Schneider Electric Integration Guide
Table Of Contents
- Unpack Batteries + Check Voltage
- 1. Unpack the batteries and turn each battery on by itself.
- 2. Note the voltage of each battery and serial number. The serial numbers are useful during warranty submittal.
- 3. The batteries must be within +/-0.5V of each other before commissioning. Groups of 4 batteries or more may require a narrower voltage range to commission properly.
- 4. Turn off the batteries and install them in parallel. Notes
- If the battery voltages are significantly different, one technique is to finish battery installation and only turn on the lowest voltage battery using the pushbutton. Charge the battery, and when the charging voltage is ~0.2V above the resting voltage...
- If the batteries are slightly more than +/-0.5V from each other, turning on the highest voltage batteries only will reduce their voltages, and turning on the lowest voltage batteries only will lower the highest voltage. Likewise, turning on the lowest...
- Use of the Fortress firmware update tool can help speed up commissioning times. Fortress installers should request a firmware update tool by filling out a support ticket at https://support.fortresspower.com
- Schneider Monitoring w/Fortress
- Battery-Battery Connection
- Running on 1 eFlex
- Battery-Inverter Connection
- Battery- Battery Connection
- Battery Touch Screen
- Battery -Inverter Connection
- Battery-Battery Connection
- Battery Touch Screen
- Battery-Inverter Connection
- Battery/Inverter Integration
- Universal Parameter Settings (Closed Loop)
- Universal Parameters Settings (Open Loop)
- Important Note
- Off-Grid
- AC Coupling, Back Up
- Grid-Tied Export
- Self-Consumption (Zero Grid Export)
- Generator Settings
- Firmware Updates
- Voltage to % Chart
2) Submit the system warranty and then include (or later, fill out a support ticket) with the
Insight Local username and password.
Warranty Submittal: https://www.fortresspower.com/warranty/
Support Portal: https://www.fortresspower.com/support/
Battery-Battery Connection
Note:
The eFlex communication ports are bi-directional and exactly the same - it does not
matter which port you use to connect to other batteries.
1. While batteries are off. Install the battery-battery communication cables. Do not
over tighten the IP65 weatherproof cap that covers the Ethernet port.
2.
Install the IP65 Bus terminator (including the stand-alone Ethernet plug) into one
end of the communication circuit on the first and last battery.
3.
Proceed turning batteries on and in sequence starting with Battery 1/Master.