Product Manual

900-0145-01-01 Rev B 1
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................. 5
Audience ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Symbols Used ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
General Safety ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Welcome to OutBack Power Technologies ................................................................................................................. 6
Inverter Functions ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
GS7048E .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
GS3548E .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Inverter Controls ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
On/Off Switch .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
MATE3 System Display and Controller ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Commissioning ............................................................................................ 9
Functional Test ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 
Pre-startup Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Startup ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Powering Down .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Adding New Devices ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Firmware Updates ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Operation .................................................................................................. 13
Inverter Functionality ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Description of AC Input Modes .................................................................................................................................... 13
Generator .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Support .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Grid Tied ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
UPS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Backup ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Mini Grid ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
GridZero ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Description of Inverter Operations ............................................................................................................................. 22
Inverting ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
DC and AC Voltages .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
AC Frequency ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Search ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Input ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
AC Current Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
AC Source Acceptance ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Generator Input .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Transfer .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Battery Charging ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Charge Current .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Charge Cycle ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Charging Graphs ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Charging Steps .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
New Charging Cycle .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Equalization .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Battery Temperature Compensation .......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Offset .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35