Xantrex GT 3.8 3800 Watt 208/240 Volt Grid Tie Inverter
Manufacturer Part Number: 864-1032
The Xantrex Grid Tie Solar Inverter (GT Series) is designed to convert photovoltaic (PV) electricity produced by solar modules into utility-grade power that can be used by the home or sold to the local electrical utility. Offering high efficiency (up to 96.0%), clean aesthetics, high reliability, and a low installed cost, through ease of installation and integrated features, the GT Series is a proved, high-frequency design in a compact enclosure.
Features
- Simple Installation
- Multi-inverter system installations
- PV Module Maximum Power Point Tracking
- Integrated DC Wiring Box and DC and AC disconnect switch
- Available remote monitoring
- Residential and Commercial installations (208 or 240 V)
- Light enough for one person to install
- Compatible with other Series models to customise the inverters to the array
High performance inverters that make utility interactive installations easier and more cost effective!
- Compact
- Lightweight
- Expandable
- High efficiency
- Outstanding energy harvest
- Easy-to-install
- Included mounting back plate
- Included communication ports
- Included LCD display with back-light for 24 hour display viewing
- Convection cooled - no fans that can fail
Applications
Specifications
|
GT 3.3 N |
GT 3.8 |
GT 3.8 SP |
GT 4.0 N |
|---|
| Part Number: |
864-1006 |
864-1032 |
864-0803 |
864-1008 |
| Product Type |
Grid-tie Solar Inverter |
| Network Number of Phases |
Single Phase |
| Type of Signal |
True Sine Wave Output |
| Nominal Output Power |
3.3 kW AC - 240 V
3.1 kW AC - 208 V |
3.8 kW AC - 240 V
3.5 kW AC - 208 V |
3.3 kW AC - 230 V |
4.0 kW AC - 240 V
3.8 kW AC - 208 V |
| Output Voltage |
240 V AC Single Phase
240 V AC Single Phase
211 - 264 V AC
183 - 229 V AC
|
230 V AC Single Phase |
240 V AC Single Phase
240 V AC Single Phase
211 - 264 V AC
183 - 229 V AC
|
| Output Type |
Current Source |
- |
Current Source |
| Output Current |
13.8 A
14.9 A |
15.8 A
16.8 A |
19 A |
16.7 A
18.3 A |
| Network Frequency |
60 Hz
59.3 - 60.5 Hz |
50 Hz
49.0 - 51.0 Hz |
60 Hz
59.3 - 60.5 Hz |
| Cos phi |
> 0.99 at rated power (output)
> 0.95 at full power range (output) |
- |
> 0.99 at rated power (output)
> 0.95 at full power range (output) |
| Harmonic Distortion |
< 3 % |
| Input Voltage |
</= 600 V DC open circuit
200 - 400 V MPPT
200 - 550 V |
</= 600 V DC open circuit
195 - 550 V MPPT
195 - 550 V |
195 - 600 V DC
195 - 550 V DC MPPT |
</= 600 V DC open circuit
240 - 550 V MPPT - CEC & CSA
235 - 550 V MPPT |
| Input Current |
< 24 A DC
16.5 A DC - 208 V
17.5 A DC - 240 V |
< 24 A DC
19.5 A DC - 208 V
20.8 A DC - 240 V |
15 A |
< 24 A DC
17.0 A DC - 208 V
18.0 A DC - 240 V |
| Utility Backfeed Current |
0 A |
- |
0 A |
| Overcurrent Protection |
20 A (output) |
20 A (output)
25 A (output) |
20 A (output) |
25 A (output) |
| Reverse Polarity Protection |
Short-circuit diode |
- |
Short-circuit diode |
| Efficiency |
95.9 % peak
95 % CEC
95 % CEC
95.6 % peak |
| Power Consumption in W |
1 W night time |
| Function Available |
GF Detection, IDIF > 1 A |
- |
GF Detection, IDIF > 1 A |
| Display Type |
Backlit LCD |
| Messages Display Capacity |
2 lines of 16 characters |
| Communication Interface |
RS232
Xanbus 1 RJ45 |
RS232
Xanbus 2 RJ45 |
RS232
Xanbus 1 RJ45 |
| Type of Cooling |
Convection (no fan required) |
| Device Mounting |
Wall Mounted (mounting bracket included) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
724 x 403 x 145 mm |
597 x 403 x 136 mm |
724 x 403 x 145 mm |
| Product Weight |
22.2 kg |
25.8 kg |
20 kg |
25.8 kg |
| Enclosure Type |
NEMA 3R |
IP54 |
NEMA 3R |
| Ambient Air Temp. for Operation |
-25...65 °C |
| Standards |
UL 1741
CSA 107.1-01
IEEE 1547
CSA 2
C22.2 No.107-1-01 |
EN 50178
RD 1663 |
UL 1741
CSA 107.1-01
IEEE 1547
CSA 2
C22.2 No.107-1-01 |
Detailed Description
General
When Xantrex set out to develop the Series Grid Tie Solar Inverter, they listened to the experts - renewable energy dealers and installers. The result is a high performance inverter that makes utility interactive installations easier and more cost effective.
The Xantrex Series high performance PV string inverters offer high efficiency, lower installed cost, improved aesthetics and high reliability. The Series Inverters are high quality products that offer the best!
The Xantrex GT Series Grid Tie Solar Inverters offer outstanding energy harvest in a small, modular design. The high performance photovoltaic string inverters offer high efficiency, lower installed cost through easy installation, improved aesthetics and high reliability. The GT Series may be installed as a single inverter, for a single PV array, or in a multiple-inverter configuration for large PV arrays.
Shade Tolerance
The core function of today’s photovoltaic (PV) inverter is to harvest direct
current (DC) electric energy from a solar PV array, convert it to useful
alternating current (AC), and inject the harvested solar electricity into an AC
power grid. PV inverters are a small but critical part of a larger investment in
a PV energy generation system consisting of PV modules, module racking,
inverter(s), interconnect hardware, and other equipment.
The lifetime goal of any grid-connected PV energy generation system is
simple: to maximize the return on investment (ROI) by generating the largest
amount of electric energy (kWh) for the least amount of financial outlay.
PV inverters can support the maximization of PV system ROI by optimizing
four key characteristics:
- Reliability/Bankability/Compliance: Regulatory compliant, safe and
consistently reliable operation helps increase ROI
- Price: Lower PV system capital cost helps increase ROI
- High Conversion Efficiency: Not wasting power within the inverter
helps increase ROI
- High Harvest Efficiency: Ability to extract the maximum amount
power available from the PV array helps increase ROI.
The first three characteristics are relatively easy to define and comprehend.
However, an understanding of harvest efficiency requires a first-principles
understanding of the PV system itself – specifically with respect to a PV
array’s I-V curve characteristics and the effect shading has on the I-V curve.
Schneider Electric’s new string-based MPPT products can help maximize PV system
ROI by managing the PV array harvest in a shade-tolerant and harvestefficient
manner. Micro Inverters can actually result in less harvest efficiency than Schneider Electric’s string-based shade-tolerant maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technology in many common shade scenarios!
For more detail, see Schneider Electric's (Xantrex) paper on the topic under the "Technical Notes" tab above.
