Product Manual

900-0198-01-00 Rev A 3
Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7
Audience ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Symbols Used ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Welcome to OutBack Power Technologies ......................................................................................................................... 8
Inverter Functions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
General Safety ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Inverter Controls ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
System Display and Controller ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
On/Off Switch .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Operation ................................................................................................................. 11
LED Indicators ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Battery Indicators ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Status Indicators ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Inverter Functionality .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
AC Input Connection ............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Description of Inverter Operations ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Inverting .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
DC and AC Voltages .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Search ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Input ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
AC Current Settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
AC Source Acceptance ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Generator Input ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Transfer ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Battery Charging .................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Charge Current .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Charge Cycle .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Charging Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
New Charging Cycle .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Equalization .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Battery Temperature Compensation .................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Multiple-Inverter Installations (Stacking) ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Stacking Configurations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Classic Series Stacking (Dual-Stack) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
OutBack Series Stacking (Dual-Stack) ................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Parallel Stacking (Dual-Stack and Larger) ........................................................................................................................................................... 27
Series/Parallel Stacking (Quad-Stack or Larger) ................................................................................................................................................ 28 
Three-Phase Stacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Power Save ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Auxiliary Terminals ................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
System Display-Based Functions (AGS) ............................................................................................................................. 34
Metering .................................................................................................................. 35
MATE3 Screens ........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Inverter Screen ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Battery Screen ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36