Catch Power SOLAR RELAY, Installation & User Manual

Page 1: ... SOLAR RELAY CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY Installation Manual Page 1 CATCH Power A trademark of Project H Pty Ltd 180 Dumaresq Street Glen Innes NSW 2370 Australia Ph 64 2 5700 5717 W www Catchpower com au E sales catchpower com au ...

Page 2: ...s DANGER Danger to life due to high voltage AC Always ensure all electricity sources are appropriately isolated when installing this piece of equipment CATCH Power SOLAR RELAY Installation Manual Page 2 DANGER Electric Shock Risk with CT s CT s must be fitted to insulated cables only Ensure CT is terminated into the device before clamping onto cables ...

Page 3: ...tional Frequency 50Hz Maximum AC Load 4A Load Types Any Max A C Cable Size 2 5mm2 CT lead length 1m IP Rating IP2X Operating Temperature range 20oC to 45oC Size 35W x 85H x 65D mm Standards Conformity IEC 60730 1 AS NZS CISPR 32 2015 Inside the package 1 x CATCH Solar Relay 1 x Current Transformers ...

Page 4: ...inside an electrical enclosure such as a switch board sub board load centre or any other enclosure designed to house electrical switch gear CATCH Solar relay is designed to be DIN mounted inside a standard miniature circuit breaker cover CATCH Solar Relay is designed to control loads via an external contactor This means the number and type of loads controllable by CATCH Solar Relay is only limited...

Page 5: ...n be downloaded from Google Play Store or the Apple iStore Onsite Site Install CATCH Solar Relay as per the circuit diagram below Power the device up and connect to it using the CATCH Power Configuration App on your phone or tablet The Configuration App uses Bluetooth to communicate with the CATCH Solar Relay Adjust the device settings to suit the installation ...

Page 6: ...or selection should be made based on load requirements The solar relay requires the coil voltage to be 240VAC with a maximum coil current of 4A Current Transformer If the export control feature of CATCH Solar Relay is required then the CT must be installed The CT can be positioned anywhere in the installation that sees all loads and solar Type AC 10A RCDBO ...

Page 7: ... the CATCH Relay each connection can be made from one of two connection points For example The Active IN connection point is made from one of the left two connectors You can choose either one as they are bussed together inside the device Example Wiring for a basic installation As you can see it does not matter which of the two terminals you choose for each connection Active In Active Out Neutral ...

Page 8: ... correct phase is critically important special care must be taken to ensure this happens NEVER disconnect CT s from the Solar Relay while they are wrapped around a current carrying conductor Multiple wires can be put through the CT as long as all currents are in the same direction and in phase IMPORTANT Current Transformer Rules IMPORTANT INSTALLATION Current Transformer ...

Page 9: ...l Page 9 IMPORTANT It is vitally important the CT s are pointing in the right direction Mains DANGER Electric Shock Risk with CT s CT s must be fitted to insulated cables only Ensure CT is terminated into the device before clamping onto cables ...

Page 10: ...stallation Manual Page 10 INSTALLATION Current Transformer Match the CT wire colours to the labels on the case Note there is a 1 terminal gap between the white and black wire Solar Relay Terminal CT wire colour W white BLK Black ...

Page 11: ... Active Out port Blue Tooth When Blue it means the Solar Relay is connected to a mobile device When power is applied to the unit all three lights flash on and off together for 20 seconds then under normal conditions the Power light will come on by itself At this point you can connect to the device via the mobile application and begin the configuration process IMPORTANT The Factory default configur...

Page 12: ...Configurator app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Scanning for new Devices When the Configurator opens it will automatically start searching for any Catch Power devices In the example shown to the left a single device has been found You can tap the screen to end the search once the device is found Device name format 4321 SR CATCH Device Serial Number Device Model ...

Page 13: ...e data is visible on this screen Device Time The current time as reported by the device This is updated automatically when the configuration is changed Volts The RMS voltage as seen for the Relay Amps RMS current as measured by the CT Freq Grid Frequency Power The power measured at the point the CT is connected A negative number represents exporting power flow Run time The amount of minutes since ...

Page 14: ...you from the current device and perform another device scan Live Data opens the Live Data screen Configuration Opens the configuration screen which allows you to adjust the device settings Change Password The device is shipped with a blank password which means you will not be prompted for a password when you open the configuration screen Firmware Update Opens a screen that allows you to update the...

Page 15: ...at will be loaded into the device It is based on the time current held on the mobile device running the Configuration App CT Ratio If you are using the standard model CP SR STD you will be using the supplied CT as such you do not need to change this number The industrial version of the Relay uses standard 5A secondary CT s You will need to specify the applicable CT ratio For example if you are usi...

Page 16: ... Top Up In this mode the Solar Relay will ensure the load has been on for the period of time specified For Example if the Top up mode is specified to be between 10pm and 11 30pm 1 5hrs It will turn the load on if we did not manage to get 1 5hrs of running time to occur during the day This mode is typically used in conjunction with another mode like Export Control and Voltage Frequency Control This...

Page 17: ...e Type This is where you define how the Solar Relay will function for this override Start Time When do you want the override to start Stop Time When do you want the override to finish Override Start and Stop times can overlap For example Override 1 7am 6pm Override 2 11am 2pm In this example override 1 will be used to control the load between 7am and 11am then Override 2 will be used from 11am 2pm...

Page 18: ...ION Configuration System Overrides Override Stop time can be less than the Start time For example Override 1 Starts at 11pm and Stops at 6am Override 1 6am 11pm In this example Override 1 will start at 11pm tonight and continue until 6am the next morning midnight ...

Page 19: ...rn the load off if exporting goes below this threshold Below Time The number of minutes the Below Threshold needs to occur before the load turns off 1 Setup one of the four system overrides to be Export Controlled 2 Configure the Export Control parameters as described below Example A site has 6kw of solar and wish to turn a 1 5kW heat pump on when the solar export is above 3kW for 5 minutes The cu...

Page 20: ...umber of minutes the load runs during this time will change from day to day based on the amount of exporting solar At 11pm the Solar Relay will start operating in Top up mode The number of minutes between the start and stop times on the Top up override represents the total number of minutes we want the load to run for In our example there are 300 minutes between 11 00pm and 4 00am the next morning...

Page 21: ...Threshold needs to occur before the load turns on Below Threshold The voltage at which the Solar Relay will turn the load off Below Time The number of minutes the Below Threshold needs to occur before the load turns off 1 Setup one of the four system overrides to be Voltage Controlled 2 Configure the Voltage Control parameters as described below Example A site has 6kw of solar and a 4 8kW resistiv...

Page 22: ...n Above Threshold The frequency at which the Solar Relay will turn the load on Above Time The number of minutes the Above Threshold needs to occur before the load turns on Below Threshold The frequency at which the Solar Relay will turn the load off Below Time The number of minutes the Below Threshold needs to occur before the load turns off 1 Set up one of the four system overrides to be Frequenc...

Page 23: ...s visit the tech docs section of our website Modbus Configuration Modbus Device Id The unique device id for this device on the Modbus This can be a number between 0 and 255 Baud Date Baud rate in use on the Modbus Stop Bits Valid values are 1 or two Parity Valid Values are even odd or none IMPORTANT The CATCH Solar Relay implements inverter control using the RS485 Modbus interface My details on ho...

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