SamplexPower PST-300-12, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DC AC Power Inverter Pure Sine Wave PST 600 12 PST 600 24 Please read this manual BEFORE installing your inverter Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION 2 ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES DAMAGES COSTS OR EXPENSES WHETHER SPECIAL DIRECT INDI RECT CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION THE USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION WILL BE ENTIRELY AT THE USERS RISK Sa...

Page 3: ...ssembly repair should be carried out by qualified personnel only Disconnect all AC and DC side connections before working on any circuits associated with the unit Turning the ON OFF switch on the unit to OFF position may not entirely remove dangerous voltages Be careful when touching bare terminals of capacitors Capacitors may retain high le thal voltages even after the power has been removed Disc...

Page 4: ...ling of the AC Output The AC output of the unit should never be connected directly to an Electrical Breaker Panel Load Centre which is also fed from the utility power generator Such a direct connection may result in parallel operation of the different power sources and AC power from the utility generator will be fed back into the unit which will instantly damage the output section of the unit and ...

Page 5: ...nditions of high winds for wind generators high water flow rates for hydro generators It is therefore to be ensured that the diversion load is sized correctly to prevent the above over voltage conditions Do not use solar panel array to directly charge the battery bank connected to the inverter Use appropriate Charge Controller between the solar panel array and the battery bank Using solar panel ar...

Page 6: ... L installation et le câblage doivent conformer aux Normes Électriques Locales et Nationales l installation doit être faite par un e électricien ne CERTIFIÉ E 1 5 2 Prévention des Décharges Électriques Connectez toujours la connexion de terre de l appareil au système de terre approprié Seulement une personne qualifiée devrait réparer ou désassembler cet appareil Débranchez tous les raccordements l...

Page 7: ...c les batteries Les batteries pourraient produire un court circuit assez puissant pour souder des objets causant une brûlure grave Si vous devez enlever la batterie retirez toujours la borne négative de terre de la batterie en premier Assurez que tous les accessoires soient éteints pour ne pas provoquer des étincelles 1 6 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ POUR L ONDULEUR 1 6 1 Empêcher la Sortie CA de Se Mett...

Page 8: ... iques Il faut donc s assurer que la charge de dérivation est correctement dimen sionnée pour éviter les conditions de surtension ci dessus N utilisez pas de panneaux solaires pour charger directement le groupe de batteries connecté à l onduleur Utilisez le contrôleur de charge approprié entre le panneau générateur solaire et le groupe de batteries L utilisation d un panneau solaire pour charger d...

Page 9: ...ees by which the current vector leads or lags the voltage vector in a sinusoidal voltage In a purely induc tive load the current vector lags the voltage vector by Phase Angle φ 90 In a purely capacitive load the current vector leads the voltage vector by Phase Angle φ 90 In a purely resistive load the current vector is in phase with the voltage vector and hence the Phase Angle φ 0 In a load consis...

Page 10: ...ovided by the AC source Hence the inverter AC wiring and over cur rent protection devices have to be sized based on the combined effect of the Active and Reactive Powers that is called the Apparent Power Apparent S Power VA This power denoted by S is the vectorial sum of the Active Power in Watts and the Reactive Power in VAR In magnitude it is equal to the RMS value of voltage V X the RMS value o...

Page 11: ...rge of power with a value of up to 8 times the Maximum Continuous Running AC Power AC to DC Switched Mode Power Supplies SMPS This type of power supply is used as stand alone power supply or as front end in all electronic devices powered from Util ity Grid e g in audio video computing devices and battery chargers Please see Sec tion 4 for more details on SMPS When this power supply is switched ON ...

Page 12: ...torial sum of Active Power Watts and Reactive Power VAR The AC power source has to be sized based on the higher Apparent Power VA and also based on the Starting Surge Power 2 2 OUTPUT VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS TIME 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Modified Sine Wave sits at ZERO for some time and then rises or falls VPEAK 169 68V Modified Sine Wave Sine Wave Pure Sine Wave...

Page 13: ...ne Wave with very low harmonic distortion and cleaner power like Utility Grid supplied electricity Inductive loads like microwaves motors transformers etc run faster quieter and cooler More suitable for powering fluorescent lighting fixtures containing Power Factor Improvement Capacitors and single phase motors containing Start and Run Capacitors Reduces audible and electrical noise in fans fluore...

Page 14: ...ommodate high short duration surge of power required during start up of certain AC appliances and devices Please read details of the above two types of power ratings in Section 2 1 under DEFINITIONS i INFO The manufacturers specification for power rating of AC appliances and devices indicates only the Maximum Continuous Running Power Rating The high short duration surge of power required during st...

Page 15: ...ch Grinder 3 Incandescent Halogen Quartz Lamps 3 Ceramic Positive Temperature Coefficient PTC type of heaters 5 Laser Printer Other Devices using Infrared Quartz Halogen Heaters 4 Switch Mode Power Supplies SMPS no Power Factor correction 2 Photographic Strobe Flash Lights 4 See Note 2 NOTES FOR TABLE 2 1 1 Multiply the Rated Continuous Running Power Rating of the appliance device by the recommend...

Page 16: ... of the inverter to the EMI receptors types and quality of connecting wires and cables etc EMI due to factors external to the inverter may be reduced as follows 3 2 1 EMI due to factors external to the inverter may be reduced as follows Ensure that the inverter is firmly grounded to the ground system of the building or the vehicle Locate the inverter as far away from the EMI receptors like radio a...

Page 17: ...on is not sinusoidal but non linear as shown in Fig 4 2 The steady state input current of SMPS is a train of non linear pulses instead of a sinusoidal wave These pulses are two to four milliseconds duration each with a very high Crest Factor of around 3 Crest Factor Peak value RMS value Many SMPS units incorporate Inrush Current Limiting The most common method is the NTC Negative Temperature Coeff...

Page 18: ...ate input RMS current NOTE Voltage and current scales are different Fig 4 1 Inrush current in an SMPS TIME Peak Current RMS Current Non linear Input Current Pulse Input Sine Wave Voltage Crest Factor Peak Current 3 RMS Current Voltage Voltage Current Current NOTE Voltage and current scales are different Fig 4 2 High Crest Factor of current drawn by SMPS ...

Page 19: ...egative direction and slowly increases in the Negative direction to a peak Negative value Vpeak 169 68V and then slowly drops back to 0V There are 60 such cycles in 1 sec Cycles per second is called the Frequency and is also termed Hertz Hz The Time Period of 1 Cycle is 16 66 ms TIME 0V Peak Negative Voltage VPEAK 169 68V VRMS 120 VAC Peak Positive Voltage VPEAK 169 68V Voltage Voltage 16 66 ms Fi...

Page 20: ...ton 5B Test Button 5C Dual Color Green Red Status LED for GFCI 6A Ventilation slots at the bottom for air suction for cooling fan 6B Cooling Fan Opening for air discharge 7 Grounding Lug Wire hole diameter 5 16 Set screw 5 16 x 24 TPI 3 8 long Slotted Head 8 Negative DC Input Terminal 9 Positive DC Input Terminal 10 Modular Jack 6P6C for RC 15A Remote Control optional 1 10 PST 600 12 PST 600 24 Fr...

Page 21: ... Gravity 1 120 for fully discharged condition 7 2 TYPES OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES 7 2 1 Sealed Lead Acid SLA Or Valve Regulated Lead Acid VRLA Batteries These can either be Gel Cell or AGM Absorbed Glass Mat In a Gel Cell battery the electrolyte is in the form of a gel In AGM Absorbed Glass Mat battery the electrolyte is soaked in Glass Mat In both these types the electrolyte is immobile There are no...

Page 22: ... to repeatedly accept recharging They are marketed for use in recreation vehicles RV boats and electric golf carts so they may be referred to as RV batteries marine batteries or golf cart batteries 7 3 RATED CAPACITY SPECIFIED IN AMPERE HOUR Ah Battery capacity C is specified in Ampere hours Ah An Ampere is the unit of measurement for electrical current and is defined as a Coulomb of charge passin...

Page 23: ...0A As the battery capacity is 100 Ah the battery will be completely discharged in 0 5 Hrs 1C 1x 100 A 100A As the battery capacity is 100 Ah the battery will be completely discharged in 1 Hr 0 2C or C 5 0 2 x 100 A 20A As the battery capacity is 100 Ah the battery will be completely discharged in 5 Hrs 7 6 2 Example for Determining C rate of Charge for Particular Value of Charge Current Determine ...

Page 24: ...Axis shows State of Charge State of Discharge can be converted to State of Charge using formula State of Charge 100 State of Discharge e g 80 State of Discharge 100 80 20 State of Charge 7 7 2 Example of Determining State of Charge using Fig 7 1 when Charging 12V 100Ah Battery at C rate of 0 1C or C 10 or 10A Refer to Charge Curve marked C 10 of the upper 4 curves marked CHARGE States of Charge at...

Page 25: ...21 0 20 0 19 0 18 0 24V 12V Fig 7 1 Charging Discharging Curves for Typical 12V 24V Flooded Lead Acid Battery 7 8 REDUCTION IN USABLE CAPACITY AT HIGHER DISCHARGE RATES TYPICAL IN INVERTER APPLICATION As stated earlier the Ah capacity of automotive battery is normally applicable at C rate of C 20 or 0 05C As the discharge rate is increased as in cases where the inverters are driving higher capacit...

Page 26: ...ll actually last for 50 Ah 50 Amperes 1 Hour 7 9 STATE OF CHARGE SOC OF A BATTERY BASED ON STANDING VOLTAGE The Standing Voltage of a battery under open circuit conditions no charger or load connected to it can approximately indicate the State of Charge SOC of the battery The Standing Voltage is measured after disconnecting any charging device s and the battery load s and letting the battery stand...

Page 27: ...l voltage of the battery is dependent upon the following Temperature of the battery electrolyte Temperature of the electrolyte affects the electrochemical reactions inside the battery and produces a Negative Voltage Coefficient during charging discharging the terminal voltage drops with rise in temperature and rises with drop in temperature The amount of discharging current or C rate A battery has...

Page 28: ...ry under load cannot be estimated accurately However the low DC input voltage alarm function is designed to protect the inverter from excessive current drawn at the lower voltage 7 12 LOW DC INPUT VOLTAGE SHUT DOWN IN INVERTERS As explained above at Section 7 10 at around 80 State of Discharge of the battery at C rate discharge current of around C 5 Amps the Low DC Input Voltage Alarm is sound ed ...

Page 29: ...y based on the actual application requirements Please consider using the following Programmable Low Battery Cut off Battery Guard Models manufactured by Samlex America Inc www samlexamerica com BG 40 40A For up to 400W 12V inverter or 800W 24V Inverter BG 60 60A For up to 600W 12V inverter or 1200W 24V Inverter BG 200 200A For up to 2000W 12V inverter or 4000W 24V Inverter 7 14 DEPTH OF DISCHARGE ...

Page 30: ... Positive terminal of battery 1 The Negative terminal of battery 1 becomes the Negative terminal of the 24V battery bank 7 15 2 Parallel Connection 12V 100 Ah Battery 1 Battery 3 Battery 2 Battery 4 12V 100 Ah 12V 100 Ah 12V 100 Ah Cable A Cable B 12V Inverter or 12V Charger Fig 7 3 Parallel Connection When two or more batteries are connected in parallel their voltage remains the same but their Ah...

Page 31: ...tention should be paid to the manner in which the inverter charger is connected to the battery bank Please ensure that if the Positive output cable of the inverter charger Cable A is connected to the Positive battery post of the first battery Battery 1 in Fig 7 3 or to the Positive battery post of the first battery string Battery 1 of String 1 in Fig 7 4 then the Negative output cable of the inver...

Page 32: ...re attention à la manière dont le chargeur est branché à la banque de batterie Veuillez assurer que le câble positif de sortie du chargeur de batterie Câble A est lié à la borne positive de la première batterie La batterie 1 dans la Fig 7 3 ou à la borne positive de batterie qui est liée au premier fil Le fil 1 et la batterie 1 Fig 7 4 et puis le câble négatif de sortie du chargeur de batterie Câb...

Page 33: ...V batteries is the AC power delivered by the inverter to the load in Watts W divided by 10 for an inverter running from a 24V battery system the approximate DC current required from the 24V batteries is the AC power delivered by the inverter to the load in Watts W divided by 20 3 Energy required from the battery DC current to be delivered A x Time in Hours H The first step is to estimate the total...

Page 34: ...lmost 2 times the energy required by the load in Ah Thus as a Rule of Thumb the Ah capacity of the batteries should be twice the energy required by the load in Ah 7 17 CHARGING BATTERIES Batteries can be charged by using good quality AC powered battery charger or from alternative energy sources like solar panels wind or hydro systems Make sure an appropriate Battery Charge Controller is used It is...

Page 35: ...ATION Please ensure that the following requirements are met Working Environment Indoor use Cool Heat is the worst enemy of electronic equipment Hence please ensure that the unit is installed in a cool area that is also protected against heating effects of direct exposure to the sun or to the heat generated by other adjacent heat generating devices Well ventilated The unit is cooled by convection a...

Page 36: ...n Accessibility Do not block access to the front panel Also allow enough room to access the AC receptacles and DC wiring terminals and connections as they will need to be checked and tightened periodically Preventing Radio Frequency Interference RFI The unit uses high power switching circuits that generate RFI This RFI is limited to the required standards Locate any elec tronic equipment susceptib...

Page 37: ...ng the unit vertically on a vertical surface is NOT allowed fan opening facing up or down As explained above this is to prevent falling of objects into the unit through the fan opening when the fan opening faces up If fan open ing faces down hot damaged component may fall out MISE EN GARDE Monter l unité verticalement sur une surface verticale EST INTERDIT c a d que les ouvertures sont mise sur l ...

Page 38: ...ing slots are shown in Fig 8 1 below Fig 8 1 PST 600 Overall Dimensions Mounting Slots NOTE Dimensions are in mm PST 600 dimensions 200 14 0 5 0 14 0 5 0 32 12 162 32 12 1 6 9 5 5 276 2 NEG WARNING Reverse polarity will damage the unit AVERTISSEMENT Inversion de polarité peut endommager l unité NEG POS 238 82 ...

Page 39: ...tween the solar panel array and the battery bank Using solar panel array to directly charge the battery will lead to over voltage shutdown of the inverter and possible damage due to battery voltage rising close to the level of the open circuit voltage of the solar panel s when the battery is fully charged and is in Float Stage under this condition the battery will be drawing very low trickle charg...

Page 40: ... batterie soit complet les condensateurs commençeront à recharger L appareil prendra un courant fort brièvement pour s alimenter qui va produire une étincelle sur le dernier contact du boucle d entrée même si l interrupteur ON OFF du l onduleur est dans la position OFF Assurez que le fusible externe est insèrer seulement après que toutes les connexions sont faites dans le boucle pour que des étinc...

Page 41: ...e drop due to the current the resistance of the length of the wire should be less than 2 Use oil resistant multi stranded copper wire wires rated at 90ºC minimum Do not use aluminum wire as it has higher resistance per unit length Wires can be bought at a marine welding supply store Effects of low voltage on common electrical loads are given below Lighting circuits Incandescent and Quartz Halogen ...

Page 42: ...quire a corresponding fuse holder MRBF XXX Series fuses made by Cooper Bussmann may also be used These fuses comply with ISO 8820 6 for road vehicles WARNING Use of an appropriately sized external fuse as described above is mandatory to provide safety against fire hazard due to accidental short circuit in the battery wires Please note that the DC side fuse s inside the unit are designed to pro vid...

Page 43: ...cuit It is mandatory to install this fuse within 7 of the battery Positive terminal to protect the battery cables against short circuit Amp rating of the fuse is based on the following considerations a Not less than the Rated Continuous DC Input Current Column 2 b Closest Standard Ampere Rating of Fuse has been used Refer to NEC 2014 National Electrical Code Section 240 6 A c Where Standard Fuse R...

Page 44: ...be equal to or larger than the rated continuous DC input current of the inverter at Column 2 Further the Amp rating of the fuse used for protecting a battery cable against short circuit has to be lower than the Ampacity of the cable so that the fuse blows before the cable insulation is dam aged due to overheating as a result of fault current higher than the Ampacity of the cable The Amp ratings of...

Page 45: ...ransfer Switch Model No STS 30 is recommended for this application 2 To prevent possibility of paralleling and severe damage to the inverter never use a simple jumper cable with a male plug on both ends to connect the AC output of the inverter to a handy wall receptacle in the home RV MISE EN GARDE Empêcher la Sortie CA de Se Mettre en Parallèle 1 La sortie CA de l appareil ne peut pas être synchr...

Page 46: ...he GFCI used in this unit is Class A Self Monitoring Type as per UL Standard UL 943 The self monitoring function checks proper operation of the ground fault protection circuitry every 1 to 10 min If any defect is detected the load side is permanently disconnected with status LED 5C in Fig 6 1 turn ing Red The GFCI will be required to be replaced Details of operation are given below As soon as the ...

Page 47: ...from the GFCI receptacle to a Panel Board Load Center where the Neutral is bonded to the Earth Ground This will trip the GFCI 2 If an extension cord is used please ensure that the cord is 2 Pole Grounding Type 3 pin ATTENTION 1 N alimentent pas la sortie de la prise GFCI à un Panel de sélection Charger Centre où la position neutre est lié à la terre Ce qui déclenche le disjoncteur 2 Si une rallong...

Page 48: ...he Earth Ground connection a connection that connects to the Ground Rod or to the water pipe or to another connec tion that is solidly bonded to the Earth Ground The connections must be tight against bare metal Use star washers to penetrate paint and corrosion When using the inverter in a mobile RV connect a 10 mm2 or AWG 8 insulated stranded copper wire from the above equipment grounding lug to t...

Page 49: ... roche au fond EXT Position de l interrupteur 8 9 1 ON OFF Control Options The unit can be switched ON OFF from a remote location using external wired ON OFF control options as shown in Fig 8 2 a b and c and associated details at Sections 8 9 1 1 to 8 9 1 3 Terminal Block 4A Fig 6 1 Potential free Relay Contact or Toggle Switch NOTE Wiring Size AWG 22 Relay Contact or Toggle Switch Terminal Block ...

Page 50: ...larity 2 Use 1A fuse as shown as close to the DC source as possible ATTENTION 1 Veuillez vous assurer que la polarité de la liaison de câblage La borne positive de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne positive marquée sur le bornier à 3 contacts 4A figure 6 1 et la borne négative de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne négative marquée su...

Page 51: ...ez vous assurer que la polarité de la liaison de câblage La borne positive de la source de courant continu externe doit être connecté à la borne positive marquée sur le bornier à 3 contacts 4A figure 6 1 et la borne négative de la source de courant continu externe doit être con necté à la borne négative marquée sur le bornier à 3 contacts 4A Fig 6 1 Au cas où la polarité est inversée le contrôle O...

Page 52: ...e alive even when the switch is in the OFF position Hence disconnect the DC and AC sides before working on any circuits connected to the inverter ATTENTION Veuillez noter que l interrupteur ON OFF ne gère pas le circuit d entrée de bat terie à haute puissance Certaines parties du circuit de côté CC seraient encores actives même si l onduleur a été fermé Alors il faut déconnecter tous les côtés CC ...

Page 53: ...nd the Status LED on the GFCI 5C in Fig 6 1 will be lighted Green Please see under Protections Section 10 and Troubleshooting Guide Section 11 for symp toms of abnormal operation 9 5 NO LOAD DRAW IDLE CURRENT When the ON OFF switch is turned on all the circuitry inside the inverter becomes alive and the AC output is made available In this condition even when no load is being supplied or if a load ...

Page 54: ...endra du type de charge charge résistive ou réactif et c est le facteur de puissance facteur de puissance peut aller de 1 à 0 5 Veuillez noter ce qui suit Puissance active W Puissance apparente VA x Facteur de puissance PF Pour les charges de type résistif le facteur de puissance 1 et par conséquent la puissance apparente VA Puissance active Watts W Pour les types de charges le facteur de puissanc...

Page 55: ...rop in the battery cables and connectors The drop in the voltage at the DC input terminals of the inverter could be due to lower battery terminal voltage or due to abnormally high drop in the battery cables if the cables are not thick enough Please see Section 8 4 3 If the voltage at the DC input terminals drops to 10 7V 0 1V for PST 600 12 or to 21 4V 0 2V for PST 600 24 a buzzer alarm will be so...

Page 56: ...RMINALS The Positive of the battery should be connected to the Positive DC input terminal of the inverter 9 Fig 6 1 and the Negative of the battery should be connected to the Negative DC input terminal of the inverter 8 Fig 6 1 A reversal of polarity the Positive of the battery wrongly connected to the Negative DC input terminal of the inverter and the Negative of the battery wrongly connected to ...

Page 57: ...ions à la batterie du côté d entrée veuillez assurer que les polarités sont mises du bon côté Lié le Positif de la batterie à la borne Positive de l appareil et le Négatif de la batterie à la borne Négative de l appareil Si les polarités de l entrée sont mises à l envers le fusible CC externe du côté d entrée va s exploser et pourrait causer des dégâts permanents à l onduleur 10 8 INTERNAL DC SIDE...

Page 58: ...t circuit Reduce load AC output voltage is available Buzzer alarm is sounded at no load or when load is switched on The Green LED marked POWER ON 2 Fig 6 1 is lighted Status LED on the GFCI outlet 5C Fig 6 1 is lighted Green Low DC input voltage alarm PST 600 12 DC input voltage is 10 7 0 1V or lower but higher than 10V 0 1V PST 600 24 DC input voltage is 21 4 0 2V or lower but higher than 20V 0 2...

Page 59: ... latched in this shut down condition and will require manual reset To reset switch OFF the power ON OFF switch 1 Fig 6 1 wait for 3 minutes and then switch ON again Before switching ON again remove the cause of the shut down There is no AC output Buzzer alarm is sounded The Green LED marked POWER 2 Fig 6 1 is lighted Green indication light on the GFCI is OFF Buzzer alarm is ON Red LED marked OVER ...

Page 60: ...al to Ground bond and remove this ground fault condition Switch ON the inverter if in OFF condition Check that the Green LED marked POWER ON 2 Fig 6 1 is lighted Press Reset Button 5A Fig 6 1 on the GFCI to reset the GFCI On resetting the Status LED on the GFCI 5C Fig 6 1 will be lighted Green There is no AC output from the GFCI outlet 5 Fig 6 1 Green LED marked POWER ON 2 Fig 6 1 is lighted No bu...

Page 61: ...uto reset 33V SHORT CIRCUIT SHUTDOWN When output voltage drops to 80V or lower OVERLOAD SHUTDOWN At overload of 110 to 115 GROUND FAULT SHUTDOWN Through GFCI outlets 6 mA leakage OVER TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN 90 C 5 C Auto reset at 65 C 5 C REVERSE POLARITY ON DC INPUT SIDE External internal DC sides fuses will blow REMOTE CONTROL WIRED REMOTE CONTROL Remote Control Model RC 15A with LED display 5 m 1...

Page 62: ... tin foil or wire as this may cause serious damage elsewhere in the electrical circuit or cause fire ATTENTION RISQUE D INCENDIE Ne remplacez pas un fusible de véhicule avec une taille plus grande que celle qui est re comandée par le fabricant du véhicule Le PST 600 12 est conçu pour tirer 80A du circuit de véhicule 12V et PST 600 24 pour 40A du circuit de véhicule 24V Alors il faut assurer que le...

Page 63: ... having a reasonable number of opportunities to do so Warranty service shall be performed only by the Warrantor Any attempt to remedy the defect by anyone other than the Warrantor shall render this warranty void There shall be no warranty for defects or damages caused by faulty installation or hook up abuse or misuse of the equipment including exposure to excessive heat salt or fresh water spray o...

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