Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XS400 Xantrex Technology
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XS400 Si ne W ave I n ver ter Owner ’ s Guide.
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XS400 Sine Wave Inverter Owne r ’s Guide.
Abou t Xa ntrex Xantre x T echn ology In c. i s a world-l eading supplie r of a dvance d powe r ele ctroni cs and control s with prod ucts from 50 watt mobile units to one MW util ity -s cale syste ms for wind, sol ar , batt eries, fuel cel ls , microtu rbin es, and backup power app licatio ns in both gri d-connec ted and sta nd-a lone sy st ems .
975-0054-01-01 i ii Ab ou t This G u ide Pu rpose The XS400 S ine W a ve Inv erter Owne r ’ s Guide contains inf or mation for insta lling, ope r ating, and trouble shooting the XS400 Si ne W ave Inver te r (XS400) and the S400 Remote Switch.
About T his Guide iv 975- 0054-01-01 Chapte r 3, “Operatio n”, p rovides i nformat ion ab out opera ting th e XS400 and S400 Remote Switch . Details a re provided on how to read the front panel indic ators to monit or the XS400.
About This Gu id e 975-0054-01-01 v Acron yms an d Ter minol ogy R el at ed In f o rm at io n Y ou can find more informatio n about Xantrex T echnolog y Inc.
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975-0054-01-01 v ii Important Safety Instructions Gener a l Precautions 1. Before insta lling a nd using th e inver ter , r ead a ll a ppropriat e sect ions of this gui de and any caut ionary marking s on the inver te r and the batt eries. 2. Do not operate the invert er if it has r ece ived a s harp blow , b een dropped, or oth erwise damaged.
Import ant S afety I nst ructi ons vii i 975-0054-01-01 4. T o reduce the ris k of e lectr ical shock , disconnect both AC and DC power f rom the inve rter before wor king on any circuit s connec ted t o the inver ter . T urning the On/S tandby swit ch to Stand by ( ) will not reduc e this risk.
Impo rtant S afety Inst ruc tions 975-0054-01-01 i x FCC I nf or mat io n to t he Us er This Class B devic e complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and all requir ements of the Canadia n Int erferenc e-Causing Equipm ent Regula tions.
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1 Intr oducti on Congratulations on your pur chase of the Xantr ex XS400 Sine W ave Inve rter! The XS400 has been des igned to give you premium power, ease of use, and outstanding reliability . The XS400 is bundled with the convenient S400 R emote Switch.
Introduction 1–2 975-0054-01-01 How XS400 W orks XS400 is a sine wa ve in verter whi ch conve rts 12 volt s dir ect-c urrent (DC) power f rom your b attery t o 120 v olts alternati ng c urrent (AC ) power . Th is AC power is the same as the e lectr ic ity you g et f rom your utility .
Comprehensive Protection 975-0054-01-01 1–3 Compre hensive Pr otection XS400 is des igned t o meet UL 458 a nd CSA C 22.2 No. 107.1 saf ety stand ards a nd it i s com pliant with F CC Class B . XS400 comes equipp ed with numerous protec tion featu res to gua rantee you sa fe a nd worry- free ope ration.
Introduction 1–4 975-0054-01-01 XS400 F e atures Fron t P an el Figur e 1- 1 F r ont P anel of the XS40 0 T ab le 1-1 Fr o n t P a n e l Fe a t u r e s Fe a tu r e D e s c r i p ti o n 1 On/St and by Switch turns th e i nve rter t o On ( ) or to St andby () .
XS400 F e atures 975-0054-01-01 1–5 Back P anel Figur e 1- 2 Bac k P anel of the XS400 T ab le 1-2 Back Panel F eatures Fe a tu r e D e s c r i p ti o n 1 DC ter mi n al , negat ive 2 DC ter minal ,.
Introduction 1–6 975-0054-01-01 S400 R emot e Switch Fron t P an el The On/St andby swi tch provi des r emote control wh en the XS400 is opera ting in invert mode.
2 Installation Chapter 2 , “ Installation”, provides detailed information for installing the XS400 and the S400 R emote Switch. This chapter provides: • a system diagram • safety instructions .
Insta llation 2–2 975-0054-01-01 Introducti on The sys tem diagra m shown in Figur e 2-1 is the bas ic instal lation. Revie w this dia gram carefully be f ore install ing the XS400.
Prepar ing fo r Inst allat ion 975-0054-01-01 2–3 Prepa rin g for I nst al la ti on Read this e ntire i nstalla tion c hapter so you can plan the i nstallati on from begin ning to end. Prior to begi nning your install ation, revie w the “Importa nt Safety Ins tructions” on page vii.
Insta llation 2–4 975-0054-01-01 Ma te ria ls L ist Y our XS400 Sine W ave Inver te r package include s: • One XS400 Sine W ave Inver te r • One S400 Remote Switch • 25 f t.
Prepar ing fo r Inst allat ion 975-0054-01-01 2–5 Materials for XS400 and S400 Remote Switch T o insta ll the XS400 and S400 Remote Switch, you require: ❐ DC ca bles (S ee T able 2-1 on page 2–9.) ❐ Appropria tely sized c onnector s. T wo DC conne ctors su itable for ¼ inch (6 mm) that go on the DC input cable te r minals.
Insta llation 2–6 975-0054-01-01 Ins t alli ng t h e XS4 0 0 Ov er vi e w This c hapter provi des deta iled information on instal ling the XS400. The overa ll pr ocedure is di vided i nto twe lve st eps: 1. Design ing your insta llati on (page 2–6) 2.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–7 Ch oosing a Location The inverter shoul d only b e inst alled in a locati on t hat meets the foll owing requirement s: : W ARNIN G: Risk of fi re or ex plosion This equipment contain s compone nts that could pro duce arcs or sparks.
Insta llation 2–8 975-0054-01-01 Battery Requir ements The b atteri es tha t you use strongl y af fec t t he perfor mance of t he XS400. It is importa nt to connect the inve rter to the corr ect siz e and type of battery . See Appendix B, “Battery T ypes and Siz es” on page B–1 for m ore inform ation.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–9 DC Cables For the best loa d start ing perfor mance, the DC cables should be as short and lar ge as possible . See T able 2-1 for minimum recommende d cable size. Using a smaller cable may cause the inve rter to shut down under heavy loa d.
Insta llation 2–10 975-0054-01-01 St ep 2 : Mo unt in g Y o ur I n ve rt er Mount your i nverter before you c onnect a ny wir es or c ables. For your conve nience, the inver te r dimensions are pro vided in Figure 2-9 on pa ge 2–25. T o m ount your XS400: 1.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–11 Ste p 3: Con necting t he C hassis Gr ou nd The chassi s grou nd lug is used to conne ct the chassis of the inver te r to your syst em’ s c hass is grounding poin t, a s requir ed by installa tio n codes.
Insta llation 2–12 975-0054-01-01 Ste p 4: Instal ling the S 400 Remo te Sw itch Inst alling the S400 Remote Switch i s o ptional. The XS400 operates normal ly without th e remote switc h. The S400 R emote Switch is designe d to be flush mount ed on a wall, bulkhe ad or panel.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–13 4. Connect one end of the telephone cable to the back of the inve rt er as shown i n Figur e 2-3. 5. Connect the other e nd of the telephone cable to t he remote switc h as shown i n Figur e 2-4. 6. Place the remote switc h in the opening and secure it with the four #6 fasten er s.
Insta llation 2–14 975-0054-01-01 Ste p 5: G ett ing Ready t o Co nnec t the DC C ab l es The DC cables shoul d be as short as possibl e and lar ge enough to handle the re quire d current, in accordan ce wit h the ele ctrical c odes or regula ti ons appli cable to your insta llatio n.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–15 St ep 6 : Ro ut i n g t h e D C C ab les Guidelines for Routing the DC Cab les • Do not attempt to use the chassis in place of the batter y negati ve connec tion for groundi ng. The inverter requi res a relia ble return path direc tly to the battery .
Insta llation 2–16 975-0054-01-01 Ste p 7: Con nect ing the DC Cab les Figur e 2- 5 Con ne ctio n O r d er f or DC Ca b l es C AUTI ON: Rev ers e pol ar i ty Before making the f inal DC connectio n, c heck cable polarity a t both the batt ery a nd the inver ter .
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–17 T o co nnect th e D C ca b les: Connect the DC cable s as shown in F igure 2- 5, in t he order shown by the numbers . 1. Switch the On/S tandby swit ch to the S tandby ( ) position . 2. Route t he DC cables from the batt ery bank t o the inverte r .
Insta llation 2–18 975-0054-01-01 Ste p 8: Con necting Y our Applian ces t o th e GFCI O utle ts T o connect your AC applianc es to t he GFCI outlets: 1. T urn the inver ter ’ s On/Sta ndby switc h to Standby ( ). 2. T urn your AC applianc es off .
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–19 Step 9 : Ha rd wiri n g th e A C Ou tpu t If yo u wis h to pe rmanently conne ct addit ional AC outle ts, X ant rex recommends ha rdwiring the AC output connecti ons. T o h ard w ire the AC outp ut co nn ec ti on s: 1.
Insta llation 2–20 975-0054-01-01 3. Locate the wiring box acc ess panel, and remove the thr ee screws to access the wiri ng box as shown in Figur e 2-7. 4. Remove the wiring box acc ess panel from the unit . 5. Inst all a 1/2 inch ca ble cla mp. 6.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–21 13. T ight en the wire attachme nt scre ws to a torque of 1.3– 1.8 lb f-ft (1. 76–2.44 Nm) as s hown in F igure 2 -8. Leave so me slack insi de the output wir ing box. 14 . Sec ur e th e ca bl e cl am p o n t he c abl e ja ck et .
Insta llation 2–22 975-0054-01-01 Ste p 10: P erformi ng Che cks P rior to Initia l Star t-up Before starti ng u p your inverte r , ensu re t hese c onditions are m et: ❐ Chassis gr ound is proper.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–23 Ste p 12: T estin g Y ou r Insta llation There ar e two tests to be perfor med. The first tes t verif ies that the XS400 opera tes i n invert mode. The se cond test ver ifies t hat t he XS40 0 opera tes in shore power mode.
Insta llation 2–24 975-0054-01-01 4. If t he a ppliance operat es, your insta llati on is s uccessf ul. 5. If your applia nce doesn’ t operate , r efe r to “Tr oub leshooti ng” on page 4– 1.
Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–25 Figur e 2- 9 In verter Dimens ions This drawing is not to sc ale. A full sca le mounting template is availa ble at www .
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Inst allin g the X S40 0 975-0054-01-01 2–27 Figur e 2- 10 S400 Remote Switch Mounting T empla te (Scale approximately 1:1) 2.5" (63.5) 2" ( 50.8) Inverter ON 2.1" (53.5) 1.6" ( 40. 8) 0.2" TYP (5.0) 0.2" TYP (5.0) 1.1" ( 28 .
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3 Op erat io n Chapter 3 , “Operation” explains how to use your XS400 eff ectively . This chapter explains how to turn the XS400 to On () or Standby ( ) from the front panel or from the S400 Remote Switch, monitor the st atus of the XS400, and reset the inverter .
Operat ion 3–2 975-0054-01-01 Front P ane l Feature s Before you begin to opera te the XS40 0, r e view the f ront pane l feat ur es in Figure 3-1. For a detail ed de scription of each of the dif ferent featu res, se e “F ront Panel of t he XS400” on pa ge 1–4 in the “I ntroducti on” chapte r .
Oper ating the X S400 975-0054-01-01 3–3 Op erat in g th e X S4 0 0 The XS400 operat es in either invert mo de or shore powe r m ode. Inver t mode In invert m ode, the XS400 powers your appliances from the batt ery . S ee “Operati ng in Invert Mode” on page 3–5.
Operat ion 3–4 975-0054-01-01 Using the S400 R emote Sw it ch The S400 R emote Switch perfor ms the same func tion as the On/S tandby switc h on the XS400. Inver t mode us e only The S400 Remote Switch provides On/ Sta ndby c ontrol only whe n the XS400 is operatin g in invert mode.
Oper at ing in In v er t M ode 975-0054-01-01 3–5 Op erat in g in In v e rt Mode In inver t mode, the XS400 powers your appliances f rom the batte ry .
Operat ion 3–6 975-0054-01-01 Re chargi ng Y our B atteries W hen Low Batter y Lig ht Il luminat es Low batter y If the Low Battery light ill uminates on the XS400 while it is ope rating, your batte ry lev el is low (less than 10.
Op era ti ng in Shor e P ow er Mode 975-0054-01-01 3–7 Op erat in g in Sh ore P ower Mode Definit ion Shore power (pass- through) ref ers to the AC input power from a utility grid, gener ator , or e xternal AC sou rce.
Operat ion 3–8 975-0054-01-01 Moni tor ing th e I n dic a tor L ight s The four indi cator light s on the fron t panel show you the opera ting sta tus of the XS400. See T able 3-2 . For a n illus trat ion of the indicator light s on the front pa nel, se e “F ront Panel of t he XS400” on pa ge 3–2.
Resetting After a F aul t or Shutdown 975-0054-01-01 3–9 Rese tt in g A f ter a F aul t or Sh u td o w n This s ectio n provi des expla nation s and procedure s for resetti ng the XS400 after a fault or shutdown .
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4 T r oubl e shooti ng The XS400 is designed fo r high reliability and has a number of pr ote ction features for trouble free operation. If, however , you have any problems oper ating your inverter or S400 Remote S w itch, refer to the “Troubleshooting Re fer ence for the XS400” on page 4–3.
T roubleshooting 4–2 975-0054-01-01 T roubleshoot ing R efe rence This s ectio n provi des you with tr oubles hooting t ips to ide ntify and so lve most proble ms that can occur with the XS400 and S400 Remote Switc h.
T roubleshooting Reference 975-0054-01-01 4–3 T ab le 4-1 T roub leshooting Ref erence f or the XS 400 Pr oblem P o ss ibl e Ca use Sol utio n No outpu t voltage . No ind icato r l ights ar e illum inate d. The On/S ta ndby s witch is in St and by ( ) mode.
T roubleshooting 4–4 975-0054-01-01 No outpu t voltage . Low Batte ry li ght is il luminate d. Batte ry voltag e is too low . Poor DC wiring . Re ch ar ge t h e ba tter y to m ore t han 12 . 6 volts DC. The i nverte r will res tart a uto m a ti c al ly .
T roubleshooting Reference 975-0054-01-01 4–5 Fan runs al l the time. T he amount of power being c o ns um ed by th e ap p l ia nc e s is high. T he a m bi en t t em pe r atu re i s high. No a cti on. T he f an will run at lo wer speed s and sto p au toma tica lly when the inte rna l tem per at u r e of th e inv e r te r fal ls .
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A Spec ificati ons Appendix A, “Specifications”, contains the electrical and physical specifications fo r the XS400 and physical specifications for the S400 R emote Switch.
Specif icat ions A–2 975-0054-01- 01 Elec t ric a l Sp ecifi c at ion s o f XS 4 00 Phys ica l Spe c if i c at ion s of XS4 0 0 wi th P rojec t io ns Output p ower at 12 VDC input • Conti nuous • Sur ge c apacity fo r 5 sec onds 400 V A 1 , 3 2 ° F t o 1 0 4 °F (0 °C to 40 °C), derated line arly to 300 V A at 122 °F (50 °C ) 800 V A 1.
Regulatory Approvals 975-0054-01-01 A–3 Regu l ato ry A pp rov als T rans fer C ircu it F an Co o li n g Sy st em A fan cools the inte rnal heat gener at ing components of the inv erter . The fan be gins to ope rate whe n the interna l temperature rise s .
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B Battery T ype s and Size s The batteries that you use strongly af fect the performance of the XS400. It is important to conne ct the inverter to the correct size and t ype of battery . The information in Appendix B will he lp you to select, connect, and maintain batteries that are most appr opriate f or your application.
Battery T ypes and Sizes B–2 975- 0054-01-01 Ba tt er y T y p e s Auto mo tiv e S ta rt ing Ba tt er ies The lead-a cid battery you are most familia r with is probab ly the starti ng batt ery in your vehicle.
Bat tery Siz e 975-0054-01-01 B–3 Ba tt er y Si ze Batte ry size or capacity is a s importa nt as the batter y type for eff ic ient opera tion of your loads. Xantre x rec ommends that you purchas e as much batt ery capacity as you need. A number of dif ferent sta ndards are used to rate bat tery ener gy stor age capacit y .
Battery T ypes and Sizes B–4 975- 0054-01-01 Est im ati ng Batt ery Re qu ir emen ts T o d ete rm ine ho w mu ch ba tt ery capa c it y yo u nee d: 1. Deter mine how many watt s are consum ed b y each applia nce that you will opera te from the X S400.
Es ti m a ti ng Ba tt e r y R eq u i r e me nts 975-0054-01-01 B–5 This e xample illustr ates ho w qui ckly yo ur batte ry nee ds can escalate . T o reduc e the requir ed battery siz e , you can conserve ener gy by eliminating or reducing the use of some loads or by re-char ging more freque ntly .
Battery T ypes and Sizes B–6 975- 0054-01-01 Usin g Mult ip l e Ba tt er ie s As your po wer requi rements inc rease, yo u may need to use more t han one batt ery to obtain suf fici ent capacit y .
Bat tery T ips 975-0054-01-01 B–7 Ba tt er y T ip s Explosive /Corro sive G ases Le ad-acid bat teries may emit hydrogen gases, oxygen, and sulfuric acid fumes when rechar ging. T o reduce the risk of explosion: • V ent the bat tery c ompartment to prevent the accumulat ion of gase s.
Battery T ypes and Sizes B–8 975- 0054-01-01 Batter y S tate of Charge Y ou can measure batter y state of char ge with a h ydrometer or appr oximate stat e of c harge with a volt meter . Use a digita l voltmete r that can display tenths or hundredths of a volt when measuring 10 to 30 volts.
975-0054-01-01 WA–1 W arr anty and Pr oduct In form ation Wa r r a n t y What does this warrant y cover? This Limited W a rranty is provi ded by Xantrex T echnol ogy , Inc. ("Xantr ex") and cove rs defect s in workmans hip and mate ria ls in your XS400 Sine W ave Inv erter and S400 Rem ote Swit ch.
War r a n t y WA–2 975-0054-01- 01 What doe s this warrant y not c over? This Li mited W a rranty d oes n ot cove r norma l we ar and tear o f the pr oduc t or costs rel at ed to the re mov al, install ation , or trouble shooti ng of the custom e r's el ectrica l systems .
Retur n Mate rial Auth oriza tion P olic y 975-0054-01-01 WA–3 W a rni ng: Li mi ta tio ns On Use Pl ease r efer to your product manual fo r l imitati ons on uses o f t he pro duct.
Out of W arra nty Se rvice WA–4 975-0054-01- 01 O u t o f W a rr anty Se rv i ce If the warrant y period for your XS400 Sine W ave Inverter ha s expire d, if the unit was damag ed by misuse or inco .
A abbre viati ons v AC input co rd, conne cting 2–22 AC Inpu t light featur e described 1–4 illus tr ated 1–4, 3–2 AC out put cable, r equirements 2–20 acro nyms v Ah See a mp-hour capacit y.
Index IX–2 975-0054- 01-01 required 2–15 See a lso DC fus e and Disconne ct. DC Disc onne ct, minim um rati ng 2–9 DC dist rib uti on panel 2–15 DC fuse max imu m rating 2–9 mini mum r ating 2–9 DC fuse and Discon nect cl osing 2–23 inst all ing 2–17 locat ion of 2–14 required 2–15 Se e al so DC ci r cu it bre ak er.
Index 975-0054-01-01 IX –3 low b att ery vo ltage shutdo wn 3–6 low v olt age shut down, feature describe d 1–3 M materi al s , AC output hardwiri ng 2–5 mater ials, l ist of 2–5 mount ing r.
Index IX–4 975-0054- 01-01 V VCR 1–2 vehi cle chas si s 2–11 vent ilati on B–7 vent ilati on openings featur e described 1–4 illus tr ated 1–4, 3–2 preca utions viii re co m m en d ed cl.
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