Solar Lattice

Symptom

Grid underfrequency

ID
symptom:grid-underfrequency
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/symptom/grid-underfrequency
Status
active
Also known as
Underfrequency

The inverter raises a grid underfrequency fault when the grid frequency it measures drops below its configured lower limit. Look at the logged grid frequency reading and see if it fell below the underfrequency trip threshold before the event. First measure the actual grid frequency on site. If it is outside the set range, the cause is on the grid side, so contact the local utility. If the grid frequency looks normal, check in the app or on the LCD that the protection parameters are set correctly. Trip and reconnection thresholds can be changed, and default values differ by product, for example 58.5 Hz or 59.3 Hz. The inverter reconnects only after the frequency rises back above a separate underfrequency reconnection threshold. On some storage systems this condition shows up as a general Grid Uncompliant alert that covers both voltage and frequency excursions. If grid and settings causes are ruled out and the fault keeps coming back, contact the manufacturer's service.

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c1 drafted · lead Grid frequency outside limits

Inverter reports grid underfrequency (e.g. fault code 9/009) when measured grid frequency is below its lower limit; storage systems may flag a Grid Uncompliant alert for over/underfrequency beyond hardware trip thresholds.

review note: support check: partial - Fault 9 and Grid Uncompliant alert are supported, but the passages don't state the inverter output drops while below a reconnection threshold or the specific 'configured trip threshold' wording; the frequency reading is documented but not the pattern.

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