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Schneider Electric Solar
Introducing New XW Pro IEC

Apr 8th, 2020
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Agenda 1 SE Solar Intro
2 XW Pro Review
3 Li-ion Compatibility
4 Architectures and Applications

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Bankable global specialist in energy management and automation
€27.2 billion €4.2 billion ~5% 155,000

FY 2019 revenues FY 2019 Adjusted EBITDA of revenues devoted to R&D Team members in 100+ countries
A True global solar and storage Partner Balanced geographies – FY 2019 revenues
• 180 years of cumulated experience in Energy
• Global services & support 29% 26%
• Full portfolio MV/ transformers/ LV: North America Western Europe
• Solar & Energy Storage
29%
• Commercial &Industrial, Residential Asia Pacific
• Grid tied, off grid & microgrid solutions 16%
• Monitoring, control & advanced analytics Rest of World
• Balance of system
• IoT ready for maximum availability of arrays

Bankability, Connectivity, Service and Support
Commitment & experience Expert in power conversion Customer focus Global scale
• 181 year old company • Product lines spans UPS, drives, • Access to fast and efficient field • A global business operating in
• Commitment to solar as a & inverters for solar power services over 100 countries
megatrend in power generation • Technology expertise and supply • We have the scale to support
• Dedicated business unit for solar chain synergies installation anywhere
Connectivity & IoT ready Extensive product line We think “local” We offer more
• Availability and efficiency • CIB segments : • Our reach is global, and our • End to end solutions
maximized with connected offers • Commercial philosophy is to think local
and advisor software • Residential & off grid • Our local service manager is
• IoT ready monitoring only a phone call away

Schneider Electric Solar
Schneider Electric Solar business provides Intelligence
efficient solutions across the energy chain,
Accessing smart, real-time data and
enabling people to experience the energy
information that can be shared,
revolution together at home and work,
optimized, and delivered across
across the grid, in towns and rural areas.
integrated systems through connected
and open platforms, with the right level
of information for each user
Efficiency
Implementing the right services, systems, Sustainability
and technology to reduce energy Coupling efficient solutions with
consumption, cost per kWh, and operating actionable data to provide the capability
expenditure for any user to optimize energy usage,
limit CO2 emissions, and improve long-
term ROI

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More evolution of the platform you trust…
Conext™ XW Conext™ XW+ Conext™ XW Pro

Released in 2006 Released in 2014 Released in 2019 UL / 2020 IEC
• Pure sine wave inverter/charger • Support for multi-unit and multi- • Designed for evolving grid code
• Suitable for single phase and cluster systems requirements
three phase systems • Support for AC coupling • Li-ion with closed loop integration
• Fast transfer time • Enhanced AC coupling
• Closely Integrated with
ConextTM Gateway & Insight 2

What’s new? Improvements from XW+…
Expanded grid interconnect capabilities for latest evolving grid codes and new energy trends:
▪ Freq/Watt Controls
▪ Volt/VAr Controls
▪ Voltage & frequency ride through compliance requirements
▪ Utility and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) protocols
▪ Country specific development and certifications are in progress
Lithium-Ion Battery Compatibility

▪ State of Charge control based instead of Voltage control providing a more accurate control
▪ Communication with external BMS via Conext Gateway (using CAN or Modbus interfaces)
▪ When no BMS interaction, State of Charge control from the Conext Battery Monitor
▪ AC coupling improvements with faster frequency shifting
▪ Self consumption with export limiting capability
SE Solar Conext™ XW Pro
Residential and small Commercial MPPT Charge
Controller
Three main applications
▪ Self Consumption Storage Inverter
Gateway & Insight
Home / Facility
▪ Back-up Power Charger
▪ Off-Grid
AC Coupling (Full tested system) with:
▪ Enphase
▪ SMA
Conduit Box
▪ Fronius
Batteries
Battery Agnostic approach
▪ Li-ion / Lead Acid
Global Grid Code Compliance:
▪ Rule 21, NEC 2017, HECO, PREPA
▪ IEC 61727
▪ AS4777 (upcoming)
▪ NRS (upcoming)
▪ VDE (upcoming)
Applications & Customers
Homes
Self-Consumption ▪ Residential with storage needs

▪ Remote & Vacation Homes
Long-Term Backup
▪ Off-grid living
Off-grid
Small Businesses
▪ Owners of cottages, cabins & vacation homes
Self-Consumption ▪ Small shops, Bank, ATMs
▪ Hospitals and Schools
Long-Term Backup
▪ Telecom tower operators
Off-grid
Remote Communities ▪ Government Institutions tasked with providing access

to electricity to Islands, Villages, First nation
Off-grid communities
Utilities (Smart Grid)
Grid Stability Services

Hybrid Inverter / Charger
As an Hybrid Inverter / Charger XW Pro…
Grid forming device consisting in a bi-directional
inverter / charger
▪ Inverts DC power into AC power
▪ Rectifies AC power into DC power

▪ Controls voltage and frequency at its output to manage
power flow
▪ Internal relay to connect/disconnect AC input
▪ In other words:
▪ Supply AC loads from batteries
▪ Export power to the grid from the battery
▪ Charge batteries from grid or genset or from AC

coupled PV generation
▪ Pass-through power from AC-In to AC-Out
▪ Act as AC source in absence of grid/genset

SE Solar Conext™ XW Pro
Main Characteristics
▪ 230V IEC Version
▪ Single phase and 3-phase stacking
▪ Dual input ports: Grid and generator
▪ Configurable Auxiliary Port XW Pro 8548 230V IEC
▪ Reliable operation of backup power and off-grid

loads with a high surge power capability (1.75x)
▪ Seamless transition to backup power with an XW Pro
integrated high speed transfer switch
▪ Configures quickly through Conext™ Gateway &

Insight 2
ConextTM XW Pro Architecture
AC INTERFACE BOARD
2 x RELAYS (60A), ONLY ONE IS XW Pro
CONNECTED BASED ON
CONFIGURED PRIORITY
POWER TRANSFORMER
(GALVANIC INSULATION)
XANBUS DUAL PORTS

BIDIRECTIONAL
POWER BLOCK
AUXILIARY PORT
CONFIGURABLE
(12VDC@250mA)

ConextTM XW Pro Specifications
Conext™ XW Pro 8.5 kW 230V IEC

DC side
DC maximum output charge current 140 A
DC output charge voltage range 40 – 64 V (48V nominal)
Charge control Three stage, two stage, boost, external BMS, custom
Compatible battery types Flooded (default), Gel, AGM, Lithium-ion, custom
AC side
AC output power (continuous) at 25°C 6800 W
AC overload 30 min/60 sec at 25°C 8500 W/12000 W
Grid Sell power 6000 W
AC frequency (selectable) 50 /60Hz
AC output voltage 230 V
Installation
Operating air temperature range -25 C to 70 C (power derated above 25C)
PN 865-8548-55 Enclosure type IP 20
Configuration & monitoring Conext Gateway
AC-coupling Frequency Shifting

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Lithium-ion & Advanced Batteries
New battery technologies with new advantages are having higher presence in the market
Conext family is able to interface with all of them through different pre-configured types…
Lead Acid and Other Conventional Batteries Li-ion Batteries

+ Higher power to energy ratio and overload (discharge) + Higher cycle life (~3000 cycles @90%DoD)
+ Lower capex + Lower total cost of ownership
+ No BMS interface with inverter required + Higher energy density
- Lower charge rate + Higher round trip efficiency (~95%)
- Lower cycle life (~1500 cycles @80%DoD) + Better utilization and depth of discharge
- Higher total cost of ownership + Higher charge rate
- Higher maintenance - Requires BMS to ensure safe operation of the batteries
- Lower energy density - Higher capex
- Lower round trip efficiency (~80%) - Lower power to energy ratio and limited overload
(discharge)

Operation with Lithium and other Advanced Batteries
TYPE 1 LEAD-ACID REPLACEMENT / OPEN LOOP (I)
▪ Lead-Acid Replacement are batteries designed to operate as drop-in replacement for lead-acid
▪ There is no necessity to interchange information with in-built BMS:
▪ No communication with BMS

▪ BMS has the whole responsibility for battery safe operation (if something fails it trips)
▪ For better estimation of SoC, recommended to use Conext Battery Monitor
▪ Operation of Conext devices are based on fixed settings:
▪ Always within safety tolerance ranges (conservative settings)

▪ Normally recommended by battery manufacturer
▪ We can study case by case
▪ Some examples: Simpliphy, Fortress, Saft, Blueplanet, GCL…

TYPE 2 ADAPTIVE SETTINGS / CLOSED LOOP (I)
▪ BMS communication with inverter: SoC, Voltage, Temperature, Max Charge current, Max Discharge
Current… that may change (based on operating conditions)
▪ The communication is used to dynamically update charging/discharging settings. In this case the
battery safe operation is guaranteed by both, BMS & inverter.
▪ There are different communication possibilities
▪ Xanbus (XW+ & XW Pro): Discover

▪ CAN (XW Pro + Conext Gateway): PYLONTECH, WECO, GCL
▪ Modbus (XW Pro + Conext Gateway): BYD
▪ Some examples: Discover, Pylontech(*), Weco(*) (in process), BYD (i.p.)…
(*) Also possible to work in open loop

TYPE 2 ADAPTIVE SETTINGS / CLOSED LOOP (II)
Advantages of Closed Loop
▪ Easier setup and configuration using charge regulation directly from the BMS (no need to configure
charge settings as part of inverter commissioning – dynamic adaptation to BMS)
▪ Better utilization of the full range of battery capacity
▪ Better utilization of the maximum available charge / discharge current based on ambient conditions
e.g. temperature
▪ Improved state transitions and charge regulation using the SOC information from the BMS
▪ Improved regulation to avoid nuisance tripping by the battery BMS (as we’re adapting to BMS)
▪ Improved AC coupling (SoC is more stable than voltage for this control)
(*) Also possible to work in open loop

Advantage of SoC Control
▪ Li-ion battery voltage is flat through most of the SOC range
▪ Li-ion Controls based on SOC provide significantly improved accuracy for state transitions (e.g. Re-
charge, Grid Support, Load Shave, AC Coupled Charge Regulation)
▪ Control based on battery voltage works well for lead-acid with more linear slope of voltage vs SOC
Working with SoC Control

on Li-ion batteries allows
as improved energy usage,
as battery status is more
accurate

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Standard Architectures with ConextTM XW Pro
XW Pro Hybrid Inverter/Charger
The core of the system
AC Input if available…
Grid (unstable, unreliable)
Generator
Local/Remote
Comm System
AC Loads
Small Business
Hospital
School
TelecomTower
Homes
AC Coupled Solar PV Generation

PV String Inverters (DC/AC)
DC Coupled Solar PV Generation

Solar Charge Controller (DC/DC)
MUST
OPT
Battery Energy Storage System
Lead Acid Flooded, Gel, Li-Ion, etc…

DC Coupled Systems
COUPLED SYSTEMS WITH CONEXT MPPT SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLERS
DC-Coupling
▪ Prioritize battery charging (1st charge)
Loads ▪ Higher efficiency when main loads are

during non-sun-time
▪ Higher resilience with dead battery

re-charge from solar
M
Utility
Backup Loads

AC Coupled Systems
COUPLED SYSTEMS WITH CONEXT CLs OR 3rd PARTY PV INVERTERS
AC-Coupling for
▪ PV inverters connect to the grid through
the XW Pro AC pass-through. During a
Loads grid failure, XW Pro forms the grid so PV
remain inverter online
▪ PV power that exceeds the loads is used

M to charge batteries
M
AC1 XW Utility
(Grid)
▪ XW Pro uses frequency shifting to
regulate the charge
AC Out Backup Loads ▪ Higher efficiency when main loads match

(Load) sun-generation-time

AC vs DC Coupling Efficiency
System Efficiency
AC Coupled DC Coupled
𝜂𝑝𝑣_𝑖𝑛𝑣 = 98.5%
𝜂ℎ𝑦𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑 = 95%
𝜂𝑚𝑝𝑝𝑡 = 96%

Applications
ConextTM XW Pro

ConextTM XW Pro Applications
PriorityPower – prioritizes usage of power from solar charge controller before purchasing power from the utility.
ParallelPower – supplements AC Grid input helping to avoid peak utility charges (by Peak Load Shaving)
GenSupport – assists an AC Genset input supporting heavy loads
PowerCoupling – AC Coupling uses Active Frequency Shift to curtail the output of compatible PV inverters, maintaining the
balance between generation and consumption. Only possible when hybrid inverters work as grid forming (NO AC INPUT).
GridSell – allows to sell the excess of energy to the grid when allowed by utility (only XW+).
PriorityPower ParallelPower &
GenSupport AC PowerCoupling GridSell
Other functionalities, like loadshedding, are possible using Aux Port and other devices… just ask!
Energy Management Controls (I)
Inverter Feature Use Case Summary AC Loads Supplied
Grid Support • Reduce power consumption from • Provides excess DC power to AC

the grid using DC sources
• Regulates to the Grid Support • Sell Disabled: Supports loads on
• Self consumption Voltage AC Out to minimize power import
from the grid
Enhanced Grid • Reduce power consumption from • Provides excess DC power to AC
Support the grid using Conext MPPT without impacting the battery • Sell Enabled: Supports loads on
Charge Controllers charge AC Out and exports (sells) excess
power to loads and grid on AC1
• Export excess energy to the grid • Only with Conext MPPT Charge
Controllers
Grid Support Enhanced Grid Support

Energy Management Controls (II)
Inverter Feature Use Case Summary AC Loads Supplied
Peak Load Shave • Demand charge reduction • Reduces power consumption from • Only used for loads on AC Out
the grid to support loads
• Time of use rates
• Includes scheduling capability
• Reduce peak loads
• Can combine with Charge Block
function to disable charge from
grid on peak timeframe

Self Consumption Application
ConextTM XW Pro

UNTIL NOW…
Self Consumption Application was limited to the bounds of the XW…
Other Loads
Conext™ Gateway
If we want to use self

consumption for all loads, XW
XANBUS
M
Utility
has to be installed just behind
Grid Connection
AC In
AC Out
Self consumption applies only

to the backed-up loads
Backup Loads

BUT NOW…
Self Consumption Application bounds can be extended using a power meter…
MODBUS RTU
Other Loads
Conext™ Gateway
XANBUS M M
PVS Utility
AC In
We can backup some loads but use self
consumption for your hole installation
AC Out
Backup Loads
BILL OF MATERIALS
Hybrid Solar with Storage System Part Number Accessories Part Number
Conext™ XW Pro 865-8548-55 Conext™ System Control Panel 865-1050-01
Conext™ Gateway 865-0329 Automatic Generator Starter 865-1060-01
Conext™ MPPT 80 600; or 865-1032 Conext™ Battery Monitor 865-1080-01
Conext™ MPPT 60 150 865-1030-1
Power Distribution Panel (PDP)* 865-1014-01
Meter Refer to
compatible meter
information

BILL OF MATERIALS
Description Manufacturer Part Number
Meter
WattNode Wide-Range Modbus Meter Continental WND-WR-MB
CT Options
200A Split Core CT Continental ACTL-0750-200
400A Split Core CT Continental ACTL-1250-400
Example Enclosure Options
Metal Enclosure, NEMA 4 Hammond Mfg EJ1084
Polycarbonate Enclosure, NEMA 4 Allied AMP1084NLF
https://ctlsys.com/product/wattnode-modbus-wide-range/
•UL Listed (US and Canada), file number E359088
•UL / IEC 61010-1, 3rd Edition
•FCC: Class B, FCC Part 15 More will be coming…
•Meets European Parliament Directive 2014/35/EU: Low Voltage Directive
•Meets European Parliament Directive 2011/65/EU: Hazardous Substances
•Meets European Parliament Directive 2014/30/EU: Electromagnetic
Compatibility
•CE, RoHS compliant
Multi-unit and Multi-cluster

Multi-Unit System
Single phase and 3-phase stacking, so we can
group XW Pro units together operating as a
single power source
▪ Modular architecture able to supply more power than a
single XW Pro unit
▪ All the units are connected to the same AC bus
▪ Customized design based on requirements

▪ Different types and power rates, depending on each
application…
▪ … and in the same way as single XW Pro systems:
▪ Grid-tied or Off-grid applications
▪ With or without solar generation

Multi-Unit Design Considerations
• From XW Pro architecture… internal relays are rated 60A, these
relays limit the amount of power flowing through AC1 or AC2 ports
• When several units are in parallel…
In AC pass-thorugh the units are connected to the same AC source and share fairly even currents to
the loads. All relays operate synchronized in the event of grid qualification or misqualification, but we
cannot assure that all close or open at the exact time…
• Due to this, first to close or first to open has to manage the overall load current while the others close
or open…
• If this overall load current is > 60A, this will deteriorate or even fuse the relay
• This potential hazardous situation, limits max amount of pass-through current rate in Multi-Unit
configuration to 60A per phase(normally 2 units in parallel per phase):
• 1PH: 60A x 230V = 13.8kW FOR LARGER SYSTEMS ALTERNATIVES…
• 3PH: 60A x 230V x 3 = 41.4kW
• We use external connection/disconnection means…
• As an example, on 1PH, we use an automatic transfer switch managed by Master XW Pro unit

• An example, on 3PH, we use an external contactor
managed by Master XW Pro unit

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Complete Family of Accessories
Solar Charge Controllers Configuration / Commissioning
Conext™ XW Pro
Conext™ Config tool
Generator Control
Conext™AGS
Conext™ Conext™
MPPT 60 MPPT 80
Monitoring
Distribution Panels
Conext™ Conext™
Gateway Insight 2 Conext™ Battery
Conext ™
PDP & Fuse Combiners
Conext™ Battery Mini PDP
Monitor
Conext™ XW Pro 8548 Key Points
▪ Evolution from ConextTM XW+ (surge capability, dual AC…)
▪ Li-ion battery compatibility and Closed Loop
▪ SoC based control
XW Pro 8548 230V IEC

▪ Smart energy management controls
▪ Designed for the latest utility interconnect requirements
▪ Scalable, modular and flexible solutions

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Schneider Electric Solar

Introducing New XW Pro IEC

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4 Architectures and Applications

East Africa Other Regions and general enquiries

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€27.2 billion €4.2 billion ~5% 155,000

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4 Architectures and Applications

East Africa Other Regions and general enquiries

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Conext™ XW Conext™ XW+ Conext™ XW Pro

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Lithium-Ion Battery Compatibility

Self-Consumption ▪ Residential with storage needs

Remote Communities ▪ Government Institutions tasked with providing access

Grid Stability Services

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▪ Rectifies AC power into DC power

▪ Supply AC loads from batteries

▪ Export power to the grid from the battery

▪ Charge batteries from grid or genset or from AC

▪ Pass-through power from AC-In to AC-Out

▪ Act as AC source in absence of grid/genset

▪ Single phase and 3-phase stacking

▪ Dual input ports: Grid and generator

▪ Configurable Auxiliary Port XW Pro 8548 230V IEC

▪ Reliable operation of backup power and off-grid

▪ Seamless transition to backup power with an XW Pro

integrated high speed transfer switch

▪ Configures quickly through Conext™ Gateway &

XANBUS DUAL PORTS

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Conext™ XW Pro 8.5 kW 230V IEC

Configuration & monitoring Conext Gateway

AC-coupling Frequency Shifting

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4 Architectures and Applications

East Africa Other Regions and general enquiries

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Lead Acid and Other Conventional Batteries Li-ion Batteries

+ Lower capex + Lower total cost of ownership

+ No BMS interface with inverter required + Higher energy density

- Lower charge rate + Higher round trip efficiency (~95%)

- Higher total cost of ownership + Higher charge rate

- Higher maintenance - Requires BMS to ensure safe operation of the batteries

- Lower energy density - Higher capex

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▪ There is no necessity to interchange information with in-built BMS:

▪ No communication with BMS

▪ Operation of Conext devices are based on fixed settings:

▪ Always within safety tolerance ranges (conservative settings)

▪ Some examples: Simpliphy, Fortress, Saft, Blueplanet, GCL…

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▪ There are different communication possibilities

▪ Xanbus (XW+ & XW Pro): Discover

▪ Some examples: Discover, Pylontech(*), Weco(*) (in process), BYD (i.p.)…

(*) Also possible to work in open loop

Advantages of Closed Loop

▪ Better utilization of the full range of battery capacity

(*) Also possible to work in open loop

▪ Some examples: Discover, Pylontech(), Weco() (in process), BYD (i.p.)…