Xantrex Technology PROwatt 1000 User Manual
Prowatt 1000 inverter, Owner’s guide
Table of contents
Document Outline
- About Xantrex
- Trademarks
- Notice of copyright
- Disclaimer
- Date and Revision
- Part number
- Contact Information
- About This Guide
- Purpose
- Scope
- Organization
- Conventions Used
- Related Information
- Important Safety Information
- General Precautions
- Explosive Gas Precautions
- Precautions When Working With Batteries
- 1. Follow all instructions published by the battery manufacturer and the manufacturer of the equi...
- 2. Make sure the area around the battery is well ventilated.
- 3. Never smoke or allow a spark or flame near the engine or batteries.
- 4. Use caution to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery. It could spark or shor...
- 5. Remove metal items like rings, bracelets, and watches when working with lead-acid batteries. L...
- 6. If you need to remove a battery, always remove the positive terminal from the battery first. M...
- Precautions For Using Rechargeable Appliances
- Contents
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- Installation
- Safety Instructions
- Installation Codes
- Installation Tools and Materials
- Overview of Installation Steps
- Designing Your Installation
- Choosing a Location
- Connecting to an Existing AC Circuit
- AC Wiring Precautions
- AC Wiring Procedure
- To make a permanent connection to existing AC wiring:
- 1. Make sure no DC voltage is being supplied to the inverter, and make sure no AC voltage is pres...
- 2. Remove the bottom plate from the inverter. This gives you access to the AC terminal blocks. Se...
- 3. Remove the knockout on the DC end of the inverter.
- 4. Feed 3-conductor 14 AWG AC cable through the hole.
- 5. Insert a cable clamp for electrical junction boxes to hold the cable in place.
- 6. Connect the ground lead of the AC cable (green or bare wire) to the internal terminal block la...
- 7. Strip 1/4 inch (6 mm) of insulation from the line (black) and neutral (white) leads, and conne...
- To make a permanent connection to existing AC wiring:
- Installing Transfer Switches in AC Circuits
- Installing the Remote On/Off Switch
- To install the remote On/Off switch:
- 1. Cut out the template printed on pageD–5 and position it on the wall where you want to install...
- 2. Mark the location of the two screw holes and the area to be cut out.
- 3. Pilot drill the two screw holes.
- 4. Cut out the square area.
- 5. Feed the communications cable and connector through the cut-out hole in the panel, and route t...
- 6. Plug the connector into the jack on the bottom of the inverter.
- 7. Fasten the switch assembly using the two screws that are provided.
- To install the remote On/Off switch:
- Mounting the Inverter
- To mount the Prowatt 1000:
- 1. Turn off the inverter’s On/Off switch.
- 2. Select an appropriate mounting location and orientation. The inverter must be oriented in one ...
- 3. Hold the inverter against the mounting surface, mark the positions of the mounting screws, and...
- 4. Pilot-drill the four mounting holes.
- 5. Fasten the inverter to the mounting surface using corrosion-resistant hardware sized #10 or la...
- To mount the Prowatt 1000:
- Connecting the Chassis Ground
- Connecting DC Cables
- Cabling Guidelines
- Fuse/Circuit Breaker Sizing Guidelines
- Cabling Procedure
- Figure 3-5 Configuration for Normal Loads
- Figure 3-6 Configuration for Heavy Loads
- To connect the DC cables:
- 1. Cut the cables to the correct length.
- 2. Strip the appropriate amount of insulation off one end of each cable and attach the connectors...
- 3. Strip about 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) from the ends of the cables that will be connected to the inver...
- 4. Install a fuse and fuse holder in the cable that will be used for the positive side of the DC ...
- 5. Insert the stripped ends of the cables into the cabling terminals on the DC end of the inverte...
- 6. Attach the connector on the negative cable to the negative battery terminal. Make a secure con...
- 7. Before proceeding, make sure that the cable you have just installed connects the negative term...
- 8. Connect the cable from the positive (red) terminal of the PROwatt 1000 to the positive termina...
- 9. If you have installed a battery selector switch, use it to select one of the batteries or batt...
- 10. Turn on the inverter’s On/Off switch.
- 11. Check the front panel of the inverter. The VOLTS indicator should read 12–13 volts, depending...
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- Battery Types and Sizes
- Battery Types
- Battery Size
- Estimating Battery Requirements
- To determine how much battery capacity you need:
- 1. Determine how many watts are consumed by each appliance that you will operate from the PROwatt...
- 2. Estimate how many hours each appliance will be operating each day.
- 3. Calculate the daily watt-hours needed for each appliance.
- 4. Add the total number of watt-hours needed for all the appliances and multiply it by the number...
- 5. Divide the total watt-hours of AC load between charges by 10. This gives the battery Ah used b...
- 6. Double the total Ah used between charges to get the recommended battery size in Ah.
- Battery Sizing Example
- Battery Sizing Worksheet
- To determine how much battery capacity you need:
- Using Multiple Batteries
- Battery Tips
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