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Page 2 - AEG Power Solutions GmbH; Warstein

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 2 of 68 80000043212 BAL  AEG Power Solutions GmbH Emil-Siepmann-Strasse 32 59581 Warstein Germany  +49 2902 763 100 Fax: +49 2902 763 645 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.aegps.com

Page 3 - Table of Contents; Signs Containing Orders for Personal Protective Equipment12

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 3 of 68 Table of Contents 1 Information on How to Use these Instructions ............... 6 1.1 General Information ............................................................. 6 1.2 Target Groups .................................................

Page 4 - Operation With Monocrystalline or Polycrystalline Solar

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 4 of 68 80000043212 BAL 5 System Function ............................................................. 26 5.1 Description of Sequence Control ....................................... 26 5.1.1 The "OFF" Status .............................................

Page 6 - Information on How to Use these Instructions; Information; Validity; Type designation

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 6 of 68 80000043212 BAL 1 Information on How to Use these Instructions This chapter contains general information about these instructions and the people they are intended for. The Protect PV.500 with two control cabinets (+DCD/ACD, +INV) is referred to as 'eq...

Page 7 - Handling; Groups

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 7 of 68 Handling These instructions are structured so that all work necessary for operation can be performed by appropriately qualified skilled per-sonnel. Illustrations are provided to clarify and facilitate certain steps. If danger to person...

Page 8 - Skilled Personnel Skills and Training; person responsible

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 8 of 68 80000043212 BAL  Only operate the equipment in perfect working order and in ac- cordance with good electrical engineering practice  Arrange a fault detection check immediately if the equipment starts to behave differently  Keep all safety signs and...

Page 9 - Obligations of skilled personnel; Instructions

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 9 of 68 Obligations of skilled personnel Observe the following safety instructions.  Work on and in electrical equipment is governed by strict rules in order to avoid electrical accidents. The rules are summarised in the five rules of safety....

Page 10 - Explanation of Symbols and Safety Instructions; Explanation of Symbols; Table 1

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 10 of 68 80000043212 BAL 2 Explanation of Symbols and Safety Instructions All of the symbols and abbreviations used in the text are described below. 2.1 Explanation of Symbols This section describes the symbols used in these instructions. Symbol Meaning Hazar...

Page 11 - All safety instructions have the following structure:; Symbol; General hazard source; Risk posed by flammable material; S I G N A L W O R D; DANGER

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 11 of 68 2.2 Safety Instructions All safety instructions have the following structure: Type and source of hazard Consequence(s) of noncompliance  Measure(s) to avoid hazard. Figure 1 Warning associated with operator action 2.2.1 Signal Words ...

Page 12 - Risk posed by corrosive vapours and liquids; Signs Containing Orders for Personal Protective Equipment; Wear insulating safety boots.

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 12 of 68 80000043212 BAL Risk posed by corrosive vapours and liquids Risk posed by explosive material Table 3 – Hazard symbols 2.2.3 Signs Containing Orders for Personal Protective Equipment The following signs relate to the use of personal protective equip-m...

Page 13 - Awareness

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 13 of 68 2.2.4 Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in these operating instruc-tions: DOU Display and operation unit AC Alternating current BGV Regulation set out by Employer's Liability Insurance Association (Germany) CAN Contro...

Page 14 - Dangers; Contact with voltage! Extremely high DC voltages of; D A N G E R

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 14 of 68 80000043212 BAL  All necessary operational measures must be initiated prior to deactivating any safety device in order to perform mainte-nance, repair or any other work on the unit. Safety awareness also entails informing colleagues of any unsuit-ab...

Page 15 - System stop switch; Safety Signs and Warning Notices on the Equipment

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 15 of 68 System stop switch The system stop switch is on the door of the equipment's DC/AC control cabinet. The system stop switch is not intended for switching off the equip-ment. It may only be used in an emergency. The DOU is used, amongst ...

Page 16 - Equipment; The space requirement for the opened equipment doors; Hazards

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 16 of 68 80000043212 BAL 2.7.2 Lockable Equipment Doors The equipment doors are fitted with a control cabinet lock. This prevents unauthorised personnel from accessing the equipment. The equipment door must be kept closed at all times. It may be opened for ma...

Page 17 - Electric shock caused by inverter.; Risk to life due to electric shock.

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 17 of 68 2.8.1 Electrical Hazards Electric shock after activating "System stop"! Parts of the equipment remain live after "System stop" has been activated (e.g. external voltage present at re-mote signal terminals). Risk to lif...

Page 18 - Water in electrical equipment!; Risks; Spread of smoke in electrical operating areas.; W A R N I N G

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 18 of 68 80000043212 BAL i Using residual-current-operated safety devices (FI) alone is not permitted. Water in electrical equipment! Risk to life due to electric shock.  Do not use water to clean the cabinets.  Do not place any vessels containing fluids on...

Page 19 - Failure of remote signalling.; Risks from Maintenance and Repair Work; A T T E N T I O N

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 19 of 68 2.8.4 Risks due to Loss of Control Failure of remote signalling. If remote signalling fails or the signal lines are interrupted, the control room can no longer control the equipment. In such an event, faults can only be identified loc...

Page 20 - Product; Description; not; supplied with the unit and; Further descriptions and unit diagrams are included in the

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 20 of 68 80000043212 BAL 3 Product Details The equipment has been designed for solar power plants and pro-vides professional solutions for the use of installations covering large roofs or in open spaces. 3.1 Product Description The equipment is a solar invert...

Page 21 - Dimensions and Views; Safety; Use

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 21 of 68 3.2 Dimensions and Views Figure 3 Dimensions and views 3.3 Appropriate Use Only operate the equipment with the maximum permissible con-nection values stated in the technical data sheet. Any other use or modification constitutes inappr...

Page 22 - Standards, Directives and CE Mark; The following information appears on the nameplate:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 22 of 68 80000043212 BAL 3.5 Standards, Directives and CE Mark The equipment complies with currently applicable DIN and VDE regulations. The requirements of BGVA3 are met on the basis of compliance with EN 50274/VDE 0660-51. The requirements of VDE 0100, Part...

Page 24 - Elements

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 24 of 68 80000043212 BAL The main assemblies of the inverter are:  DC load interrupter switch Q4  Inverter stack, display and control unit with communication components  AC filter  Inverter output contactor K7  Mains transformer (external)  Mains discon...

Page 25 - System; Operation

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 25 of 68 4 System Description This chapter describes the individual operation operating mode and functions of the equipment. 4.1 Individual Operation In individual operation, the inverter works independently and is not connected to any other i...

Page 26 - System; Description of Sequence Control; Possible change of status:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 26 of 68 80000043212 BAL 5 System Function 5.1 Description of Sequence Control As soon as the equipment's control module is supplied with volt-age, sequence control starts. Initially, load interrupter switch Q4 remains open. Once the initiali-sation phase is ...

Page 28 - If a deactivating or self-acknowledging fault is triggered (; Sequence Control During the Course of the Day

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 28 of 68 80000043212 BAL If a deactivating or self-acknowledging fault is triggered, the equipment switches to the "Fault" status. The status can be switched from "Operation" to "OFF" using the "Off" control command. 5.1.5 The ...

Page 29 - Later in the evening:

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 29 of 68 If the DC voltage continues to increase due to the sun's rays get-ting stronger and the mains voltage and mains frequency are with-in acceptable limits, a start-up attempt is made. During a start-up attempt, the inverter stack is swit...

Page 30 - Permissible voltage dip after switching on the stack:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 30 of 68 80000043212 BAL 5.1.8 Sequence Control Parameters Switch-on conditions Underfrequency, overfrequency, undervoltage, overvoltage: The equipment will only switch from the "Waiting for feed condi-tions" status to the "Operation" status i...

Page 31 - Description of Fan Control; Extends the operating time of the fans

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 31 of 68 5.2 Description of Fan Control 5.2.1 General The equipment features temperature-dependent fan control. The fans are either switched off, run on a fast or slow fan stage (cabi-net fan only) or are gradually speeded up or slowed down (s...

Page 32 - minimum time in the fast fan stage:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 32 of 68 80000043212 BAL 5.2.3 Cabinet Fan Control Parameters Unit exhaust air temperature limit value for switching on the fan: If the highest exhaust air temperature rises above this limit value, the fans which were switched off are switched to the fast fan...

Page 33 - Parameters of Inverter Stack Fan Control; IGBT temperature limit value for switching off the fan:; Monitoring

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 33 of 68 Variable speed depending on IGBT temperature Fan switched off Initialisation Maximum speed, minimum time! IGBT temperature < limit value IGBT temperature > limit value Minimum time elapsed Figure 8 Fan control 5.2.5 Parameters o...

Page 35 - This type of solar cell does not require active earthing.; No action, since the insulation test is always active.; Starting the insulation test manually:

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 35 of 68 5.3.2 Operation With Monocrystalline or Polycrystalline Solar Cells General: This type of solar cell does not require active earthing. Sequence control: Insulation monitoring is always active. Maintenance mode: No action in the event ...

Page 36 - Insulation test time:; Tracker

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 36 of 68 80000043212 BAL The insulation test can only be started manually if an insulation test is not already running at the time. 5.3.4 Insulation Monitoring Parameters All parameters are only relevant for operation with thin-film solar cells. Insulation te...

Page 37 - Monitoring Systems, Messages and Faults; deactivating; and; signalling faults; faults switch the equipment off permanently once; Signalling; faults do not have any effect on the equipment's se-

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 37 of 68 6 Monitoring Systems, Messages and Faults 6.1 General Information All monitoring systems only generate fault messages when the in-verter is switched on; when it is switched off, the inverter is always reported as being free of faults....

Page 38 - Table of Faults; Temperature monitoring systems; tivating; DOU message

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 38 of 68 80000043212 BAL 6.2 Table of Faults The monitoring systems listed below will cause the inverter to switch off, are self-acknowledging or signalling and are shown on the DOU with corresponding plain text: Temperature monitoring systems Fault/Message D...

Page 39 - CAN I/O monitoring systems; ging; !Auxiliary power supply – mains

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 39 of 68 CAN I/O monitoring systems Fault/Message Deac- tivat-ing Self- acknow-led ging Signalling DOU message Feedback signal DC load interrupter switch Q4.1 X Q4.x: !Switch feedback fault! Switch position Q4.1 X Q4.x: Switch open Feedback si...

Page 40 - Unit Monitoring Systems; #Stack current transformer –; !Communication fault parallel

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 40 of 68 80000043212 BAL Unit Monitoring Systems Fault/Message Deac- tivat-ing Self- acknow-led ging Signalling DOU message Monitoring fan fault cabinet fan X !Fan failure! Monitoring fan fault stack fans X !Fan failure! Monitoring K91 feedback signal fan con...

Page 41 - DC voltage monitoring systems; Field rotation or phase fault

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 41 of 68 DC voltage monitoring systems Fault/Message Deac- tivat-ing Self- acknow-led ging Signalling DOU message Monitoring DC overvoltage X #DC voltage deviation# Grid monitoring systems Fault/Message Deac- tivat-ing Self- acknow-led ging Si...

Page 42 - Interfaces; Interface

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 42 of 68 80000043212 BAL 7 Interfaces PV power stations are usually monitored from a central location. Alongside the PV cells, the inverter is a key component of a power station, which is why various communication interfaces are availa-ble as standard. These ...

Page 43 - Data; default

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 43 of 68 7.1.2 Technical Data MultiCom CCC hardware data (assembly A29.1) Connector : Port 1 RS232 for configuration and COM server connection X2: 9-pin D-sub (socket; insulated) Port 2 RS232/RS485 for Modbus X5: 9-pin D-sub (socket; insulated...

Page 44 - Structure of the MultiCom CCC Interface; Modbus

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 44 of 68 80000043212 BAL 7.1.3 Structure of the MultiCom CCC Interface 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X3 X1 X2 X4 X5 J1 J5 J4 LED gn rt S1 RS232: RS485: B A B A Modbus Configuration Figure 13 MultiCom CCC interface as a Modbus interface (top view) Connections: X1: Internal ...

Page 45 - Description of serial interfaces; Port 1: Serial interface X2

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 45 of 68 LED signals: Green/red flashes: Configuration can be selected via the ter-minal (up to 30 seconds after restarting) Green on: Operating status; no external communica-tion via X2 and X5 Green flashes: Data transmission on the serial in...

Page 48 - Setting the terminal program:; No parity/no protocol

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 48 of 68 80000043212 BAL If you are using a different/in-house monitoring system, you can adjust the transmission parameters and the slave address of the Modbus interface to suit your requirements via port 1 (X2). We would be happy to provide you with the Mod...

Page 49 - key

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 49 of 68 The possible keyboard actions are shown in the menu in “< >”. The following special keys can be used in the menus: <CR>: Carriage return (  ) or ENTER key <ESC>: Escape key <TAB>: Tabulator (  ) key <BS>...

Page 50 - <2> to configure the delay time between a request from the

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 50 of 68 80000043212 BAL 7.1.4.2 Configuring the Modbus Protocol To access the X5 data protocol configuration, you must press <4> in the main menu: Figure 19 Data protocol configuration Press one of the following keys in the “X5 Data Protocol” menu: <...

Page 51 - to accept the set values. The configuration is finished

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 51 of 68 7.1.4.3 Configuring Modbus Data Transmission To access the X5 data transmission configuration, you must press <2> in the main menu: Figure 21 Modbus/JBus data transmission configuration Press one of the following keys in the “X5...

Page 52 - Server

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 52 of 68 80000043212 BAL 7.2 COM Server 7.2.1 General The COM server makes the PV inverter data available via an Ethernet network. A software application can communicate with the PV inverter via the network using a virtual COM port (this needs to be installed...

Page 53 - Configuration jumpers:

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 53 of 68 Connections: CN1: Internal inverter bus and power supply MOD1: Ethernet connection CN5: Interface for firmware update Configuration jumpers: CN3: All closed (default) LED signals: Green LED (H1): The green LED on the assembly indicate...

Page 54 - Integration Configuration

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 54 of 68 80000043212 BAL 7.2.5 Network Integration Configuration For network integration, you will need a free IP address for the COM server, the subnet mask plus the IP address for the gateway. This information can be obtained from your administrator if nece...

Page 55 - If the specified power has been applied to the relay con-; Power supply connection

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 55 of 68 7.3 Remote Signalling The remote signalling board is a contact interface for signalling PV messages and controlling PV units. It is supplied as an option for the AEG PV system and is intended for installation in the PV unit. The remot...

Page 56 - The following default signals are used for remote signalling:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 56 of 68 80000043212 BAL X7: Connection to MultiCom interface S1: Service switch X3: When a signal is received, the contact between the two contact points with the lower numbers is closed (normal-ly open or "NO"). X4: When a signal is received, the co...

Page 57 - Graphical Display and Operation Unit

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 57 of 68 8 Graphical Display and Operation Unit 8.1 General Information The graphical D isplay and O peration U nit (DOU) is integrated into the front of the solar inverter. It serves to signal and visualise unit data and to control the invert...

Page 58 - Acoustic signal generator:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 58 of 68 80000043212 BAL 8.1.1 Signalling LEDs: Red, permanently ON: Deactivating fault (must be acknowledged via the menu) Red, flashing: Self-acknowledging deactivating fault Yellow, flashing: Self-acknowledging message Green OFF: INV in sleep mode Green, f...

Page 59 - Possible symbol keys and their function:; Following the; start up the DOU for the first time

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 59 of 68 Possible symbol keys and their function: Switch off inverter Switch on inverter Acknowledge acoustic signal generator Cursor up/Increase value/Scroll upwards Cursor down/Decrease value/Scroll downwards Cursor to the right Cursor to th...

Page 60 - Structure

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 60 of 68 80000043212 BAL 8.3 Menu Structure 8.3.1 Menu Tree From all menus the system automaticallyreturns to the operating display aftera certain period of time if no keys arepressed on the DOU Start-up Operating display Service (password- protected) Passwor...

Page 61 - Display

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 61 of 68 Additional submenus are displayed on the left-hand side. All se-lectable submenus are displayed in a frame. A black background indicates the current cursor position. The bottom line displays the current real time, which can be adjuste...

Page 62 - Examples of possible displays:

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 62 of 68 80000043212 BAL At the top, a sun symbol indicates the current solar radiation trend. If the sun is black or a moon symbol is displayed, the PV voltage is so low that the inverter is in its idle state. An empty sun with no rays also indicates that th...

Page 63 - Solar radiation is too low, the inverter is in standby mode.

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 63 of 68 Figure 31 Example of operating display Solar radiation is too low, the inverter is in standby mode. Figure 32 Example of operating display Solar radiation is too low, the inverter is in its idle state. The middle section displays the ...

Page 65 - The right-hand side shows how the key is currently assigned.

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 65 of 68 Figure 37 Example of yearly overview Yearly overview (t = year of start-up to current year) The right-hand side shows how the key is currently assigned. Figure 38 Operating display – Right-hand side Here you can switch the inverter on...

Page 66 - Values

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 66 of 68 80000043212 BAL Use the bottom key with the measuring instrument symbol to call up menus with detailed information on the status and the meas-ured values. This key flashes in the event of a fault in the unit, en-abling you to access menus containing ...

Page 67 - Grid operation MPP; E and the inverter operating

Protect PV.500_MH Operating Instructions 80000043212 BAL 67 of 68 You can use the "Inverter" menu item to display the statuses and measured values for the inverter. You can toggle between the two menus using the ">" and "<" keys. In normal operation, the inverter can be...

Page 68 - History

Protect PV.500-MH Operating Instructions 68 of 68 80000043212 BAL The default password set by the factory is: 1201. In menus where switching operations are normally possible, block-ing is indicated by a key. 8.3.6 Fault History You can call up the "Fault history" menu from the "Main menu...