Freedom SW 3K2K InvChg Owners Guide.book Page 46 Wednesday, October 9, 2013 1:34 PM
Configuring the Freedom SW using the SCP
Inverter Settings Menu |
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| Table 9 Inverter Settings Description | ||||||||
The Inverter Settings menu contains settings that control when the |
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Freedom SW starts and stops producing AC output. |
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| Low Batt Cut Out |
| Low Battery Cut Out (LBCO) controls when the inverter stops | ||||||||
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| producing AC output due to a low battery voltage condition. The |
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| inverter will stop producing AC output only after this level has been |
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| reached for the period of time set by the LBCO Delay. This setting is |
| FSW3012 00: Inv Settings |
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| Low Batt Cut Out | [11.0] |
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| LBCO Delay |
| LBCO Delay controls how long the inverter is allowed to operate at or | |||
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| Hi Batt Cut Out | [15.5V] |
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| below the Low Batt Cut Out level before turning off due to a low | |
| Search Watts | [50W] | Follow procedures on “To select and change a |
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| battery voltage condition. The inverter will stop producing AC output | ||||||
| Search Delay | [2sec] | configurable setting:” on page 33 to change the settings. |
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| only after the Low Batt Cut Out level has been reached for this | |||||||
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| uninterrupted period of time. |
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Figure 24 Inverter Settings Menu Screen |
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| Once the inverter has shut off, the battery voltage must rise 2 volts | ||||||
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| above the Low Batt Cut Out setting (4 volts for | |||||||
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| inverter operation to resume. |
Table 8 Setting Defaults and Ranges |
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| Hi Batt Cut Out |
| Hi Batt Cut Out sets the maximum battery voltage at which the inverter | ||||||
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| will operate. If the battery voltage exceeds this limit for more than one |
| Model | Freedom SW 2012 / 3012 | Freedom SW 2024 / 3024 |
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| minute, the Freedom SW displays a fault message and shuts down. The | |||||||
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| inverter will not support AC loads when in this condition. If a qualified | ||||||||||
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| Min |
| Max | Default | Min |
| Max |
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| AC source is present, the unit passes AC through to the loads. The |
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| inverter automatically restarts when the voltage drops to 1.5 volts | |||||||
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| Low Batt Cut Out | 10.5V |
| 10.0V |
| 12.0V | 21.0V | 20.0V |
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| (12 volt system) or 3 volts (24 volt system) below the Hi Batt Cut |
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| Out setting. If battery voltage continues to rise after shutdown, an | |||||||
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| LBCO Delay | 10sec |
| 0sec |
| 600sec | 10sec | 0sec |
| 600sec |
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| external charger may still be charging the batteries. The Freedom SW |
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| Hi Batt Cut Out | 16.5V |
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| 17.0V | 33.0V | 29.0V |
| 15.5V |
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| Search Watts |
| Search Watts sets the Freedom SW’s search sensitivity when search | |||||||
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| Search Watts | 50W |
| 25W |
| 250W | 50W | 25W |
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| mode is enabled. When a load larger than this setting is present, the |
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| inverter starts producing AC output. Enabling search mode from the |
| Search Delay | 2sec |
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| 25sec | 2sec | 1sec |
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| Setup menu (see page 57) can minimize power draw from the battery |
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| during periods of low demand from loads. Also see “Using Search |
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| Mode” on page 34. |
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