NEP BDG?256 User manual

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NEPGatewayBDG‐256
InstallationandOperationManual
N136
SAA
130307

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COMPANYPROFILE
1.INTRODUCTION
1.1Prefix
1.2HowtoUseThisManual
SAFETYINSTRUCTION
2.FCCCOMPLIANCE
3.INSTALLTION
4.USERINTERFACE
4.1MainInterface
4.2InterfaceOverview
4.3Energyfunctions
4.4Setting
4.5Backup/ClearData
4.6StatusBar
5.WEBINTERFACE
5.1LocalwebPageinsideBDG‐256
5.2NEPWebServer
6.SPECIFICATION
7.WARRYANDPRODUCTIONINFORMATION
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COMPANYPROFILE
NORTHERN ELECTRIC & POWER CO., LTD (NEP) is a Sino-foreign joint venture and
high-tech development enterprise, with registered capital 20Million USD and
investment of 50 Million USD. It covers an area of 7,000 around square meters in
the Tsingtao Export Processing Zone, NEP Company is committed to develop solar
inverter on international advanced level, and provide high quality, low cost, high
reliability grid-connected inverter system to China and world solar energy market.
NEP Company has a number of top international experts in new energy electronic
technology and control, there are more than 30 people joined in this R&D team, and
two core technical engineers with American PH.D. Degree worked in leading U.S.
companies for more than 10 years, separately in GE Global R & D center, and
Motorola R & D center, and achieved more than 60 American patents.
NEP Company has a complete photovoltaic products series. The photovoltaic
inverter series of products including 180W~500W micro inverters, 1.5kW~5kW
single phase solar inverters, and 10kW~500kW three-phase solar inverters,
junction box, environment monitor, large power station monitoring system. The
products have already achieved CQC and CGC, the United States UL, ETL, European
TUV, Australia SAA certifications. And field deployment results demonstrated
7%-20% higher system efficiency of NEP solar inverters than comparable products
in the market, thanks to the unique Power Optimal System (POS) technique.
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1.INTRODUCTION
1.1Prefix
Dearcustomer,thankyouforchoosingtheBDG‐256communicationgatewayforBDM
microinverters.Wehopeyouwillfindourproductsmeetyourneedforrenewableenergy.
Meantime,weappreciateyourfeedbackregardingourproducts.
1.2HowtoUseThisManual
Thismanualprovidesdetailedproductinformationandinstallationinstructionsforthe
BDG‐256microsolarinverter.Pleasereadthroughthismanualbeforeinstallationand
operation.
WARNING:Thisindicatesasituationwherefailuretofollowinstructionsmaybea
safetyhazardorcauseequipmentmalfunction.Useextremecautionandfollow
instructionscarefully.
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SAFETYINSTRUCTION
WARNING:
PLEASEREADTHISMANUALBEFOREINSTALLATION.ANYDAMAGETOTHEPRODUCTDUE
TONOTFOLLOWINGTHISMANUALISNOTCOVEREDBYTHEWARRANTEE.
BESIDESTHECABLECONNECTORS,NOTHINGINSIDETHEGATEWAYSHOULDBEMODIFIED.
ALLINSTALLATIONSHOULDFOLLOWTHELOCALELECTRICCODES.
BDG‐256DOESNOTINCLUDECOMPONENTSTHATCANBESERVEDBYCUSTOMERS.
PLEASECONTACTAUTHORIZEDSERVICEAGENTSFORANYSERVICEWORK.
2.FCCCOMPLIANCE
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital
device,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This
equipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina
particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the
userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing
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●Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
●Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
●Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
●Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance
mayvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
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3.INSTALLTION
ChecktheEnvoyshippingboxforthefollowingitems:
●BDG‐256CommunicationsGateway
●ACpowercord
●BDG‐256CommunicationsGatewayInstallationandOperationManual
TherearethreetypesofACpowercodeforthreemajorregionsoftheworld.
Region AccessoryPartNumber
NorthAmerica BDG‐256‐PC‐NA
Europe BDG‐256‐PC‐EU
Australia BDG‐256‐PC‐AU
OtherPartsandTools
●Ethernetcable
●USBdevices,suchasUSBdisk,USBkeyboard,USBmouse,USBscanner,etc
EthernetcableisusedtoconnecttheBDG‐256toanEthernetrouterorhub.Thereisa
webserverbuiltinsideBDG‐256,whichcanbevisitedbytypeintheBDG‐256IPaddresson
awebbrowser.IftheBDG‐256isconnectedtotheinternetdirectlyorthrougharouter,
usersmayalsovisittheBDG‐256throughawebsite.
USBdevicescanbeconnectedtotheBDG‐256throughtheUSBconnecter.Multiple
typesofUSBdevicesaresupportedbyBDG‐256,includingUSBdisk,USBkeyboard,USB
mouse,USBscanner,etc.
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Figure3BDG‐256FrontViewFigure4BDG‐256SideView
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4.USER INTERFACE
4.1MainInterface
BDG‐256takesapproximately1‐2minutestostartupafterpowerhasbeenturnedon.After
start‐up,thesystemwillenterthemaininterfaceshowninFig.2(allthreenumberswill
read“0”atstart‐upforthefirsttime).
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Figure1BDG‐256MainDisplay
Figure1showstheBDG‐256maininterface.Themaininterfaceisarrangedinthree
horizontalrows,whichconsistofthetoolbarattheverytop,thedisplayareainthemiddle,
andthestatusbaratthelowerpartofthescreen.Thetoolbarcontains7buttons:
Save/Clear(backup/restorefactorydefaults),SummaryDisplay(summarydisplayinterface),
Today'sEnergy(currentdaypowergeneration),7‐Day'sEnergy(powergenerationoverthe
past7days),MonthlyEnergy(powergenerationovereachmonth),YearlyEnergy(power
generationovereachyear),andSettings.Thesebuttonsareusedtodisplaytheirrespective
contentinthemiddledisplayarea.Thedisplayareashowsthepower‐timecurveforthe
currentdayaswellasapowergenerationbarchart.Thestatusbarshowsthedevicestatus,
IPaddress,andcurrentdate.
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4.2InterfaceOverview
Ifthemaininterfaceisidlefor2‐3sec.,itwillswitchtoanumericsummaryinterface,which
isdescribedbelow:Theinterfaceasawholeisdividedintothreeparts.Theupperpart
showsToday'sEnergy(currentdaypowergeneration),thelowerrightcornershowsLifetime
(totalpowergenerationsincedevicestartedrecording),andthelowerleftcornershows
CO2reduction(reductionincarbondioxideemissions).Touchinganypartofthescreenwill
bringupthemaininterface.
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Figure2BDG‐256SystemSummaryDisplay
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4.3EnergyFunctions
Amenubarlocatesonthetopofthescreen.Severaldisplaysonenergyandpowercanbe
calledbypressingonthesemenubuttons.
4.3.1Today ’sEnergy
Pressingthisbuttonwilldisplaythepower‐timecurvescreen(seeFigure5).Thex‐axis
representsthetime(4:00‐20:00),andthey‐axisrepresentsBDMmicroinverteroutput
power(kW).Thetotaloutputenergy(kWh)isdisplayedontheupperleftcorner.The
real‐timeoutputpower(kW)andtoday'stotalenergygenerated(kWh)aredisplayedon
theupperrightcorner.Partofthecurvecanbemagnifiedbydrawingaboxonthecurve
usingfingerortouchpen.PressingtheToday 's Energybuttonagaincancelstheenlarged
displayandrestorestheoriginaldisplay.
Figure5Today’sPower
Figure6DrawingaboxonToday ’sPower
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4.3.2Last7Days’Energy
Pressingthisbuttonwillbringupabarchartshowingpowergenerationoverthepast7
days(seeFigure7).Thex‐axisrepresentsthedateandthelastonecorrespondstotoday.
They‐axisrepresentstheamountofenergygenerated(kWh)ontheday.
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Figure7Last7Days’Energy
4.3.3MonthlyEnergy
Pressingthisbuttonwillbringupabarchartshowingpowergenerationovereachmonthfor
thelast12months(seeFigure8).ThisdisplayissimilartotheLast7Days'Energydisplay.
Thex‐axisrepresentsmonthsandthecurrentmonthisonthelast.They‐axisrepresentsthe
amountofenergygenerated(kWh)inthemonth.
Figure8MonthlyEnergy
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4.3.4Year lyEnergy
Pressingthisbuttonbringsupabarchartshowingpowergenerationovereachyearforthe
past20years(seeFigure9).ThisdisplayisalsosimilartotheLast7Days'Energydisplay.
Thex‐axisrepresentstheyearsandthecurrentyearlocatesonthelast.They‐axisrepresents
theamountofenergygenerated(kWh)intheyear.
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Figure9YearlyEnergy
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4.4Setting
PressingtheSettingbuttonwillbringupthesettingsdialogs.
4.4.1IPSetting
BDG‐256'sIPaddressmaybemanuallysetintheEthernetsettingstab(Figure10).They
mayalsobeobtainedthroughDHCP(requiresasystemrestartaftersetting).IftheIP
addressmustbechanged,doubleclickontheaddressboxtobringupasmallkeypadonthe
screen.
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Figure10IPSetting
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4.4.2Date&TimeSetting
TheDate&Timesettingstab(Figure11)isusedtosetthedate,time,andtimezone.BDG‐256
supportsallfivetimezoneofNorthAmerica.Forotherpartsoftheworld,thetimezone“World”
maybechosen.
Figure11Date&TimeSetting
4.4.3CommunicationAddressSetting
Thecommunicationsaddresssettingstab(Figure12)isusedtosetthepowerlinecommunication
addressofthemicro‐inverterslinkedtothedevice.OneBDG‐256gatewaycanmonitorupto255
microinverters.Inverter‐0ontheaddresslistcorrespondstothetotaloutputofallinverters
connectedtothegateway
Addresssettingscanbeinputusingeitherthesmallinputpanelonthetouch‐screenoranexternal
USBkeyboard.Thecommunicationaddressofamicroinverterconsistsofthelast8characters
(0~F)ontheBDMmicroinverterbarcode.
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Figure12CommunicationAddressSetting
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4.5Backup/ClearData
WhenaUSBflashdiskisinserted,presstheSave/Clearbuttontocallupthefollowingdialogbox
(seeFigure13).
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Figure13Backup/ClearData
PresstheSavebutton,andpressYesintheconfirmationwindowthatappearstocompress
andbackupallcollecteddatatotheUSBflashdisk.Thedocumentwillautomaticallyuse
thebackupdateforitsname.
PresstheResetbutton,andpressYesintheconfirmationwindowthatappearstoclearall
collecteddata.Thedevicesettingswillnotbechanged.
4.6StatusBar
Thebottomfieldonalldisplaypagesconsistsofthestatusbar,whichdisplaysthedevice's
operatingstatus,thecurrentIPaddress,andthecurrentdateandtime.“OK”meansthat
thedeviceisoperatingnormally.A16‐biterrorcodewillbedisplayedintheformofahex
numberiftherehappenstobeamalfunction.Themeaningoftheerrorcodeislistedin
thefollowingtable.
Error code Error
Bit-0 DC over voltage
Bit-1 DC under voltage
Bit-2 hardware error
Bit-3 Inverter over voltage
Bit-4 Frequency over
Bit-5 Frequency under
Bit-6 AC voltage RMS over
Bit-7 AC voltage RMS under
Bit-8 Peak AC voltage over
Bit-9 AC current RMS over
Bit-10 Peak AC current over
Bit-11 Temperature over
Bit-12 ADC error
Bit-13 GFDI fault indicator
Bit-14 Relay error (for some model)
Bit-15 PLC Communication Error
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5.WEBINTERFACE
TheBDG‐256informationcanbeaccessedthroughtwowebpages.Thefirstoneisawebserver
insidetheBDG‐256gateway.ThesecondoneisawebserverprovidedbyNEP,whichaccess
requiresinternetservice.
5.1LocalWebPageinsideBDG‐256
ThelocalwebpagebuiltinsideBDG‐256canbeaccessedthroughhomenetworkwithoutinternet
service.Ifthereisinternetservice,however,andbyasuitableinternetrouterconfiguration,the
localwebpagecanbeaccessedremotelyaswell.
Toaccessthelocalwebpageinsidethehomenetwork,useronlyneedstotypeintheIPaddressof
BDG‐256.
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Figure14LoginPage
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Figure15Tod ay ’s OutputPage
5.2NEPWebServer
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Figure16MonitoringInterface
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6.SPECIFICATION
CommunicationsInterface
CommunicationwithMicroInverter PowerLineCommunication
Ethernet 10/100auto‐sensing,auto‐negotiation
USB USB2.0interface,
auto‐sensing,auto‐negotiation
Monitoringcapacity 255microinverters
HumanInterface
Display LCDtouchscreen
PowerRequirements
ACinlet 100‐240Vac,50/60Hz,60mA
Powerconsumption 3.5wattsmaximum
MechanicalData
Dimensions(WxHxD) 6.69”x4.33”x1.46”
(170 mm x110mm x37mm)
Weight 5.29oz(150g)
Ambienttemperaturerange ‐40˚Cto+55˚C(‐40˚to131˚F)
Cooling Naturalconvection–nofans
Enclosureenvironmentalrating Indoor‐NEMA1
Features
Standardwarrantyterm 1year
Compliance UL60950‐1,FCCPart15ClassB
IEC61000
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7.WARRANTYANDPRODUCTIONINFORMATION
Whatdoesthiswarrantycoverandhowlongdoesitlast?
ThisLimitedWarrantyisprovidedbyNorthernElectric&PowerCo.Ltd(NEP)andcoversdefects
inworkmanshipandmaterialsinyourBDG‐256communicationgateway.ThisWarrantyPeriod
lastsfor1yearfromthedateofpurchaseatthepointofsaletoyou,theoriginalenduser
customer,unlessotherwiseagreedinwriting.Youwillberequiredtodemonstrateproofof
purchasetomakewarrantyclaims.
ThisLimitedWarrantyistransferabletosubsequentownersbutonlyfortheunexpiredportion
oftheWarrantyPeriod.Subsequentownersalsorequireoriginalproofofpurchaseasdescribed
in"Whatproofofpurchaseisrequired?"
WhatwillNEPdo?
DuringtheWarrantyPeriod,NEPwill,atitsoption,repairtheproduct(ifeconomicallyfeasible)or
replacethedefectiveproductfreeofcharge,providedthatyounotifyNEPoftheproductdefect
withintheWarrantyPeriod,andprovidedthatNEPthroughinspectionestablishestheexistenceof
suchadefectandthatitiscoveredbythisLimitedWarranty.
NEPwill,atitsoption,usenewand/orreconditionedpartsinperformingwarrantyrepairand
buildingreplacementproducts.NEPreservestherighttousepartsorproductsoforiginalor
improveddesignintherepairorreplacement.NEPrepairsorreplacesaproduct,itswarranty
continuesfortheremainingportionoftheoriginalWarrantyPeriodor90daysfromthedateofthe
returnshipmenttothecustomer,whicheverisgreater.Allreplacedproductsandallpartsremoved
fromrepairedproductsbecomethepropertyofNEP.
Howdoyougetservice?
Ifyourproductrequirestroubleshootingorwarrantyservice,contactyourmerchant.Ifyouare
unabletocontactyourmerchant,orthemerchantisunabletoprovideservice,contactNEPdirectly
at:
NorthernElectric&PowerCo.Ltd
Address：NO.1AnheRdTsingtaoExportProcessingZone,Tsingtao,China266113
Phone：+8653280934197
Fax：+8653281100917
Whatdoesthiswarrantynotcover?
ClaimsarelimitedtorepairandreplacementorifinNEP'sdiscretionthatisnotpossible,
reimbursementuptothepurchasepricepaidfortheproduct.NEPwillbeliabletoyouonlyfor
directdamagessufferedbyyouandonlyuptoamaximumamountequaltothepurchaseprice
oftheproduct.
ThisLimitedWarrantydoesnotwarrantuninterruptedorerror‐freeoperationoftheproductor
covernormalwearandtearoftheproductorcostsrelatedtotheremoval,installation,or
troubleshootingofthecustomer'selectricalsystems.ThiswarrantydoesnotapplytoandNEP
willnotberesponsibleforanydefectinordamageto:
1)theproductifithasbeenmisused,neglected,improperlyinstalled,physicallydamagedor
altered,eitherinternallyorexternally,ordamagedfromimproperuseoruseinanunsuitable
environment;
2)theproductifithasbeensubjectedtofire,water,generalizedcorrosion,biological
infestations,orinputvoltagethatcreatesoperatingconditionsbeyondthemaximumor
minimumlimitslistedintheNEPproductspecificationsincludinghighinputvoltagefrom
generatorsandlightningstrikes;
3)theproductifrepairshavebeendonetoitotherthanbyNEPoritsauthorizedservice
centers(hereafter"ASCs");
4)theproductifitisusedasacomponentpartofaproductexpresslywarrantedbyanother
manufacturer;
5)theproductifitsoriginalidentification(trade‐mark,serialnumber)markingshavebeen
defaced,altered,orremoved;
6)theproductifitislocatedoutsideofthecountrywhereitwaspurchased;
7)anyconsequentiallossesthatareattributabletotheproductlosingpowerwhetherby
productmalfunction,installationerrorormisuse.
DisclaimerProduct
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYISTHESOLEANDEXCLUSIVEWARRANTYPROVIDEDBYNEPIN
CONNECTIONWITHYOURNEPPRODUCTANDIS,WHEREPERMITTEDBYLAW,INLIEUOF
ALLOTHERWARRANTIES,CONDITIONS,GUARANTEES,REPRESENTATIONS,OBLIGATIONS
ANDLIABILITIES,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,STATUTORYOROTHERWISEINCONNECTIONWITH
THEPRODUCT,HOWEVERARISING(WHETHERBYCONTRACT,TORT,NEGLIGENCE,
PRINCIPLESOFMANUFACTURER'SLIABILITY,OPERATIONOFLAW,CONDUCT,STATEMENT
OROTHERWISE),INCLUDINGWITHOUTRESTRICTIONANYIMPLIEDWARRANTYOR
CONDITIONOFQUALITY,MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.ANY
IMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSETO
THEEXTENTREQUIREDUNDERAPPLICABLELAWTOAPPLYTOTHEPRODUCTSHALLBE
LIMITEDINDURATIONTOTHEPERIODSTIPULATEDUNDERTHISLIMITEDWARRANTY.
INNOEVENTWILLNEPBELIABLEFOR:(a)ANYSPECIAL,INDIRECT,INCIDENTALOR
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,INCLUDINGLOSTPROFITS,LOSTREVENUES,FAILURETO
REALIZEEXPECTEDSAVINGS,OROTHERCOMMERCIALORECONOMICLOSSESOFANYKIND,
EVENIFNEPHASBEENADVISED,ORHADREASONTOKNOW,OFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCH
DAMAGE,(b)ANYLIABILITYARISINGINTORT,WHETHERORNOTARISINGOUTOFNEP'S
NEGLIGENCE,ANDALLLOSSESORDAMAGESTOANYPROPERTYORFORANYPERSONAL
INJURYORECONOMICLOSSORDAMAGECAUSEDBYTHECONNECTIONOFAPRODUCTTO
ANYOTHERDEVICEORSYSTEM,AND(c)ANYDAMAGEORINJURYARISINGFROMORASA
RESULTOFMISUSEORABUSE,ORTHEINCORRECTINSTALLATION,INTEGRATIONOR
OPERATIONOFTHEPRODUCT.
IFYOUAREACONSUMER(RATHERTHANAPURCHASEROFTHEPRODUCTINTHECOURSEOFA
BUSINESS)ANDPURCHASEDTHEPRODUCTINAMEMBERSTATEOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYSHALLBESUBJECTTOYOURSTATUTORYRIGHTSASACONSUMER
UNDERTHEEUROPEANUNIONPRODUCTWARRANTYDIRECTIVE1999/44/ECANDASSUCH
DIRECTIVEHASBEENIMPLEMENTEDINTHEEUROPEANUNIONMEMBERSTATEWHEREYOU
PURCHASEDTHEPRODUCT.FURTHER,WHILETHISLIMITEDWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFIC
LEGALRIGHTS,YOUMAYHAVEOTHERRIGHTSWHICHMAYVARYFROMEUMEMBERSTATETO
EUMEMBERSTATEOR,IFYOUDIDNOTPURCHASETHEPRODUCTINANEUMEMBERSTATE,IN
THECOUNTRYYOUPURCHASEDTHEPRODUCTWHICHMAYVARYFROMCOUNTRYTO
COUNTRYANDJURISDICTIONTOJURISDICTION.
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