Solar Troubleshooting
Monitor and Troubleshoot your solar inverter
- Start by accessing your main screen.
- With four buttons at the lower part of the screen:
Button A. Will take you left or up
Button B. Right or go down
Button C. Menu/ Escape Key
Button D. Enter - Use the button C to go to Menu. Use the buttons A and B to navigate the Menu options.
- Select ‘log’ by pressing the button D.
- Again, press the button D to select ‘Energy Fed in KWh/MWh.
- Select the time period using the formats – Today, Year or Total.Note: The Today figure represents the energy your system has produced for the day while the Total figure is the amount of energy produced since the system was installed.
- Compute your average monthly production through finding the difference between the Total figure at the beginning and in the end of each month.
Example:
Total on July 1st: 1100
Total on August 1st: 1400 Therefore,
July’s Monthly Yield is 300 - Work out on the Average Daily Yield by dividing the Monthly Yield by the total number of days of the month.
300/31 = 9.67KWh
- A green light should display during the day as an indication that the system functions normally.
- Tap on the cover, the Menu options will be available on the screen.
- Find out your inverter’s performance through the options ‘Etoday’ and ‘Eall’
Note:The Etoday function depicts your daily KWh energy production. The Eall is your total KWh produced since the system was installed. - Compute your average monthly production through finding the difference between the Eall figure at the beginning and in the end of each month.
Example:
Total on July 1st: 1100
Total on August 1st: 1400 Therefore,
July’s Monthly Yield is 300 - Work out on the Average Daily Yield by dividing the Monthly Yield by the total number of days of the month.
300/31 = 9.67KWh
- Tap the front of the screen.
- The screen will light up automatically. Scroll through the three Menu options.
- Two main figures will appear on the screen with the ‘E-today’ and the ‘E-total’ format.
Note: The E-today shows the amount of the KWH produced for the day while the figure is your E-total which describes the total KWh you have accumulated since your system was installed. - Compute your average monthly production through finding the difference between the E-total figure at the beginning and in the end of each month.
Example:
Total on July 1st: 1100
Total on August 1st: 1400 Therefore,
July’s Monthly Yield is 300 - Work out on the Average Daily Yield by dividing the Monthly Yield by the total number of days of the month.
300/31 = 9.67KWh
Usually in the morning or in late afternoon, the inverter will indicate green, red and orange lights, it may also create clicking noises as a sign that the inverter shuts down or restarts and that is perfectly normal. When the red fault light on the inverter is displayed permanently, that signals that something is wrong.
If there is enough sunlight during the day and still the inverter lights are flashing, try conducting a reset. Simple instructions are as follows:
Step 1: Locate the solar supply main switch on the switchboard. Turn off.
Step 2: If your solar inverter is more than 3 meters away from your switchboard, locate solar AC isolator. Disregard this step if your inverter and switchboard are within 3 meters reach.
Step 3: To your inverter, locate PV Array and DC Isolator. Turn off.
Step 4: Turn off the Inverter Isolator.
Step 5: Restart your system by following this guide in reverse order. Turn Inverter Isolator, DC Isolator, AC Isolator and Main Switch on.
If the problem continues, contact us at 1300 996 917.
