Application Note 303

Fault Monitoring & Management

Stabiliti™ Series PCS

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Ideal Power provides a robust means of monitoring and managing Power Converter System (PCS) faults
via the Modbus interface. This Fault Application Note details the specific fault implementation and support
logic found in the Stabiliti™ Series products, Ideal Power’s 3rd generation 30 kW PCS. The PCS constantly
checks internal and external conditions to ensure that the converter is operating properly and that external
conditions are within allowed safe operating ranges. A fault occurs when a condition is encountered that
is outside of a pre-defined safe operating range. This document describes the fault handling information
and data that is provided to users via the Modbus interface along with detailed descriptions of each fault.
Recommended site controller responses to reported faults and PCS operating states is also covered.

This application note should be used in conjunction with other product and safety documentation provided
by Ideal Power (“IPWR”). The intended audience is engineering and lab personnel familiar with high-
voltage/high-power systems, and the general safety issues related to the wiring and use of 3-phase AC;
battery systems; and PV energy sources utilized during the evaluation and qualification testing of power
converters. Additionally, this document assumes that the reader is already familiar with the Stabiliti 30C or
30C3 Modbus Interface, and is comfortable using that interface to configure, monitor and command PCS
operation.

Applies to Stabiliti™ 30C & 30C3 products with the following firmware versions:

FPGA 3.1.845
Communications 3.2.93

CONTENTS

PURPOSE AND SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................ 1

CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
FAULT SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 2
FAULT SEVERITY CATEGORIES ................................................................................................................................... 2
FAULT DATA ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
SYSTEM CONTROLLER MONITORING ...................................................................................................................... 3
FRONT PANEL DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................................... 3
REGISTER MAP ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
FAULT DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................................................................11
Faults Quick Reference Sheet – Page 1 of 2 ........................................................................................................... 15
Faults Quick Reference Sheet – Page 2 of 2 ........................................................................................................... 16

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 FAULT SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Ideal Power PCS allow for a partly automated fault handling system which broadly operates as follows.
When a fault limit is reached during operation, the PCS will halt operation and set a unique flag indicating
the fault type in an Active Fault register and then start one of three internal reconnect count-down timers.
Once the count-down timer reaches zero, the PCS will reconnect and resume operation as prior to the
fault. Note that the fault must be clear at the end of countdown sequence in order for the PCS resume
operation, and that any fault reoccurrence during the countdown period will restart the countdown
process. If a fault persists indefinitely, the PCS will be stuck in the countdown mode until the fault finally
clears.

Once the fault condition has passed the PCS will clear the Active Fault flag and increment a counter on
the associated Occurred Fault register. The PCS may also be operated in a manual mode which is typically
meant for test or troubleshooting operation. If set to manual operating mode, the PCS will not automatically
attempt to recover after a fault: the external system controller must issue a user_start command via the
Modbus interface.

FAULT SEVERITY CATEGORIES

Each fault is associated with one of the three count-down timers. In particular, faults associated with
IEEE1547 over/under voltage & over/under frequency grid conditions are assigned to reconnect timer #0
which has a factory default of 320 seconds to conform with utility interconnection requirements. Timers #1
and #2 have 20 second factory defaults. Some faults are not transient by definition, such as with a blown
GFDI fuse, and do not self-clear. These select lockdown faults are not assigned to a reconnect timer and
typically require on-site service to clear. For all other cases, an external acknowledgement or reset of the
fault is not required as is sometimes demanded by other equipment employing latching fault states.

There are 54 reported faults, which are all described in the Fault Descriptions section of this document.
The fault severity level determines if the fault is simply recorded, or the converter response is to shut
down.

The severities are as follows and are detailed further in the description of Modbus Register 9.

• Info: increments the fault counter only.

• Alert: increments the fault counter only.
• Alarm: fault is logged.
• Abort 0: fault is logged and PCS is stopped. Reconnect timer 0 is used for countdown and restart.
• Abort 1: fault is logged and PCS is stopped. Reconnect timer 1 is used countdown and restart.
• Abort 2: fault is logged and PCS is stopped. Reconnect timer 2 is used for countdown and restart.
• Lockdown: fault is logged, PCS stops processing power and requires on-site service and manual reset.

FAULT DATA

When a fault does occur, registers 24 – 27 show which fault(s) have occurred since the last time that faults
were cleared. In addition, registers 16 – 19 show which faults are currently active. To see more detailed
information about a given fault that has occurred enter the number of the fault in question into register 0,
then check registers 1 – 9 for specific fault details. In the case where a particular fault has occurred more
than once since it was last reset, the values shown in register 1 – 9 represent the most recent occurrence.
Available fault information includes the fault limit, fault value, fault counter, a timestamp, fault selector and
status.

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 SYSTEM CONTROLLER MONITORING

Ideal Power recommends the following practice for an external system controller to monitor faults. Details
of each item are provided in later sections of this document.
1. Monitor the System Status register 298 for a snapshot view of the fault statuses and reconnect timer
activity indicating a fault is active or a fault occurred and a reconnect count-down has begun.
2. Monitor the Active Faults registers 16-19 in real-time and automatically parse the bit fields to identify
the fault ID. Continuously monitor Active Faults, log and timestamp once identified.
3. Monitor the Occurred Faults registers and automatically parse the bit field to identify the fault ID.
When a fault occurs, iteratively query the fault data for all faults that have occurred. Log this fault
data with a timestamp.
4. If the user encounters recurring active faults or repeating fault state oscillation, human intervention
may be required. Consider implementing a system controller timeout to discontinue system start/
stop oscillation as a result of constantly repeating faults. Review the fault listing below for further
explanation of fault causes and possible paths to fault resolution.
5. After a period of time logging faults and data the fault history can be cleared/reset by way of register
12, fault_global_control, in order to start fresh.

Note: Many faults are transient in nature, and the triggering condition will pass quickly after the PCS
has halted operation. As a result, the system controller may not capture every Active Fault flag as such
transient faults occur. The only means to identify such faults is to query the Occurred Fault registers, and
log fault counts. However, the user should recognize that an externally induced fault state may appear to
clear but may be immediately triggered again, during or after the countdown process, which will reset the
countdown state. This may result in an oscillating fault state, as described above.

BLACK BOX FAULT RECORDER

The Stabiliti™ PCS includes a Black Box Fault Recorder system that automatically captures and saves
operating data around the time of a fault. When a user is reporting failures, persistent or repetitive faults to
Ideal Power we require that the applicable Black Box fault log also be sent in order to better support our
customers.

The Black Box data files are accessible through the PCS Ethernet connection over HTTP port 80. They
are located in the ‘faults’ folder in the root directory of the PCS webserver as shown in the second image
below. One FLT file is generated per day to capture any faults occurring that day and is named with the
date in the form <MM-DD-YY.FLT>. Note that FLT files are binary formatted and only readable by Ideal
Power.

The FLT files may also be downloaded manually from the webserver with a web browser at the PCS IP
address as shown in the first image below.

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 FIGURE 1
BLACK BOX
FAULT DATA FILE
ACCESS

FRONT PANEL FAULT DISPLAY

The LCD front panel display of the PCS includes fault indicators and information.

• Ground Fault Indicator ‘G’ – When this fault indicator is solid color red, there is a Ground Fault within
the system. This indicator is dedicated to Fault #0 and Fault #1 as described below.
• Fault Indicator ‘F’ – When this fault indicator is solid color red, there is an active fault or a fault that
has resulted in a lockdown of the system.
Fault information is provided in the 3rd grouping of text down from the top of the display. The most recent
fault is indicated first. For faults that occurred simultaneously, the fault with lowest ID number will be
displayed. Second, active Fault Sets 0-3 are displayed in hexadecimal format along with an indicator of
how many faults are currently active. An example image is provided below along with its interpretation.

FIGURE 2
SAMPLE FRONT
PANEL FAULT
DISPLAY

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 Figure 1 Interpretation
26 AC1 UV1: Most recent fault

0000 000C 0C00 0000 (4)

Fault Set 3 Fault Set 2 Fault Set 1 Fault Set 0 four active faults
None Active 34 & 35 Active 26 & 27 Active None active

Note that this set of four faults are the standard response to a loss of AC supply (utility grid).

REGISTER MAP

Below is a detailed description of the Modbus holding registers that pertain to fault status and fault data
reporting. In each case a chart shows the usage of the 16 bits for each Modbus Register. Also refer to the
Modbus Map provided by IPWR for your version of firmware. Access levels include Read & Write (RW),
Read-Only (R) and Write Only (WO) which indicates the PCS will clear a command after it is written.

Addr. Addr. Name R/W Type Units Min Max Default

0 0x0000 fault_index RW uint16 0 63
1 0x0001 fault_limit RO uint16
2 0x0002 fault_value RO uint16
3 0x0003 fault_count RO uint16
4 0x0004 fault_utime_0 RO uint16
5 0x0005 fault_utime_1 RO uint16
8 0x0008 fault_selector RO uint16
9 0x0009 fault_status RO uint16x
12 0x000C fault_global_control WO uint16x 0 1
16 0x0010 fault_active_0 RO uint16x bitfield
17 0x0011 fault_active_1 RO uint16x bitfield
18 0x0012 fault_active_2 RO uint16x bitfield
19 0x0013 fault_active_3 RO uint16x bitfield
24 0x0018 fault_occurred_0 RO uint16x bitfield
25 0x0019 fault_occurred_1 RO uint16x bitfield
26 0x001A fault_occurred_2 RO uint16x bitfield
27 0x001B fault_occurred_3 RO uint16x bitfield
256 0x0100 reconnect_timer_set_0 RW uint16 s 320
257 0x0101 reconnect_timer_set_1 RW uint16 s 20
258 0x0102 reconnect_timer_set_2 RW uint16 s 20
288 0x0120 reconnect_timer_stat_0 RO uint16 s
289 0x0121 reconnect_timer_stat_1 RO uint16 s
290 0x0122 reconnect_timer_stat_2 RO uint16 s
298 0x012A system_status RO uint16x bitfield
316 0x013C gfdi_header RO uint16
318 0x013E imi_data RO uint16
319 0x013F gfdi_data RO uint16

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 Address 0: Fault Index
b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Reserved Fault Index

Access: RW
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, 7-bit integer
Limits: 0 to 63

Description: The fault index is written by a user to select which fault information they would like to be
provided in the following registers 1 – 9.

Address 1: Fault Limit

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fault Limit (16-bit signed value)

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Signed 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description: If the fault is associated with a value going beyond a given limit, the limit that was exceeded
is shown here.

Address 2: Fault Result

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fault Result (16-bit signed value)

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Signed 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description: The actual measured value that exceeded the fault limit and triggered the fault flag.

Address 3: Fault Count

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fault Count (16-bit signed value)

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description: The number of times a fault of this type has occurred since the last time that faults were
reset.

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 Address 4: Fault UNIX Timestamp 0
b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fault UNIX timestamp bits 15:0

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description: Bits 15:0 of the 32-bit UNIX timestamp of the most recent occurrence of this fault type.

Address 5: Fault UNIX Timestamp 1

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fault UNIX timestamp bits 31:16

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description: Bits 31:16 of the 32-bit UNIX timestamp of the most recent occurrence of this fault type.

Address 6-7: Reserved

Address 8: Fault Selector

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Reserved Selector

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, bit field
Limits: NA

Description: In some cases, such as line over-voltage, a fault may have multiple sources. In those cases,
this register will represent which source caused the fault. See the Fault Descriptions section of this
document for the meaning of the selector for a given fault.

Address 9: Fault Status

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Reserved Status Severity

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, bit field
Limits: NA

Description:
b0-b2: The severity of the fault.
0x000 = Info: increments the fault counter only.
0x001 = Alert: increments the fault counter only.
0x010 = Alarm: fault is logged.
0x011 = Abort 0: fault is logged and unit is stopped. Reconnect timer 0 is used for restart.

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 0x100 = Abort 1: fault is logged and unit is stopped. Reconnect timer 1 is used for restart.
0x101 = Abort 2: fault is logged and unit is stopped. Reconnect timer 2 is used for restart.
0x110 = Lockdown: fault is logged, unit stops processing power and requires a reset.
0x111 = Reserved
b3-b4: The status of the fault.
0x01 = No fault
0x10 = Active
0x11 = Occurred

Address 12: Fault Global Reset

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Reserved Reset

Access: WO
Default: 0x0000
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, bit field
Limits: 0 to 1

Description: Write a 1 to reset (clear) all fault counters and history. Register self-clears, will always read
back 0.

Address 16-19: Fault Active Set 0-3

Addr. Set b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
16 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
17 1 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
18 2 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32
19 3 63 62 61 60 59 58 67 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, bit field
Limits: NA

Description:
b0 – b15: 1 = fault currently active, 0 = fault not currently active.
Address 16 is for faults 0 -15.
Address 17 is for faults 16 - 31.
Address 18 is for faults 32 - 47.
Address 19 is for faults 48 - 63.

Faults 53 through 63 are currently not defined and reserved for future use.

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 Address 24-31: Fault Occurred Sets 0-3
Addr. Set b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
24 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
25 1 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
26 2 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32
27 3 63 62 61 60 59 58 67 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, bit field
Limits: NA

Description:
b0 – b15: 1 = Fault occurred since last reset, 0 = fault has not occurred since last reset.
Address 24 is for faults 0 -15.
Address 25 is for faults 16 - 31.
Address 26 is for faults 32 - 47.
Address 27 is for faults 48 - 63.

Faults 53 through 63 are currently not defined and reserved for future use.

Address 256: Reconnect Timer 0 Set

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Time (s)

Access: RW
Default: 320
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The reconnect_timer_set_0 register defines soft reconnect time after a disconnect triggered by a fault of
severity level Abort 0. This soft reconnect time is only used when the PCS in auto-control mode following
an Abort 0 fault clearance. This register is in units of 1 second. Changing the duration of reconnect timer
#0 may invalidate your utility interconnection agreement.

Address 257: Reconnect Timer 1 Set

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Time (s)

Access: RW
Default: 20
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The reconnect_timer_set_1 register defines soft reconnect time after a disconnect triggered by a fault of
severity level Abort 1. This soft reconnect time is only used when the PCS in auto-control mode following
an Abort 1 fault clearance. This register is in units of 1 second. Ideal Power recommends this set-point not
be set less than 3 seconds.

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 Address 258: Reconnect Timer 2 Set
b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Time (s)

Access: RW
Default: 20
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA
Description:
The reconnect_timer_set_2 register defines soft reconnect time after a disconnect triggered by a fault of
severity level Abort 2. This reconnect time is only used when the PCS in auto-control mode following an
Abort 1 fault clearance. This register is in units of 1 second. Ideal Power recommends this set-point not be
set less than 3 seconds.

Address 288: Reconnect Timer 0 Status

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Time (s)

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The reconnect_timer_stat_0 register reads back the current state of the reconnect_timer_0 timer in the
PCS. This reconnect timer defines soft reconnect time after a disconnect triggered by a fault of severity
level Abort 0. This reconnect time is only used when the PCS in auto-control mode following an Abort 0
fault clearance. This register is in units of 1 second.

Address 289: Reconnect Timer 1 Status

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Time (s)

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The reconnect_timer_stat_1 register reads back the current state of the reconnect_timer_1 timer in the
PCS. This reconnect timer defines soft reconnect time after a disconnect triggered by a fault of severity
level Abort 1. This reconnect time is only used when the PCS in auto-control mode following an Abort 1
fault clearance. This register is in units of 1 second.

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 Address 290: Reconnect Timer 2 Status
b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Time (s)

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The reconnect_timer_stat_2 register reads back the current state of the reconnect_timer_2 timer in the
PCS. This reconnect timer defines soft reconnect time after a disconnect triggered by a fault of severity
level Abort 2. This soft reconnect time is only used when the PCS in auto-control mode following an Abort 2
fault clearance. This register is in units of 1 second.

Address 298: System Status

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fault Active Reserved Reconnect Timers Reset

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit value, bit field
Limits: NA

Description:
Provides information on fault activity and the reconnect timers statuses as follows:
b1: 1 = Reconnect timer #0 is active, an Abort 0 category fault occurred.
b2: 1 = Reconnect timer #1 is active, an Abort 1 category fault occurred.
b3: 1 = Reconnect timer #2 is active, an Abort 2 category fault occurred.
b11: 1 = Lockdown is active, a Lockdown category fault is active or occurred.
b12: 1 = PCS fault of severity level Abort 0 is active.
b13: 1 = PCS fault of severity level Abort 1 is active.
b14: 1 = Fault of severity level Abort 2 is active.
b15: 1 = GFDI fault or IMI fault detected.

Address 316: GFDI Header

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Firmware version

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The gfdi_header register reads back the installed firmware version identifier for the GFDI/IMI fault
detection PCS sub-system.

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 Address 318: IMI Data
b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Impedance

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit hexadecimal value
Limits: NA

Description:
The imi_data register reads back the computed impedance detected between the DC-COM node and earth
ground. This impedance is calculated once every 30 secs. If the computed impedance is below a built-in
threshold of 4kΩ, the PCS system asserts an IMI fault.

Address 319: GFDI Data

b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Fuse state

Access: R
Default: NA
Format: Unsigned 16-bit integer
Limits: NA

Description:
The gfdi_data register reads back a non-zero value if the PCS ground fault fuse is intact, or closed. If the
fuse opens (blows) due to a system DC ground fault, the GFDI fault detection sub-system will write a value
of 0 to the gfdi_data register indicating detection of the ground fault.

FAULT DESCRIPTIONS

The faults that can occur in the Stabiliti Series are listed here along with a brief description.

Faults in the Abort 0 category are associated with utility interconnection trip limits and the AC input should
be investigated for troubleshooting.

Faults in the Abort 1 category are associated with external PCS faults. To troubleshoot, review the fault
description and investigate the applicable external condition.

Faults in the Abort 2 category are associated with internal PCS faults. Typically, there are no actions
an operator may take to troubleshoot these faults. Such faults may occur occasionally. If such a fault
begins to occur consistently under a particular condition, please contact [email protected] for
troubleshooting assistance.

When contacting Ideal Power for fault handling support, please provide all the available fault
information provided by the PCS through the Modbus interface and Black Box Recorder as described in
this document.

Note: A tabulated listing of all the faults may be found at the end of this document in the Quick Reference
section.

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 Fault Number: 0 Fault Number: 8
Description: GFDI fault (grounded DC) Description: Link over voltage
Selector Values: Selector Values: NA
0x01 = GFDI fault detected Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
0x10 = Loss of communication
Severity: 0x110 = Lockdown Fault Number: 9
Description: Link starving
Fault Number: 1 Selector Values: NA
Description: IMI fault (floating DC) Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x110 = Lockdown Fault Number: 10
Description: Link over current
Fault Number: 2 Selector Values: NA
Description: Power module heatsink temperature fault Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Selector Values:
0x00 = Over temperature Fault Number: 11
0x01 = Under temperature Description: IGBT VCES over voltage 1
Severity: 0x100 Abort 1 Selector Values:
0x00 = Link positive to phase A
Fault Number: 3 0x01 = Link positive to phase B
Description: Control board temperature fault 0x10 = Link positive to phase C
Selector Values: Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
0x00 = Over temperature
0x01 = Under temperature Fault Number: 12
Severity: 0x100 Abort 1 Description: IGBT VCES over voltage 2
Selector Values:
Fault Number: 4 0x00 = Link negative to phase A
Description: 24V auxiliary supply under voltage 0x01 = Link negative to phase B
Selector Values: NA 0x10 = Link negative to phase C
Severity: 0x100 Abort 1 Severity: 0x101 Abort 2

Fault Number: 5 Fault Number: 13

Description: Fan fault Description: IGBT VCES over voltage 3
Selector Values: Selector Values:
0x00 = Fan not spinning 0x00 = Link positive to DC port 2
0x01 = Bad tach reading 0x01 = Link positive to DC port 3
Severity: 0x110 = Lockdown 0x10 = Link positive to DC common
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Fault Number: 6
Description: DC differential over voltage Fault Number: 14
Selector Values: Description: IGBT VCES over voltage 4
0x00 = Port 2 Selector Values:
0x01 = Port 3 0x00 = Link positive to DC port 2
Severity: 0x100 Abort 1 0x01 = Link positive to DC port 3
0x10 = Link positive to DC common
Fault Number: 7 Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Description: DC differential under voltage
Selector Values: Fault Number: 15
0x00 = Port 2 Description: AC A-B hard switch
0x01 = Port 3 Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11
Severity: 0x100 Abort 1 Severity: 0x101 Abort 2

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 Fault Number: 16 Fault Number: 26
Description: AC B-C hard switch Description: AC under voltage level 1 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 17 Fault Number: 27

Description: AC C-A hard switch Description: AC under voltage level 2 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 18 Fault Number: 28

Description: DC2 input hard switch Description: AC under voltage level 3 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 19 Fault Number: 29

Description: DC2 output hard switch Description: AC under voltage level 4 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 20 Fault Number: 30

Description: DC3 input hard switch Description: AC over voltage level 1 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 21 Fault Number: 31

Description: DC3 output hard switch Description: AC over voltage level 2 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 22 Fault Number: 32

Description: Link state timer check Description: AC over voltage level 3 trip
Selector Values: NA Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 23 Fault Number: 33

Description: Bad link start Description: AC over voltage level 4 trip
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01, 0x10, 0x11 Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

Fault Number: 24 Fault Number: 34

Description: Invalid method/settings Description: AC under frequency level 1 trip
Selector Values: Selector Values: NA
0x00 = Invalid port1 method/setting Severity: 0x011 Abort 0
0x01 = Invalid port2 method/setting
0x10 = Invalid port3 method/setting Fault Number: 35
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Description: AC under frequency level 2 trip
Selector Values: NA
Fault Number: 25 Severity: 0x011 Abort 0
Description: Island detected
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0

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 Fault Number: 36 Fault Number: 47
Description: AC under frequency level 3 trip Description: Surge detect
Selector Values: NA Selector Values:
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 0x00 = Phase A
0x01 = Phase B
Fault Number: 37 0x10 = Phase C
Description: AC under frequency level 4 trip Severity: 0x100 Abort 1
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 Fault Number: 48
Description: AC switch breakdown voltage exceeded
Fault Number: 38 Selector Values:
Description: AC over frequency level 1 trip 0x00 = Phase A to phase B
Selector Values: NA 0x01 = Phase B to phase C
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 0x10 = Phase C to phase A
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Fault Number: 39
Description: AC over frequency level 2 trip Fault Number: 49
Selector Values: NA Description: DC switch breakdown voltage exceeded
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 Selector Values:
0x00 = DC2
Fault Number: 40 0x01 = DC3
Description: AC over frequency level 3 trip Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 Fault Number: 50
Description: Precharge timeout
Fault Number: 41 Selector Values: NA
Description: AC over frequency level 4 trip Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 Fault Number: 51
Description: AC to link primary high voltage
Fault Number: 42 Selector Values:
Description: Watchdog timeout 0x000 = Positive to ground
Selector Values: 0x00, 0x01 0x001 = Negative to ground
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Severity: 0x101 Abort 2

Fault Number: 43 Fault Number: 52

Description: Emergency stop active Description: AC line to line instantaneous over voltage
Selector Values: NA Selector Values:
Severity: 0x011 = Abort 0 0x000 = Phase A to phase B
0x001 = Phase B to phase C
Fault Number: 44 0x010 = Phase C to phase A
Description: Sensing fault Severity: 0x100 Abort 1
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2 Fault Number: 53
Description: License fault
Fault Number: 45 Selector Values: NA
Description: Arc fault Severity: 0x101 Abort 2
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x011 Abort 0 Fault Number: 54
Description: Grid_Ack timeout
Fault Number: 46 Selector Values: NA
Description: Comms processor initiated shutdown Severity: 0x100 Abort 1
Selector Values: NA
Severity: 0x101 Abort 2

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 FAULTS QUICK REFERENCE – FIGURE A

Hexadecimal Reference
Decimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hex 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
Binary 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111

Address 16-19: Fault Active Sets 0-3

Addr. Set b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
16 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
17 1 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
18 2 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32
19 3 63 62 61 60 59 58 67 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48

Address 24-31: Fault Occurred Sets 0-3

Addr. Set b15 b14 b13 b12 b11 b10 b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
24 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
25 1 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
26 2 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32
27 3 63 62 61 60 59 58 67 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48

Addr. Addr. Name R/W Type Units Min Max Default

0 0x0000 fault_index RW uint16 0 63
1 0x0001 fault_limit RO uint16
2 0x0002 fault_value RO uint16
3 0x0003 fault_count RO uint16
4 0x0004 fault_utime_0 RO uint16
5 0x0005 fault_utime_1 RO uint16
8 0x0008 fault_selector RO uint16
9 0x0009 fault_status RO uint16x
12 0x000C fault_global_control WO uint16x 0 1
256 0x0100 reconnect_timer_set_0 RW uint16 s 320
257 0x0101 reconnect_timer_set_1 RW uint16 s 20
258 0x0102 reconnect_timer_set_2 RW uint16 s 20
288 0x0120 reconnect_timer_stat_0 RO uint16 s
289 0x0121 reconnect_timer_stat_1 RO uint16 s
290 0x0122 reconnect_timer_stat_2 RO uint16 s
298 0x012A system_status RO uint16x bitfield
316 0x013C gfdi_header RO uint16
318 0x013E imi_data RO uint16
319 0x013F gfdi_data RO uint16

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 FAULTS QUICK REFERENCE – FIGURE B

Fault Description Severity Fault Description Severity

0 GFDI Fault Lockdown 28 AC under voltage level 3 trip Abort 0
1 IMI Fault Lockdown 29 AC under voltage level 4 trip Abort 0
2 Power module heatsink Abort 1 30 AC over voltage level 1 trip Abort 0
temperature fault
3 Control board temperature fault Abort 1 31 AC over voltage level 2 trip Abort 0
4 24V auxiliary supply under voltage Abort 1 32 AC over voltage level 3 trip Abort 0
5 Fan fault Lockdown 33 AC over voltage level 4 trip Abort 0
6 DC differential over voltage Abort 1 34 AC under frequency level 1 trip Abort 0
7 DC differential under voltage Abort 1 35 AC under frequency level 2 trip Abort 0
8 Link over voltage Abort 2 36 AC under frequency level 3 trip Abort 0
9 Link starving Abort 2 37 AC under frequency level 4 trip Abort 0
10 Link over current Abort 2 38 AC over frequency level 1 trip Abort 0
11 IGBT VCES over voltage 1 Abort 2 39 AC over frequency level 2 trip Abort 0
12 IGBT VCES over voltage 2 Abort 2 40 AC over frequency level 3 trip Abort 0
13 IGBT VCES over voltage 3 Abort 2 41 AC over frequency level 4 trip Abort 0
14 IGBT VCES over voltage 4 Abort 2 42 Watchdog timeout Abort 2
15 AC A-B hard switch Abort 2 43 Emergency Stop Abort 0
16 AC B-C hard switch Abort 2 44 Sensing fault Abort 2
17 AC C-A hard switch Abort 2 45 Arc Fault Abort 0
18 DC2 input hard switch Abort 2 46 Comms processor initiated Abort 2
shutdown
19 DC2 output hard switch Abort 2 47 AC Surge detect Abort 1
20 DC3 input hard switch Abort 2 48 AC switch breakdown voltage Abort 2
exceeded
21 DC3 output hard switch Abort 2 49 DC switch breakdown voltage Abort 2
exceeded
22 Link state timer check Abort 2 50 Precharge timeout Abort 2
23 Bad link start Abort 2 51 AC to link primary high voltage Abort 2
24 Invalid method/settings Abort 2 52 AC line to line instantaneous Abort 1
over voltage
25 Island detected Abort 0 53 License fault Abort 2
26 AC under voltage level 1 trip Abort 0 54 Grid_Ack timeout Abort 1
27 AC under voltage level 2 trip Abort 0

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