Puredrive Pure Storage User guide

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING! The battery is non user replacable.
WARNING! Do not expose battery to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
The Pure Storage appliance is not to be used by persons (including children) with reduced physical, senso-
ry or mental capabilities, or lack or experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or
instruction. Children to be supervised not to play with the appliance.
In general
Please read the documentation supplied with this product first, so that you are familiar with the safety signs and directions before
using the product.
This product is designed and tested in accordance with international standards. The equipment should be used for the designed
application only.
WARNING: DANGER OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK
The product is used in combinationwith a permanat energy source (Lithium Battery). Even if the equipment is switched off, a
dangerous electrical voltage can occur at the input and/or output terminals. Always switch of AC and disconnect the battery before
performing maitenance..
Do not remove the front panel and do not put the product into operation unless all panels/covers are fitted. All maintenance should
be performed by a qualified personnel.
WARNING: do not lift heavy objects unassisted
Installation
Read the installation instructions before commencing installation activities.
This product is a safety class 1 device (supplied with a ground terminal for safety purposes). Its AC input and/or output terminals
must be provided with Uniteruptable grounding for safety purposes. An Aaditional grounding point is located on the outside of the
product. If it can be assumed that the grounding protection is damaged, the product should be taken out of operation and prevent-
ed from accidently being put into operation again; contact a qualified personnel.
Ensure that the connection of cables are provided with fuses and cicuit breakers. Never replace a protective~device by a compo-
nent of a differnt type. refer to the manufacturer for the correct part.
Transport
On storage or transpirt for the product, ensure that the mains supply and battery leads are disconnected.
No liability can be accepted for damage in transit if the equipment is not transported correctly in its origional packaging

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PURE STORAGE USER & INSTALLATION MANUAL
Notes on the Installation Manual
1 The installation manual is for guidance and subject to revision and version updates
2 Confidential and copyright of Puredrive Energy Ltd.
3 This document is for the intended use of approved Pure Drive Energy installers only
Contents
1 Introduction Pure Storage
2 Pre-Install information requested
3 Quick Install guide
4 Summary electrical and communication connection diagram
4.1 Power meter in the box
4.2 Power meter outside the box
5 Parts supplied
6 Installation
6.1 Mount box on the Wall
6.2 Install the battery
6.3 Install the CT clamp to the PV AC output: (power meter installed in the box)
6.4 Install the cable between the homes distribution board and the inverter
6.5 Install the DC supply to the controller
6.6 Communication between the controller and the inverter
6.7 Communication between the power meter and the controller
6.8 Connect the battery to the Inverter’s DC connections
6.9 Connect the battery communication cable to the controller
7 Internet and Portal set up

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- The Pure Storage ESS is a self contained energy storage and management system
including inverter charger system, controller, EMS and 4.8Kwh lithium battery with BMS –
All in one box.
- On average, only 30% of energy generated from PV is absorbed by the home. The rest is
exported to the grid.
- Pure Storage is designed to increase the self-consumption of solar PV from 30% to 85%.
- The Pure Storage system is designed to store this excess PV energy which is normally
exported and use this to increase self-absorption.
- Primarily uses PV, if not enough PV then battery storage will assist, if not enough battery
storage then the grid will provide the balance of power.
- Option to connect critical circuits to remain powered during a power cut.
- Option to power from economy 7, utilising lower rate electricity.
1. INTRODUCTION TO PURE STORAGE:
The Pure Storage box, integrated with a Solax grid tied inverter.

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2. PRE-INSTALL INFORMATION:
It’s important to use the Pure Drive Survey App.
Project name?
Install time & date
Install carried out by name?
Surveying company name
Survey time and date
Survey carried out by
Take picture of the front of the house
Client details
Client name: First, Last
Client contact number:
Client email:
Property details house name / number street town/city post code:
Average energy consumption
Pure Drive Product To Be Installed
PV system present?
Make/Model of grid tied inverter?
Rated peak capacity of AC PV system, in kWp.
Is Pure Drive Storage box within 10m of main home distribution board?
Which room is the product to be installed?
Is location within 10 Meters Of incoming AC and Incoming Solar AC?
Is there a Spare Way in the Fuse Board?
Is mounting surface masonry?
Any other comments?
Pre install tests
Safely isolate consumer unit from mains supply Test for ZE (external earth loop)
Test R2 - confirm earth fault path

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3. QUICK INSTALL GUIDE:
- Mount the Puredrive Box to the wall.
- Connect 7mm T&E cable to a spare way on the consumer unit, and connect this to the
inverter AC IN.
If a spare way is not available, then install a two-way consumer unit with a 100A main switch
& 16 amp CB.
- If installing the critical circuit system used to maintain critical circuits in case of power cuts.
connect the critical circuits to the AC OUT (maximum 3000watts)
- Clamp the GRID current clamp to live incomer of the homes distribution board make sure
the arrow follows the flow of power-
- Clamp the SOLAR current clamp to output from grid tied inverter make sure the arrow fol-
lows the flow of power.
- (3 Phase System Only) Install the terminal box to the AC output of the PV grid tied inverter
and split the wires to
enable a CT clamp to clamp around the live wire, then terminate the CT clamp to the second
phase of the power meter.
- Move battery into the box – use handles.
- Connect the battery, via Anderson connectors to the inverter DC connections.
- Connect the Puredrive communication cable between the battery and the inverter.
- IMPORTANT: connect power to the inverter before switching on the battery.
- Check the system works and set up the portal.
- Complete install certificate.

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There are two basic configurations for the Pure Storage system. The diagram above
shows a configuration with the power meter installed in the box. This is expected for
most of the installations where the Puredrive Storage box is placed within 10m of the
distribution board. The power meter will require an external power supply which it will be
supplied from within the box.
4. Electrical and communication and connection diagram.
4.1 Power meter in the box.

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4.2 Power meter is located outside of the box.
The second configuration necessitates the power box be located outside of the box where
the storage box is located more than 10m away from the homes distribution board.
Grid Tied inverter

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2 off CT clamps
1 off power meter (if power meter installed
outside of the box)
5. Parts description:
Battery cables, with inline fuse, Anderson
DC cable for control-
ler power supply, fed
from the
Inverter plus washer
and nuts.
Other parts required and supplied by the installer.
• 2”x 2” x 24”, wood for fixing pure storage box to the wall.Battery cables connect the
Inverter to the battery via an
Anderson connector. two
washers and two connec-
tion nuts.
Battery communication
cable
Inverter to Color controller
communication cable,
CAT5, RJ45
Comm cable between
the controller and
power meter. Need
longer cable if power
meter installed out-
side of the box.

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• Fixing screws and wall plugs to fix pure storage box to the wall.• Cable (maybe also circuit breakers if there is no spare) to connect the Inverter to thehomes main distribution board.
• Cable and circuit breakers to connect the Inverter to the critical circuits.CONTENTS OF THE PURE STORAGE BOX ON DELIVERY:
- Mounted Inverter;
- Mounted power meter and timer switch on din rail;
- Mounted controller on the boxes front panel.
- Cables for; - battery to Anderson, Anderson to Inverter, battery communication,
controller power supply, communication between Inverter and controller,
communication between power meter and controller.
Additional Required Parts

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6. INSTALLATION DETAILS:
6.1 Mount the box against a wall:
1. Find a suitable location, out of the living area of the home owner and close to the
distribution board. This needs to be within 10 meters of both AC grid in and PV grid tied inverter
output
2. The box should be ideally floor mounted but can also be wall mounted providing the wall
is capable.
3. Feed the required cables (AC Power & 2 CT Leads) In through the holes in the base of
the unit.
4. Fix the box to the wall securely leaving a 2cm gap between the back of the unit and the
wall. Ensure the air vents are kept clear.
5. Also ensure that there is adequate space under the box to enable cable entry
from the bottom of the box.
6.2 Install the battery inside the box with the terminals facing towards the Inverter:
1. Use the handles to lift the battery into position on the right hand side of the
pure storage box.
2. Make sure there is an even gap around the battery.
Install the correctly labeled CT clamps around the live wire for both Incoming Grid Power and
Incoming
Solar Power. Making sure the arrows on the clamps follow the flow of energy towards the
distribution board
Power Meter Connection
AC CT Clamp Red in 8 Black In 9
Solar CT Clamp Red in 10 Black In 11
A terminal box has been provided to conceal the solar CT if required.
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6.5 Install the Supplied DC supply to the controller
The Puredrive inverter AC IN is connected to the distribution / consumer board in the
following ways:
- If there are spare ways on the consum-
er unit Main switch, the puredrive inverter
cable can be connected to a 16A type B
circuit breaker or 16A Type B/30mA, RCBO.
If there are spare ways on an RCD protect-
ed switch this can be used as above.
- If there are no spare ways on the con-
sumer unit, a separate distribution board will
be fitted for the Purerive system. This will
either have a 100A RCD main switch, plus
16A type B CB or a 100A (non-RCD) main
switch and 16A/30mA RCBO or 16A type
B CB.
- The feed for this DB is taken from spare
ways on an existing service block using
appropriate size tails. Or if no spare ways
present, a new service block/s installed as
necessary.
Use twin pair cable to connect to the DC power supply from the inverter DC connections to
the back of the controller.

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6.6 Communication between the controller and the inverter:
6.7 Communication between the power meter and the controller:
Connect the Black/Blue
CAT 5 cable /RJ45 to
the left hand RJ45 plug
inside the Inverter and
the other end to a spare
VE.Bus socket on the
back of the controller.
Connect the USB end of
the power meter lead to
the back of the controller.

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IMPORTANT READ Switching On Procedure
-Make Sure the DC Anderson lead is disconnected
- Switch On the Inverter
-Wait for 60 secs after green light
- Switch on the battery
- Connect the Anderson plugs together
- Reattach the front panel carefully and secure with provided bolts
6.9 Connect the battery communication cable to the controller.
Check the ‘Blue’ terminator
is also plugged in to the
spare VE.CAN
Ensure the correct end
(Labeled Pure Storage) of
the communication cable
is connected to the battery
and the controller (markings
on the cable).

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7. Internet and Portal communication:
Setting Up the WiFi
The WiFi Menu is located in the ‘Settings’ Tab on the control panel.
The Wi-Fi menu shows the available networks. When a network is selected, it is possible to fill in
the password (if the password is not already known) to connect to the network.
Getting started with VRM Portal
There are two separate steps that need to be taken. First, you need to create a VRM user ac-
count. And after that the installation, called ‘site’ needs to be paired with that user account. It is
possible to pair one site to multiple user accounts.
Requirements
1 A computer connected to the Internet
2 The VRM Portal ID, which uniquely identifies your system.
a Color Control GX: the VRM Portal ID can be found in the menu Settings  VRM Logger. It
looks like this: be300d83ff04. For more information, see Troubleshooting VRM Portal Connectivity
for a CCGX.
b VGR, VGR2 and VER: the VRM Portal ID is the IMEI number. It is written on a label on
the back of the modem, and on a label on the outside of the carton. It can also be requested
by sending a text message to the modem with the command ‘GSM’. For more information, see
Troubleshooting VRM Portal Connectivity for a VGR.
3 The gateway, be it a Color Control GX, VGR, VGR2 or VER, needs to have had a successful
connection to the VRM Portal.
Note: it is recommended, especially when working with SIM cards, to first configure and test the
internet connection in your office, before installing it on location. It is not necessary to connect
any equipment, such as a Multi or BMV battery monitor: applying power to a stand-alone Color
Control or Victron Global Remote will do, as they also connect to the VRM Portal when there are
no products connected.
Creating a VRM user account
1. Go to https://vrm.victronenergy.com

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3. Complete all the requested information:
4. You will now receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your account. Account
creation is now finished, click add site to continue pairing a site to this user account. Pairing a
site to a user account
Note: make sure that the VGR/VER/CCGX has already started communicating with the VRM
Site. Otherwise it is not possible to pair and add a site to a user account. If the VGR/VER/
CCGX has not started communicating with the VRM site yet, this error screen will appear:

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1. Enter the IMEI or MAC Address number for one of the VGR, VER or CCGX products.
2. Click next and your device is now paired with your VRM user account. In case you
are the first user to add this site to your account, you will automatically have Admin
rights for this site. Any subsequent users that add this site to their account will become
a normal user, that cannot change any settings. An Admin user can assign Admin rights
to other users on the Settings page.

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3. The first page will be as the screen below. If the CCGX/VGR/VER is not yet installed
there will no data shown.
4. Once more than one site is linked to your VRM user account, you will see all of them
on a map. When multiple sites are close together, they will be grouped into one balloon.
The color of the balloon will be red when one or more sites grouped in that balloon has a
problem.
Configure the site
In the Settings tab, only visible for sites at which you have admin rights, go through the
following settings:
General
GSM Number: useful to save the GSM number of the sim card of a Victron Global
Remote. The only function of this field is to keep it in a safe place, nothing else.
Generator: enable when there is a AC generator connected to the system. In case
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Mains: enable when there is Mains (utility grid or shore) available to the system. In case
of a Quattro, the VRM Portal will assume that this is connected to AC input 2.
Use VE.Bus SOC: Enable this for systems in which the Multi . The website will then
use battery state of charge as reported by the Multi or Quattro. Note that you need to
configure the battery capacity in VEConfigure. More information in the VRM FAQ
Useful for accounts that have many sites. For example a hybrid generator rental com-
pany with four depots: North, South, West and East. Add the tag of the right depot to
all sites. Then in the sites overview you can filter on these tags.
Site summary
Configure the data that you want to see on the home page, that shows a summary of
all sites in your account. Only useful for accounts with multiple sites.
Set location
Set the location of the site by dragging the cursor to the right place. This automatically
sets the timezone that is used for all x-axes on the graphs as well.
Advanced tab setup
Select which widgets you want to see on the advanced tab. Users
Configure which users are admin and which not. Admins can change settings
on all sites for which they have admin rights.
Invite new users to this site. Alarm rules
See VRM Portal alarms and monitoring More tips and tricks
Use the Invite a user function to pair this site to other user accounts as well. It is also
IMPORTANT
Add a User [e-mail] with ‘full control’ - this is important for tech support.
To add a user you will need to login to the online portal and under the settings tab in the dashboard
you will see the tab for ‘Users’ hear you can add users and decide what control they can have.
Final Step.
In the GENERAL Tab under ACCESS LEVEL Set this to USER only to prevent accidental and un-
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possible to invite users that do not yet have a VRM user account. They will automatically
be directed to the account creation page.
 To see a list of all connected products and their firmware version numbers, go to the
Settings tab, and then the System overview section.
 The screensaver enables you to quickly see what state the site you’re currently viewing
is in. Configure the screensaver in your profile settings to automatically show up after a
period of inactivity, or press the “s” key twice while viewing a site.
 Check and if necessary alter the default alarm monitoring setup to your needs. VRM
Portal alarms and monitoring.
 When you have many sites, it is possible to switch to a table view: 
In the screenshot above, on the left, there is a filter. Use it to filter. Adding tags to a site is
done in the ‘Settings’ page. In the example below, two tags are added to this installation,
‘yachts’ and ‘electric yachts’.