WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter User Manual

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DC/AC inverters for off-grid applications

WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter

General Description:

WI1200-24 and WI1200-48 are DC / AC inverter, designed for off-grid applications, with high reliability and professional performance.
The product was developed to produce a waveform of pure sine AC output, with high conversion efficiency, up to 94%, and very low power consumption in stand-by mode, less than 5W.
These features are obtained through a hybrid configuration with toroidal transformer output and high frequency switching technology. (HF Technology)
The energy saving function allows to reduce the consumption in a significant way in the event of lack of the connected load, ensuring a superior system autonomy.WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 20

WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon AC pure sine wave output
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 1 Continuous power 1200 VA
Output voltage: 230V 50Hz
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 2 Maximum inverter efficiency 94%
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 3 Energy Saving Function
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon4 Shutdown switch
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 5 LED indications
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 6 Battery voltage 24 or 48Vdc
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 7 Sealed, liquid acid or lithium batteries
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 8 IP20 housing
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 9 Protections:
• Low battery
• Short circuit and AC overload
• Over-temperature

WI1200-24 AND WI1200-48 INSTALLATION GUIDE

  1. BATTERY CABLES: the WI1200-24 and WI1200-48 inverters have to be connected to the battery with cables with a suitable section, in particular in the case of distance between the inverter and battery less to 1.5m or more but in any case within 3m, according to the following table;
    Section of battery cables WI1200-24 WI1200-48
    Distance inferior than 1.5 m 6 mm2 4 mm2
    Distance between 1.5 and 3 m 10 mm2 6 mm2
  2. BATTERY CONNECTION: configure your battery bank with voltage 12V for WI1200-24 model, battery bank 48V voltage for the WI1200-48 model, then connect the RED terminal to the POSITIVE of the battery and the BLACK terminal to the NEGATIVE of the battery; (WARNING: if you do not respect the polarity the inverter will be damaged permanently!)
  3. AC CONNECTION: Connect the AC load user with 230Vac output, through SCHUKO standard connection; (CAUTION: Never connect the output of the inverter to another AC source, such as the electricity grid or a generator!)
  4. POWER ON of the INVERTER : set the power switch I-0-II in position I [ON], perform the startup of the inverter and check the power supply of the user load; (WARNING: in case of overload for 3 times within 30 seconds, the inverter goes into automatic  shutdown, for the restart is necessary to turn off the power switch, remove the cause of overload and provide with a new power on procedure!)
  5. POWER ON of the INVERTER in ENERGY SAVING MODE: set the power I-0-II position II [ECO] switch, the power saving feature enables a reduction in power consumption in stand-by 70%, through the activation of the inverter for a short period every 2.5 seconds. The inverter switches to an activation status always ON for a load with more than 30W while turns into a energy saving status for a load with less than 20W;WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - INSTALLATION GUIDE
  6. RENEWABLE PLANT: if there is a plant of renewable energy production, connect the plant through a dedicated charge controller on the battery terminals. (WARNING: WI1200 inverter battery cables should always be connected directly to the battery terminals!)
  7. REMOTE ON / OFF: connect a remote on/off power switch to the dedicated connector with 2 poles removing the series closure jumper. (CAUTION: even the power switch must be set to ON or ENERGY SAVING)

MEANINGS OF LED INDICATIONS

WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - INSTALLATION GUIDE 1From the front panel of WI1200-24 and WI1200-48 inverter, you can make the switch on and off of the inverter, you can also get reports about the working status and error:

Table of LED STATUS and LED ERROR warnings
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 10 GREEN LED ON: normal working status activated ON.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 11 SLOW FLASHING GREEN LED: working status at energy saving ON.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 12 GREEN LED ON RED ON: forthcoming shutdown due to OVERLOAD.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 13 GREEN LED ON RED SLOW FLASHING: forthcoming shutdown due to LOW BATTERY.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 14 GREEN LED ON RED DOUBLE FLASHING: forthcoming shutdown due to OVER-TEMPERATURE.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 15 GREEN LED OFF RED ON: inverter shutdown due to OVERLOAD.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 16 GREEN LED ON RED SLOW FLASHING: forthcoming shutdown due to LOW BATTERY.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 17 GREEN LED ON RED DOUBLE FLASHING: forthcoming shutdown due to OVER-TEMPERATURE.
WESTERN CO WI1200-24 Off Grid Inverter - icon 18 GREEN LED OFF FAST FLASHING RED: inverter shutdown due to OVER-VOLTAGE BATTERY.

WARNING: in case of LOCKED inverter, there is no supply voltage at the output AC-OUT, because occurred of one of the FOUR fault conditions specified in tab. 3, you need to RESTART the device, according to the following sequence:

  1. turning off with switch in position 0 [OFF]
  2. wait for 2 seconds
  3. new turning on with the switch in position I [ON] or II [ECO]

WIRING SCHEME

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MECHANICAL FEATURES

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ELECTRICAL FEATURES

W11200-24 W11200-48
Min Type Max Min Type Max
INVERTER Output power Pout 1200VA 1600W 1200VA 1200W
Battery voltage Vbatt 18.4V 24V 34V 36.8V 48V 68V
Output voltage Vac 230V 230V
Output frequency Fac 50hz
± 0.1%
50hz
± 0.1%
Efficiency Eff 94% 94%
Internal consumption in
stand-by mode
Psb 8W 8W
Load activation / energy saving Pes 30W / 20W 30W / 20W
Threshold alert for low
battery
Tba 21.6V 21.8V 22.0V 43.2V 43.6V 44V
Shutdown threshold for
low battery
Tbs 18.4V 36.8 V
Reactivation threshold
from low battery
Tbr 25V 50V
Internal over-temperature alarm Tot 55’C 55°C
Operating temperature Tamb -10°C 40° C 70°C -10°C 40°C 70°C
Min Type Max Min Type Max
Enclosure Section battery terminals 2Smm2 10mm2
AC connection Schuko (CEE
7/4)
Schuko (CEE
7/4)
Protection degree I P21 IP21
Dimensions 305x195x105 mm 305x195x105 mm
Weight 11.5 Kg 11.5 Kg

Tab.2 ELECTRICAL FEATURES

WARRANTY

Western CO. Srl guarantees the good quality and good design of its own Products obliging itself, during the warranty period of 5 (five) years, to repair or replace at its sole discretion, for free, those defective parts owing to poor quality of material or defect in workmanship.
The defective product must be returned to Western Co. Srl or to the company delegated by Western Co to make product support, at customer’s expenses, together with a copy of the invoice both for repairing and warranty replacement. The costs of re-installation of the equipment will be borne by the customer.
Western CO. Srl will bear the transport expenses of the repaired or replaced product.
The warranty does not cover Products that, according to our discretion, are defective due to natural wear, showing damages caused by incompetence or negligence of the customer, imperfect installation, by tampering or other interventions different by the instructions supplied by us.
The warranty is not valid also in case of damages coming from: – transport and/or incorrect storage of the product.
force majeure or catastrophic events (frost to temperatures below -20° C, fire, flood, lightning, vandalism, and so on).
All of the above mentioned guarantees are the sole and exclusive agreement which supersedes any proposal or agreement, oral or written, and any other communication made between the manufacturer and the purchaser in respect of the above.
For any dispute the jurisdiction is Ascoli Piceno.

WASTE DISPOSAL

Western CO. as manufacturer of the electrical device herein described and in accordance with DL 07/25/2005 n 151, informs the consumer that this product, once abandoned, must be delivered to an authorized collection centre or, in case of purchase of an equivalent equipment, it can be returned free of charge to the distributor of the new equipment.
The penalties will be applied by individual Municipalities.WESTERN CO. Srl.
Via Pasubio, 1
63074 San Benedetto del Tronto (AP) tel. (+39) 0735 751488 fax. (+39) 0735 751254
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.western.it

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Copyright © 2018 – Western CO. Srl

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