Monitoring the Inverter

Table 5-2Normal Operation Default Screen

Display

Description

 

 

System 2000W

Power being produced by the system now.

Today 9.875kWh

Cumulative energy produced by the system today.

 

 

If there is sufficient energy from the PV array, this screen is displayed continuously while the system is operating normally. In a multiple unit system connected by network cables, the power and cumulative energy values displayed are for the entire system.

During low light conditions when the GT Inverter cannot produce any power, the Normal Operation default screen flashes alternately (every two seconds) with the Insufficient Solar Energy screen (see Table 5-10, “Special Message Screens” on page 5–8).

More screens for all

Besides the default normal operation display, more system information messages

systems

can be viewed.

 

 

 

 

To view more Normal Operation information:

 

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

 

Normal operation screens shown in Table 5-3are displayed in the order given,

 

as you tap successively on the unit. They are common to all GT Inverter

 

systems, no matter how many units are installed.

 

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

 

available normal operation screens. Each screen is displayed for a maximum of

 

30 seconds. If you do not tap again during that time period, then the LCD

 

backlight turns off and the display reverts to the default system message screen.

 

Table 5-3

Normal Operation Screens for All GT Inverters

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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