FailureMode
Current sensor fault
- ID
fm:current-sensor-fault
- IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/fm/current-sensor-fault
- Status
- active
- Also known as
- Leakage current sensor fault, RCMU sensor faulty, AC current sensor fault, Arc detector current sensor defective, DC Sensor- err, Ground Fault Current Sensor Abnormal
A current sensor fault means the inverter has found one of its internal current sensors to be defective or abnormal. The sensor at fault may be an AC or DC current sensor, the sensor on the arc detector, the RCMU sensor, or the sensor that measures leakage or ground fault current. The inverter usually disconnects from the grid or stops feeding current into it. A related fault code reports a failed sensor offset calibration or a calibration timeout, which briefly interrupts feed-in. To confirm the fault, read the fault code on the inverter display, for example Protect0100 for a leakage current sensor fault. First restart the inverter: switch both the AC and DC switches off, wait one minute for stored energy to discharge, then switch them back on. If the fault does not clear, replace the filter board, the current sensor or the whole inverter, depending on the model's instructions. If the code keeps returning, contact the installer or the manufacturer's service team.
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- sentence 7: support check: partial - Filter board and inverter replacement are stated, and u33 only hints at current sensor replacement, so 'depending on the model's instructions' isn't established.
- sentence 4: review: partial - Both calibration codes are cited, but only the timeout code (314) says feed-in is briefly interrupted; the Yaskawa offset-calibration row gives no behavior.
- sentence 7: review: partial - The rows support replacing the filter board or the inverter, but current sensor replacement rests only on a bare heading fragment, and 'depending on the model's instructions' is inferred.
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Claims
affects
c1 verified · fact
Current sensor
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c2 verified · fact
Arc fault detection board
The current sensor of the arc detector is reported as defective.
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c3 verified · fact
Ground fault detection circuit
The RCMU sensor is reported as faulty.
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presents_as
c5 verified · fact
Inverter shutdown
The inverter disconnects from the grid or stops feeding current.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-23
c6 drafted · lead
Current sensor offset
Reported as a failed current sensor offset calibration.
c7 verified · fact
Current sensor calibration timeout
Feed-in is briefly interrupted and the inverter goes back to the startup phase.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-23
detected_by
c8 verified · fact
Inverter display check
A leakage current sensor fault is shown on the LCD as Protect0100.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-23
mitigated_by
c9 verified · fact
Inverter restart
Switch both the AC and DC switches off, wait 1 minute so stored energy can discharge, then switch them back on.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-23
c10 verified · fact
Filter board replacement
Applies when a restart does not clear the leakage current sensor fault.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-23
c11 drafted · lead
Inverter replacement
Applies when a restart does not clear the fault.
c12 drafted · lead
Current sensor replacement
The manufacturer provides instructions for replacing the AC current sensor.
review note: support check: partial - u33 is only a fragment, 'for AC Current Sensor Replacement', which suggests replacement instructions but doesn't say the manufacturer provides them.; review: partial - The passage is only the fragment 'for AC Current Sensor Replacement', which suggests replacement instructions exist but does not clearly say the manufacturer provides them.
c13 verified · fact
Contact manufacturer service
Applies when the code persists.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-23
c14 drafted · lead
Contact system installer
Applies when the status code keeps recurring.
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