Introduction
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Comprehensive Electronic Protection
RS3000 is approved to meet a number of safety standards including
UL 458 and CSA C22.2 No. 107.1. See “Regulatory Approvals” on
page A–5 for more information.
RS3000 is equipped with numerous protection features to ensure safe
operation.
Protection feature This feature…
Battery over-voltage
protection Keeps the battery voltage from getting too high in
charge mode. Shuts the inverter off in invert mode.
Battery under-voltage
protection Prevents inverter from discharging your batteries
too low. The inverter doesn’t run if battery voltage is
too low.
Over-temperature
protection Protects the unit from overheating by either derating
(charge mode) or by shutting down (invert mode).
See “Invert Power Derating vs Ambient
Temperature” on pageA–6.
Automatic overload
protection Protects the unit from excessive loads. The unit will
provide 7500 watts (2.5 times of the rated load) for
up to 5 seconds, and then protect itself by shutting
down. See “Inverter Specifications” on page A–2
for more information.
Short circuit protection Protects the unit by shutting it down.