Uk Ism010032000 20020627
Uk Ism010032000 20020627
Uk Ism010032000 20020627
USER MANUAL
Phoenix 12/175
Phoenix 24/175
Phoenix 48/175
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method, for any purpose.
For conditions of use and permission to use this manual for publication in other
than the Dutch, English, French or German language, contact Victron Energy B.V.
Victron Energy B.V. reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it
sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its
publication and may not reflect the product at all times in the future.
Our proven philosophy has resulted in a full range of state-of-the-art equipment for
the supply of electrical power. All our equipment meets the most stringent
requirements.
Victron Energy energy systems provide you with high quality AC supplies at
places where there are no permanent sources of mains power.
Our equipment is suitable for countless situations in the field, on ships or other
places where a mains supply is indispensable.
Victron Energy has the ideal power source for all kinds of electrical appliances
used for household, technical and industrial purposes, including instruments
susceptible to interference. All of these applications require a high quality power
supply in order to function properly.
Note: where the abbreviation ‘Ph’ is used please read ‘Phoenix’ instead.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................3
2. INSTALLATION ..........................................................6
2.1 Location of the inverter 6
2.2 Connection to the battery 6
2.3 General precautions when working with batteries 8
3. INVERTER OPERATION DETAILS .............................9
3.1 Connecting the load 9
3.2 The multi function on/off/economy switch 9
3.3 The economy mode 10
4. TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................11
4.1 The flash sequence table 11
4.2 The indicator modes 12
4.3 Troubleshooting guidelines 12
5. TECHNICAL DATA...................................................15
5.1 Phoenix 12/175, 24/175 and 48/175 15
5.2 Global enclosure dimensions 16
6. BATTERY CAPACITY...............................................17
6.1 Calculation of the minimum required battery capacity 17
WARNING CAUTION
This unit produces high voltages during Opening the inverter, making changes /
operation. Do not open the inverter. Use modifications to the inverter and
the enclosed IEC320 connector to improper installation of the inverter,
connect the load. will directly void the warranty and
manufacturer's responsibility.
Do not connect any other AC
generators, like the public grid, to the Do not obstruct the airflow around the
inverter. Immediate inverter destruction inverter. Leave at least 10 cm clearance
will occur. around the inverter. Do not place items
on or over the inverter and do not
Apply correct polarity of the battery expose the inverter to high temperature
wires to the inverter (Red to '+' and environments. Ambient temperature
Black to '-'). Reverse polarity should be between 0 °C and 40 °C
connection will blow an internal fuse so (humidity <95% non condensing). Note
that the inverter has to be returned for that in some extreme situations the
service. inverter's case temperature can exceed
70 °C.
Avoid any contact with water on the
inverter. Do not expose the inverter to Do not expose the inverter to dusty
rain or moisture. environments.
Never use the inverter at locations The inverter's case is directly connected
where there is gas or explosion danger. to the outlet earth terminal. The DC
Like for example directly on top of input wires are not directly connected to
batteries. the inverter's case.
1 Ceiling mounting OK
(inverted).
2 Base mounting. OK
3 Vertical wall mounting, OK (beware of small objects falling through
fan at bottom. the ventilation openings on top).
4 Vertical wall mounting, Not recommended
fan on top.
5 Horizontal wall mounting. OK
The Ph 12/175 is equipped with two 4mm² wires, and the Ph 24/175 and
Ph 48/175 are equipped with two 2.5mm² wires with a length of 1.25 meters. If it
is unavoidable to extend these wires, use a wire gauge of at least 1.5 times larger
than the ones supplied with the inverter. Maximum recommended battery wire
length is approx. 3 meters.
Please follow the step by step installation guideline below. Make sure you are
aware of your local electrical regulations when installing this inverter.
1) Unpack the inverter and check for any physical damage. If the unit has any
physical damage inform your dealer within 3 days after receival. Installing a
damaged unit is not advisable.
2) Check the inverter's top and bottom stickers to confirm if the input and
output voltages are according to your requirements. For example, connecting
a 12V unit to a 24V or 48V battery will immediately destroy the inverter.
4) Battery connection. Before you connect the battery make sure the AC outlet
is safely connected to the load (TV, VCR, radio etc.), or that nothing at all is
connected to the output. In any case make sure that no loose wires are
connected to the inverter's AC output in some way. Note that the inverter
imme diately starts after battery connection!
Minimum battery capacity should be 50Ah. Make sure you connect the RED
wire to the positive (+) terminal of the battery and the BLACK wire to the
negative (-) terminal.
To :
-
TV,
VCR,
Radio, Red
12V
+
etc.
Battery fuse
24V system (20A)
Minimum battery capacity should be 30Ah. Make sure you connect the RED
wire to the positive (+) terminal of the battery and the BLACK wire to the
negative (-) terminal.
TV,
VCR,
Radio, Red
+
etc.
Battery fuse
48V system (10A)
When you want to attach a 12V universal car plug to the Phoenix12/175 battery
wires make sure that you use the correct polarity. Usually the plug's tip is
positive (+) and the sleeve is negative (-), but this still has to be checked before
connecting it.
It is not advisable to extend the battery wires. Extending these wires may cause
additional losses and/or inverter malfunctioning. If it is unavoidable to extend
these wires, use a wire gauge of at least 1.5 times larger than the standard wire
gauge. Maximum recommended battery wire length is approx. 3 meters.
When the battery is connected to the inverter, the output voltage will be present
on the AC outlet and the red indicator light is on.
Before you connect your appliance(s) to the inverter output, always check if the
total power consumption does not exceed 175W. The Phoenix 175W inverters
are able to supply more than 175W for a limited amount of time, with a
maximum peak power of approx. 400W. Some equipment like compressors or
pumps are needing much more power at start-up than Pnom. Using equipment
with a bad power factor (or cos ϕ), like most Personal Computers, reduces the
inverters maximum output power somewhat.
At higher ambient temperatures (>25 °C) the overload capacity of the inverter is
reducing.
Never connect the inverter's output to the AC distribution grid, like your
household AC wall outlet. This will damage the inverter.
To save battery energy when the inverter is running without any load, the
Phoenix 175W inverters are equipped with an economy mode. By activating this
mode, the inverter will generate a test pulse once per second to see if there's a
load connected or not. Between these testpulses the inverter is sleeping, which
drastically reduces it's own power consumption.
When a load is detected (for example by turning on your TV) the inverter will
automatically jump to a normal mode and will supply continuous power to the
load. If you turn off or disconnect the load again, the inverter will jump back to
economy mode after about four seconds (red indicator LED is flashing).
For correct operation of the economy mode make sure the load to be detected is
at least 15W. Smaller loads (<10W at 12V and <15W at 24V or 48V) cannot be
detected so that normal mode is advised.
In the table below, you can find out what kind of flashing sequence belongs to
which error.
Do not service the AC output when the inverter operating in any mode
(normal, error or economy)! AC lines may only be serviced when the
battery is fully disconnected from the inverter!
Inverter is overloaded. Make sure that the total power rating of the
connected equipment is lower than the
nominal inverter power rating.
Connected equipment features a Reduce the required power consumption of
bad power factor (cos ϕ at the load. Please note that, for example, a
sinusoidal currents). computer load features a bad power factor,
which causes a reduction of the maximum
output power of the inverter by approx.
20%.
Connected equipment causes a Make sure that the connected equipment is
short circuit at the inverter’s not broken or malfunctioning. Check if the
output. AC power cord between the inverter and
the connected equipment is OK. Any
physical damage on the power cord can
produce a short circuit. Be careful in these
situations!
If none of the above remedies helps to solve the problem you encounter, contact
your local Victron Energy distributor for further help and/or possible repair of
your inverter. Do not open the inverter yourself, there are dangerous high
voltages present inside. Opening the inverter will directly void your 12 months
warranty period.
FRONT/
BACK
VIEW
73,0 mm
69,0 mm
70,0 mm
MO UNTIN G SC REW
S PA CING WID TH
269,0 m m
TOTAL LENGTH INCLUD ING IEC320 PLUG AND
N EEDED SPACE FOR DC INPU T W IRES
manual
Global enclosure dimensions
INVERTER WEIGHT :
Phoenix 12/175 : 2.1 kg
Phoenix 24/175 : 2.1 kg
Phoenix 48/175 : 2.3 kg
TOPVIEW
PROT ECTION C LASS : IP20
210,0 mm
201,0 mm
Rev : 01 Date : 11-04-2001 Dr awn by : K. M eyer
victron energy
6. BATTERY CAPACITY
6.1 Calculation of the minimum required battery capacity
If the power ratings of the equipment to be powered by the Phoenix inverter and
the duration that the inverter is expected to power the equipment are known, the
minimum battery capacity can be calculated.
Make a list of all equipment to be powered by the Phoenix inverter and sum up
each single power consumption multiplied by the duration of time in hours, during
which power will be consumed (Watt-hours). Add the internal loss of the Phoenix
inverter.
The calculation on the internal loss is a two step process. First we calculate the loss
when the inverter is supplying power to a load. The efficiency of the inverter in
this state is 85%, adding roughly 15% to the power consumption. When the
inverter is not supplying power to a load, power consumption is approximately
4.5 W.
Determine the number of Ah by dividing the power consumption by the nominal
battery voltage (for example 24 Vdc). The result is the total battery
capacity-consumption in Ah's. Multiply this value with a safety factor of 1.7 and
the result is the recommended minimum battery capacity.
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