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SimpliPhi Power, Inc. | 3100 Camino Del Sol | Oxnard, CA 93030, USA | (805) 640-6700 |
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CAUTION: THESE 5 THINGS WILL VOID THE PHI WARRANTY & DAMAGE THE
BATTERIES. READ IN FULL PRIOR TO BATTERY INSTALLATION
The following abbreviated guidelines do NOT encompass all PHI battery Warranty details. Failure to adhere
to the Warranty and Installation Manual requirements will Void the Warranty. Read the battery’s complete
Warranty prior to installation and register the battery according to the form found at the bottom of the same
web page address:
https://simpliphipower.com/wp-content/uploads/documentation/phi-series/simpliphi-
power-phi-3-8-2-9-1-4-730-warranty.pdf.
CAUTION: The following will result in damage to your PHI batteries and will Void the Warranty:
1.
Incorrect battery wiring and/or installation
a.
Verify polarity at all connections with a standard voltmeter (1) before energizing the system and (2)
on batteries with threaded stud connections, before switching the built-
in circuit breaker to the “ON”
position. Reverse polarity at the PHI Battery terminals will Void the Warranty and destroy the PHI
Batteries.
b.
PHI Batteries must be fully charged before commissioning (i.e. before connecting loads). Failure to do
so will damage the PHI batteries and Void the Warranty.
c.
Lugs, washers and lug nuts must be installed according to the Installation Manual. Failure to do so will
damage the PHI Batteries and Void the Warranty.
2.
Charging the battery in sub-freezing temperatures.
3.
Pairing the battery with incompatible equipment. Use of accessories not recommended or sold by the
manufacturer may result in a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons and will Void the Warranty.
a.
Contact SimpliPhi Technical Support at (805) 640-6700 x 1 regarding the compatibility of any
equipment not explicitly listed in the ‘Integration Guides’ section of the Product Documenta
tion web
page (
https://simpliphipower.com/product-documentation/).
b.
Refer to the SimpliPhi-Approved Chargers list (Appendix C of this document) for all compatible
external / plug-in battery chargers. Use only a SimpliPhi-approved LFP battery charger if ancillary
charging is required before installation, testing or troubleshooting. Failure to use a SimpliPhi-
approved LFP battery charger will damage the PHI Battery and Void the Warranty.
4.
Incorrect inverter and/or charge controller settings. Operating the PHI Battery in conjunction with
equipment not programmed to the PHI Battery’s settings will Void the Warranty.
a.
Refer to the ‘Integration Guides’ section of the Product Documentation web page
https://simpliphipower.com/product-documentation/
) for all inverter and charge controller settings.
b.
Although each PHI Battery contains an internal Battery Management System (BMS) with circuitry
that protects the PHI Battery cells from over-charge, over-discharge and extreme load amperage, the
PHI Battery must always be installed with appropriate inverter and/or charge controller settings and
power electronics to protect the PHI Battery from open solar photovoltaic (PV) voltage and other
high voltage charging sources.
c.
Failure to protect the PHI batteries from voltages higher than the battery voltage rating (12, 24 &
48V) will destroy the PHI batteries, cause electrical fires and Void the Warranty.
5.
Incorrect battery bank sizing.
a.
Exceeding the PHI batteries’ max
imum continuous discharge rate or charge rate destroys the PHI
batteries and will Void the Warranty.
b.
Refer to Section 3.2 and Appendix B of this Manual for more information on how to accurately and
correctly calculate the PHI battery bank capacity. Failure to do so will destroy the PHI batteries and
Void the Warranty.
