Nilar Home Box 288VDC User manual

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QUICKINSTALLATIONGUIDE
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210016E&210016EP
Validforproducts:

Importantinformaon
Readcarefully
Keepthisinformaonforfurtherreference
WARNING
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Thisproductcontainspowerfulbaerypacks(NiMH) andis
suppliedbymulplehazardouselectricalsources.Bewareof
storedandresidualenergies.
Obeylocalregulaonsforliveworkingwhencasing/doorisopen.
Wearelectricallyinsulatedgloveswhenhandlingbaerypacks.
Baerysurfacesmaycarryhazardousvoltageduetolowered
insulaonresistance.Donotplacebaerypacksonconducve
surfaces.
Riskforelectricshockandarcingifproductisusedincorrectly.
Thebaerypackscannotbeturnedoffelectrically.Pleasenote:
 Workonlywithonebaerypackterminalattheme.
 Rupturediscmayreleaseelectrolyteduringabnormaluse.
Wethereforerecommendwearingsafetyglasses.
Riskforelectricalhazardsifproductisexposedtorainor
moisture.
Donotoperatetheproductwithsuspectedfailures.Ifyou
suspectthattheproductisdamaged,haveitinspectedby
qualifiedservicepersonnel.
Neverinstalladamagedbaerypackoradamagedinsulaon
tray.
Donotblockorcovertherupturediscoutletonthebaerypack.
Ifafireoccurs,itcanbeexnguishedbyusingCO2.Ensurethat
fireexnguishersareavailable.
CAUTION
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Ifabaerypackisdamagedmechanically,thefollowingmay
occur:
 Highheatgeneraononthesurfaceofthebaerycells.
 Electrolytemayescape.
 Eventualsmokefromthebaerypackscanirritatethe
skin,eyesandrespiratorysystem.
Therefore,followtheseguidelines:
 Donotopenthebaerypacks.
 Donotmodifyormechanicallydamagethebaerypacks.
 OperatetheNilarHomeBoxonlywithintheallowed
operangrange.
 Donotshort‐circuitthebaerypacks.
 Donotconnuetousethebaerypacksaeridenfied
asfaulty.
Itisrequiredthatasmokealarm,preferablywithconnected
surveillancefuncon,isinstalledincloseandstrategical
conneconwiththeinstallaonoftheproduct.Furthermore,the
installaonofagasalarmthatwarnsincaseofhighlevelsof
hydrogenisrecommended.
Alwaysinstalltheproductinawell‐venlatedlocaon.
Toavoidpotenalhazards,usethisproductonlyasspecified.
Donotoperatetheproductwithcoversremoved.Ifcoversare
removedduringe.g.repair,donottouchanyexposed
connecons.
Theproductshallnotbeexposedtoliquids(notevendrippingor
splashing)andobjectsfilledwithliquidsmustnotbeplacedon
orclosetotheproduct.
Removepersonalmetalitemssuchasrings,bracelets,necklaces,
andwatcheswhenphysicallyhandlingtheproductsinceitcan
resultinashort‐circuitcurrentcausingsevereburn.
Keepproductsurfacescleananddry.
THISQUICKGUIDEISONLYINTENDEDTOBEUSEDBYINSTALLATIONPERSONNELWITHPREVIOUSINSTALLATION
EXPERIENCEANDFULLUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEPROCEDUREANDSAFETYWARNINGSEXPLAINEDANDDESCRIBEDINTHE
MOREEXTENSIVEINSTRUCTION MANUAL (73‐H014)!
IFUNCERTAINTYARISES,ALWAYSREFERTOINSTRUCTION MANUAL (73‐H014)!
THEINSTRUCTIONMANUALCANBEDOWNLOADEDAT:hps://www.nilar.com/partner‐login/

PERSONALPROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT(PPE)
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AlwaysusePPEduringhandlingandinstallaonofproduct.At
minimumthisincludessafetyshoeswithsteeltoe,safety
glasses,andelectricallyinsulatedgloves:
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TOOLS&
ACCESSORIES
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TX20   Torxscrewdriver,size20
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HX4   Hexscrewdriver,size4
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PH2   Crossscrewdriver,size2
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WS   Wirestripper 
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WARNING&CAUTION
SYMBOLS
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Thefollowingwarningandcauonsymbolsareusedthroughout
thedocument:
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GENERAL
CAUTION
WARNING
CRUSHHAZARD
WARNING
HAZARDOUS
VOLTAGE
CAUTION
HEAVY
WEIGHT

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SCOPEOFSUPPLY
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Thefollowingcomponentsarepartoftheproductdelivery.
Note! For illustraƟve purposes, the components are not depicted
to scale!
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Importantinformaon
Readcarefully
Keepthisinformaonforfurtherreference
❶ Cabinetassembly(1unit)
❷ Ambienttemperaturesensor(1unit)
❸ Communicaoncables(3unitsincl.1spare)
❹ 120ΩCANterminaonplug(1unit)
❺ Nilarbaerypacks(4units)
❻ Insulaontrays(4units)
❼ Baeryholders(4units)
❽ Screwsforbaeryholders(4units)

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PRODUCTREGISTRATION
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Inordertoobtainandclaimfullwarrantyfortheproduct,the
NilarHomeBoxmustberegisteredontheNilarproductregistra‐
onwebpage(hps://www.nilar.com/product‐registraon/).As
analternavetheQR‐codebelowcanalsobeusedfordirect
accesstothewebpage.Regardingthecompletewarrantycondi‐
onsindetail,pleasecontactyourauthorizedlocalNilarrepre‐
sentave.
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SERIALNUMBER
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ForregistraontheserialnumberoftheNilarHomeBoxis
needed.TheserialnumbercanbefoundontheNilarlabels.
Thelabelsareplacedinfour(4)differentlocaonsoftheNilar
HomeBox.Ononesideofthesideplates❶,asalosesckerin
theplascpocketforthequickguide❷,onthetopplatebelow
thecoverlid❸andonthebackplate❹.

1
2
3
HX4
x 4
x 4
HX4
Ensureappropriatespaceforthe
HomeBox.
Ifrequired,adjustthesupport
legsoftheHomeBoxtolevel.
Unscrewandremovethecorner
tops.
Unscrewandremovethecover
lid.
PLEASE READ THE
WARNING STICKERS ON
THE TOP PLATE BEFORE
PROCEEDING
DO NOT ATTACH THE HOME
BOX TO THE WALL UNTIL
INSTALLATION HAS REACHED
STEP 21 IN THIS
INSTALLATION GUIDE

4
5
6
Slidethefrontplateupwardsto
unhookitandliitthereaer
outwardsandoff.
Slidethesideplateupwardsto
unhookitandliitthereaer
outwardsandoff.
Repeatprocedurefortheside
plateontheoppositeside.
Tiltthetopplateupwardsand
liitoff.

7
9
x 4
HX4
UnscrewandremovetheBMS
cover.
8
AlwaysinstallatypeBorB+
(≤30mA)ResidualCurrent
Device(RCD).IfanRCDofanot-
hertype(AC,AorF)isalready
installedbetweengridandin-
verter,itneedstobereplaced
withanRCDoftypeBorB+.
TypeB
TypeB+
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TypeAC
TypeA
TypeF
GENERAL CAUTION IS
REQUESTED WHEN
WORKING WITH THE BMS
IF THE HOME BOX IS IN-
STALLED TOGETHER WITH A
KOSTAL INVERTER WITH ITS
IN-BUILT TYPE B RCD (IΔn
=6mA) ACTIVATED, THIS
INSTALLATION STEP IS NOT
APPLICABLE

Posive(+)wireofpower
cable(s)connectstothefuse
marked’F1’oftheNilarBMS.
10
11
12
Routethe288VDCsystempower
cable(s)fromtheinverter
throughthelowerrightcable
glandlocatedonthebacksideof
theNilarHomeBox. 
Negave(-)wireofpower
cable(s)connectstothefuse
marked’F2’oftheNilarBMS.
CONDUCTOR CROSS-SECTION
MUST BE 6mm2 (Cu)
THE INVERTER MAY STILL
PROVIDE HAZARDOUS
VOLTAGE AND RESIDUAL
ENERGY, ALTHOUGH IT IS
SWITCHED OFF OR MAY
APPEAR SWITCHED OFF
THE POSITIVE (+) WIRE
OF THE INCOMING
POWER CABLE(S) MUST
ALWAYS BE EXTERNALLY
PROTECTED BY A 25A
MCB/FUSE
CONDUCTOR CROSS-SECTION
MUST BE 6mm2 (Cu)
THE NEGATIVE (-) WIRE
OF THE INCOMING
POWER CABLE(S) MUST
ALWAYS BE EXTERNALLY
PROTECTED BY A 25A
MCB/FUSE
288VDC,posive
288VDC,negave
PH2
WS
PH2

Thelivewireoftheoperang
powercableconnectstothe
terminalmarked’1’oftheNilar
BMS.
Routethe230VACoperang
powercablethroughtheupper
lecableglandlocatedonthe
backsideoftheNilarHomeBox.
Nilarrecommendsthataswitch
isinstalledfortheoperang
powercable,preferablyinthe
vicinityoftheNilarHomeBox.
Theprotecveearth(PE)wireof
thepowercable(s)istobe
connectedtotheterminal
marked‘PE’ oftheNilarBMS.
CONDUCTOR CROSS-SECTION
MUST BE 6mm2 (Cu)
288VDC,protecveearth
230VAC,live
14
13
15
WS
CONDUCTOR CROSS-
SECTION MAX 2,5MM2 (CU).
FUSE/MCB: C10A
(MIN. 6A AND MAX. 10A,
CHARACTERISTICS: B, C, D
OR K ARE POSSIBLE)

Theneutralwireoftheopera-
ngpowercableconnectstothe
terminalmarked’2’oftheNilar
BMS.
CONDUCTOR CROSS-SECTION
MAX 2,5mm2 (Cu)
Theprotecveearth(PE)wireof
theoperangpowerconnectsto
theterminalmarked’PE’ofthe
NilarBMS.
CONDUCTOR CROSS-SECTION
MAX 2,5mm2 (Cu)
Routetheinverter
communicaoncablethrough
theupperrightcablegland
locatedonthebacksideofthe
NilarHomeBox. 
230VAC,neutral
230VAC,protecveearth
16
17
18
WS

AachtheRS485signalwiresto
thecorrelangterminalsofthe
NilarBMS.
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①SignalA: Terminal7
②SignalB: Terminal8
③Signalgnd:EmptyPEterminal
CONDUCTOR CROSS-SECTION
MAX 2,5mm2 (Cu)
Connectaninternetcabletothe
RJ45portonthebacksideofthe
cabinet.
20
21
19
FixtheHomeBoxbyaaching
themounngbracketswithtwo
(2)screwseachontoa
stablewall.
THE HOME BOX MUST
ALWAYS BE FIRMLY
ATTACHED TO A STABLE
WALL. TYPE AND LENGTH OF
SCREWS DEPEND ON
MATERIAL IN WALL AND THE
SCREWS ARE NOT SUPPLIED
WITH NILAR HOME BOX.
THE NILAR HOME BOX
REQUIRES A STABLE
INTERNET CONNECTION FOR
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND
FULFILLING OF WARRANTY
CONDITIONS
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②
③

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23
24
Placeallfour(4)insulaontrays
inallfour(4)shelfopeningsof
theHomeBox.
NEVER EVER INSTALL
BATTERY PACKS WITHOUT
INSULATION TRAYS
ID-MARKING ON BATTERY
PACK MUST MATCH
ID-MARKING IN BATTERY
SHELF SLOT OF HOME BOX
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE
LIFTING AIDS
Carefullyli/slideallfour(4)
baerypacksintotheir
dedicatedshelfslots.
REMOVE BOTH LIFTING
STRAPS FROM THE BATTERY
PACKS
Fixthebaerypacktothe
insulaontraywiththescrew.
Repeatforallbaerypacks.
TX20
x 4
x 4
ENSURE THAT NO CABLES
ARE SQUEEZED IN-BETWEEN
THE SHELVES AND THE
INSULATION TRAYS

TX20
x 2
26
27
25
BE CAREFUL TO CONNECT
THE CURRENT SENSOR
CONNECTORS WITH THE
CORRECT ORIENTATION. THE
CLAMPING SCREWS ①
MUST BE VISIBLE ON THE
FRONT SIDE AND THE
CABLES ②MUST POINT
DOWNWARDS.
①
② Connectthecurrentsensor
cableconnectorstothe
baerypacks’1B’and’2B’.
Currentsensor
Connectthepre-routed
communicaoncablefromBMS
tobaerypack’1A’(RJ45).
Connecttheinterpack
communicaoncablesbetween
baerypack’1A’and’2A’,
between’2A’and’2B’
(pre-routed),andbetween
’2B’and’1B’.
Insertthe120Ωterminaonplug
inthelastemptyCAN
conneconofbaerypack’1B’.
120Ωt.plug

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28
30
Connectallthepre-routedfan
cablestoallbaerypacks.
Connectallthepre-routed
24VDCpowersupplycable
connectorstoallbaerypacks.
①
②
Connecttheambient
temperaturesensorcableto
baerypack’1A’.
ALWAYS LET THE
AMBIENT TEMP. SENSOR
CABLE HANG DOWN
FREELY. NEVER EVER LET
IT TOUCH THE BATTERY
PACK MODULES.
BE CAREFUL TO CONNECT
THE 24VDC CONNECTORS
WITH THE CORRECT
ORIENTATION. THE CLAM-
PING SPRINGS ①MUST BE
VISIBLE ON THE FRONT SIDE
AND THE CABLES ②MUST
POINT DOWNWARDS.

Connecttheposive(+)chassis
connectorofbaerypack‘1A’to
thenegave(-)chassis
connectorofbaerypack‘1B’by
usingthepre-routedinterpack
powercablelocatedbeneaththe
baerypackshelf.
Connectthepre-routednegave
(-)powercableintothenegave
(-)chassisconnectorofbaery
pack‘1A’.
CHECK THAT THE FUSES
ARE NOT ACTIVATED , SEE
INSTALLATION STEP #38
32
33
31
Le
side
Right
side
Le
side
ConnectalltheETPU-cable
connectorswithallthe
pre-routedETSU-cable
connectorsforeachbaery
pack.
Installthecoverlidsbackonall
thebaerypacksandcheckthat
allconnectedcablesarerouted
throughthecableentry①.
①

Connectthepre-routedposive
(+)powercableequippedwith
thecurrentsensorandconnect
ittotheposive(+)chassis
connectorofbaerypack‘1B’.
Placethecurrentsensorpartly
insidetheshelfbeneath.
THE TEXT MARKING
“LEM” ①OF THE CURRENT
SENSOR MUST ALWAYS
POINT TOWARDS THE
POSITIVE (+) CHASSIS
CONNECTOR.
Connectthepre-routedfuse
equippednegave(-)power
cableintothenegave(-)
chassisconnectorofbaery
pack‘2A’.
35
34
36
Connecttheposive(+)chassis
connectorofbaerypack‘2A’to
thenegave(-)chassis
connectorofbaerypack‘2B’by
usingthepre-routedinterpack
powercablelocatedbeneaththe
baerypackshelf.
Le
side
Le
side
Right
side
Right
side
①
THE CABLE IS A TWO (2)
CABLE ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED
WITH A FUSE. DO NOT
DETACH THE CABLE
ASSEMBLY.
THIS CABLE IS ATTACHED TO
THE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED
CABLE BY CABLE TIES.
DO NOT DETACH CABLES
FROM EACH OTHER.

Removetheadhesivetapeover
theblowfuses(288VDC),
acvatethefusesbyclosingthe
hatches.

SwitchtheMCB(24VDC)forthe
operaonpowertoposion
’ON’.
38
37
Connectthepre-routedfuse
equippedposive(+)power
cableequippedwiththecurrent
sensorandconnectittothe
posive(+)chassisconnectorof
baerypack‘2B’.
Placethecurrentsensorpartly
insidetheshelfbeneath.
Fuses
MCB
THE TEXT MARKING
“LEM” ①OF THE CURRENT
SENSOR MUST ALWAYS
POINT TOWARDS THE
POSITIVE (+) CHASSIS
CONNECTOR.
①
Right
side
THE CABLE IS A TWO (2)
CABLE ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED
WITH A FUSE. DO NOT
DETACH THE CABLE
ASSEMBLY.
THIS CABLE IS ATTACHED TO
THE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED
CABLE BY CABLE TIES.
DO NOT DETACH CABLES
FROM EACH OTHER.

ASSEMBLE THE NILAR HOME BOX CABINET IN THE
REVERSE ORDER OF HOW IT IS DESCRIBED IN
INSTALLATION STEP 2 – 7 AND CHECK THE INVERTER
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION BEFORE TAKEN INTO OPERATION.
39
40
 HAVE ALL THE PREVIOUSLY STATED SAFETY WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS BEEN
FOLLOWED?
 IS THE INVERTER POWER AND THE PROTECTIVE EARTH CONNECTED
CORRECTLY TO THE NILAR HOME BOX?
 IS THE OPERATING POWER INSTALLED CORRECTLY?
 IS THE COMMUNICATION CONNECTION OF THE INVERTER MADE
CORRECTLY?
 IS A STABLE INTERNET CONNECTION ESTABLISHED?
 IS THE NILAR HOME BOX FIRMLY ATTACHED TO A STABLE WALL?
 ARE THE INSULATION TRAYS AND BATTERY PACKS INSTALLED CORRECTLY?
 ARE ALL EIGTH LIFTING STRAPS REMOVED FROM THE BATTERY PACKS?
 ARE THE FUSES INSERTED AND THE MCB ACTIVATED?
PLEASE VERIFY THAT ALL THE
LISTED CHECKPOINTS ARE
CARRIED OUT AS PREVIOUSLY
DESCRIBED
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PLEASE HAND OVER THE ENCLOSED ’END CUSTOMER
LETTER’ TO THE CLIENT

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