MUST, POWER STAR, FELICITY INVERTER REPAIRS


Today am going to show you how to repair all the inverter brands that uses the control boards below.


MUST INVERTERS,  FELICITY INVERTERS, KAMA POWER, POWER STAR,  ETC.  and some  other popular inverters uses the same control board but only branded with different names.

All inverters using this boards are low frequency, pure sine wave inverters. The above board is connected to a heat-sink board called the power amplifier board built on the principle of H bridge (full bridge) converter topology . 

      POWER INVERTER REPAIRS 3


MUST, POWER STAR, FELICITY INVERTER


FAULTS ON THESE INVERTERS

The inverter displays every fault with a unique code, these fault codes starts from 01 to 09. Explanation of the error code is shown below;



INVERTER ERROR CODE O1 AND ERROR CODE 04


These errors means there is either a problem with your fan or your system temperature is very high.
Error 01 can also occur if the temperature sensing NTC shorts. 

This fault usually occurs when the fan PWM clock pin fails (The middle pin of the 12V Fan).

Solution: 

1. check NTC
2. Change fan
3. check the board for components in the circuit below;


ERROR 02 (overload)


Overload simply means given more load to the inverter than its designed for.

In case there is no such overloading and the system is saying overload then change the resistors in the circuit below


ERROR CODE 3 AND ERROR 7 (OUTPUT SHORT)


This code means either your drive signal is not going through or output mosfets has failed. 

solution
1. Check all mosfets for failure
2. Check all gate resistors for burnt and opening.   (47 ohms each resistor)
3.  check the drive circuit below






ERROR CODE 5 

This error means your battery is below a set value and the batteries needs recharge.


ERROR CODE 08 AND ERROR CODE 09


check the battery sense circuit below and increase or reduce the related resistors.







THANK YOU FOR READING.


leave your questions and comments in the comment box and I will reply.

Comments

  1. I have much experience working with these kinds of systems, and from your explanations, I must say that you know your stuff quite well. I learnt a lot. However, the battery sense circuit is the voltage divider circuit connected directly to the microcontroller. The circuit you showed above is for the battery threshhold cutoff, so when your inverter shows an abnormal voltage and cuts off, chances are it is not from the circuit you posted above, but from the actual resistors that feeds directly to the microcontroller. That aside, your blog is really educating.

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    1. Ok. Thanks very much for your support.
      Its true. I have seen it in the circuit diagram

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    2. I have must 3kw 24v when I start the inverter give error 9 directly I try many times to restart the inverter but the same result error 9

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    3. Error 09 for must LF inverter is battery over voltage, while for the HF inverters, its usually bus soft start failed. Is your inverter transformer based, or transformerless?

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  2. thank you for this posts. it is very good to see such well versed technicians with these inverter boards. chinese inverters work for a while and fails. once you inquire on replacement parts, instead they try to sell you another.

    i have a problem with LW 3000w & LW 6000w inverter.
    boht refused to return to grid supply power.
    if the grid is off, it changes to battery supply.
    when the grid returns, it doesnot return to grid supply
    can you point me in the right direction to fix this.

    thanking you
    much appreciated
    Compliments of the new year

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    1. @africantech5April 03, 2024

      Check the mains sensing circuit

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  3. I have issue, i have one powerstar IR inverter with error #1, but a verify all Fan circuit
    and if the pieces are good and I can't find the fault

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    1. Replace the fan. Error 01 means that either fan has failed, or fan PWM pin is not working or fan mosfet has failed.
      There has been instances where error 01 has been micro controller fan pin shorted. In that case the micro controller needs to be replaced.

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  4. What can I do when my must inverter ep3000 has error code 4..

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  5. Where can I buy a star inverter main control board exactly as the one in your photo.

    Mike Rossouw
    South Africa

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    1. Raymond van WykJanuary 17, 2024

      Hi Mike, let me know if you find one in South Africa. I also need one.

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  6. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
    I have a 3kw 24v must inverter, it comes up with code 9. I noticed that the battery voltage is 28.8 volt at the inverters input, and it goes up internally in the inverter slowly ( about 45 min) till 32volt and the inverter turns it self off. after reset the inverter it starts up again and the process starts allover again.
    Do you have a solution for this problem

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    1. 1.cut the resistor close to the MCU where they have written "cut if too high" or replace with a lower value.
      If it doesn't work then use option 2 below.

      2.Replace MCU. The same mcu works for all voltage systems. 12V, 24V and 48V.

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    2. try changing all the battery sense resistors. R89 and R90 are in series. Change them both. The values are 100k and 499k respectively. R07 Is 100k. If u can't get the smd version, through hole version still works. Just use 1/4w. Thanks.

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    3. Einstein thanks for the info.. I have 12v 1.5kva and the board got burnt so i found the 24v board i change the voltage sence resistors value of R89, R90. and R07 the voltage from the screen display very okay but the it doesn't drive the signal to the drivers? Any thing else?

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    4. I don't quite understand. Are you using a 24V board with 12V?

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  7. Thanks guys for your help much appreciated. It runs now very stable since Christmas.

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    1. I have must 3kw 24v when I start the inverter give error 9 directly I try many times to restart the inverter but the same result error 9

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  8. Thanks for the repair tips, were helpful a lot to me.

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  9. Good day folk, i have power star W7, model PS 3024E, i need the ic U13 number , it has blown off i cant identify the number. you can reach me the email kenslystanta@yahoo.com. thank you

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  10. Hello!
    I have 3kw 24v Must inverter charger
    In morning I find its of
    When I try to restart it the green display blink one time shortly and go off
    Battery good no short circuit
    Please any idea

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  11. Good day folk, I have a felicity hybrid inverter installed and is showing me error code H5- H10 please what does it means and how can isolve it

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  12. Pls give all the error codes on a must inverter

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  13. AnonymousJune 15, 2022

    I have a 6kw power system inverter, it display high input voltage immediately I turn it on

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  14. AnonymousJune 22, 2022

    I have a 6kw power system inverter, it display high input voltage immediately I turn it on without connecting it to power supply

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    1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2022

      Can you write the model of your inverter

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  15. Hello folks, Anyone with schematics for inverter board ep4024, please help

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  16. Hi, i have a power star LW3000-12-C, Low frequency inverter that is dead.
    Would you have any info or schematics on the power circuit/mains input voltage monitoring circuits?

    Cheers, Chris

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  17. I willl be posting power star schematic soon. I will post the link here

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  18. Hello, that would be great. After many years my 6kW inverer failed. Bad electrolytic capacitors fried LM324 to death. Capacitors changed, LM324 replaced. Goes on, but with ERROR. Then two burnt resistors near TLP250 found, probably two zener diodes bad as well. Replaced. Now it works, but show 75% load and resistors gets hot very quickly, in few seconds, would burn again. Schematic will help to move further. I will appreciate and donate.

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    1. Look forward to the posting of the schematic soon. It will be before the end of December 2022.

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  19. I have a peak inverter at turn on the main. Transformer vibrates would some one be able to help me to solve the problem j would really appreciate all the help I can get

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  20. Must inverter 5.2kVa with error 80,how to fix this problem?

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    1. Dear friend error is 08 not 80
      It's mean bus voltage is high

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  21. Hello dear
    I have en error 3
    I tested all the mosfets resistors and driving components even changed the ics
    Same error
    Is there a fuse in this board?

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    1. 1. Check if any capacitor is swollen
      2. Check if the output filter capacitor is ok. Usually it should between 3.3uf to 4.7uf.

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    2. I guess its a transformer inverter.(low frequency)

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  22. AnonymousMay 01, 2023

    Hi, thanks for all you support, I have an IVPS5048 (5kva/48v Felicity Inverter) with error code 24. What does it mean and how can it be resolved? Thanks 🙏

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  23. AnonymousMay 13, 2023

    Please help. I have a felicity solar 5kva inverter that displays error 056. Whenever power cut, it never switch to battery power. It cut immediately it switches. Can anybody help to fix this?

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  24. AnonymousMay 15, 2023

    What can i do when my must ep3000 inverter circuit doesn’t power up,,, display is blank...

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  25. Pls I have Felicity inverter hybrid that I'm working on
    It has been showing eror 03 but have changed the mosfate but is not still working still showing that error code 03
    What should I do to make it work again

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  26. Hi guys, I have a must 3.5kva 24v inverter that low ac output and I measured the ac output is 45vac. Please help

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  27. Please my 10kva/48 hybrid inverter displays error 28. How do I solve the problem

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  28. Good afternoon, I installed a 5Kva, 48v Felicity hybrid inverter with 10Kw blue carbon battery and 405v PV supply, but there is no output supply. Pls what could be the cause?

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