Front Panel Display Screens and What They Mean

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-3

Normal Operation Screens for All GT Inverter Units

 

Tap

 

Display*

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st time

 

System 2000W

 

LCD backlight turns on for better readability

 

 

 

Today 2.500kWh

 

and default Normal Operation screen is

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd time

 

System Lifetime

 

Lifetime energy produced by the GT Inverter

 

 

 

305kWh

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd time

 

Time Online

 

Length of time inverter has been online today, in

 

 

 

Today hh:mm:ss

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th time

 

Array Readings

 

Immediate DC voltage and current readings

 

 

 

350.5V

8.4A

 

from the PV array.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th time

 

Grid Readings

 

Immediate AC voltage and frequency readings

 

 

 

242.6V

60.0Hz

 

from the Grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*In a multiple unit system with network cables properly installed, the system values displayed are for the entire system. For example, in a two-inverter system, if inverter #1 is producing 1500 W and inverter #2 is producing 2000 W, both inverters display a total system power of 3500 W. Time online and array readings are for the local inverter and PV array associated with that inverter.

Additional screens

In addition to the normal system message screens, additional screens specific to

for multiple units

each GT Inverter unit can be displayed when the unit is networked to other GT

 

Inverters. These screens are only available on multiple unit systems.

 

To view unit-specific screens in a multiple unit system:

 

1. Tap the Xantrex logo near the LCD to advance the display to the next screen.

 

Continue tapping until the final system message screen (“Grid Readings”, in

 

Table 5-3 above) is displayed.

 

2. Tap again. Normal operation screens shown in Table 5-4 are displayed in the

 

order given, as you tap successively on the unit.

 

If you continue to tap the unit, then the LCD will cycle through all of the available

 

normal operation screens. Each message is displayed for up to 30 seconds. If you

 

do not tap again within that time period, then the LCD backlight turns off and the

 

display reverts to the default normal operation screen (Table 5-2).

 

Table 5-4Additional Normal Operation Screens for Each GT Inverter Unit in a

Multiple Unit System

Tap

Display

Description

 

 

 

6th time

Unit 1500W

Power being produced by this unit now.

 

Today 1.250kWh

Cumulative energy produced by this unit today.

 

 

 

7th time

Unit Lifetime

Lifetime energy produced by this GT Inverter unit

 

150kWh

 

 

 

 

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