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 5-9

Additional 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

 

System 0W

 

Energy being produced by the system now.

 

 

 

Today 2.500kWh

 

Cumulative energy produced by the system

 

 

 

 

 

 

today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd time

 

System Lifetime

 

Lifetime energy produced by the GT Inverter

 

 

 

305kWh

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th time

 

Time Online

 

Length of time inverter was online today, in

 

 

 

Today hh:mm:ss

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th time

 

Array Readings

 

Immediate DC voltage and current readings of

 

 

 

350.5V

8.4A

 

power from the PV array.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6th time

 

Grid Readings

 

Immediate AC voltage and frequency readings

 

 

 

242.6V

60.0Hz

 

of power from the Grid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*In a multiple unit system with network cables properly installed, the system values displayed are for the entire system. Time online and array readings are for the local inverter and PV array associated with that inverter.

Special Screens

Special message screens are displayed in specific situations that are not considered fault situations. They can appear in any mode of operation. These screens are described in Table 5-10.

Table 5-10Special Message Screens

Display

Description

Reconnecting in Time remaining in seconds (sss) before the GT Inverter

sssseconds reconnects to the Grid. This is a protection timer that runs at startup and after any Grid fault.

Inverter GT Inverter switching (or has switched) from Normal

Offline Operation to Offline mode. This screen may flash alternately with a Fault message screen.

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