Eguana Evolve ESS AU 13 Installation manual

Model

Evolve ESS AU – 13 kWh

Evolve ESS AU – 26 kWh

Evolve ESS AU – 39 kWh

Grid Support Utility Interactive Inverter

& Integrated Lithium Battery

For use only with battery model

•LG Chem EM048126P3S7

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Installation & Start-up Guide

Revision History

Revision

Date

Status

Author

Comments

1.0

05.Oct.2022

Released

RWM

Initial release.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

This manual contains im ortant instructions for the Evolve™ Home Energy Storage System – including the

ower control system (PCS) and base model battery cabinet installation and o eration. This roduct is

ex andable with the addition of u to two more battery cabinets. The Eguana Evolve™ com onents described

by this manual are intended to be used as art of an Energy Storage system and installed as er the local

electrical code.

CAUTION: Hazardous Voltages! This inverter contains hazardous voltage and energy that may be

lethal. It may only be installed by qualified ersonnel who have read this manual and are familiar with

its o eration and hazards. The following safety rocedures should be followed:

Only connect the PCS cabinet to a com atible electrical service as defined in the model s ecifications. The PCS

must be connected to a dedicated branch circuit in the main electrical anel.

An external disconnect switch shall be rovided in the end installation by others for the AC Grid out ut circuit.

CAUTION! This equi ment contains high energy lithium batteries. Qualified and trained ersonnel should wear

rotective clothing and equi ment when working inside the battery cabinet and/or with battery

modules.

The PCS is com atible with the LG Chem battery model EM048126P3S7 only.

CAUTION! The batteries rovided with this system must be charged only by the PCS included as art of the

energy storage system. Do not attem t to charge batteries with any other charger device or connect

any devices directly to the DC battery bus.

Ensure ro er electrical grounding in accordance with code requirements.

Ensure ro er airflow ath for active cooling.

Never o erate system in a manner not described by this manual.

Only qualified ersonnel should service this roduct.

Ensure all covers are securely fastened after installation is com lete.

This roduct must be stored indoors in an environmentally conditioned location rior to installation, rotected

from rain and ex osure to any hazardous chemicals.

Do not attem t to o erate this roduct if there is any hysical evidence of damage to any of the cabinets or

internal com onents.

CAUTION! This equi ment is heavy. Mechanical lifts are recommended for safe installation.

Contents

1 SAFETY....................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1

N CASE OF EMERGENCY

.....................................................................................................................1

1.2

ATTERY MODULE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

............................................................................................1

1.3

ENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

........................................................................................................2

1.4

NVIRONMENTAL

ROTECTION

...........................................................................................................2

2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1

BOUT THIS

ANUAL

–

ARGET

UDIENCE

.........................................................................................3

2.2

LOSSARY

........................................................................................................................................3

2.3

NITIAL

NSPECTION OF

ATERIAL

IST

................................................................................................4

2.4

PECIAL

OOLS

ARDWARE

...........................................................................................................4

2.5

NVERTER

/DSP

IRMWARE

ERSION

..................................................................................................4

3 INSTA ATION SITE PREPARATION ............................................................................................................... 5

3.1

OCATING THE SYSTEM

......................................................................................................................5

3.2

NSTALLATION

REA

EQUIRED TO

ALL

OUNT

PCS

AND

ATTERY

:.................................................5

3.3

NSTALLATION PLAN

–

POWER AND COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS

..............................................................6

3.4

SLD

OUPLED

YSTEM WITH

ACK

OWER

PERATION

..................................................7

4 PCS AND BATTERY CABINET WA -MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................... 8

5 PCS / BATTERY INTER-CABINET WIRING ................................................................................................... 10

5.1

ATTERY POWER CABLE CONNECTIONS

............................................................................................10

5.2

ATTERY

BMS

PCS

COMMUNICATION CONNECTION

.....................................................................11

6 SYSTEM E ECTRICA WIRING ......................................................................................................................... 11

6.1

POWER CONNECTIONS

................................................................................................................12

6.2

HASSIS

ROUNDING

......................................................................................................................13

7 ENERGY METER INSTA ATION ..................................................................................................................... 13

7.1

LECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

–

VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT

POWER SUPPLY

............................................13

7.2

(

CURRENT TRANSFORMER

)

CONNECTIONS

...................................................................................13

7.3

RS-485

COMMUNICATION CONNECTION

............................................................................................14

8 DROP ET ETHERNET CONNECTION TO HOME ROUTER ....................................................................... 14

8.1

THERNET CABLE CONNECTION

........................................................................................................14

9 DRED DEVICE CONNECTION: (AUSTRA IA).............................................................................................. 14

10 START-UP SEQUENCE ..................................................................................................................................... 15

10.1

HUTDOWN

EQUENCE

..................................................................................................................16

11 OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 16

11.1

PDATING THE

PCS

FACTORY REGIONAL SETTINGS

.........................................................................16

12 PCS DISP AY PANE ........................................................................................................................................ 17

12.1

LED

ISPLAY

NDICATORS

.............................................................................................................17

12.2

PCS

DISPLAY PANEL INDICATOR SUMMARY

. ....................................................................................17

12.3

ERVICE

UTTON

..........................................................................................................................17

12.4

ACKUP

OWER

PERATION

..........................................................................................................18

12.4.1 Backup Power Display Modes ................................................................................................................ 18

12.5

GRID MODE

ESTARTING THE BATTERY SYSTEM AFTER LOW BATTERY SHUTDOWN

....................18

13 MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................... 19

14 TROUB ESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................ 19

15 SERVICEAB E PARTS – BATTERY MODU E REMOVA /REP ACEMENT ....................................... 19

16 TECHNICA DATA ............................................................................................................................................. 20

16.1

PCS

CABINET DATA

.......................................................................................................................20

16.2

ATTERY CABINET DATA

.................................................................................................................21

16.3

IRE AND TORQUE RATINGS

...........................................................................................................21

16.4

HERMAL PERFORMANCE

HARGE

ISCHARGE

URVES

..............................................................22

APPENDIX A: E ECTRICA B OCK DIAGRAM OF INTER-CABINET WIRING ....................................... 23

APPENDIX B: ENERGY METER WIRING DIAGRAMS ..................................................................................... 24

B.1

CCU

-E

NERGY

CUREV

1310 .........................................................................................................24

B.1.2(A) Main electrical panel meter C and power wiring. B.1.2(B) PV meter C and power

wiring............................................................................................................................................................................ 24

B.2

ASTRON

SDM630MCT-40

A.......................................................................................................25

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1 Safety

Throughout this manual, the following symbols will be used to highlight im ortant information and rocedures:

Symbol

Definition

Symbol

Definition

WARNING! A dangerous voltage or

other condition exists. Use extreme

caution when performing these tasks.

Meter measurement required.

AUTION!

his information is critical to

the safe installation and or operation of

the inverter.

Follow these instructions closely.

Torque rating critical to o eration.

NOTE: his statement is important.

Follow instructions closely.

system for o erating status

1.1 In case of emergency

In all cases:

If safe to do so, switch off the AC breakers (external to the system) for the system.

•

Contact the fire de artment or other required emergency res onse team.

•

Evacuate the area, and if a licable, follow your emergency evacuation lan if others are in roximity to

the installed location.

In case of fire:

•

When safe, use a fire extinguisher suitable for use; including A, B, and C dry chemical fire extinguishers

or carbon dioxide extinguishers.

In case of flooding

•

Stay out of water if any art of the system or wiring is submerged.

•

Do not attem t to o erate batteries that have been submerged in water even after they have been dried.

In case of unusual noise, smell or smoke:

•

If safe to do so, ventilate the area.

1.2 Battery module safety recautions

This roduct is integrated with LG Chem EM048126P3S7 series battery modules. Refer to the LG Chem roduct

manual LG Chem P3S series 48V Standalone Battery Module Installation Manual, for com lete safety instructions

regarding handling of battery modules.

EMS

1.3 General safety recautions

Important!

Installation, service, and o erating ersonnel must read this document in its entirety, and

observe all safety and installation rocedures as described in this manual. Never o erate system in a

manner not described by this manual.

Only qualified ersonnel should service this roduct.

Ensure all covers are securely fastened after installation is com lete.

Personal Protective Equi ment (PPE) in com liance with local work lace safety standards must be worn when

working inside the cabinet.

Risks of Fire

Do not ex ose the system to tem eratures exceeding 60 degrees Celsius.

Avoid installation in direct sunlight.

Do not store objects on to of the cabinet.

Do not obstruct the intake or exhaust of the forced airflow system.

Do not store combustible objects and corrosive chemicals directly adjacent to the system.

Risks of Shock

WARNING! Hazardous Voltages. The Inverter contains hazardous voltage and energy that

may be lethal

. It may only be installed by qualified ersonnel who have read this manual and are

familiar with its o eration and hazards.

Only connect this roduct to a com atible electrical service as defined in the model s ecifications.

This roduct must be connected to a dedicated branch circuit in the main electrical anel.

Ensure ro er electrical grounding in accordance with code requirements.

CAUTION! Both AC and DC voltage sources are terminated inside this product. Each circuit

must be individually disconnected before servicing.

Risks of Damage

This system is compatible with the G Chem battery model EM048126P3S7 only.

Do not

attem t to connect any other battery to the system.

Do not connect any other loads, charge controllers, or PV anels directly to the DC battery source.

Do not dro , ti , or uncture the cabinet during trans ort and installation. Visible damage to the

cabinet and/or internal com onents should be re orted to the manufacturer immediately.

Do not store this system for eriods longer than six months without a battery maintenance charge.

This may result in ermanent damage to the batteries.

1.4 Environmental Protection

Do not dis ose of the system or any of the com onents within the cabinet. Batteries, electronics,

cables, and metal arts are recyclable. Consult your munici al waste management authority to

determine required methods of com onent recycling.

2 Introduction

2.1 About this Manual – Target Audience

This manual is intended to be used by qualified service and installation ersonnel for the ur oses of roduct

installation. This roduct is ermanently wired to the home electrical service, and must be installed by a licensed

electrician only. This manual contains instructions for the installation and start u sequence of the Eguana Evolve™

home energy storage system; including the PCS and master battery cabinets, the energy meter, and Ethernet

connection to a customer su lied internet router.

IMPORTANT! This manual makes frequent references to a utility interactive solar PV system as art of an

AC cou led solar lus storage installation, which is inde endently su lied, installed, and o erated from

the Eguana Evolve ESS. It is the res onsibility of the installer to ensure that any utility interactive PV system

connected to a backu anel for micro-grid o eration is com atible for use with a grid-forming battery inverter.

The energy management system su lied with this roduct can monitor the AC ower out ut of an inde endently

installed utility interactive solar PV inverter to o erate energy savings algorithms a licable to the local electrical

utility; either via CT monitoring, or via com atible communication rotocols with a select list of PV inverter models.

Consult Eguana Technologies for the most recent list of PV inverters with direct communication to the energy

management system.

This roduct can su ly limited backu ower, and contains se arate grid and load orts to isolate backu loads

during a grid outage. When this roduct is not in service, backu loads are routed directly to the grid anel via the

internal PCS by ass relay.

The AC out ut of an inde endently installed utility interactive solar PV inverter can be wired to the backu anel

to su ort solar battery charging during backu o eration.

The battery ca acity of this system can be ex anded by adding additional cabinets adjacent to the master battery

cabinet. Ex ansion of battery ca acity is not covered within the sco e of this document.

2.2 Glossary

Term Definition Term Definition

AC Alternating Current GND Ground

ARC Auto Recovery Circuit LED Light Emitting Diode

AS/NZS

Standards Australia NC Normally Closed

CEC Clean Energy Council NO Normally O en

CPU Central Processing Unit PCS Power Control System (Inverter)

DC Direct Current PE Protective Earth

DRED Demand Res onse Enabling Device PV Photo-Voltaic

DRM Demand Res onse Mode RF Radio Frequency

EMS Energy Management System SOC State Of Charge (Battery)

ESD Electrostatic Discharge SOH State of Health (Battery)

ESS Energy Storage System

2.3 Initial Ins ection of Material List

The system com onents su lied with your Eguana Evolve™

Energy Storage system are shown below. Each

com onent should be ins ected visually for any damage that may have been caused by shi ment. If damage is

resent, lease contact your local distributor.

2.4 S ecial Tools & Hardware

In addition to standard tools, the following tools

and hardware should be readily available for the

installation.

•

Torque wrench

•

17mm socket wrench (battery negative

main ower connection).

•

10mm socket wrench (battery +/- module

ower connections).

•

3/8” socket wrench (battery ositive main

ower connection).

•

RJ-45 crim tool (EMS to PCS

communication cable) and RJ-45

connectors.

•

M8 mounting hardware for wall bracket

(load bearing).

2.5 Inverter/DSP Firmware Version

The Inverter/DSP firmware version is dis layed

within the equi ment device menu of the SwitchDin Smart Energy a lication, available both in IOS and

Android. O en the a lication, then roceed to:

Unit >> Equi ment (Devices) >> EguanaPCS >> Information: PCS. Field = Inverter/DSP Firmware version.

Item Description

ACB05-LP PCS cabinet

ACB05-LB Master battery cabinet

Energy meter

Current transformer(s)

Wall bracket

BMS

–

PCS high level communication

cable

PCS and battery cabinet levelling brackets

Cabinet cou ler lates

Cabinet cou ler gasket

Cabinet cou ler hardware (not shown)

4 ea M4 bolts

4 ea M4 star washers

4 ea M4 lock nuts

x3 (3

Ø)

3 Installation Site Preparation

Before installing the Evolve home energy storage com onents, read all instructions and warnings in this manual.

AUTION! All electrical installation work should be performed in accordance with local building and

electrical codes.

WARNING! Isolate the PCS from all energy sources prior to electrical installation by means of disconnects,

breakers or connectors. Failure to properly isolate either AC or DC sources may result in serious injury or

death. his system will generate an AC voltage at the off-grid terminals when DC source is applied.

AUTION! The P S cabinet weighs up to 65 kg, and the battery cabinet weighs up to 102 kg. Handle

with care.

The wall must be load-bearing rated according to the local building code. Mechanical lifts are

recommended to osition cabinets on the wall bracket.

3.1 Locating the system

1. The installation location must com ly with the environmental rating of the roduct. Refer to the

environmental ratings in section 16.2 of this manual.

CAU ION! Do not install in direct sunlight. Battery performance is dependent upon operating ambient

temperature. Radiant heat absorbed in direct sunlight will greatly reduce the performance of the

battery, and will prematurely cause degradation of the display indicator panel on the P S cabinet. he battery

modules are rated for full power operation between -10C to +45C.

2. The forced air cooling of the PCS cabinet is from bottom to to . Refer to figure 1 for recommended layout

lan.

3. All inter-cabinet cabling is limited in length. Se arating cabinets is not ermitted.

4. Wall mounting hardware not included. The load-bearing wall bracket is rovisioned for M8 hardware.

Levelling brackets are rovisioned for M5 hardware.

3.2 Installation Area Required to Wall Mount PCS and Battery:

The hysical installation of the cabinets requires the layout lanning and installation of the system com onents in

the available installation s ace. The recommended installation height is driven by the viewing angle of the dis lay

anel on the PCS cabinet.

Figure

: Installation clearances.

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