Bosch BPT-S Operating and maintenance instructions

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Table of contents
1Installation........................................................................................................2
2Starting up the inverter.....................................................................................3
3Commissioning with e.Key ...............................................................................3
4Hand operated commissioning .........................................................................3
5Time and date setup with Laptop/ Tablet/ Smartphone ....................................4
Contact details
Bosch Power Tec
Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty. Ltd
Locked Bag 66
Clayton South 3169 VIC
e-mail: service.boschpo[email protected]
Service Hotline: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Revision History
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Date
Editor
Description of amendment
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17 Sept 2015
M. Argyropoulos
Initial version
1.1
21 Sept 2015
M. Argyropoulos
Hand commissioning change
1.2
22 Oct 2015
M. Argyropoulos
Time and date setup
1.3
5th Nov 2015
M. Argyropoulos
Disclaimer, Start up procedure
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4th Dec 2015
M. Argyropoulos
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS ONLY AN INSTALLATION REFERENCE MANUAL, INTENDED
FOR USE BY A QUALIFIED PERSON. FOR FULL INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING
AND OPERATION DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE INVERTER MANUAL

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Dec 4th, 2015
1Installation

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2Starting up the inverter
Follow sequence below:
1. Turn DC Isolator to ON Position
2. Turn AC Solar Switch to ON position
3. Turn Inverter ON using the Service switch at the
bottom of the unit (from 0 -> 1)
e.Key or Hand Operated should appear on the screen
Note: Follow the sequence in reverse to shut down the inverter.
3Commissioning with e.Key
Hold the e.Key next to the specified point on the inverter –see
picture.
To setup the time and date see section 5.
4Hand operated commissioning
IMPORTANT: IF A WRONG PARAMETER IS CHOSEN DURING MANUAL
COMMISIONING RESTART THE INVERTER. THIS QUICK FIX APPLIES FOR THE
LANGUAGE AND COUNTRY SELECTION. IF YOU COMPLETE THE SETUP A
LAPTOP/ SMARTPHONE WILL BE REQUIRED TO RESET THE UNIT.
Use long and short gestures to setup the Language, Country and Grid connection
parameters loaded on the inverter.
-Hold your hand in front of the inverter until the
progress bar on the screen is full.
-Language selection is first. English should be shown
already. If another language is present wave your
hand in front of the inverter screen until English is
shown.
-Hold your hand in front of the inverter until the
progress bar on the screen is full to lock the language
setting.
-Country is next. Australia should be shown already.
If another country is present wave your hand in front of the inverter screen until
Australia is shown.
-Hold your hand in front of the inverter until the progress bar on the screen is full to lock
country setting.

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-Grid parameter is last. AS 4777.2/3 should be shown
already. If another grid code is present wave your
hand in front of the inverter screen until AS 4777.2/3
is shown.
-Hold your hand in front of the inverter until the
progress bar on the screen is full to lock grid code
setting.
To setup the time and date see section 5
5Time and date setup with Laptop/ Tablet/ Smartphone
To connect to inverter via Laptop/ Tablet/ Smartphone use an Ethernet cable (Cat5)
or e.Connect.
Connect the inverter to your Laptop with Ethernet
cable using the Ethernet port at the bottom of the
inverter.
For Smartphone/ Tablet WiFi connection use
e.Connect.
Plug e.Connect to inverter using supplied
cable.
Turn e.Connect on and wait until the 3 lights are green (see picture) .
Connect with your device to the Bosch PowerTec e.Connect WiFi network
(password boschaus).
On your device open a web browser (Mozilla Firefox is preferred) and enter the
inverter IP address on the address line. You can find the IP address by waving your
hand in front of the screen (usual IP format is 192.168.xxx.xxx). Hit enter or Go.
On the first page the Country, Language and Grid code settings are shown. As these
have already been setup via e.Key or Gestures hit the Next button to move to the
next page.
Enter the time - date information and hit next and/or save until you get to the e.Data
homepage.