OutBack Power MATE3 User Manual

Operation
40 900-0117-01-00 Rev B
Inverter Soft Key
Figure 28 Inverter Soft Key Screens
Inverter Mode
Charge Mode
Home Screen
Screen Items:
The upper left corner of the screen shows the inverter’s current
mode of operation. The example above shows the current mode
as
Charging .
Invert displays the kilowatts and AC amperage being generated by
the inverter. This power may go to loads, or in a grid-interactive
system, it may be sold back to the utility grid.
Charge displays the kilowatts and AC amperage being consumed
for the inverter to charge the battery bank. This line also shows the
current charging stage (BULK in this example).
Load displays the power in kilowatts and AC amperage being
consumed by devices on the inverter’s output. May or may not be
the same number as
Invert .
Buy displays the kilowatts and AC amperage being brought into
the inverter’s input for both charging and loads. This usually reads
as a total of the Charge and Load items.
Battery displays the uncompensated battery voltage.
AC Out displays the AC voltage measured at the inverter’s output.
If an AC source is present, this reading is usually the same as
AC In .
AC In displays the AC voltage measured at the inverter’s input
from an AC source.
AUX displays the current status of the inverter’s Auxiliary (AUX)
output. (See page 87.)
Soft Keys:
<Next> brings up a series of screens that
show information on the inverter’s
charger and other battery-related
functions, and on any inverter-based
warnings or errors that may be present.
These screens are shown beginning on
page 41.
<Graph> brings up a series of screens
that plot various battery information over
time. The graphs include inverter and
charger wattage, power imported from
an AC source, battery voltage, and others.
These screens are shown beginning on
page 44.
<Port> cycles through each device
connected to the network.
<Back> returns to the previous screen.
Inverter Soft Key
Press this soft key to view inverter status
information.
NOTE: Do not mistake the inverter soft key
for the INVERTER hot key. See page 37 for
a comparison between the two.
Inverter Modes
1
:

Inverting

Searching

Support

Sell

Charging

Charger Off

Float

EQ

Silent

PassThru

Error

Off
1
Modes are inverter-dependent. The
modes listed in this section show all
possible modes, some of which may not
be available with all OutBack inverters.
If the mode is not available on the inverter
(e.g., Sell in a non-grid-tie model), it will
not be displayed.
See the inverter Operator’s Manual for
descriptions which modes are available.
Charge Modes:

BULK

FLOAT

EQ

OutBack Power MATE3 Specifications

General

Brand	OutBack Power
Model	MATE3
Category	Controller
Language	English