SimpliPhi AccESS Installation Manual

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Off-Grid
The Sol-Ark automatically operates in Off-Grid mode when it does not detect a grid connection.
In an Off-Grid system setup, all the home’s loads are connected to the Sol-Ark’s Load Output (50A double-
pole breaker).
Do not use the Sol-Ark’s Grid Sell and Limited to Home modes in an off-grid system setup.
Check the Limited power to load box in the Limiter tab of the Sol-Ark’s Grid Setup / Grid Param menu
to allow for the batteries’ power to discharge to the connected loads.
Generators
The Sol-Ark’s built-in Auto Generator Start functions as a 2-wire automatic switch.
The Sol-Ark’s Grid Input breaker can be used as the generator’s input breaker. In this scenario, check the
General Standard box and the GEN connect to Grid input box in the Grid Param menu’s Sell Control
tab:
Figure 25.0 – Sell Control Tab in Grid Setup Menu
Due to the fact that many generators’ output frequency is usually less precise than the grid’s, the frequency
parameters in the Grid Param menu’s Grid Input tab may also need adjustment to accommodate a wider
frequency range:
Figure 26.0 – Grid Input Tab in Grid Setup Menu
Homeowners who wish to include a grid connection, generator, and Smart Load functionality can install a
transfer switch allowing for either grid or generator to connect to the Sol-Ark’s Grid Input. This frees up the
Sol-Ark’s Generator Input to be used as an output for Smart Loads (see the following Smart Loads section
for more details).