
Protections and Alarms
Protections and Alarms
Overview
The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) in the inverter continuously monitors a number of parameters for purposes of protecting the power source, load, inverter and user from hazardous conditions. Fuses on the DC input and AC output provide additional hardware fault protection. An alarm is triggered whenever a fault is detected. The protective action in the case of a fault is to turn the inverter off. The inverter then enters a
Input Voltage Protection
The inverter will continuously operate from an input source in the range of
Output Voltage Protection
The output is monitored for conditions potentially damaging to the inverter or load. A voltage exceeding 140 Vac (263 Vac for the 230 V model) at the inverter output for over 1 second, or a voltage below 80 V (154 Vac for the 230 V model) for more than 5 seconds will cause the inverter to shut down and open the internal load relay. This fault condition is reported by setting the fault flag on the user port and fault LED on the front panel. The DSP continues to check for compatible output conditions before enabling the inverter and switching to