User Manual

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1. CONTENTS
2. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 4
2.1 CAUTIONS.....................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 DISCLAIMERS ...............................................................................................................................................7
2.3 GP-IC-2000 KIT PARTS .................................................................................................................................7
2.3.1 PARTS CHECKLIST ........................................................................................................................7
2.4 UNIT FEATURES ...........................................................................................................................................8
2.5 UNIT DIMENSIONS .....................................................................................................................................10
2.6 UNIT ACCESSORIES ..................................................................................................................................11
2.7 INSTALLATION TOOLS AND MATERIALS .................................................................................................11
3. INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................11
3.1 TYPICAL INVERTER / CHARGER SYSTEM OVERVIEW ......................................................................... 12
3.2 LOCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 16
3.3 MOUNTING THE INVERTER / CHARGER ................................................................................................ 17
3.4 GENERAL WIRING SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 18
3.5 DC WIRING................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.5.1 DC WIRE SIZING.......................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.2 DC OVERCURRENT PROTECTION AND DC DISCONNECT .................................................... 20
3.5.3 PREPARING THE DC CABLES .................................................................................................... 20
3.5.4 DC CABLE CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................ 20
3.5.5 BATTERY TEMPERATURE SENSOR .......................................................................................... 21
3.5.6 WIRING THE INVERTER / CHARGER TO THE BATTERY BANK .............................................. 22
3.5.7 BATTERY LAYOUTS .................................................................................................................... 23
3.5.8 DC GROUNDING.......................................................................................................................... 24
3.6 AC WIRING ................................................................................................................................................. 25
3.6.1 AC POWER SOURCES ................................................................................................................ 26
3.6.2 AC WIRE SIZE AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION ................................................................ 26
3.6.3 GFCI (GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION) OUTLETS ................................................. 26
3.6.4 AC TERMINAL BLOCK CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................... 27
3.6.5 AC CABLE CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................... 28
 3.6.6ACWIRING1-SinglePhase,≤30AService,SingleIN/SingleOUT .......................................... 30
3.6.7 AC WIRING 2 - Single Phase, 30A> Service, Single IN / Single OUT ......................................... 31
3.6.8 AC WIRING 3 - Split Phase, 50A Service, Dual IN, Dual OUT, Option 1 ...................................... 32
3.6.9 AC WIRING 4 - Split Phase, 50A Service, Dual IN, Dual OUT, Option 2 ...................................... 33
3.6.10 GROUNDING THE INVERTER - AC GROUNDING ..................................................................... 34
3.6.11 DISABLING THE NEUTRAL TO CHASSIS GROUND CONNECTION ........................................ 35
3.6.12 GROUNDING ON BOATS ............................................................................................................ 36
3.7 FINAL INSPECTION ................................................................................................................................... 37
3.8 TESTING THE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................. 37
3.9 WARNING LABELS .................................................................................................................................... 37
4. OPERATION ........................................................................................................................... 38
4.1 GENERAL OPERATING NOTES .................................................................................................................38
4.2 AC POWER PASS THROUGH MODE ........................................................................................................40
4.3 CHARGING MODE ......................................................................................................................................41
4.4 POWER SHARING MODE ..........................................................................................................................42
4.5 GENERATOR MODE ...................................................................................................................................43
4.6 INVERTING MODE ......................................................................................................................................44
4.7 BATTERY TEMPERATURE SENSOR OPERATION ...................................................................................45
4.8 FACTORY DEFAULT VALUES ....................................................................................................................45
4.9 GP-IC-2000 FAULT CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................................46
4.10 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................46
5. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 48
6. WARRANTY RETURN PROCEDURE ................................................................................... 49
7. PRODUCT END OF LIFE INFORMATION - RECYCLING ..................................................... 50
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