Schneider Electric Integration Guide

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 Rev 2.2 02-10-22 
 
  Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide 
 
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Fortress Power Lithium Batteries Using Schneider Insight  
 
Schneider XW Pro and Insight Home Facility or Gateway support operating Fortress Power batteries in closed loop 
communication mode. It is best practice to have the inverters programmed in the open loop settings before setting up 
closed loop communication. For any additional help, please contact techsupport@fortresspower.com  
 
 
1.  Table of Contents 
1.  Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 
2.  Communication Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 3 
Step 1: Hardware Integration .................................................................................................................................. 3 
eFlex 5.4kWh ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 
eVault Classic 18.5kWh ........................................................................................................................................ 5 
eVault Max 18.5kWh ........................................................................................................................................... 6 
Step 2: Software Integration .................................................................................................................................... 7 
1.  Mode Settings.....................................................................................................................................................10 
Standard Settings....................................................................................................................................................10 
Ac Coupling & Back up Settings ...............................................................................................................................12 
Grid-Tied Export .....................................................................................................................................................13 
Self-Consumption (Zero Grid Export) .......................................................................................................................14 
Off-Grid ..................................................................................................................................................................15 
2.  Open Loop Settings .............................................................................................................................................16 
Settings for Fortress Batteries with Schneider Inverters ...........................................................................................16 
Settings with Schneider Charge Controllers .............................................................................................................17 
3.  Additional Options ..............................................................................................................................................17 
Generator Settings (Applicable to all Mode Settings) ...............................................................................................17 
 
 
 
 

Summary of content (17 pages)

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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide Fortress Power Lithium Batteries Using Schneider Insight Schneider XW Pro and Insight Home Facility or Gateway support operating Fortress Power batteries in closed loop communication mode. It is best practice to have the inverters programmed in the open loop settings before setting up closed loop communication. For any additional help, please contact techsupport@fortresspower.com 1. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide 1. Introduction Battery Datasheets / Manuals: See “Downloads” section of individual product pages Email: techsupport@fortresspower.com Discord Support: https://discord.gg/kxX6QMjKFw Phone: (877) 497-6937 x 2 Hours: 9:00AM - 6:00PM EST – Use Discord for After Hours / Weekends Warranty Submittal: https://www.fortresspower.com/warranty/ Join Our Discord Chat Step 1 – Getting Started.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide 2. Communication Settings Step 1: Hardware Integration eFlex 5.4kWh 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 2 1 IMAGE 2.1: E XAMPLE OF COMPLETE HARDWARE SETUP BETWEEN 3 EFLEX 5.4KWH AND SCHNEIDER XW PRO. THE SAME CONFIGURATION APPLIES TO INSTALLATIONS OF 1 BATTERY TO 15 BATTERIES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL ***Important! Before paralleling each battery, make sure the voltage difference between them is less than 0.5v from one another.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide From Battery eFlex5.4kWh eVault Classic & Max 18.5kWh Gateway/Insight Facility port 18 brown-white, (wire 7) Gateway/Insight Facility port 20 brown, (wire 8) green-white (wire 3) blue-white (wire 5) IMAGE 2.2: CONNECTION WITH THE MODIFIED CABLE AND INSERTED TO THE PINOUTS 18 & 20 OF THE GATEWAY /INSIGHT FACILITY Schneider InsightHome RJ45 Pinout Converter From Battery eFlex5.4kWh eVault Classic & Max 18.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide eVault Classic 18.5kWh Terminato Modified Communication Cable Slave 2 From Battery InsightHome port 9 InsightHome port 11 2 eFlex5.4kWh eVault Classic & Max 18.5kWh brown-white (wire 7) brown, (wire 8) green-white (wire 3) blue-white (wire 5) IMAGE 2.4: E XAMPLE OF COMPLETE HARDWARE SETUP BETWEEN 2 EV AULT CLASSIC 18.5KWH AND SCHNEIDER XW PRO . ***Closed loop is only compatible for up to 2 batteries connected in parallel.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide eVault Max 18.5kWh From Battery eFlex5.4kWh eVault Classic & Max 18.5kWh InsightHome port 9 brown-white (wire 7) InsightHome port 11 brown, (wire 8) green-white (wire 3) blue-white (wire 5) IMAGE 2.5: E XAMPLE OF COMPLETE HARDWARE SETUP BETWEEN 3 EVAULT M AX 18.5KWH AND SCHNEIDER XW PRO. ***Closed loop is compatible for up to 20 batteries connected in parallel.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide 5. Place the communication cable on the Comm Parallel ports between each battery. The first and last battery in the communication string need to have the termination set to 120 ohms, the other batteries termination is set off. 6. Turn on all batteries except master Battery 1. Batteries should have green run light on and red BMS light blinking. 7. Turn on Master Battery 1. Batteries should parallel within 5 minutes.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide To confirm that the BMS was successfully integrated into the inverter you will see the image of the battery’s BMS on the devices section along with the battery’s internal information/parameters. Associate the Battery/’s as House Battery Bank 1 Specify The quantity of the batteries connected in parallel. 505 Keystone Rd, Southampton, PA 18966 . (877) 497 6937. sales@fortresspower.com . Fortresspower.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide 1. Mode Settings **Note: Follow each diagram for parameter settings according to End User’s desired application. For each setting, please input the following closed and open loop settings in case the battery loses communication with the inverter.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide MPPT Charger Setting 54.6 Recommended charge per battery /maximum DC charge) = x 100 54.6 53.0 54.6 505 Keystone Rd, Southampton, PA 18966 . (877) 497 6937. sales@fortresspower.com . Fortresspower.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide Ac Coupling & Back up Settings ***Note: If DC Coupled, disable AC Coupling *** Note: Disable Grid Selling since Pv is directly connected to meter in AC Coupling settings. 505 Keystone Rd, Southampton, PA 18966 . (877) 497 6937. sales@fortresspower.com . Fortresspower.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide Grid-Tied Export PV array size ÷ 240V ÷ total inverters. ***Note: Enabling Enhanced Grid Support (64V, 99%) will allow the charge controllers to fully charge the batteries and then export the excess power to the Grid. Export Block, Grid Peak load shave can be left disabled (Default) 505 Keystone Rd, Southampton, PA 18966 . (877) 497 6937. sales@fortresspower.com . Fortresspower.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide Self-Consumption (Zero Grid Export) 505 Keystone Rd, Southampton, PA 18966 . (877) 497 6937. sales@fortresspower.com . Fortresspower.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide Off-Grid ***Note: Disable Grid Support, Export Block, Grid Peak load shave. 505 Keystone Rd, Southampton, PA 18966 . (877) 497 6937. sales@fortresspower.com . Fortresspower.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide 2. Open Loop Settings ***All Open Loop Settings are programmable with a SCP, Insight Local or/and Insight Cloud. Disregard the communication cable that would go from battery to inverter.
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Rev 2.2 02-10-22 Fortress Power – Schneider XW Pro Inverter Guide Settings with Schneider Charge Controllers ***Parameter Setting for Fortress Batteries with Schneider XW+ & XW Pro MPPT 60/80 Advanced Setting > Charger Setting Battery Type Custom Custom Setting 80% DoD, 6000 cycles Charge Mode 3 Stage Eqlz Support Disabled Bulk Voltage 54.4 V Absorb Voltage 54.