BYD Battery-Box Operating Manual LVL 15.4: Premium
BYD Battery-Box Operating Manual LVL 15.4: Premium
BYD Battery-Box Operating Manual LVL 15.4: Premium
Operating Manual
LVL 15.4
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Content
Legal Provisions................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Safety......................................................................................................................................... 8
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4.2. Interface......................................................................................................................... 14
5. Installation ................................................................................................................................ 17
5.2. Installation...................................................................................................................... 17
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7. Commissioning ........................................................................................................................ 28
8. Decommissioning ..................................................................................................................... 31
9. Extension ................................................................................................................................. 32
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1. Information on this Document
1.1. Validity
This document is valid for the Battery-Box Premium LVL 15.4 from firmware version 1.0.
The instructions in this document may only be performed by qualified persons who must have the
following skills:
• Training in dealing with the hazards associated with the installation and operation of electrical
equipment and batteries
• Knowledge of, and adherence to the locally applicable connection requirements, standards, and
directives
• Knowledge of, and adherence to this document and the associated system documentation,
including all safety instructions
The following levels of warning messages may occur when handling the battery system.
DANGER
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
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WARNING
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
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SOC State of Charge
2. Safety
2.1. Intended Use
BYD Battery-Box Premium LVL 15.4 is for residential and small business use and works with a
photovoltaic system. It is a 48V Li-ion battery storage system. It could be operated in either off-grid
or on-grid mode with compatible inverters.
The battery system could be connected with the Internet through network cable for maintenance and
firmware updates.
The battery system must only be operated in connection with a compatible inverter. The list of these
inverters could be read at BYD Battery-Box Premium LVL Minimum Configuration List on our
websites.
Any use of the battery system other than that described in the Intended Use section does not qualify
as the intended use.
This document does not replace and is not intended to replace any local, state, provincial, federal, or
national laws, regulations, or codes applicable to the installation, electrical safety, and use of the
system. BYD assumes no responsibility for the compliance or non-compliance with such laws or
codes in connection with the installation of the battery system.
The battery system has been designed and tested in accordance with international safety
requirements. However, in order to prevent personal injury and property damage and ensure
long-term operation of the battery system, please do read this section carefully and observe all safety
information at all times.
If the battery modules leak electrolytes, contact with the leaking liquid or gas should be avoided. The
electrolyte is corrosive, and the contact may cause skin irritation and chemical burns. If one is
exposed to the leaked substance, do these actions:
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Inhalation: Evacuate the contaminated area and seek medical help immediately.
Eye contact: Rinse eyes with flowing water for 15 minutes and seek medical help immediately.
Skin contact: Wash the affected area thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical help
immediately.
The battery modules may catch fire when it is put into the fire. In case of a fire, please make sure that
an ABC or carbon dioxide extinguisher is nearby. Water cannot be used to extinguish the fire.
Full protective clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus are required for the firefighters to
extinguish the fire.
The battery modules and its components should be protected from damage when transporting and
handling.
The weight of the battery system may cause injury risk. Please take the weight of the battery system
into account while the battery system is transported and lifted carefully.
• Do not insert unrelated objects into any part of the battery modules.
• The battery modules cannot be stored at a high temperature (more than 50 °C).
• Do not use the battery modules if it is defective, or appears cracked, broken or otherwise damaged,
or fails to operate.
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• Do not attempt to open, disassemble, repair, tamper with, or modify the battery modules. The
battery modules are not user-serviceable.
DANGER
Danger to life due to electric shock in case of overvoltages and if surge protection is missing
Overvoltages (e. g. in the event of a flash of lightning) can be further conducted into the building and
to other connected devices in the same network via the network cables or other data cables if there
is no surge protection. Touching live parts and cables results in death or lethal injuries due to
electric shock.
• Ensure that all devices in the same network and the inverter are integrated into the
existing surge protection.
• When laying the network cables or other data cables outdoors, it must be ensured that a
suitable surge protection device is provided at the transition point of the cable from the
system or the inverter outdoors to the inside of a building.
CAUTION
Risk of injury due to weight of battery modules
Injuries may result if the battery system is lifted incorrectly or dropped while being
transported or when attaching it to or removing it.
• Transport and lift the system carefully. Take the weight of the battery system into account.
• Wear suitable personal protective equipment for all work on the battery system.
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2.8. Notice of Property Damage
NOTICE
Damage to the battery system due to under voltages
• If the battery system doesn't start at all, please contact BYD local after-sales service within
48 hours. Otherwise, the battery could be permanently damaged.
Please read and observe all safety information of the inverter manufacturer.
When the discharging current is bigger than 600A, the BMS short circuit protection (about 100uS
delay) is triggered. The main circuit MOSFET will be closed first. Then the main circuit will be open.
The battery system will stop discharging.
Poles number 2P
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3. Scope of Delivery
Position Designation
B1 Battery module 1
B2 Battery module 2
C Power cable L2
D Power cable L3
E Screw M6×16
F Screw 10×16
G Screw M5×14
H Network cable
K Alignment pins
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L Plastic bolts for fixing B2`s top covers
The BYD Battery-Box Premium LVL 15.4 is used as a connected battery for the intermediate storage
of excess PV energy in an inverter system.
It works together with Battery-Box Premium LV BMU. The parameters and instruction of BMU could
be read on our websites. With its control and communication port (BMU), the battery system is
capable of scaling to meet the different project requirements. The battery system could support the
backup function of inverters and is compatible with both 1 and 3 phase inverters.
Position Designation
1 Terminal
3 BIC board
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4 SPI port
5 COM port
7 B2 module
8 B1 module
9 Foot
4.2. Interface
WLAN
Be Connect
Be Connect is an app for cell phones. You can download it from Google Play or App Store.
With Be Connect, you can update the firmware of the battery system and configure it. The battery
system can operate only after configured.
Be Connect Monitoring
BMU is equipped with an Ethernet interface as a standard. When your battery system is linked with
the Internet, it will join our Be Connect Monitoring system. Be Connect Monitoring is a platform for
BYD to provide remote service to customers. It can diagnose your battery system, and update the
firmware.
Symbol Explanation
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Grounding conductor
WEEE designation
Do not dispose of the battery system together with the household waste but in
accordance with the disposal regulations for electronic waste applicable at the
installation site.
CE marking
Keep it dry
Keep the battery modules away from open flame or ignition sources.
This symbol indicates that the system must be additionally grounded if additional
grounding or equipotential bonding is required at the installation site.
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Do not short circuit.
Flashing white
BMU and the battery
and blue
system are initiating.
alternatively
Flashing white
An error has occurred.
and blue
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5. Installation
5.1. Requirements for Installation
5.2. Installation
CAUTION
Risk of injury due to weight of battery module
Injuries may result if the battery system is lifted incorrectly or dropped while being
transported or when attaching it to or removing it.
• Transport and lift the battery system carefully. Take the weight of the system into account.
• Wear suitable personal protective equipment for all work on the battery system.
Diagonal Pliers
Torque Wrench
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Screwdrivers
Wrench
Procedure:
2. Pile B2 above B1. Make sure the two alignment pins are in
the right place.
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6. Use the bonding strips to fix B1 and B2 with screws
M5×14.(Torque, 4.5 Nm)
Maximum of two battery systems could be piled up. Two battery systems installed like that could be
called a single stack.
Procedure:
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8. Insert two alignment pins on top of B2 (the first system).
battery system).
10. Screw up four plastic bolts on top of the B2 (the second battery
system).
13. Fix B2 and B1 in both two battery systems and between B2 (the
first battery system) and B1 (the second battery system) with six
bonding strips.
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6. Electrical Connection
6.1. Connection Diagram
PE
. No. Assignment
1 485-A
2 485-B
3 Unused
4 CAN H
5 CAN L
6 Unused
7 Unused
8 Unused
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Our compatible inverters’ communication ports with BMU designation could be read below.
STUDER
The battery system connected to BMU is appointed as Address 1, and the battery system connected
to Address 1 is appointed as Address 2.
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6.1.3. Multiple Battery Systems
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Cable requirements:
Conductor SC16-6
Grounding cable cross-section: max.
16 mm²
Procedure:
SC16- 6
1. Pass the ground conductor through PE
port.
10mm
8Nm
Procedure:
1. Pass communication cable through the first cable hole on right side of
front bottom layer on B2.
2. Connect the communication cable to SPI port and two ports of two
BIC boards.
3. Leave the red and black power wires of the communication cable
aside.
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6.2.3. Internal power cable connection
Procedure:
The LED on the BIC board will glow blue for a second
once positive and negative power wires of the
communication cable are fixed with the battery module
terminals.
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6.2.4. Data Cable Connection to BMU
Procedure:
3. Plug one side of the data cable in ‘In’ port, and the
other side to the BMU ‘BMS’ port.
Cable requirements:
Conductor cross-section: Up to 70 mm², following the requirements of the inverter.
Maximum cable length: 5 m.
Conductor SCXX-10
Procedure:
After the electrical connection is finished, close the front cover. Connect the cable behind
the Start/Stop button first, and then fix the front cover with screws.
6.3. Single Stack Connection
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Cable requirements:
Conductor SC16-6.
Grounding cable cross-section: max. 16 mm².
Cable requirements:
Conductor cross-section: Up to 70 mm², following the requirements of the inverter.
Maximum cable length: 5 m.
Conductor SCXX-10.
Procedure:
5. Fix the data cable to BMU into the ‘IN’ port in the
upper battery system.
7. Connect the ‘OUT’ port on the upper battery system and the ‘IN’ port of the bottom battery system
with a data cable.
8. Lead two DC power cables into the bottom battery system through the big size grommets of the
upper battery system and the bottom battery system. Fix the DC connectors with screws
M10X16.(Torque, 11.5 Nm)
9. Lead two cables into the upper battery system through the big size grommets of the upper battery
system. Fix the DC connectors with screw M10X16. (Torque, 11.5 Nm)
10. A junction box is needed if more than one battery system is operated. Please follow the locally
applicable connection requirements, standards, and directives and the requirements of the
inverter manufacturer to install the junction box.
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6.4. Multiple Battery System Connection
There is a hole with a grommet at the left side wall of the battery system near the 'OUT' port. The
internal data cable could go through the hole to connect another battery system.
Each stack should have a grounding cable. And all the grounding cables should be connected.
B+ P+ P- B- B+ P+ P- B-
IN IN OUTOUT IN
OUT
IN OUT
COM COM
+ +
+ +
+ +
7. Commissioning
7.1. Commission the Battery System
Requirements:
• The power cable connection between the battery system and the inverter is switched off.
• The inverter must be correctly mounted.
• All cables must be correctly connected.
• The BMU must be correctly connected. (It is recommended not to connect the BMU to the router
during the configuration. It may affect the communication quality between the cell phone and the
BMU)
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Procedure:
1. Press the Start/Stop button on the battery system for 3 seconds. If more than one battery
system is installed in parallel, only the Start/Stop button of Address 1 is needed to press.
2. The LEDs both on BMU and battery system start to flash (0.5s white, 0.5s blue). Then it turns
to flash white and blue.
3. If the battery system is failed to switch on, check whether all the electrical connections are
correct or not.
4. If the electrical connections are correct, but the battery system is still unable to switch on,
contact our local after-sale service within 48 hours.
Before the configuration, you need to download Be Connect APP from Google Play or App Store.
The battery system requires the latest version firmware to operate. So please make sure you either
have downloaded the latest firmware in your cell phone, or your cell phone could access the Internet
during configuration.
Procedure:
1. Open Be Connect, allow the app to access your cell phone memory and
choose the language. Select Application Language
2. Press Confirm button to continue on the Privacy Policy page. You can
also download it if the Internet is available. Language English
cell phone.
4. Connect the WLAN of BMU. The name of the WLAN and password could
be read on the label of BMU. If the password couldn`t be found, or it
doesn`t work, try the default password ‘BYDB-Box’. It is recommended to Privacy Policy of
SHEN ZHEN BYD
turn off cellular data of your cell phone to keep the stability of the ELECTRONIC CO,.LTD
5. Click the Update Firmware button to update. If the firmware in your cell (controllers):
phone is a lower version than the one in the battery system, this step
cannot move forward.
Confirm
Cancel
Download
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6. After the firmware update, you can set time and choose an inverter
brand. Time Inverter System Grid
Inverter
Back
7. Choose LVL and set how many battery systems are installed in
parallel.
8. Set grid information.
Time Inverter System Grid
confir
Back
Procedure:
5. The status of LEDs on BMU and the battery system changes from flashing white and blue to
glowing white.
Procedure:
1. Switch off the inverter. Follow the instructions of the inverter manufacture.
2. Switch off the battery system. Press the Stop button of BMU for 5s until LED stops glowing.
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8. Decommissioning
CAUTION
Risk of injury due to weight of battery modules
Injuries may result if the battery system is lifted incorrectly or dropped while being transported or
when attaching it to or removing it.
• Transport and lift the battery system carefully. Take the weight of the system into account.
• Wear suitable personal protective equipment for all work on the battery system.
Procedure:
1. Shut off the inverter
2. Switch off the breaker between the inverter and the battery system if there is any.
3. Switch off the battery system
4. Remove connections among the battery system, BMU and the inverter.
5. Remove internal DC cables, communication cables, data cables, and grounding cable.
6. Remove connectors between each battery module.
If the battery system is to be stored or shipped, pack it. Use the original packaging or packaging that
is suitable for the weight and dimensions of the battery system.
Dispose of the battery system in accordance with the locally applicable disposal regulations for
electronic waste.
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9. Extension
The battery system could be extended at any time.
The SOC of the existing battery system and the module to be added should be similar before the
Procedure:
1. Get the SOC figure of the new battery module.
2. Charge or discharge the existing battery system to a similar SOC level.
3. Shut off the inverter.
4. Switch off the breaker between the inverter and the battery system if there is any.
5. Switch off the battery system.
6. Install the new battery system and make the connections.
7. Configure the battery system.
The customer is not supposed to replace or change the parts. If a fault happens, please contact our
local after-sales service within 48 hours.
If the white LED flashes once for one second and then blue LED flashes several times (every time
one second), that means an error happens. The times of blue LED flashes are the error codes.
Blue LED is flashing for one time. Battery system initiating failed
Blue LED is flashing five times. BMS and BMU communication failed
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10.3. Error codes on BMS
Blue LED is flashing ten times temperature sensor on battery control unit failure
Blue LED is flashing eleven times BMS and BMU communication failure
It is recommended that the battery system be cleaned periodically. If the enclosure is dirty, please
use a soft, dry brush or a dust collector to remove the dust. Liquids such as solvents, abrasives, or
corrosive liquids should not be used to clean the enclosure.
11.2. Maintenance
The battery module should be stored in an environment with a temperature range between -10°C~
+50°C, and charged regularly according to the table below with no more than 0.5C (150 A) to the
SOC of 40% after a long time of storage.
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Storage environment Relative humidity of the Storage time SOC
temperature storage environment
NOTICE
Damage to the battery system due to under voltages
• Charge the over-discharged battery system within seven days when the temperature is above 25°C.
• Charge the over-discharged battery system within fifteen days when the temperature is below 25°C.
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13. Technical Data
Items Parameters
Number of Modules 2
Weight 164 kg
Communication CAN/RS485
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Configuration List
[1] Test conditions: 100% DOD, 0.2C charge & discharge at +25°C. The battery system Usable
Energy may vary with different inverter brands.
BYD Europe B.V. confirms herewith that the battery systems described in this document are in
compliance with the fundamental requirements and other relevant provisions of the above-
mentioned directives. The entire EU Declaration of Conformity can be found at our websites.
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15. Contact Information
+39 02 873683(IT)
Kleinostheim, Germany
www.eft-systems.de
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