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1KVA-5KVA
USER MANUAL
Version: 1.3
FlinSlim Lite Solar Hybrid Inverter
Table Of Contents
Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Scope ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Features ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Basic System Architecture ............................................................................................................................... 2
Product Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 3
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................... 4
OPERATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 30
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Scope
This manual provides safety and installation guidelines as well as information on tools and wiring.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: This chapter contains important safety and operating instructions. Read and
keep this manual for future reference.
1. Before using the unit, read all instructions and cautionary markings on the unit, the batteries and all
appropriate sections of this manual.
2. CAUTION --To reduce risk of injury, charge only deep-cycle lead acid type rechargeable batteries.
Other types of batteries may burst, causing personal injury and damage.
3. Do not disassemble the unit. Take it to a qualified service center when service or repair is required.
Incorrect re-assembly may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.
4. To reduce risk of electric shock, disconnect all wirings before attempting any maintenance or cleaning.
Turning off the unit will not reduce this risk.
5. CAUTION Only qualified personnel can install this device with battery.
6. NEVER charge a frozen battery.
7. For optimum operation of this inverter/charger, please follow required spec to select appropriate cable
size. Its very important to correctly operate this inverter/charger.
8. Be very cautious when working with metal tools on or around batteries. A potential risk exists to drop
a tool to spark or short circuit batteries or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion.
9. Please strictly follow installation procedure when you want to disconnect AC or DC terminals. Please
refer to INSTALLATION section of this manual for the details.
10. One piece of 150A fuse is provided as over-current protection for the battery supply.
11. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS -This inverter/charger should be connected to a permanent grounded
wiring system. Be sure to comply with local requirements and regulation to install this inverter.
12. NEVER cause AC output and DC input short circuited. Do NOT connect to the mains when DC input
short circuits.
13. Warning!! Only qualified service persons are able to service this device. If errors still persist after
following troubleshooting table, please send this inverter/charger back to local dealer or service center
for maintenance.
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INTRODUCTION
This is a multi-function inverter/charger, combining functions of inverter, solar charger and battery charger to
offer uninterruptible power support with portable size. Its comprehensive LCD display offers user-configurable
and easy-accessible button operation such as battery charging current, AC/solar charger priority, and
acceptable input voltage based on different applications.
Features
Pure sine wave inverter
Configurable input voltage range for home appliances and personal computers via LCD setting
Configurable battery charging current based on applications via LCD setting
Configurable AC/Solar Charger priority via LCD setting
Compatible to mains voltage or generator power
Auto restart while AC is recovering
Overload/ Over temperature/ short circuit protection
Smart battery charger design for optimized battery performance
Cold start function
This inverter can power all kinds of appliances in home or office environment, including motor-type appliances
such as tube light, fan, refrigerator and air conditioner.
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Product Overview
1KVA model
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INSTALLATION
Unpacking and Inspection
Before installation, please inspect the unit. Be sure that nothing inside the package is damaged. You should
have received the following items inside of package:
The unit x 1
User manual x 1
Communication cable x 1
Software CD x 1
DC Fuse x 1
Ring terminal x 1
Strain relief plate x 2
Screws x 4
Preparation
Before connecting all wirings, please take off bottom cover by removing two screws as shown below.
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Install the unit by screwing two screws. Its recommended to use M4 or M5 screws.
Battery Connection
CAUTION: For safety operation and regulation compliance, its requested to install a separate DC over-current
protector or disconnect device between battery and inverter. It may not be requested to have a disconnect
device in some applications, however, its still requested to have over-current protection installed. Please refer
to typical amperage in below table as required fuse or breaker size.
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4. 1KVA model supports 12VDC system, 3KVA model supports 24VDC system and 5KVA model supports
48VDC system. Connect all battery packs as below chart. Its suggested to connect at least 100Ah capacity
battery for 1-3KVA model and at least 200Ah capacity battery for 5KVA model.
5. Insert the battery wires flatly into battery connectors of inverter and make sure the bolts are tightened with
torque of 2 Nm in clockwise direction. Make sure polarity at both the battery and the inverter/charge is
correctly connected and conductors are tightly screwed into the battery terminals.
Recommended tool: #2 Pozi Screwdriver
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6. To firmly secure wire connection, you may fix the wires to strain relief with cable tie.
AC Input/Output Connection
CAUTION!! Before connecting to AC input power source, please install a separate AC breaker between
inverter and AC input power source. This will ensure the inverter can be securely disconnected during
maintenance and fully protected from over current of AC input. The recommended spec of AC breaker is 10A
for 1KVA, 32A for 3KVA and 50A for 5KVA model.
CAUTION!! There are two terminal blocks with IN and OUT markings. Please do NOT mis-connect input
and output connectors.
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WARNING:
Be sure that AC power source is disconnected before attempting to hardwire it to the unit.
4. Then, insert AC output wires according to polarities indicated on terminal block and tighten terminal screws.
Be sure to connect PE protective conductor ( ) first.
Ground (yellow-green)
LLINE (brown or black)
NNeutral (blue)
1KVA 3KVA/5KVA
CAUTION: Appliances such as air conditioner are required at least 2~3 minutes to restart because its required
to have enough time to balance refrigerant gas inside of circuits. If a power shortage occurs and recovers in a
short time, it will cause damage to your connected appliances. To prevent this kind of damage, please check
manufacturer of air conditioner if its equipped with time-delay function before installation. Otherwise, this
inverter/charger will trig overload fault and cut off output to protect your appliance but sometimes it still causes
internal damage to the air conditioner.
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PV Connection
CAUTION: Before connecting to PV modules, please install separately a DC circuit breaker between inverter
and PV modules.
WARNING! It's very important for system safety and efficient operation to use appropriate cable for PV
module connection. To reduce risk of injury, please use the proper recommended cable size as below.
Model Wire Size Cable (mm2) Torque valuemax
1KVA / 3KVA
1 x 8AWG 10 1.6 Nm
5KVA
PV Module Selection:
When selecting proper PV modules, please be sure to consider below requirements first:
1. Open circuit Voltage (Voc) of PV modules not exceeds max. PV array open circuit voltage of inverter.
Charging Current (PWM) 50Amp
System DC Voltage 12Vdc 24Vdc 48Vdc
Operating Voltage Range 15~18Vdc 30~32Vdc 60~72vdc
Max. PV Array Open Circuit Voltage 55Vdc 80Vdc 105Vdc
2. Max. Power Voltage (Vmpp) of PV modules should be close to best Vmp of inverter or within Vmp range to
get best performance. If one PV module cannot meet this requirement, its necessary to have several PV
modules in series connection.
Maximum PV module numbers in Series: Vmpp of PV module * X pcs Best Vmp of Inverter or Vmp
range
PV module numbers in Parallel: Max. charging current of inverter / Impp
Total PV module numbers = maximum PV module numbers in series * PV module numbers in
parallel
Take 1KVA inverter as an example to select proper PV modules. After considering Voc of PV module not exceeds
50Vdc and max. Vmpp of PV module close to 15Vdc or within 13Vdc ~ 18Vdc, we can choose PV module with
below specification.
Maximum Power (Pmax) 85W Max. PV module numbers in series
Max. Power Voltage Vmpp(V) 17.6V 1 17.6 x 1 15 ~ 18
Max. Power Current Impp(A) 4.83A PV module numbers in parallel
Open Circuit Voltage Voc(V) 21.6V 10 50 A / 4.83
Short Circuit Current Isc(A) 5.03A Total PV module numbers
1 x 10 = 10
Maximum PV module numbers in Series: 1
PV module numbers in Parallel: 10
Total PV module numbers: 1 x 10 = 10
Take 3KVA model inverter as an example to select proper PV module. After considering Voc of PV module not
exceed 80Vdc and max. Vmpp of PV module close to 30Vdc or within 30Vdc ~ 32Vdc, we can choose PV module
with below specification.
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Take 5KVA model inverter as an example to select proper PV module. After considering Voc of PV module not
exceed 105Vdc and max. Vmpp of PV module close to 60Vdc or within 56Vdc ~ 72Vdc, we can choose PV
module with below specification.
Maximum Power (Pmax) 260W Max. PV module numbers in series
Max. Power Voltage Vmpp(V) 30.9V 2 30.9 x 2 56 ~ 72
Max. Power Current Impp(A) 8.42A PV module numbers in parallel
Open Circuit Voltage Voc(V) 37.7V 6 50 A / 8.42
Short Circuit Current Isc(A) 8.89A Total PV module numbers
2 x 6 = 12
Maximum PV module numbers in Series: 2
PV module numbers in Parallel: 6
Total PV module numbers: 2 x 6 = 12
4. Check correct polarity of wire connection from PV modules and PV input connectors. Then, connect positive
pole (+) of connection wire to positive pole (+) of PV input connector. Connect negative pole (-) of
connection wire to negative pole (-) of PV input connector. Screw two wires tightly in clockwise direction.
Recommended tool: 4mm blade screwdriver
5. To ensure wires are securely connected, you fix wires to the strain relief with cable tie.
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Final Assembly
After connecting all wirings, please put bottom cover back by screwing two screws as shown below.
Communication Connection
Please use supplied communication cable to connect to inverter and PC. Insert bundled CD into a computer and
follow on-screen instruction to install the monitoring software. For the detailed software operation, please
check user manual of software inside of CD.
OPERATION
Power ON/OFF
Side view of unit
Once the unit has been properly installed and the batteries are connected well, simply press On/Off switch
(located on the button of the case) to turn on the unit.
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LCD display
LED indicators
Function keys
LED Indicator
LED Indicator Messages
Solid On Output is powered by utility in Line mode.
Green
Flashing Output is powered by battery or PV in battery mode.
Solid On Battery is fully charged.
Green
Flashing Battery is charging.
Solid On Fault occurs in the inverter.
Red
Flashing Warning condition occurs in the inverter.
Function Keys
Function Key Description
ESC To exit setting mode
UP To go to previous selection
DOWN To go to next selection
ENTER To confirm the selection in setting mode or enter setting mode
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Indicate output voltage, output frequency, load percent, load in VA, load in
Watt and discharging current.
Battery Information
< 1.85V/cell
1.933V/cell ~ 2.017V/cell
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> 2.017V/cell
< 1.892V/cell
1.892V/cell ~ 1.975V/cell
Load < 50%
1.975V/cell ~ 2.058V/cell
> 2.058V/cell
Load Information
Indicates overload.
Mute Operation
LCD Setting
After pressing and holding ENTER button for 3 seconds, the unit will enter setting mode. Press UP or DOWN
button to select setting programs. And then, press ENTER button to confirm the selection or ESC button to
exit.
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Setting Programs:
Program Description Selectable option
Escape
00 Exit setting mode
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30A 40A
70A
Maximum charging
current: To configure Available options in 5KVA model:
total charging current 10A 20A
for solar and utility
02 chargers.
(Max. charging current
= utility charging 30A 40A
current + solar charging
current)
70A 80A
90A 100A
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Restart disable Restart enable
Auto restart when
06
overload occurs
(default)
Restart disable Restart enable
Auto restart when over
07
temperature occurs
(default)
50Hz (default) 60Hz
09 Output frequency
Maximum utility
charging current
Available options in 5KVA model:
Note: If setting value in 2A 10A
program 02 is smaller
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than that in program in
11, the inverter will
apply charging current 20A 30A (default)
from program 02 for
utility charger.
40A 50A
60A
12.5V 12.8V
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24.0V 24.5V
25.0V 25.5V
48V 49V
50V 51V
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12.8V 13.0V
13.8V 14.0V
14.3V 14.5V
24.5V 25V
27.5V 28V
28.5V 29V
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49V 50V
51V 52V
57V 58V
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Stay at latest screen If selected, the display screen will stay
at latest screen user finally switches.
Floating charging
27 5KVA default setting: 54.0V
voltage
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30 Battery equalization
If Flooded or User-Defined is selected in program 05, this program
can be set up.
1KVA default setting: 14.6V
Battery equalization
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voltage
5KVA default setting: 58.4V
Setting range is from 12.5V to 15.0V for 1KVA model, 25.0V to 31.5V
for 3KVA model and 48.0V to 61.0V for 5KVA model. Increment of each
click is 0.1V.
60min (default) Setting range is from 5min to
33 Battery equalized time 900min. Increment of each click
is 5min.
120min (default) Setting range is from 5min to
34 Battery equalized timeout 900 min. Increment of each click
is 5 min.
30days (default) Setting range is from 0 to 90
35 Equalization interval days. Increment of each click is
1 day
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Disable (default)
Enable
Display Setting
The LCD display information will be switched in turns by pressing UP or DOWN key. The selectable
information is switched as below order: input voltage, input frequency, PV voltage, charging current, charging
power (only for MPPT models), battery voltage, output voltage, output frequency, load percentage, load in
Watt, load in VA, load in Watt, DC discharging current, main CPU Version and second CPU Version.
Input frequency=50Hz
Input frequency
PV voltage=60V
PV voltage
Charging current=50A
Charging current
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Battery voltage=25.5V, output voltage=230V
Output frequency=50Hz
Output frequency
Load percent=70%
Load percentage
Load in VA
When load is larger than 1kVA (1KVA), load in
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When load is lower than 1kW, load in W will
present xxxW like below chart.
Load in Watt
When load is larger than 1kW (1KW), load in W
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Charging by utility.
Fault mode
Note:
*Fault mode: Errors are caused
PV energy and utility can
by inside circuit error or external
charge batteries.
reasons such as over
Charging by PV energy.
temperature, output short
circuited and so on.
No charging.
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When to Equalize
In float stage, when the setting equalization interval (battery equalization cycle) is arrived, or equalization is
active immediately, the controller will start to enter Equalize stage.
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However, in Equalize stage, when battery equalized time is expired and battery voltage doesnt rise to battery
equalization voltage point, the charge controller will extend the battery equalized time until battery voltage
achieves battery equalization voltage. If battery voltage is still lower than battery equalization voltage when
battery equalized timeout setting is over, the charge controller will stop equalization and return to float stage.
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02 Over temperature
NOTE: Fault codes 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57 and 58 are only available in 5KVA model.
Warning Indicator
Warning
Warning Event Audible Alarm Icon flashing
Code
Fan is locked when Beep three times every
01
inverter is on. second
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SPECIFICATIONS
Table 1 Line Mode Specifications
INVERTER MODEL 1KVA 3KVA 5KVA
Output Power
Rated Power
Output power derating:
When AC input voltage drops to 170V,
the output power will be derated. 50% Power
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Table 2 Inverter Mode Specifications
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Table 3 Charge Mode Specifications
Utility Charging Mode
2.43Vdc (2.35Vdc)
Voltage
2.25Vdc
100%
T0 T1
T1 = 10* T0, minimum 10mins, maximum 8hrs
Current
Time
Bulk Absorption Maintenance
(Constant Current) (Constant Voltage) (Floating)
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
Problem LCD/LED/Buzzer Explanation / Possible cause What to do
Unit shuts down LCD/LEDs and buzzer
automatically will be active for 3 The battery voltage is too low 1. Re-charge battery.
during startup seconds and then (<1.91V/Cell) 2. Replace battery.
process. complete off.
1. Contact repair center for
1. The battery voltage is far too
No response after replacing the fuse.
No indication. low. (<1.4V/Cell)
power on. 2. Re-charge battery.
2. Internal fuse tripped.
3. Replace battery.
Input voltage is
Check if AC breaker is tripped
displayed as 0 on the
Input protector is tripped and AC wiring is connected
LCD and green LED is
well.
flashing.
1. Check if AC wires are too
Mains exist but the
thin and/or too long.
unit works in
Insufficient quality of AC power. 2. Check if generator (if
battery mode. Green LED is flashing.
(Shore or Generator) applied) is working well or if
input voltage range setting is
correct. (UPSAppliance)
Set Solar First as the priority of Change output source priority
Green LED is flashing.
output source. to Utility first.
When the unit is
turned on, internal LCD display and LEDs Check if battery wires are
Battery is disconnected.
relay is switched on are flashing connected well.
and off repeatedly.
Reduce the connected load by
Overload error. The inverter is
Fault code 07 switching off some
overload 110% and time is up.
equipment.
Check if wiring is connected
Output short circuited. well and remove abnormal
load.
Fault code 05
Temperature of internal converter
Check whether the air flow of
component is over 120C. (Only
the unit is blocked or whether
available for 1-3KVA models)
the ambient temperature is
Internal temperature of inverter
Fault code 02 too high.
component is over 100C.
Battery is over-charged. Return to repair center.
Fault code 03 Check if spec and quantity of
Buzzer beeps The battery voltage is too high. batteries are meet
continuously and requirements.
red LED is on.
Fault code 01 Fan fault Replace the fan.
Output abnormal (Inverter voltage 1. Reduce the connected
Fault code 06/58 below than 190Vac or is higher load.
than 260Vac) 2. Return to repair center
Fault code
Internal components failed. Return to repair center.
08/09/53/57
Fault code 51 Over current or surge.
Restart the unit, if the error
Fault code 52 Bus voltage is too low. happens again, please return
to repair center.
Fault code 55 Output voltage is unbalanced.
If the battery is connected
Battery is not connected well or
Fault code 56 well, please return to repair
fuse is burnt.
center.
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