900-0167-01-00 Rev A 3
Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 7
Audience ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Symbols Used ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
General Safety ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Welcome to OutBack Power Technologies ................................................................................................................. 8
Inverter Functions ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Inverter Controls ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
MATE3 System Display and Controller ..................................................................................................................................... 9
On/Off Switch .................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Commissioning .................................................................................................... 11
Functional Test ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Pre-startup Procedures ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Startup ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Powering Down .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Adding New Devices ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Firmware Updates ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Operation ............................................................................................................ 15
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Battery Indicators ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Status Indicators ............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Inverter Functionality ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
AC Input Connection ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Description of AC Input Modes .................................................................................................................................... 17
Generator .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Support .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Grid Tied ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Grid Interface Protection Menu .................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Frequency and Phase Coordination ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
UPS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Backup ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Mini Grid ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
GridZero ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Description of Inverter Operations ............................................................................................................................. 27
Inverting ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
DC and AC Voltages .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
AC Frequency ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Search ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Input ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
AC Current Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
AC Source Acceptance ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Generator Input .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Transfer .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Battery Charging ............................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Charge Current .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Charge Cycle ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Advanced Battery Charging (ABC) ............................................................................................................................................................... 35
Charging Steps .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
New Charging Cycle .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37