InfluxGreen IGVC-01 User manual

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CommunicationGateway
InstallationandOperationManual
Version:1.1

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................3
1.Notice......................................................................................................................................................4
2.TypicalSolarSystemimplementedthroughmicroinverters......................................................................4
3.TheCommunicationGatewayInstallationGuide........................................................................................5
3.1Preparation.......................................................................................................................................5
3.2TheInstallationProper......................................................................................................................5
3.3SettingUpandObtaintheIPaddress...............................................................................................6
3.4Logintolocalwebserviceandsetlocaltime....................................................................................7
4.Operation....................................................................................................................................................8
4.1LCDScreen........................................................................................................................................8
4.2LocalWebService.............................................................................................................................9
5.AlarmInformation.....................................................................................................................................12
6.TechnicalData...........................................................................................................................................12
7.Disposal.....................................................................................................................................................13
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1. Notice
Pleaserefertothefollowingtechnicaldataandtheinstallation&operationproceduresforthe
properinstallationandoperationofthecommunicationgateway.Donot,inanyway,attemptto
repaircommunicationgatewayunit.Ifthereareabnormaloperations,pleasereverttothe
manufacturerforresolution.
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2.TypicalSolarSystemimplementedthroughmicroinverters
Inatypicalphotovoltaicimplementationusingmicroinverters,thecommunicationgatewayformsan
integralpartoftheoverallsystemsolutionasitprovidesthebridgebetweentheenergygeneration
component(photovoltaicmodules),powerconversionproducts(microinverters)andtheusers.
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Themicroinverterispartoftheintegratedsolarsystemwherebyeachindividualmicroinverteris
pairedwithonePVmodule.Therefore,itallowsthesystemtomaximizetheenergyharvesting
capabilitiesoftheimplementationaswellasimprovingtheoverallreliability.
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Inallsolarimplementation,userswillwelcomethedetailedfeedbackfromthesystem.Such
informationarecriticalasitallowstheuserstoappreciatetherelevantoperationalparametersas
wellasperformanceoftheoverallsystemsolution,thusenablingthemtomakeinformeddecisions
whenneedsarises.
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TheVisioncommunicationgatewayfacilitatestheretrievaloftheoperationalparametersandthe
performancedataforthispurpose.
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PVModules 
Micro
Inverters
Vision
Communications
GatewayRoute
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InteliWe b‐Based
Application
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Internet
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3.TheCommunicationGatewayInstallationGuide
3.1Preparation
Beforetheinstallation,pleasecheckthefollowing:‐ 
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Choosealocationforthecommunicationgateway.ItpreferredtobenearaACsocketthat
isconnectedtotheoutputofthemicroinvertersystem.
Abroadbandconnection
BroadbandrouterwithEthernetport
WebbrowseravailableinPC
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Uponwhich,unpacktheunitandcheckforthefollowing:‐
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TheVisioncommunicationgatewaydevice
AsetofEthernetcable
AsetofACpowercordwiththecorrectACplug
3.2TheInstallationProper
1. Choosetherightlocation,takingthefollowingintoconsiderations.
i. InstallthecommunicationgatewayinindoorsandpossiblyasclosetothePVarrays’
loadcentreaspossible.Thiswillhelptominimizethereliabilityissueson
communication.
ii. TheVisioncommunicationgatewaydevicecanbeplacedonatabletoporwall
mounted.Towallmountthedevice,pleaseseeinstructionsbelow.
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2. Mountthecommunicationgatewaydevice.
i. Fix2xM5bolts(screwsornails)ofdiameter4.5mmintothewall.
ii. Ensureapitchof100mmbetweentheM5bolts.
iii. Allowanexposureofabout5‐8mmoftheboltsfortheactualmountingofthedevice,
takingintoconsiderationthestressrangeoftheboltsused.
Visioncommunicationgatewayinstallationandoperationmanual.
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3. ConnecttheEthernetandpowercables
i. Thereisagroupofcableportslocatedatthebackofthecommunicationgateway
device.
ii. Seeinstructionsbelowandusetheportscorrectly.
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ACINPUT–InadditiontotheACpowersupply,thisportisalsousedforthepowerline
communications.
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NETWORKPORT–ThisisforEthernetcommunication.
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USBPORT–Thisisusuallyreservedforauthorizedpersonnel.Itismainlyforprogrammingor
anyupgradesandnotapplicablefortheusers.
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WARNING!!DONOTplugtheVisionCommunicationGatewayintoapowerstrip,surge
protectororuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS).Thesurgesuppressionorfilteringcan
substantiallydiminishthecommunicationperformance.
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3.3SettingUpandObtaintheIPaddress
1. InsertoneendoftheEthernetcableintotheEthernetportoftheVisionCommunication
Gatewaydevice.
2. InserttheotherendtotheEthernetportinthebroadbandrouter.
3. MakesurethattheDHCPserviceisturnedon.Oncethedeviceisconnectedtotheinternet,
itwillobtainanIPaddressautomatically.
4. Iftheinstallationissuccessful,thefollowingwillbeshownonthescreenofthedevice.

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3.4Logintolocalwebserviceandsetlocaltime
1. ConnectaPCtotherouterinthesameway.
2. SettheIPconfigurationinthePCto“getIPautomatically”.
3. ThetwoIPaddressesarenowconfiguredandbasicEthernetconnectionhasbeen
establishedbetweenthePCandthecommunicationgatewaydevice.
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4. Openthewebbrowser,typeintheIPaddressoftheVisioncommunicationgatewaydevice
andlogintothelocalwebservice(fordetails,see“localinterface”).
5. Click“Configuration”andentertheconfigurationpage.
6. Youcanthesetthelocaltimemanually,oryoumayenteralocalNTPservicetoobtainthe
localtimeandrespectivetimezoneautomatically.
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4.Operation 
4.1LCDScreen
TheLCDscreenisanimportantwindowofinformation.Theinternetandperformancedatashown
arerefreshedina5‐secondinterval.
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Ifthedeviceisconnectedtotheinternet,thescreenwilldisplaytheIPaddress.
“2/3”indicatesthatthereare3microinvertersconnectedtothecommunicationgateway
devicebutonly2ofthemareinpropercommunicationmode.
ThecommunicationbetweentheVisioncommunicationgatewaydeviceandthemicro
invertersarebasedonhalf‐duplex.Itprovidesa2‐waycommunicationbutonlyonedirection
atatime(notsimultaneously).
Thecommunicationgatewaydevicewillinitiatethesearchforthemicroinverterandonce
thein‐operationmicroinverterestablishedconnection,datareportingwillstart.
Thecommunicationgatewaydeviceidentifiesamicroinverterthroughthereporteddata,
andifamicroinverterisnotinoperation,itwillbeconsideredoff‐line.
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Onthedisplaydata,anormalizedscreenisbelow:‐
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“POWER”indicatesthecurrentoutputpowerofthemicroinverter.
“SAG”indicatesthetotalenergyharvestofalltheconnectedmicroinvertersandthevalueis
provideduptothethirddecimalplacing.
NOTE:SAGrefersto“SystemAgentGeneration”.“Agent”isusedasitreferstothepower
conversionsystemthatconvertsthesolarenergytothegridelectricity.
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4.2LocalWebService
Userscannormallylogontothewebsitetocheckonthehistoricalenergydataofthesystem.
However,iftheinternetconnectionisnotavailable,userscanalsoobtainlimiteddatainformation
throughthelocalwebservice.
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Inordertoaccessthislocalwebservice,theVisioncommunicationgatewaydevice,arouterandaPC
arerequired.
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1. ConnectoneendoftheEthernetcabletothecommunicationgatewaydevice,andconnect
theotherendtothePCthroughtherouter.
2. TurnontheDHCPserviceandobtainadynamicIPaddress.
3. EnsuretheIPaddressofthecommunicationgatewaydeviceisinthesamesegmentwith
thePC
4. Startupthe“InternetExplorer”,key‐intheIPaddressintheaddresslineandinitiatethe
loginpage.
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5. Ontheloginpage,clickon“Login”,andyouwillbeaskedtoentertheusernameand
password.Thefactorydefaultusernameandpasswordare“Admin”and“1234”
respectively.
6. Itthenbringsyoutothe“Overview”page.
7. The“Overview”pageprovidesasystemoverviewandhighlightsthecurrentstatusofthe
installedPVsystem.
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8. Inthe“Overview”screen,clickon“Information”tonavigatetothe“Information”screen.
9. Inthe“Information”screen,ithighlightstheenergyharvestinformationoftheinstalled
microinvertersystem.
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10. Inthesamescreen,clickon“Device”tonavigatetothe“Device”screen.
11. Inthe“Device”screen,ithighlightsalistoftheconnectedmicroinverters,including
informationliketheserialnumbers,installationdateandtime,energyharvested,
operationalstatusaswellasthelatestreportingtime.
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12. Similarly,youcannavigatetothe“Configuration”screenbyclickingonthe“Configuration”
tab.
13. Inthe“Configuration”screen,itallowstheusertoconfiguretheIPaddress,systemtimeor
timeserver.
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5.AlarmInformation
ThefollowingisalistofthestatusandalarmsthatthemicroinvertercommunicatestotheVision
communicationgateway.
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StatusIndicationDescription
OKThemicroinverterisinnormalworkingoperation
FAILEDTheremaybeacommunicationfaultbetweenthe
microinverterandthecommunicationgateway;orthe
microinverterisatfault.
PANELSVOLTAGETOOLOWThevoltageofthesolarpanelsislow
PANELSVOLTAGETOOHIGHThevoltageofthesolarpanelishigh
OVERTEMPERATUREThemicroinverterhasaover‐temperaturealarm
GRIDSIDEOVERCURRENTThereisanover‐currentdetectedonthegridside
GRIDVOLTAGEABNORMALThereisabnormalvoltagedetectedonthegridside
GRIDFREQUENCYABNORMALThereisabnormalfrequencydetectedonthegridside
ABNORMALWORKINGThemicroinverterstopsoperationduetoabnormal
conditions
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6.TechnicalData
MODEL:VISIONCOMMUNICATIONGATEWAY
CommunicationInterface
PowerlineLocalStandard
Enternet10M/100MAuto‐sensing,Auto‐negotiation
PowerRequirements
ACOutlet110~240VAC,50/60Hz
PowerConsumption2W
MechanicalData
Dimensions(WxHxD)206mmx100mmx40mm
Weight600g
AmbientTemperatureRange0oCto40oC
CoolingNatureConvection;NoFans
EnclosureEnvironmentalRatingIndoor–NEMA1(IP30)
Features
StandardWarrantyTerm3Years
ComplianceIEC60950‐1,EN60950‐1,ASNVX60950
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7.Disposal
PleaserefertotheWEEEguidelinesonthedisposaloftheuseddevice.
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