Outback Inverter Integration Guide

Outback Inverter Integration Guide

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 Log into OpticsRE and Click on “My Profiles” in the side menu.

  1. Click on the Gear icon next to the site name. 

  1. Add “techsupport@fortresspower.com as an Admin profile.

Unpack batteries and 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 of the next lowest battery, turn it on too. Proceed until all batteries are turned on and at the same voltage level. If the batteries are below 51V, keep charging amperages below 10A per battery.

If the batteries are slightly more than +/-0.5V from each other, turning on the highest voltage batteries will only reduce their voltages, and turning on the lowest voltage batteries will only lower the highest voltage. Likewise, turning on the lowest voltage batteries as a group will raise the lowest voltage. Then, all the batteries can be turned on within a 0.5/V difference. 

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

Radian / FXR / VFXR Inverter Settings

Inverter

80% DoD, 6000 cycles

Absorb Voltage and Time

54.4 Vdc/ 2.0hr

Float Voltage and Time

54.2 Vdc / 0.0 hr
*only float with w/inverter if charge controllers unavailable

Re-float Voltage

52.4 Vdc

*Increase by 1V if charge controllers unavailable

Re-Bulk Voltage

51.2 Vdc

*Increase by 1V if charge controllers unavailable

AC Input Mode 

Grid Tied (default, adjust as needed)

AC Charger Limit in AC

LFP10:15 Aac per battery
eFlex:15Aac per battery

eVault: 30Aac per battery

Low Battery Cut-Out Voltage

50V *user adjustable

LBCO Delay

130 seconds *user adjustable

Low Battery Cut-in Voltage

51.2 *user adjustable

High Battery Cut-Out Voltage

56.4V

HBCO Delay

10 seconds

High Battery Cut-in Voltage

55.2V

SellRE (Offset) Voltage Max

51.6V for “zero-outflow”, 53.6V for selling at “100% full”

Temp Sensors

Do not use temperature sensors / reduce any temperature coefficients to as close to zero as allowed

*divide voltage by 2 for 24V FXR settings

Skybox Settings

The settings below should be programmed into the unit under the Custom choice. 

Inverter

 

Maximum SOC

100%

Minimum SOC

20%

Absorb Charge

Timed

Absorb Voltage

55.2 Vdc

Absorb Time

02:00 hr

Float Charge

Disabled

Float Voltage

Can be left at default

Float Time

Can be left at default

Re-float Voltage

54.4 Vdc

Re-bulk Voltage

52.5 Vdc

Equalize Voltage

54.4 Vdc

Minimum Equalize Time

00:00

Max Charge Current (Adc)

LFP-5 & LFP-10: 50Adc

eVault: 100Adc

eFlex: 60Adc

Max Discharge Current (Adc)

LFP-5 & LFP-10: 90Adc

eVault: 125Adc 
eFlex: 60Adc

Grid Charge Limit (kW)

Site specific

Low Battery Cutout

50 Vdc

LBCO Delay

130 seconds

Low Battery  Restart

51.2 Vdc

High Battery Cutout

56.0 Vdc

HBCO Delay

10 seconds

High Battery Cut-in

55.5 Vdc

Battery Series

Custom

Battery Model Number

Custom

Battery Description

Fortress Power

Battery Total Amp-Hours

eFlex: 105Ah

LFPP-10: 200Ah

eVault: 360 Ah

Charge Efficiency Factor

96%

Absorb End Amps

1Adc

FM60/80/100 Charge Controller Settings

Charge Controller

Absorb Voltage and Time

55.2, 2 hours

Float Voltage

54.4

Rebulk Voltage

52.5

DC Current Limit 

LFP-10: 80A per battery ÷ # of controllers

eVault: 170A per battery ÷ # of controllers

eFlex: 55A per battery ÷ # of controllers

Absorb End Amps

1A

FlexNET DC Settings

FLEXnet DC (FN-DC)

If FLEXNET DC display voltage is not within 0.1V of inverter terminal voltage, calibrate Outback equipment 

Battery Amp hour

eFlex :105Ah per battery

LFP-10: 200Ah per battery

eVault: 360Ah per battery

Charged Voltage

54.0V

Charged Time

15 minutes

Charged Return Amps

1A

Battery Charge

96%

Relay Invert Logic

No *User adjustable

Relay Voltage

High = 53.8 ； Low = 51.2 *User adjustable

Relay Delay

High = 1, Low = 0 *User adjustable

MATE3/MATE3s

FLEXnet DC Advanced 

Low SOC Warning = 20% *User adjustable

FLEXnet DC Advanced

Critical SOC Warning = 10%*User adjustable

Calibrating Outback Systems

Calibrating the battery literally means charging the battery 100% full and confirming the battery resting voltage is above 54V.  This can be done onsite or remotely.

Calibration is not a regular task. Good times to calibration are:

  • System commissioning
  • occasionally when batteries are kept 80-100% full
  • deep discharge recovery
  • extended periods of overcast / low production days
  • anytime when the % state-of-charge says 100% but battery voltage is below 54V  

Conforming calibration is easiest to do online but can be done onsite.

1) Go to OpticsRE.
2) Reduce all system loads and charging to a bare minimum, including charge controllers.
3) Determine the battery voltage on the inverter terminals.
4) Calibrate the charge controllers to match the inverter terminals.
5) Determine if the FlexNET DC also needs calibration and follow this link for further instructions:

Onsite:
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