Aquion aspen 48m User manual

Aquion Energy, Inc.
32 39th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
+1 412.904.6400
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Aspen Battery
Installation & Operation Manual
Aspen 48M
Aspen 48S
Aspen 24S

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Table of Contents
1Introduction____________________________________________________________________ 1
1.1 About This Manual 1
1.2 Contact Information 1
2Product Information _____________________________________________________________ 1
2.1 Product Overview 1
2.2 Product Specification 1
2.3 UL 2
2.4 CE 2
2.5 Cradle to Cradle Certification 2
2.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility –48M 2
2.6.1 FCC 2
2.6.2 CE 2
3Safety Information ______________________________________________________________ 3
3.1 Electrical Hazards 3
3.2 Electrical Safety 3
3.3 Chemical Hazards 3
3.4 Gas Emissions 3
3.5 Weight Hazards 4
3.6 Ingress Protection 4
3.7 Decommissioning Hazards 4
4Transportation and Receipt of Product _____________________________________________ 5
4.1 Packaging 5
4.2 Shipping 5
4.2.1 Hazards 5
4.2.2 Requirements 5
4.3 Delivery Inspection 5
4.4 Disassembly Hazards 6
5Installation _____________________________________________________________________ 7
5.1 Unpacking 7
5.2 Site Requirements 7
5.2.1 Exposure and Enclosure 7
5.2.2 Size and Weight 7
5.2.3 Ventilation 7
5.2.4 Humidity 8
5.2.5 Ambient Temperature 8
5.3 Moving 8
5.3.1 48S, 24S 8
5.3.2 48M 8
5.4 Placement 9
5.5 Fuse Connection Instructions – 48M 9
6Electrical Integration____________________________________________________________ 12
6.1 Electrical Interfaces and Connections 12
6.1.1 48S, 24S 12
6.1.2 48M 13
6.1.3 Contactor Control – 48M 16
6.2 Product Wiring Diagrams 16

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6.3 Racking/Scaling Systems 18
6.4 Cabling Requirements 18
6.5 Parallel Wiring 18
6.5.1 48S, 24S 18
6.5.2 48M 18
6.5.3 Monitoring 19
6.5.4 Overcurrent Protection 20
6.5.5 Grounding 20
6.6 Series Wiring 20
7Commissioning ________________________________________________________________ 21
7.1 Initial Charge 21
7.2 Voltage Matching 21
7.3 Configuring Inverters and Charge Controllers 21
8Operation_____________________________________________________________________ 22
8.1 Operational Limits 22
8.2 Charge Profiles 22
8.2.1 Recommended Charge Profile 22
8.2.2 Boost Charge Profile 23
8.2.3 Three-Stage Charge Profile 24
8.3 State of Charge 25
8.3.1 Partial State of Charge 25
8.3.2 Determining State of Charge 25
8.4 Capacity and Ambient Temperature 25
8.5 Self-Discharge 26
8.6 Long-Term Storage 26
8.7 Recycling and Disposal 26
8.8 Record Keeping 26
9Warranty _____________________________________________________________________ 27
10 Technical Support ______________________________________________________________ 27
11 Further Reading________________________________________________________________ 27

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1Introduction
1.1 About This Manual
This manual is intended to provide technical information and safe practices regarding receiving,
installing, and operating the Aquion Energy Aspen battery. For complete safety information, refer to
the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) included with your product shipment.
WARNING
Failure to follow the instructions in this document could result in fire, electric shock, and/or
other injury or damage.
1.2 Contact Information
Mail: Aquion Energy
32 39th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Telephone: [phone]
Web:
aquionenergy.com
2Product Information
2.1 Product Overview
Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHITM) batteries use non-toxic, non-corrosive materials to make the world’s only
clean and sustainable electrochemical storage solution. Aquion Aspen 48S, 48M, and 24S batteries
provide long-duration, stationary storage for residential solar, off-grid, microgrid, and energy
management applications.
Aspen 48S
The Aspen 48S is the base component of Aquion Energy’s scalable energy solutions. The Aspen 48S
connects eight AHI battery cells in series for an unfused, 48 V product.
Aspen 48M
The Aspen 48M is a palletized, pre-wired, plug-and-play battery bank. It can serve as a stand-alone
system or as a modular building block for larger systems. The Aspen 48M battery connects twelve
Aspen 48S batteries in parallel, adds fusing for each 48S, and includes on-board sensing of the 48M’s
voltage, current, and temperature.
Aspen 24S
The Aspen 24S is a 24 V variant of the Aspen 48S battery. The Aspen 24S connects two parallel strings
of four series-connected AHI battery cells for an unfused, 24 V product.
2.2 Product Specification
Voltage curves, operational efficiency, capacity by charge and discharge currents, standards
compliance and certification status, and more information can be found on the Product Specification
Sheet for your battery model (http://aquionenergy.com/support/product-documentation). The
battery’s model number appears on the product label.