Myenergi zappi Series, Operation & Installation Manual

Page 1: ...zappi eco smartEVchargepoint operation installation manual MODELS ZAPPI 32A1P1T05 ZAPPI 32A1P1T08 ZAPPI 32A1P2T05 ZAPPI 32A1P2T08 myenergi uk Rev 2 0AU May2019 ENGLISH ...

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Page 3: ...ostTimer 15 Lock Function 16 Menus 17 Main Menu 17 AdvancedMenu 19 Configuration 21 Settings 21 Advanced Settings 21 Installation 26 Mounting 26 Wiring 27 Supply Connection 29 CTSensorInstallation 30 AdvancedInstallationOptions 32 eSenseInput economytariff 34 Fitting theCover 35 Setup 36 Troubleshooting 37 Faults 37 Warranty 38 Technical Specifications 39 ...

Page 4: ...om the supply before removing the cover The device is not to be used by persons including children with reduced physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the device by a person responsible for theirsafety Disposal In accordance with European Directive 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electr...

Page 5: ...maticallyadjustchargingcurrent in response toon site generation and householdpower consumption InFASTcharge mode zappioperateslikeanordinaryEV charging Agridcurrentsensor supplied simplyclipsaroundtheincomingsupplycable Thissensorisusedtomonitorexcesspowerand whenusingthespecialECOchargemodes zappiautomaticallyadjusts thechargerateinresponsetoavailablesurplus Feature Set Available with Type 1 or T...

Page 6: ...ws TetheredChargingCable The charging cable is 5m or 8mand is fitted withType1 orType2 plug Control Buttons Fourtactilebuttonsusedtonavigatethemenusandaltersettings Change charging Mode Exit current menu Enter Menu Move up a menu item Increase value Enter Menu Move down a menu item Decrease value Boost Selectitem Confirmvalueandmovetonextsetting IntegratedCableHolder When not in use thecharging ca...

Page 7: ...layed here see Status Screenspage 10 Generation Power The power being generated at this time in kW LockIcon Operation lock isactive Date Time The current date and time Mode Icons Theseiconsindicatethattheimportlimitingisactive house orthee Senseinput is live e zappi Icon This zappiunit If there are wavy lines above the icon the unit is thermally limiting the output power will be temporarily reduce...

Page 8: ...CO WindGenerationPower zappi Device Normal Grid Power Import Export zappi Device Too Warm output limited Power FlowDirection SmallAmount Import Power Limiting Active Power Flow Direction Medium Amount Economy TariffElectricity Available PowerFlowDirection LargeAmount Current ChargingPower WaitingForSurplusPower Energy sent to EV for this charging DSR Mode Active Warning refer to text on screen ...

Page 9: ...nough surplus power Thehouseinthecentreisstraight facedasgridelectricityisbeingusedby the house 0 9kW is this example zappi is waiting for the EV to respond the EV is not ready to accept charge Paused Charging The charging session has been delayed by the EV because a schedule charge has been set in the vehicle zappi is paused for a few seconds in order to limit the start stop frequency during ECO ...

Page 10: ...ast charge is displayed at the bottom right 20 0kWh in this case and the green contribution is also shown 40 in thisexample Zappi isdoingarestart sequence Thismayhappenwith someEVsthat need to be woken up to start charging after a pausing charge Charge should start immediately afterwards otherwise the Charge Delayed message will appear ...

Page 11: ...tinue until the vehicle is fully charged using available surplus power However if atany time the availablesurplus powerfalls below 1 4kW theshortfall willbe drawn from thegrid Note The EV charging standard does not support charging below 1 4kW ECO Adjuststhechargeratetolimittheuseofgrid electricity and will pausethe charge if there is too much grid electricity being used Thechargerateiscontinuousl...

Page 12: ...icleimmediately toensure there is enough charge for a short trip if needed The amount of energy kWh s the boost uses can be changed in the Charge Settings Boost menu WheninECOorECO mode eachpressofthe button will cycle through the boost options as illustrated below Activating Boost 1 WhencharginginECOor ECO mode press until BOOST is shown 2 The boost will start aftera couple of seconds and thedisp...

Page 13: ...was only 10kWh of charge accumulated However because you activated Smart Boost and set the time you needed to leave for work zappi automatically boosted the charge in the night to top up the battery to the required 15kWh by7am Activating Smart Boost 1 WhencharginginECOor ECO mode press until SMART BOOST is shown 2 The SMART BOOST iconwill show includingthe set energy amountinkWhsandthetargettime 1...

Page 14: ...hole line will be highlighted again 6 Press to exit the BOOST TIMERscreen Economy Tariff Boosting Boosting only when economy rate electricity is available can be achieved in one of three ways 1 By setting the boost timer to coincide with the economy tariff times This option should be used only if the electricity meter is a dual rate meter modern meters usually are 2 Boost only at set times AND if ...

Page 15: ...ings Lock Function menu option LockFunction Setting Description EV plugged The Lock Function is active when the EV is plugged in preventing tampering with the charge session or changing any settings EV unplugged TheLockFunctionisactivewhentheEVisdisconnected preventingunauthorisedcharging Timeout The time before the Lock Function automatically reactivates after being unlocked Lock Code This is the...

Page 16: ...ctively READINGS 3 4 Exporting Importing Powerbeingimportedorexported fromortothegrid respectively Generation Power from the generator if available Consumption Power consumed by the house if available Diverting Total diverted power inc all devices Charge Power Current power being supplied to the EV Charge Energy EnergysuppliedtoEVduringcurrentchargesession Charge Time Duration of current charge se...

Page 17: ...aylight Saving Time adjustment DST Zone Set zone for Daylight Saving Time Display Sound Language Set language for the main screen and menus Icons Generation Generation icon can be sun or wind Monitoring Iftheis on generation on site then generation monitoring can be switched off Backlight Settheduration the displaybacklightremainsonafter a button press Contrast Set the display contrast Set Buzzer ...

Page 18: ... page 21 for more information CT Config CTINT InternalCT used toconfigure a grouplimit SeeLoad Balancing CurrentLimiting page32 fordetails CT1 Set the function of CT1 input See CT Config page 22 for more details CT2 Set the function of CT2 input See CT Config page 22 for more details eSense Input Disabled eSense input is disabled Boost Ifthe eSense inputis live zappi will boost thecharge see eSens...

Page 19: ...tings Erase Config Restore the configuration to factory default Erase Data Clear all data from memory Erase ALL Restoreconfiguration tofactorydefaultanderaseall data Confirm Confirm restore options and re boot device Download Firmware Downloads latest firmware from hub Bootloader Enter Bootloader mode ...

Page 20: ...romsolartowind Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings menu is passcode protected and only provided to installers Supply Grid Device Limit Sets themaximumcurrent that the zappi will draw including when boosting and FAST mode This is useful if the supply current is limited like a 16A rather than 32A Supply Grid Grid Limit Sets the limit that can be drawn from the grid connection i e the maximum imp...

Page 21: ...roWatts andallof theavailablesurpluswillbeusedtochargethevehicle however it is may be desired to have a minimum export level at all times CT Config The CT1and CT2 inputs areconfigured depending on theconnected CT sensors Theinternal CT whichmeasures theoutput current also has some settings Important There must by only one Grid CT set per phase for the whole installation CT Description CTIL This is...

Page 22: ...king Devices p24 for details about master devices It is possible to use more than one group limit type e g IL1 with MN1 so that there are two conditions for limiting Group Limit example Additional CT installed CT config all devices Limit current drawn by two zappi None only the internal CTs are used CTIL devices that are on the same 32A Type Internal supply Group IL1 Group Limit 32A Limitcurrent d...

Page 23: ...w exposed and lift off the enclosure cover 3 Offertheunituptothewallandmarktheholesfordrilling Iffixingtoatimberstudwall youcanusethe twocentral verticallyalignedfixingpoints to screw the enclosure directly into the timber The two additional mounting points can be also be used if desired Thesupplycableentrycanbeviathereargrommet orbydrillingtheenclosureatthebottomright andusinga suitable cable gla...

Page 24: ... the grid supply and the microgeneration system Supply The zappi device should be connected to a single phase 230V or 240V nominal AC supply The supply should be from a dedicated 32A or 40A circuit breaker Earthing Theunit must beearthed inaccordancewithlocalregulations e g It maybearequirement toinstallanEarthingrodif the supply is PME Cable Entry There is a grommet in the rear of the unit for th...

Page 25: ...from 32A or40AMCB with 6mm cable CONSUMER UNIT s PV ARRAY Not supplied available separatel Installation SUPPLY ELECTRICITY GRID METER Grid Sensor required WiredtoCT1terminalsofthezappi FiT INVERTER METER Generation Sensor optional A second sensorcan befitted tomonitor generation ...

Page 26: ...on The zappi device should be connected to a single phase 230V or 240V nominal AC supply The supply should be from a dedicated 32A or 40A circuit breaker zappifeaturesandintegral30mAType ARCD thereforean RCDprotectedsupplyisnotrequiredunlesslocalregulationsstate otherwise ...

Page 27: ...sidetheconsumerunit There must be only one Grid CT per phase for the whole installation There can be other CTs but only one at the grid connection point also note CTs for third party devices do not matter The CT should be on the Live or Neutral cable The arrow on the bottom of the CT sensor must be pointing towards the consumer unit inthe direction of grid import if on the Live cable or reversed i...

Page 28: ...red to ANY myenergi device in the network Cable can be extended up to 100m must use twisted pair cable e g one pair of CAT5 Cable can beshortened Canbeclippedaroundtwoormoreconductorsfeedingappliancesofthesametype e g twoLivecablesfromtwo inverters that are on the same phase CanbeincloseproximitytootherCTs Wirescanbeswappedaroundindevicetoreversethedirectionofthereadings e g changeimporttoexport C...

Page 29: ...mbined current limit for several myenergi devices ApropertyhasalargePVarrayandaswimming pool threeeddiunitsareinstalledtoheatthepool with surplus solar power using 3kW heaters The supplyfortheeddiunitsisonly40A tobesafea Group Limit of 35A is set Group Limit with external CT Sets the combined current limit for several myenergidevicesthataresharingasupplywith another largeappliance Aneddiisinstalle...

Page 30: ...argin inthe zappi A setting of 50W or100W is recommend The Export Margin setting is found in the Advanced Settings Supply Grid menu Third Party Diverters Somepropertiesmayhaveathird partyenergydiverterinstalledandyoumaywantthe zappitotakepriority whenconsuming surplus power over the diverter This is possible by installing an extra CT to monitor the diverter TheCTshouldbeclippedaroundtheLivecableof...

Page 31: ...n in ECO or ECO charging modes The eSENSE input is electrically isolated and effectively draws no current so the cable size is not important An AC voltage between100V and260V across theL and Nterminalsofthe eSENSE inputcausetheeconomytariffsymbol to be shown on the main screen The eSENSE Earth terminal is not required to be connected See eSense Input on page 23 for details of how to configure the ...

Page 32: ...on Fitting theCover 1 RefitthecoverandsecurewithALLtwelveoftheM4screws Itisbesttoscrewthesebygoingaroundinsequence shown without skipping any holes 2 Slot the white cover down onto the unit and secure with the M3 screw at bottom 1 12 2 11 3 10 4 9 5 8 6 7 ...

Page 33: ...creen Iftheyarenotpresent or are incorrect set the correct time and date in the Other Settings Time Date menu option 2 Check that the EV will charge in FAST mode 3 ChecktheGridPowerreadingatthetoprightofthemainscreenisshowingsensiblereadingsandthedirectionof power flow is as expected 4 With theEV plugged in switch toECO mode charging and check that the charge power is at minimum about 1 4kW OR tha...

Page 34: ...t Margin set too high Check Export Margin setting defaultis 0W Generationpowerisalways 0 0kW Generationsensornotinstalled Install generation sensor and connect to CT2 input Alternatively theGenerationandHouse consumptionfigurescanbehiddenonthe main screen bysetting CT2 Input inthe Advanced Settings menu to OFF Faults If any of the following fault messages are displayed follow the action described ...

Page 35: ...l refund the depreciated purchase price of the product The warranty does not apply if in the judgement of myenergi the product fails due to damage from shipment handling storage incorrect installation accident inappropriateuseorcleaningoftheproduct relocationoftheproductafteritsfirst installation abuse misuse or if it has been used or maintained in a manner not conforming to product manual instruc...

Page 36: ...ection Integral 30mA RCD Type A ThermalProtection Output current thermally limited if unit temperature is 85 C Over currentProtection 35A for 1second EconomyTariffSenseInput 230V AC sensing 2 5kV isolated GridCurrentSensor 100A max primary current 16mm max cable diameter SupplyCableEntry Rear or bottomoption Mechanical Specifications EnclosureDimensions 362 x 220 x 78mm CordLength 5m or 8m Protect...

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