ABB (Power-One) Aurora web inverter monitor (WIM): repair E013 error – 11
I find the Web Invert Monitor very usefully to check the production, but It’s very important when the inverter have problems.
![ABB PowerOne Aurora Web Inverter Centraline repair E013 error](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-Web-Inverter-Centraline-repair-E013-error-1024x586.jpg)
Here the list of common error of ABB Power One Aurora inverter.
Type | Description |
---|---|
E001 | Input Overcurrent |
E002 | Input Overvoltage |
E003 | No parameters |
E004 | Bulk Overvoltage |
E005 | Communication Error |
E006 | Output Overcurrent |
E007 | IGBT Sat |
E009 | Internal Error |
E010 | Bulk Low |
E011 | Ramp Fail |
E012 | DcDc Error revealed by inverter |
E013 | Wrong Input setting (Single instead of dual) |
E014 | Overtemperature |
E015 | Bulk Capacitor Fail |
E016 | Inverter fail revealed by DcDc |
E017 | Start Timeout |
E018 | Ileak fail |
E019 | Ileak Sensor fail |
E020 | DcDc relay fail |
E021 | Inverter relay fail |
E022 | Autotest Timeout |
E023 | Dc-Injection Error |
E024 | Unknown Error |
E025 | Riso Low (Log Only) |
E026 | Vref Error |
E027 | Vgrid Measures Fault |
E028 | Fgrid Measures Fault |
E029 | Zgrid Measures Fault |
E030 | Ileak Measures Fault |
E031 | Wrong V Measure |
E032 | Wrong I Measure |
E033 | UnderTemperature |
E034 | Interlock Fail (Not Used) |
E035 | Remote Off |
E036 | Vout Avg |
So last week my inverter start to send me some error messages…
![ABB Power One Aurora Inverter Web Inverter Centraline email of E013 error](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-Power-One-Aurora-Inverter-Web-Inverter-Centraline-email-of-E013-error-768x1024.jpg)
ok, a lot of error messages.
I went to check on the inverter if I had any reports:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora Inverter Web Inverter Centraline display E031 error](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-Inverter-Web-Inverter-Centraline-display-E031-error.jpg)
and I found the infamous error E013.
I start to search on internet the solution, and I found a lot of article about that, the problem is quite simple to manage, the relay was broken.
So I turned everything off:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter detail start disassemble](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-detail-start-disassemble.jpg)
And I started taking apart my inverter, by removing the frontal panel:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter remove panel and detach cable](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-remove-panel-and-detach-cable.jpg)
Than remove all the cables, and remove the screw to the bottom, when remove It you can pull up the inverter and take it away:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter holder screw](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-holder-screw.jpg)
Place the corpse of your inverter on a face down plane:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter remove screw to the back](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-remove-screw-to-the-back.jpg)
Remove all the screw you can see to the back:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter remove screw to the edge of the holder of the board](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-remove-screw-to-the-edge-of-the-holder-of-the-board.jpg)
Then remove the screws on the corners of the board panel:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter remove wire from the main board](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-remove-wire-from-the-main-board.jpg)
And you detach the main board from the panel:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter check the relay fired](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-check-the-relay-fired.jpg)
Now you can check the problem, probably you find a burned part and one or more hole in the board,
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter fired relay](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-fired-relay.jpg)
you can check the burned relay from the top also:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter relay fired up](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-relay-fired-up.jpg)
For replacement I order good quality relays, panasonic JTN1AS-PA-F-DC12V which are a good and safer alternative to Zettler.
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter relay panasonic JTN1AS-PA-F-DC12V](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-relay-panasonic-JTN1AS-PA-F-DC12V.jpg)
You can find here Aliexpress Panasonic JTN1AS-PA-F-DC12V
So you must desoldering the old relay, and install the new:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter new panasonic relay mounted up](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-new-panasonic-relay-mounted-up.jpg)
To fix the hole you must add some copper wire and do a big bubble of tin for soldering:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter new panasonic relay mounted bottom](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-new-panasonic-relay-mounted-bottom.jpg)
My friend Pierluigi is an artits on this type of soldering, and he offered to do it for me, for sure the result was better than what I could have done.
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter insulation sheet](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-insulation-sheet.jpg)
And he give me some insulation sheet to prevent the board touch the base, but now let’s start putting everything back together:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter start reassembling](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-start-reassembling.jpg)
And finally:
![ABB PowerOne Aurora inverter finish to reassembling](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ABB-PowerOne-Aurora-inverter-finish-to-reassembling.jpg)
the light return, and I can see the smile on the Web Inverter Monitor again.
![](https://mischianti.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ABBAuroraInverterStates-e1560322207817.jpg)
Thanks
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): project introduction
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): wiring Arduino to RS-485
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): storage devices
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): debug and notification
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): set time and UPS
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): WIFI configuration and REST Server
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): WebSocket and Web Server
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): Wiring and PCB soldering
- ABB Aurora Web Inverter Monitor (WIM): upload the sketch and front end
- ABB Aurora web inverter Monitor (WIM): 3D printed case to complete project
- ABB Aurora web inverter monitor (WIM): repair E013 error
GitHub repository with all code BE and FE transpiled