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Southwest Photovoltaic (PV) Systems, Inc.
212 East Main, Tomball, Texas 77375 • Ph: 281.351.0031 • Fax: 281.351.8356

The SB 2500U is the the work-horse of the American PV Inverter market. Since it's introduction nearly 2 years ago, over 3,000 SB 2500s have been installed nationwide. With it's flexable output voltage, of either 240 Vac or 208 Vac, the SB 2500U is ready to tackle a wide range of applications from medium sized residental systems to very large 3-phase industrial systems.

Download the:
SB2500U data sheet
SB2500U Technical description
SB2500U Installation and owners manual
 
Specifications
 
Input Values (240V)    
Recommended max PV Power * PPV 2800 to 3000 Wp STC*
Max DC Power PDC, max 2500 Wp PTC**
DC Input voltage VDC 250 - 600 Vdc
PV Voltage range, MPP VPV 234V to 550V
Max input current IPV, max 10.4 A
DC Voltage ripple VPP < 10%
DC Disconnectors   Optional external DC Disconnect/Breaker
Pole confusion protection   Short Circuit diode
Ground fault protection IDif > 1000 mA
 
Input Values (208V)    
Recommended max PV Power * PPV 2300 to 2500 Wp STC*
Max DC Power PDC, max 2200 Wp PTC**
Max DC Voltage VDC, max 600 Vdc
PV Voltage range, MPP VPV 234V to 550V
Max input current IPV, max 10.5 A
DC Voltage ripple VPP < 10%
DC Disconnectors   Optional external DC Disconnect/Breaker
Pole confusion protection   Short Circuit diode
Ground fault protection IDif > 1000 mA
 
Output Values (240V)    
Max AC Power PAC 2500 W
Nominal AC Power PAC 2200 W
Total Harmonic Distortion THDIAC < 4% (With KVgrid < 2% and PAC > 0.5 PACnom)
Operating Range, Grid Voltage VAC 211 V to 264 V
Operating Range, Grid Frequency fAC 59.3 Hz - 60.5 Hz
Phase Shift (Ref. Fundimental) cos(phi)
 
Output Values (208V)    
Max AC Power PAC 2200 W
Nominal AC Power PAC 1850 W
Total Harmonic Distortion THDIAC < 4% (With KVgrid < 2% and PAC > 0.5 PACnom)
Operating Range, Grid Voltage VAC 183 V to 229 V
Operating Range, Grid Frequency fAC 59.3 Hz - 60.5 Hz
Phase Shift (Ref. Fundimental) cos(phi)
 
Output Protection    
Islanding Protection   VAC; fAC in accordance with UL 1741
Ground Fault Protection   IDIF; In accordance with UL 1741
AC Disconnect   External AC Breaker
Short Circuit Protection   Current Controlled
Overvoltage Classification   III
Testing voltage (50 Hz)   2.88 kV (1s)
Testing voltage for surge   4 kV (serial interface 6 kV) (1.2/50 us)
 
Efficiency    
Peak Efficiency   94.10 % (Rebate Efficiency)
Euro - ETA Efficiency   93.20 % (Nominal Efficiency)
 
Power Consumption    
Internal consumption in operation   < 7 W
Internal consumption at night   0.25 W
 
American Standards    
Hardware Safety   UL 1741
Firmware Safely   UL 1998
Power Quality   IEEE 519
Anti-Islanding   IEEE 929
Surge Testing   ANSI C62.41, C1 & C3
Electro-Magnetic Interference   FCC Part 15 A & B
 
European Standards    
EMC   EN 50081,T.1 & EN 50082,T.1
Grid Interference   EN 61000-3-2
Grid Monitoring   DIN VDE 126
Low-Voltage regulation   EN 50178
CE Conformity   EN 60146, Teil 1-1
 
Size and Weight    
Width   434 mm
Height   295 mm
Depth   214 mm
Weight   ca. 30 kg
 
Enclosure Ratings    
DIN EN 60529   IP 65
NEMA Rating   NEMA 4X
 
Ambient Conditions    
Ambient Temperature Range   -13ºF to +140ºF or -25ºC to +60ºC
Relative Humidity Level   0 to 100%
 
   
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