Standard Task Procedure

Connecting solar hybrid inverter to load

Scenario:
Connect the solar hybrid inverter with the main supply, load and battery. Solar array
has already been installed, solar wire has reached till the inverter through conduits
but has not been connected to the inverter.

Responsible Person: Technician

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Equipment/tools: Multimeter, Material: Electrical diagram for
insulation tape, Pliers, Screwdriver the building, pencil, sketchbook
nt Other prerequisites: DC side
solar array wiring is already
complete

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Supervisor

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Disconnect/open main fuse before you start a) Do not use any

working. Key Steps: inflammable material
1. Connect inverter to battery bank while installing
2. Connect inverter to load batteries. If working
3. Connecting inverter to mains in dark, do not use a
candle instead use a
torch.

b) Do not wear any

conductive accessory
while doing battery
connections.
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Identify switches and terminals in the

figure below

Front view of inverter

Rear view of inverter

1. Connect inverter to battery bank

a. Switch off all MCB’s at the back of

Solar PCU
b. Connect the red wire from battery bank
to the (+) battery terminal and then
connect the negative wire to (-) battery
terminal
c. Switch on battery MCB and check if the
inverter is showing ON state. (Display
will start showing battery parameters)
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d. Take a Multimeter and put its knob on AC If Multimeter shows

voltage. Now check voltage across the voltage as per standards
output terminal of the inverter (should be 220 V in
e. Switch off the battery MCB India), then the inverter
is functioning properly
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2. Connect inverter to load • Use a fish tape to

a) Pull off main fuse before the energy meter. wire easily wire
b) Pass a live wire (red) from main service through the conduits
board to the switchboard, which is nearest
to the inverter internally through the • In the given
already present conduits. situation only wires
c) Connect the wire to the (+) output terminal 1 and 3 are shown
of the inverter. Take a black wire from connected to the
nearest junction box and connect it to the inverter as per the
(-) output terminal customer requirement
d) At the main service board, connect MCB for
inverter connection and add all loads, which
need to be on the inverter also on the
inverter MCB.
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3. Connect inverter to mains

a) Place the inverter near to any of the
switchboard where live (+) wire from any one
of the remaining MCB i.e. 2, 4, 5 is coming,
as per customer’s request.
b) Connect any one of the (+) wire of either
circuit number 2, 4, 5 from the switchboard
to the ‘L’ point of the input terminal of
the inverter

Start-up Procedure

1. Switch on the battery MCB and the front switch

to check if inverter has started working.
Inverter will show mains OFF
2. Switch on the Solar MCB and check is solar
charging has started by looking at PV voltage
and current parameters on the display at the
front panel.
3. Switch back the main fuse before the main
service board.
4. Switch on the mains input MCB of the inverter,
it will signal mains on at the front display.
5. Switch OFF the main MCB at the service board
and check if inverter is supplying power to
desired load points