Specifications

RADIOFREQUENCYINTERFERENCE
RadioFrequencyInterference(RFI)isaphenomenonthatexistsinmodern
societyandisaprobleminmanyareasofelectronics.ForInverterusers,
RFInormallypresentsitselfintheformofstaticand/orinterferencewhen
listeningtoanAMradioandinunusualcasesmayinterferewithTVreception.
OvertheyearsLatronicshascontinuedtoinvestsignificanttimeandeffortinthe
reductionofRFIrelatedemissionsfromtheentireproductrange,sothatthey
complywiththeappropriateInternationaland/orAustralianStandards.
Evenwiththiscompliance,therearesituationswhereRFImaystillbeacausefor
concern,andcandiffergreatlyfrominstallationtoinstallation.Accordingly,the
followingisalistofrecommendationsmadetoassistintheoverallreductionof
RFI.
1. AvoidrunningDCandACcablesinthe
sameconduitsand/orcabletrenches.Itisstronglyrecommendedthat
DCandACwiringbeseparatedbythegreatestdistancepossible.In
extremecases,theuseofshieldedconduitmaybenecessary.
2. DCcablescanactasanaerial,therefore
allsuchcablesshouldbekeptasshortasispracticable.Forbest
performanceminimizeDCcablelengthtoInverterandBatteriesandif
possibleavoidtheuseofauxiliaryDCloads.
3. Forhouseholdinstallations,itisrecommendedthata
“good”EarthStakeislocatedasnearbytheInverterasispossible.
4. Thesetypesofradioequipmentinherentlysuffer
fromallformsofRFI,especiallywhenthereceivedsignallevelisweak.
Insuchcasesreceptioncansometimesbeimprovedbyrelocationof
theradioitself,alternativelytheuseofanappropriateexternalantenna
andco-axialcablemaybenecessary.Externalantennasshouldbe
locatedinamannerthatensuresmaximumsignalstrengthwhilstaffording
thegreatestpossibledistanceawayfromtheInverterandBatteries.
5. TVsignalsaretransmittedasFMwaveforms.Thistypeofsignal
fundamentallyreducestheeffectsofRFI,thereforetheuseofagood
antennaandfeedercableisnormallysufficienttoensurequalityreception.
LocatingthetelevisionasfaraspossiblefromtheInvertermayalsoimprove
pictureclarity.
6. Duetothelimitationsofthistypeofinstallation,the
bestresultsfortheminimizationofRFIareusuallyobtainedbymaximizing
thedistancebetweentheInverterandtheRadio/Television.
SeparateDCandACwiring.
MinimizelengthofDCcabling.
240VacEarth.
AMandHFRadios.
Televisions.
MobileInstallations.
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SYSTEMBLOCKDIAGRAM
Solar
Panels
Batteries
Battery
Charger
Generator
orAuxAC
ACLoadsor
Distribution
Regulator/Controller
ACOutput
ACInput
Inverter
Installationofsystemcomponentsandassociatedinterconnectingwiring,
shouldbeperformedbyqualifiedandlicensedpersonnelonly.
AUTOMATICACTRANSFERSWITCH(Option)
Eliminatestheneedtomanuallyswitchyourpowersourcebetween
InverterandGenerator.TheTransferSwitchautomaticallysenses
GeneratorACpowerandswitchestheoutputbetweenInverterand
Generatoraccordingly.
Features
* AvailableexclusivelytotheLSseriesfrom1000Wto
1800Wmodels.
* NoBreakchangeovertimeof0.02second(<onecycle).
* Doublepolecontactorswitchingbothactiveandneutral.
PleaseNote:The
AUTOMATICACTRANSFERSWITCH isnowavailableasa
separatedeviceina2(ACTS40)or3(ACTS3)wayversion.
IfyoudonothaveaLatronicstransferswitchbutanothermanualor
automaticswitch,pleaseensureyouwait5secondsbetweenswitching
fromonesourcetoanother.Fashswitchingmaydamagetheinverter.
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