional 1 Click Parameters 2 Enter passwor When you use it for t...

Page 17: ...nal system status Note only when the PV modules supply enough power voltage 195Vdc then the inverter will start automatically Inverter intelligent control system will continuously monitor and adjust s...

Page 18: ...With AC voltage inverter is in a fault state The green light flashes slowly a n d t h e a l a r m o r f a u l t indicator light is steady red C Alarm or fault indicator light Inverter works normally...

Page 19: ...device and edit edit operation includes change device alias icon and delete device Fig 8 7 2 User can add datalogger at the datalogger list page to add a datalogger edit delete configure etc 3 User ca...

Page 20: ...to login page input the registered username and password click Sign In Fig 8 13 Fig 8 14 2 Add datalogger At Plant page click device manage then click add datalogger input the SN and valid code then s...

Page 21: ...Data reading A Basic production reading Energy today total production revenue today and accumulative revenue are showing on this page Fig 8 19 B Plant data page can check device power voltage curve b...

Page 22: ...or solar power plants with a high speed CPU and a stable Linux system that intelligently records the user s system characteristics Feature 1 A versatile and high performance communication data logger...

Page 23: ...or for operation Note The router needs to enable automatic IP assignment that is open the DHCP function C Enter the shinemaster IP address in the browser to enter the shinemaster built in page 2 Shine...

Page 24: ...toring mode for monitoring photovoltaic devices in the first drop down list of add or remove devices Fig 8 27 2 Select the type of photovoltaic device monitored in the second drop down list 3 Fill in...

Page 25: ...the first time please register the user name Enter the domain name access page as shown in figure 8 32 below Chinese user server domain name http server cn growatt com The domain name of the internat...

Page 26: ...you can get the wifi name of the collector by scanning the QR code or barcode The default password for WIFI is 12345678 If you have already connected you can click Skip to connect directly to the WIF...

Page 27: ...ipment can be modified according to the usage Fig 8 37 D Intelligent detection Detailed and accurate view of the device s detailed data and status Fig 8 38 Fig 8 36 Fig 8 37 E Intelligent I V curve sc...

Page 28: ...ick diagnosis I V curve diagnosis grid waveform THDV and cable impedance detection all at one click Fig 8 42 I High level setting According to the register address set parameters professionals J Devic...

Page 29: ...needs to be programming at last time Fig 8 44 8 2 2 U Disk Monitoring Fig 8 45 2 Fault Recording Create the bconfig txt file under the root of the U disk write the following content then insert the U...

Page 30: ...ance of load derating Inverter equipped with internal cooling fans when the internal temperature is too high the fans work in to reduce the internal temperature When the inverter is derating because o...

Page 31: ...replace with a cross screwdriver replace a new fan 4 Tidy up the wire 5 Install the fan fan guard fixed and the inverter again 9 2 Trouble Shooting 9 2 1 Warning It must be operated by well trained pr...

Page 32: ...02 AC F Outrange 1 Check the frequency is in the range of specification or not 2 Contact Growatt Warning 310 NE abnormal 1 Check if the neutral and ground cables are well connected 2 Contact Growatt W...

Page 33: ...t Error 405 Relay fault 1 Restart inverter 2 Contact Growatt Error 406 Init model fault 1 Restart inverter 2 Contact Growatt Error 407 AutoTest failure 1 Restart inverter 2 Contact Growatt Error Descr...

Page 34: ...V 198 5A 400V Power factor nominal 0 99 Max inrush current duration 20KA tr 8us tf 20us Max output facult current duration 400A 30us Adjustable power factor 0 8leading 0 8lagging THDi 3 AC grid connec...

Page 35: ...DC voltage 1100V Start voltage 195V Nominal voltage 600V 720V 720V 720V MPP voltage range 180V 1000V No of MPP trackers 10 No of PV strings per MPP trackers 2 Max input current per MPP trackers 32A Ma...

Page 36: ...f 20us Weight 84kg Operating temperature range 30 60 Altitude 4000m Internal consumption at 1W Note1 Topology Transformerless Cooling Smart air cooling Protection degree IP66 Relative humidity 0 100 D...

Page 37: ...ance with the disposal regulations for electronic waste which apply at the installation site at that time Ensure that the old unit and where applicable any accessories are disposed of in a proper mann...

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