Monitoring the Inverter

Additional Fault

Additional message screens can be viewed in fault mode by tapping the Xantrex

messages for all

logo near the LCD. Each additional tap displays the next screen in the order

systems

shown in Table 5-9.

 

 

 

Table 5-9Additional Fault Mode Screens

 

Tap

 

Display*

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st time

 

Current fault message

LCD backlight turns on for better readability.

 

 

 

screen (see Table 5-8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd time

 

System0W

Energy being produced by the system now.

 

 

 

Cumulative energy produced by the system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd time

 

System Lifetime

Lifetime energy produced by the GT Inverter

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th time

 

Tod

 

Length of time inverter was online today, in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

meOnl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grid Readings

hours (hh), minutes (mm) and seconds (ss).

 

5th time

 

ay

 

Immediate DC voltage and current readings of

 

 

 

 

 

power from the PV array.

 

6th time

 

 

.

Immediate AC voltage and frequency readings

 

 

 

 

 

of power from the Grid.

* In a multiple unit system w th communications cables properly installed, the system values displ yed are for the entire system. Time online and array readings a for the local inverter and PV array associated with that inverter.

Special Screens

 

 

 

ns2.500kWhre displayed in specific situations that are not

 

Special message

cr

 

considered fault

 

uations. They can appear in any mode of operation. These

 

screens are desc ibed in T ble 5-10.

 

 

 

Table 5-10 Special

305kWhMessage Screens

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

Arr

 

hh:mm:ss

 

 

sssInverterOfflinesecods

 

Time remaining in seconds (sss) before the GT Inverter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350.5V84Areconnects to the Grid. This is a protection timer; it runs for

 

 

 

 

 

approximately five minutes at startup and after any Grid fault.

 

242.6V600Hz

 

 

GT Inverter switching (or has switched) from Normal

 

Reconnectigin

Operation to Offline mode. This screen may flash alternately

 

with a Fault message screen.

 

 

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