Outback Power Integration Guide

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OutBack Power has instructional videos showing various steps of the battery commissioning and system
programming process: http://www.outbackpower.com/resources/technical-support/videos
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1.2 – Technical Support
SimpliPhi Technical Support (805-640-6700 x 1, [e-mail]) is available to take any
questions regarding this manual or general installation questions. For assistance with battery system
commissioning, SimpliPhi asks that a commissioning call be
scheduled ahead of time with Technical Support.
We encourage you or your installer to contact SimpliPhi with any questions. We are committed to working with you
and your installation team to achieve a safe, reliable storage system that will provide years of maintenance-free
service that is covered by our Warranty terms & conditions.
CAUTION: Although each PHI Battery contains an internal BMS with circuitry that protects
the PHI Battery cells from over-charge, over-discharge and extreme load amperage, the PHI
Batteries must always be installed with appropriate inverter and/or charge controller settings
to protect the PHI Battery from open PV voltage and other high voltage charging sources.
Exposure to higher voltage than the PHI battery rating (12, 24 &48V) will destroy the PHI
batteries and Void the Warranty.
2.0 – Testing
SimpliPhi Power and EnerSys / Outback Power have performed qualification testing of the PHI Battery with
OutBack equipment. Settings and instruction outlined in this Integration Guide have been validated per these
testing procedures.
2.1 – Equipment Interoperability
According to the PHI Battery Warranty, SimpliPhi does not warrant PHI batteries damaged by “Incidental or
Consequential Damage Caused by Other Components of the Power System Including but not Limited to Inverters,
Charge Controllers, Breakers, Bypass Switches, Fuses, etc.” Many PHI battery models include built-in over-current
protection, but to mitigate risk of potential over-voltage damage from Balance of System equipment, additional
over-voltage protection may be installed between the system’s charge controller(s) and the PHI battery bank.
2.2 – OutBack Firmware Version
OutBack’s pre-SA firmware inverters with firmware versions preceding 001.006.063 do not allow for Low
Battery Cut Out (LBCO) programming to the level recommended for maintaining the PHI Batteries at a maximum
80% Depth of Discharge (DoD). Therefore, OutBack equipment paired with PHI Batteries should use firmware
version 001.006.063 or greater. In situations where this is not possible (in inverter models without an “A” suffix,
for instance), please consult OutBack Power to achieve the appropriate LBCO parameter:
[e-mail].
2.2.1 – Verifying OutBack Firmware Version
To verify the firmware version of the equipment at hand, access the Main Menu in the MATE3s. “Access
to the Main Menu” instructions are detailed on page 2 of this MATE3s Programming Guide:
http://www.outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/system_management/mate3s/mate3s_program
mingguide_web.pdf.
From the Main Menu , select Settings , then System , then Firmware Versions :