Outback Power Systems GS4048A Operators Manual - Manual (Page 50)

Metering
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 Charge displays the kilowatts and AC amperage consumed for the inverter to charge the battery bank. This
line also shows the present charging stage.
 Load displays kilowatts and AC amperage consumed by devices on the inverter’s output. It can be the same
as Invert .
 Buy displays the kilowatts and AC amperage brought into the inverter’s input for both charging and loads.
This is usually a total of Charge and Load .
 Battery displays the uncompensated battery voltage.
 AC Out displays the AC voltage measured at the inverter’s output (the sum of the L1 and L2 readings). If an
AC source is present, this reading is usually the same as AC In .
 AC In displays the AC voltage measured at the inverter’s input from an AC source (the sum of the L1 and L2
readings). This number may be erratic or inaccurate upon first connection until the inverter synchronizes
with the input source.
 AUX displays the current status of the inverter’s Auxiliary (AUX) 12-volt output. Relay displays the current
status of the inverter’s Auxiliary relay contacts. (See page 41.)
 A diode symbol may appear to the left of the screen name to indicate “diode charging” mode. This is a
mode that allows fine control of charging, selling, and load support. It does not visibly affect operation.
From either L1 Phase or L2 Phase, the <Graph> soft key brings up a series of screens which plot
various types of data over time on the MATE3 screen.
Battery Screen
From the L2 Phase screen, the <Next> soft key brings up a screen showing charger status, charger
settings, and battery voltage and temperature information.
Figure 14 Battery Screen
Screen items:
 Actual displays the uncompensated battery voltage.
 Absorb displays the charger’s Absorption voltage setting. (See page 29.)
 Float displays the charger’s Float voltage setting. (See page 30.)
 Equalize displays the charger’s Equalization voltage setting. (See page 33.)
 Temp Comp displays the corrected battery voltage using temperature readings from the Remote
Temperature Sensor (RTS). If no RTS is present, Temp Comp and Actual will read the same. (See page 33.)
 Batt Temp displays the battery temperature in degrees Celsius, as measured by the RTS. It is only valid for
port 1 on the HUB. If other ports are selected, or if no RTS is present, the characters ### will be displayed.
 Re-Float displays the Re-Float setting which was programmed into the inverter’s charger. This is the
voltage used for the inverter to return from Silent mode to the float stage. (See page 30.)
 Sell RE voltage is the target voltage used by the inverter for both the Offset and grid-interactive functions
when the charger is otherwise inactive. (See pages 15 and 35.)
The <Warn> and <Error> keys bring up screens with various fault information. See the next section.
NOTE: The charger settings cannot be adjusted on this screen.
An arrow will appear to the right of
Absorb, Float, or Equalize to
indicate that the charger is in that stage. The arrow will not appear if
the charger is in the Bulk stage, or if it is inactive.