Contents
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ā SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 INITIAL INSPECTION OF MATERIAL LIST ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 SPECIAL TOOLS & HARDWARE .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.5 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................... 2
1.5.1 Grid Connected Solar plus Storage ........................................................................................ 2
1.5.2 Backup Solar plus Storage ................................................................................................... 3
1.5.3 Backup Solar PV curtailment method: Frequency Shift Power Control (FSPC)............................... 3
1.5.4 Circuit and system sizing for 100 / 125 / 150 Amp electrical panels ............................................. 3
1.5.5 Circuit and system sizing for 200+ Amp electrical panels .......................................................... 3
1.5.6 Over-sized PV systems ....................................................................................................... 3
1.6 INTERNAL COMPONENT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 4
1.6.1: Energy management controller (EMC) ................................................................................. 4
2 INSTALLATION PLANNING ....................................................................................................... 5
2.1 INSTALLATION CLEARANCES BETWEEN THE DURACELL HUB AND THE BATTERY SYSTEM .............................................. 5
2.2 INSTALLATION CONDUIT PLAN ā POWER AND COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS ......................................................................... 6
2.3 SLD - AC COUPLED PV SYSTEM WITH BACK-UP POWER OPERATION ........................................................................... 7
3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................ 8
4 ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................... 8
4.1 EMC CABLE CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2 AK1 CABLE CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3 AC POWER CONNECTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3.1 Phase Orientation in Split Phase 120/240 Systems ................................................................... 9
4.3.2 Main Electrical Panel Connection ......................................................................................... 9
4.3.3 Backup Panel Connection .................................................................................................. 10
4.3.4 ESS: PCS Grid Port Connection ........................................................................................... 10
4.3.5 ESS: PCS Load Port Connection .......................................................................................... 10
4.4 CT CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4.1 Main Electrical Panel CT Connections .................................................................................. 11
4.4.2 Solar PV CT Connection ..................................................................................................... 11
4.4.3 PCS CT Connections ......................................................................................................... 11
4.5 12V BACKUP BATTERY CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................... 11
5 OPERATION ........................................................................................................................ 12
5.1 EMC SELECTOR SWITCH ........................................................................................................................................ 12
5.2 PRE-STARTUP CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................................................... 12
5.3 STARTUP .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
5.4 POST-STARTUP CHECKLIST ..................................................................................................................................... 12
5.5 PERMISSION TO OPERATE CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................................... 13
6 MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................... 13
7 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................. 13
8 TECHNICAL DATA ............................................................................................................... 14
8.1 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 14
8.2 WIRE AND TORQUE RATINGS ................................................................................................................................... 14
APPENDIX A: ELECTRICAL BLOCK DIAGRAM OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS ............................................ 15
APPENDIX B: MULTI-MODE TRANSFER / BYPASS RELAY OPERATION ................................................... 16
KX: DURACELL HUB BYPASS / TRANSFER RELAY ......................................................................................................... 16
K3: PCS TRANSFER RELAY .......................................................................................................................................... 16
K1: PCS ISLANDING RELAY .......................................................................................................................................... 17
PCS AND HUB RELAY STATE MAP .................................................................................................................................. 17
BACKUP SUPPLY INTERRUPTION PERIOD DURING GRID OUTAGE / RETURN TO GRID .............................................................. 17
APPENDIX C: INTERNET CONNECTION OPTIONS ...........................................................................18
C.
1 HARD-WIRED ETHERNET ........................................................................................................................................ 18