Gbism010035000 Rev0020030304
Gbism010035000 Rev0020030304
Gbism010035000 Rev0020030304
USER MANUAL
GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING
MODE D'EMPLOI
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
Phoenix 12/300
Phoenix 24/350
Phoenix 12/600
Phoenix 24/800
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English 4
Nederlands 23
French 43
Deutsch 63
Victron Energy has the ideal power source for all kinds of electrical
appliances used for household, technical and industrial purposes,
including instruments susceptible to interference. All of these applications
require a high quality power supply in order to function properly.
Note: where the abbreviation ‘Ph’ is used please read ‘Phoenix’ instead.
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................4
1. INSTALLATION ............................................................6
1.1 Location of the inverter 6
1.2 Battery requirements 7
1.3 Connection to the battery 8
1.3.1 General precautions when working with batteries 8
1.4 Connecting the load 10
1.5 Turning the inverter on 11
1.6 Using “economy” mode on the Ph 12/600 and Ph 24/800 12
2. TROUBLESHOOTING................................................13
2.1 The flash sequence table 13
2.2 Acoustic messages 14
2.3 Troubleshooting guidelines 14
3. TECHNICAL DATA .....................................................18
3.1 Phoenix 12/300 and Phoenix 24/350 18
3.2 Phoenix 12/600 and Phoenix 24/800 19
3.3 Enclosure dimensions Ph 12/300 and Ph 24/350 20
3.4 Enclosure dimensions Ph 12/600 and Ph 24/800 20
4. BATTERY CAPACITY.................................................21
4.1 Calculation of the minimum required battery capacity 21
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a) Avoid any contact with water. Do not expose the inverter to rain or
moisture.
b) Do not place the unit in direct sunlight. Ambient air temperature
should be between 0 °C and 40 °C (humidity < 95% non
condensing). Note that in extreme situations the inverter’s case
temperature can exceed 70 °C.
c) Do not obstruct the airflow around the inverter. Leave at least 10
centimetres clearance around the inverter. When the inverter is
running too hot, it will shut down. When the inverter has reached a
safe temperature level the unit will automatically restart again.
The inverter shuts down when the battery voltage is below 0.88xVnom
or above 1.3xVnom. In a low or high battery situation the inverter
generates one beep per second.
The Ph 12/300 and Ph 24/350 are equipped with two 4 mm² wires with
a length of 1.5 meters. The Ph 12/600 and Ph 24/800 are equipped with
two 10 mm² wires with the same length. If it is unavoidable to extend
these wires, use a wire gauge of at least 1.5 times larger than the ones
supplied with the inverter. Maximum recommended battery wire length
is approx. 3 meters.
Before you connect your appliance(s) to the inverter, always check it’s
maximum power consumption. Do not connect appliances to the
inverter needing more than the nominal power rating of the inverter
continuously. Some appliances like motors or pumps, draw large inrush
currents in a start-up situation. In such circumstances, it is possible that
the start-up current exceeds the overcurrent trip level of the inverter. In
this case the output voltage will quickly decrease to limit the output
current of the inverter. If the overcurrent trip level is continuously
exceeded, the inverter will shut down and restart within 18 seconds. In
this case it is advisable to disconnect the appliance from the inverter,
since it requires too much power to be driven by this inverter. Note that
at higher ambient temperature levels, the overload capacity of the
inverter is reduced.
Besides indicating the type of error, the red LED on the Ph 12/600 and
Ph 24/800 inverters also functions as an overload indicator. When heavy
loads are switched on, this LED will shortly light due to the inrush
current of the load. If the ERROR/OVERLOAD LED stays on for 6
seconds, the inverter will shut down and switches to the overload error
mode (see chapter 3.1)
The Ph 12/600 and Ph 24/800 models can operate in two modes, the
continuous mode and the economy mode. When the ‘load sense level’
potmeter is fully turned counter clockwise, the inverter operates in the
continuous mode (blue AC-present LED is continuously on) even when
there is no load connected. In this mode there is always an output
voltage present, which causes the inverter to draw more power from the
batteries.
To set up the economy mode, turn the ‘load sense level’ potmeter
clockwise until the blue LED starts to flash. After about 5 seconds the
flashing stops and the inverter operates in the economy mode. This
means that once per second a narrow pulse of 230V is generated at the
output to check whether there’s a load applied. Every time this 230V
pulse is generated the blue LED is activated too, in order to indicate that
there’s a lethal AC voltage present at the output. When a load exceeding
the adjusted load sense level is connected, the inverter switches to the
continuous mode immediately, delivering power to the load. When the
load is disconnected (or switched off) the blue LED starts flashing for 5
seconds and the inverter switches back to the economy mode.
Note that some loads like TV/video equipment (with standby mode) and
alarm clocks need continuous power so that the standby mode can not
be used.
With some small non compensated loads it is possible that the inverter
switches from continuous mode to economy mode and vice versa all the
time. In this case you have to connect an additional load to the AC
output. The adjusted load sense level can slightly change with DC input
voltage and temperature.
In the table below you can find out what kind of flashing sequence
belongs to which error.
Message 1: One beep per second. The battery voltage has reached too
low or too high a level.
Message 2: Two beeps per second. The inverter will shut down soon
due to an overloaded output. Note that with very heavy
overloads the alarm will not sound due to fast inverter shut
down.
Message 3: Three beeps per second. The inverter will shut down
when its temperature has risen another three degrees
Celsius.
Power switch in OFF (0) position. Push the power switch to the ON
(I) position.
Poor contact between the Clean battery terminals or inverter
inverter’s battery wires and the wire contacts. Tighten battery
battery terminals. terminal screws.
Blown inverter fuse. Replace damaged fuse with the
correct type. Make sure you
disconnect the battery before
changing the fuse. The Ph 12/600
and Ph 24/800 has to be returned
for service.
Very poor battery condition. Replace battery.
Too tightly adjusted economy Turn the load sense level potmeter
load sense level. a little clockwise. Please note that
the adjusted load sense level is
slightly dependent on input voltage
and temperature.
Connected load is not Connect an additional load to the
compensated or the ratio between output.
inrush current and continuous
current is too large.
If none of the above remedies helps to solve the problem you encounter,
contact your local Victron Energy distributor for further help and/or
possible repair of your inverter. Do not open the inverter yourself, there
are dangerous high voltages present inside. Opening the inverter will
directly void your 12 months warranty period.
TECHNICAL DATA
TECHNICAL DATA