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AURORA
Inverters
INSTALLATION AND OPERATOR’S
MANUAL
Model number: PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev. 1.0
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 2 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) REVISION TABLE Document Author Date Change Description Revision 1.0 T. Melzl 5/1/2006 First release of the document 1.1 T.Melzl 5/3/2006 Updated Anti-Inlanding reference SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MAGNETEK: Reproduction and disclosure, even partially, of the contents of this manual are strictly forbidden without prior authoriz
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 3 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This manual contains important safety and operational instructions that must be accurately understood and followed during the installation and maintenance of the equipment. To reduce the risk of electrical shock hazards, and to make sure the equipment is safely installed and commissioned, special safety symbols are used in this manual to highlight potential safety
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 4 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) USEFUL INFORMATION AND SAFETY STANDARD FOREWORD The installation of AURORA must be performed in full compliance with national and local standards and regulations AURORA has no internal user serviceable parts other than fuses. For any maintenance or repair please contact the nearest authorized repair center. Please contact your reseller if you need to know the nearest authorized repair center
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 5 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) In particular, during transport and handling, parts shall not be bent and/or the insulation distances shall not be changed. There should be no contact between electronic parts and connection terminals. Electrical parts must not be mechanically damaged or destroyed (potential health risk). ELECTRICAL CONNECTION With the inverter powered, comply with all prevailing national regulations on accid
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 6 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W This document applies to the above-mentioned inverters, only. Fig. 1 - Product label information example The identification plate present on the inverter includes the following data: 1) Manufacturer Part Number 2) Model Number 3) Serial Number 4) Production Week/Year
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 7 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) CONTENTS: 1 FOREWORD 9 1.1 WIND ENERGY 9 2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 9 2.1 Main Elements of a Wind System: 10 2.2 Data Transmission and Check 12 2.3 AURORA Technical Description 12 2.4 Protective Devices 14 2.4.1 Anti-Islanding 14 2.4.2 Ground Fault 14 2.4.3 Further Protective Devices 14 2.5 System Design: 15 3 INSTALLATION 15 3.1 Package Inspection 16 3.2 Package Check List 17 3.3 Choosing Inst
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 8 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 8.2 Output Values 60 8.3 Grid protection characteristics 60 8.4 General characteristics 61 8.5 Power Derating 62
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 9 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 1 FOREWORD This document contains a technical description of the AURORA wind inverter so as to provide the installer and user all the necessary information about installation, operation and use of AURORA. 1.1 WIND ENERGY Industrialized countries (greater energy consumers) have been experimenting with energy-saving methods and reducing pollutant levels. This may be possible through a shrewd and r
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 10 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 2.1 Main Elements of a Wind System: A wind system is composed of a wind turbine, a permanent magnet generator or alternator, Wind Interface Box and Aurora Wind inverter. The output of wind turbine is converted from mechanical energy into electrical energy by the permanent magnet (PM) generator. The output of the PM generator is a variable frequency, variable voltage waveform, commonly refer
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 11 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) The Aurora Wind Inverter is designed to accept only a single wind input. The current of this input is limited to 20 Amperes. Safety AC Wind Interface Brake Disconnect Box Diversion Load Fig.3 Simplified diagram of a Wind system
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 12 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 2.2 Data Transmission and Check In case multiple inverters are used, they can be monitored remotely by using an advanced communication system based on the serial interface RS485 or on the Power Line Modem (PLM) technology. For further information, refer to the corresponding sections of this manual. 2.3 AURORA Technical Description Figure 4 shows a block diagram of AURORA. The main blocks are
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 13 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) Aurora Wind Inverter High Voltage DC Bus Aurora Wind DC/DC Boost Converter CB1 Grid Interface Inverter Inteface Box 20 A 20 A K1 To PMSG Line Filter Distribution Panelboard Breaker PMG 3.6 kW 3.6 kW input V = 400 V max. oc V = 360 V nom. Gate Drive Board Gate Drive Board nom V = 40 min Optoisolation Load Bank (Optional) DC Current Feedback Inverter Inverter Current Feedback Inverter Embedded Grid Volta
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 14 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) This process ensures optimal performance levels of the whole unit, as well as a high efficiency over the input voltage operating range and load conditions, always in full compliance with the applicable directives, standards and regulations. 2.4 Protective Devices 2.4.1 Anti-Islanding When the local power distribution grid fails due to a fault or when the equipment is shut down for maintenance
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 15 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) Control of the internal temperatures to automatically drive the speed of the external cooling fan. This will allow the inverter to deliver the maximum output power for ambient temperatures up +40 ° C . The AURORA is designed for safe and reliable operation. This is made possible by the use of redundant control circuits. 2.5 System Design: The overall system design of a wind system is cri
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 16 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) WARNING: The connection of AURORA to the electrical distribution grid must be performed only after receiving authorization from the utility that operates the grid. 3.1 Package Inspection NOTE: The distributor presented your AURORA WIND Inverter to the delivering carrier securely packed and in perfect condition. Upon acceptance of the package from the distributor the delivering carrier assume
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 17 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 3.2 Package Check List Description Quantity (No.) Wind Inverter 1 Bag with 4 screws, 4 blocks and 1 1 Tap wrench Torx TX20 One mounting reference 1 drawing One copy of this manual 1 One certificate of warranty 1 CD-Rom with communication 1 software
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 18 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 3.3 Choosing Installation Location The location for the installation of AURORA should be selected in accordance to the following recommendations: AURORA should be placed at a suitable height from ground to allow easy reading of the front display and the status LEDs. Leave enough room around the unit to allow easy installation and maintenance. Choose a location sheltered from sun radiation a
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 19 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) 3.4 Wall Mounting AURORA should be mounted in a vertical position as shown in figure 7. NOTE: AURORA ratings are based on a vertical mounting position. Although it is possible to mount AURORA in a tilted position, the thermal performance in that case may be de-rated. In any case avoid mounting AURORA with the front plate rotated, always make sure that the fins of the front heat-sink are verti
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Installation and Operator’s Manual Page 20 of 63 (PVI-3600-OUTD-UK-F-W Rev.: 1.0) Install the expansion screws in the wall so that the head of the screws is about 4mm from the wall surface. Then hang AURORA on the wall by fitting the screw heads in the mounting slots as shown in Fig.7, and secure the screws. Fig.7 AURORA wall mounting It is possible to mount AURORA in a tilted position. In that case the thermal dissipation will not be optimized and the cooling
