Sofarsolar 30000TL, User Manual

Page 1: ...15 08 06 User manual Product Nome PV Grid Connected Inverter Company Name Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd ADD 3A Huake Building East Tech Park Qiaoxiang Road Nanshan District Shenzhen China Http www sofarsolar com Компания Реалсолар Санкт Петербург Октябрьская наб д 104 к 1 лит П www realsolar ru 7911 921 52 96 ...

Page 2: ...during installation and maintenance of the equipment This manual is for qualified person support person service person are qualified mentioned in this manual Outline Scope Target Group Symbols Used This manual provides safety operation information and uses the symbol in order to ensure personal and property security and use the inverter efficiently when operating the inverter You must understand t...

Page 3: ...cting AC Output Power Cables 4 4 Connecting Communications Cables 4 5 Connecting DC Input Power Cables 4 6 Safety check Electrical connection 24 25 25 27 29 36 41 5 Commissioning of inverter 5 1 5 2 Start inverter Safety inspection before commissioning 42 42 42 43 43 6 Operation interface 6 1 6 2 Standard Interface 6 3 Main Interface Operation and Display Panel 44 46 55 55 7 Trouble shooting and m...

Page 4: ...t And assure enough fire exit space convenience for maintenance Maintain proper ventilation and ensure that have the enough air cooling cycle Transport requirements If you find packing problems that may cause the damage of the inverter or find any visible damage please immediately notice the responsible transportation company You can ask solar equipment installation contractor or Shenzhen SOFARSOL...

Page 5: ...luence of electromagnetic emission upon environment Danger Electromagnetic radiation from inverter may be harmful to health Please do not continue to stay away from the inverter in less than 20 cm when inverter is working 1 2 Symbols and signs Danger Electromagnetic radiation from inverter may be harmful to health Please do not continue to stay away from the inverter in less than 20 cm when invert...

Page 6: ...er Intended grid types Outlines of this chapter Product identification It introduces the field of use and how to indentify different types of Sofar 30 40KTL Function description It introduces how the inverter works and the function modules inside Protection modules It introduce the protection modules in the inverter Field of use Figure2 1 PV Grid tied System Figure2 2 Overview of the grid configur...

Page 7: ... S0 Figure2 5 Wiring Box components 1 1 DC switch WIFI cable gland 3 4 RS485 input cable gland 5 RS485 output cable gland 6 DC positive poles connecters 7 AC cable gland 8 Anti condensation valve 9 Earth terminal 10 Fan 11 DC Negative poles connecters 2 Dry contact 8 9 10 WIFI RELAY RS485IN RS485OUT IN2 IN1 AC OFF ON 1 11 2 3 4 5 7 6 1 2 S2 1 S1 2 1 1 Communication board 2 Output AC connector Figu...

Page 8: ...igure2 8 Front view and left view dimensions 1 Cabinet 2 Human Interface board 764mm 564mm 1 2 290 5mm 564 0mm 1 2 499 0mm 187 0mm 187 0mm 117 5mm 329 5mm 105 0mm 10 0mm 12 0mm 94 5mm 37 0mm 43 0mm Solar Inverter 光伏并网逆变器 SOFAR 30000TL Max DC 最大直流输入电压 Operating MPPT voltage range M 电压范围 Max Input current 最大输入电流 Max PV Isc 最大输入短路电流 Nominal Grid Voltage 额定电网电压 Max Output Current 最大输出电流 Nominal Grid F...

Page 9: ...ts electromagnetic compatibility requirements The Input Board detects the insulation impedance of the PV array and ensures the maximum output power of the PV system by measuring the voltages currents of PV array and tracking the maximum power point MPPT The DC AC conversion circuit converts DC power into AC power and then the AC power is fed into the electric grid The AC output power quality meets...

Page 10: ... many operating para meters Example input voltage grid voltage and power available from the photovoltaic field The inverter can therefore reduce the power during certain periods of the day and according to the value of these parameters The inverter may be monitored remotely through an advanced communications system based on an RS485 serial interface or remotely via the WIFI C Data transmission SD ...

Page 11: ...ining the Installation Position Determine an appropriate position for installing the Sofar 30 40KTL 3 5 Moving the Sofar 30 40KTL This topic describes how to move the to the installation position horizontally Sofar 30 40KTL 3 6 Installing the Sofar 30 40KTL Before installing the secure the shipped rear panel to the wall Then secure the Sofar 30 40KTL to the rear panel by using hexagon screws Sofar...

Page 12: ...0 Model Used to drill holes on the wall Used to tighten expansion bolts Used to tighten or loosen screws when installing AC power cables Used to tighten ground bolts Used to hammer expansion bolts into holes Used to remove DC connectors from the sofar 30 40KTL Used to remove AC connectors from the sofar 30 40KTL Note The torque screwdriver and flat head screwdriver are alternative Used to cut and ...

Page 13: ...nt Punch operator wearing Punch operator wearing Used to cut power cables M6 use to uninstall and install the front top cover and down cover M4 use to install the rear panel on the sofar 30 40KTL Used to crimp power cables Used to clean up dusts after drilling holes Used to check grounding N A M4 M6 N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 4 Determining the Installation Position Figure 3 2 Installati...

Page 14: ...edure Attention To prevent device damag and personal injury keep balance when moving the sofar 30 40KTL because the Sofar 30 40KTL is heavy Do not put the Sofar 30 40KTL with its wiring terminals contacting the floor because the power ports and signal ports are not designed to support the weight of the Sofar 30 40KTL Place the Sofar 30 40KTL horizontally When placing the Sofar 30 40KTL on the floo...

Page 15: ... to PV arrays using DC input power cables Step 4 Putting the Sofar 30 40KTL hook on the rear panel Step 5 Using an M4 screw back and inverter bottom fastening to ensure safety Step 6 Putting the rear panel and inverter to lock together In order to ensure the safety the user can select lock according to the actual situation Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 4Electrical Connections Outlines of this chapter PV mo...

Page 16: ... wires protruding from the crimped part Note 2 The cavity formed after crimping the conductor crimp strip shall wrap the core wires completely The core wires shall contact the terminal closely Step 3 Install the crimped OT terminal flat washer and spring washer on the M6 welded stud and tighten the nut to a torque of 5 N m using a socket wrench To enhance the anti corrosion performance of the grou...

Page 17: ...ltage that on reaching the limit set by the country of installation causes the inverter to switch off Table4 2 Multi core copper wire mm 10 Multi core copper wire End Caution It is not allowed for several inverters to use the same circuit breaker It is not allowed to connect loads between inverter and circuit breaker Table4 1 Note For the sake of safety please make sure to use correctly sized cabl...

Page 18: ...3 Connect the stripped network cable to corresponding pins on the plug as shown as follow 1 8 1 8 TOP FRONT RS485 A RS485differentialsignal RS485 A RS485differentialsignal RS485 A RS485differentialsignal Color No White and orange 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RS485 B RS485differentialsignal RS485 B RS485differentialsignal RS485 B RS485differentialsignal NC NC Figure 4 8 WIFI RS485 location map Connecting RS485 ...

Page 19: ...nnecting Communications Cables 2 Step 3 Screw out the sealing nut corresponding to let the antenna expose a portion and tighten the screw nut Figure 4 15 WIFI Connecting Communications Cables 3 Communications Port Description All rights reserved Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd C 31 All rights reserved Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd C 32 User manual User manual Electrical Connections Electrical Connections ...

Page 20: ...0 view as shown as follow It can be connected to the normally open mode i e connecting NO contact and COM contact can also be configured as a normally closed mode i e connecting NC contact and COM contact The Relay has 4 different control function the details please see the LCD display interface settings on the set relay function description CNT10 NC COM NO No normally open contact COM common cont...

Page 21: ...eaker etc Sofar inverter with PV array should be excellent performance reliable quality The open circuit voltage of PV must be less than Maximum DC input voltage of Sofar inverter The output voltage of the solar array must be consistent with the MPPT voltage range Note Table4 5 MPPT voltage range Max input voltage Note Check polarity of PV array to ensure the correct wiring of PV array Please don ...

Page 22: ...allation the positive or negative terminals of PV arrays may be grounded if power cables are not properly installed or routed In this case an DC short circuit may occur and damage the Sofar 30 40KTL If the PV arrays need to be grounded install a three phase four wire isolation transformer on the output side and disable the ISO detection function by referring to 6 2 10 Setting Isolation Parameters ...

Page 23: ...terminals respectively and crimp them using a clamping tool Ensure that the cables arecrimped until they cannot be pulled out by force less than 400 N as shown in Figure 4 27 1 Positive power cable 2 Negative power cable Step 6 Reinstall cable glands on positive and negative connectors and rotate them against the insulation covers Step 7 Insert the positive and negative connectors into correspondi...

Page 24: ...he voltage of each phase is within a predetermined range if possible Measure the THD If the distortion is serious the inverter may not work Figure 4 28 Removing a DC input connector Commissioning of inverter 5 5 2 Start inverter Step 1 Turn on DC switch 5 1 Safety inspection before commissioning Caution Before removing the positive and negative connectors ensure that the DC SWITCH is OFF Installin...

Page 25: ... Co Ltd C 43 All rights reserved Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd C 44 User manual User manual Operation interface Operation interface Sofar 30K 40KTL Sofar 30K 40KTL Document Version 1 0 2015 08 06 Document Version 1 0 2015 08 06 A1 Indicates modbus communication address A2 RS485 communicating A3 Light ON for RS485 communicating A4 WIFI communicating A5 Light flashes to warn over frequency and power de...

Page 26: ...oes self test to ensure inverter software and hardware are functional Inverter will go to Fault State or Permanent State if any error or fault occurs Normal Inverter enter to Normal State it is feeding power to the grid inverter will go to Fault State or Permanent state if any error or fault occurs Fault Fault State Inverter has encountered recoverable error It should recover if the errors disappe...

Page 27: ...interface If it s shown set disable on the screen then you can NOT choose the operating country you should enable country setting through 7 Enable Set Country interface If it s shown set Country code on the screen then press Confirm button to start country setting Success will be shown on the screen after a successful country setting All rights reserved Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd C 47 All rights r...

Page 28: ... closes or opens When the inverter disconnects from the grid the relay contact returns to its position of rest namely open or closed Production Alarm Config Alarm The relay switches whenever there is an alarm on the inverter Error No switching occurs when there is a Warning If the relay contractor is in normally open close mode the contact will stay open or closed until the inverter reports an err...

Page 29: ...rekey in the correct passwords Success will be displayed if setting successfully User can change the Frequency protection point by the LCD First the User need to copy the TXT file which is used to change the Frequency protection point to the SD card Users press Back button to enter 1 Enter setting interface Press OK button to enter main setting interface Enter 14 Set SafetyFreq by pressing Up butt...

Page 30: ...display Update DSP1 OK otherwise display Update DSP1 Fail If slave DSP update success the LCD will display Update DSP2 OK otherwise display Update DSP2 Fail If FUSE update success the LCD will display Update FUSE OK otherwise display Update FUSE Fail Step 9 If Fail please turn off the DC breaker wait for the LCD screen extinguish then turn on the DC breaker again then Continue to update from step ...

Page 31: ...y SOFAR inverter automatically returns to normal operating status after the fault is rectified If the fault occurs frequently and lasts a long time check whether the insulation resistance between the PV array and earth ground is too low then check the insulation conditions of PV cables All rights reserved Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd C 55 All rights reserved Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd C 56 User manu...

Page 32: ... the installation position and installation method meet the requirements of Section 3 4 of this user manual Check whether the ambient temperature of the installation position exceeds the upper limit If yes improve ventilation to decrease the temperature Check whether the ID90 ID92 fault fan fault exist if yes please replace the corresponding fan SOFAR inverter automatically reduce the output power...

Page 33: ...al packaging If original packing it is not available use an equivalent carton suitable for loads more than 50 kg has handle and can be closed fully Store the inverter in a dry place where ambient temperature is between 25 and 70 C At the end of its life dispose inverters and packing materials at locations that can handle and or recycle electric equipment safely Decommissioning 8 Outlines of this c...

Page 34: ...ctor 1 adjustable 0 8 Overvoltage category of output Max output current 44 55Hz 66Hz adjustable must meet local grid requirements 54 Sofar 30000TL Sofar 33000TL Sofar 40000TL 27600W 30000W 36000W 30000VA 43A 48A Rated AC voltage 3 N PE 230 400Vac 310 480Vac adjustable 0 100 3 33000VA 40000VA 3 N PE 277 480Vac或 3 PE 480Vac 422 528Vac III II S2 version Parameter Max efficiency Weighted eff EU CEC Se...

Page 35: ...period Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd guarantees normal operation of the inverter If during the warranty period the inverter develops fault please contact your installation contractor or supplier In case of faults falling within manufacturers responsibility Shenzhen SOFARSOLAR Co Ltd will provide service and maintenance free of any charge Disclaimer Quality Assurance 10 Use of Sofar 30 40KTL inverters...