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Enecsys Installation and Operation Manual – Version 1.6 –June 6 2012
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Table of Contents
1 Important Safety Instructions 4!
1.1 Audience 4!
1.2 Products covered by this manual 4!
1.3 Conventions used in this manual 5!
1.4 Safety 5!
1.5 Installation compliance requirements 7!
1.6 Installation safety instructions 8!
1.7 System installation best practices 9!
2 Installation Sequence 10!
2.1 Customer site inspection 10!
2.1.1 Installation assumptions 10!
2.1.2 Site requirements for Enecsys micro inverters and monitoring system 10!
2.2 Install the Enecsys gateway 10!
2.3 Test the communications between micro inverters and gateway 11!
2.4 Mount the Enecsys micro inverters and cable harness 11!
2.5 Inspect and test the AC cabling before it is connected to the mains utility grid 11!
2.6 Connect the micro inverters, AC bus cabling, and ground wire 11!
2.7 Connect the DC cables from the PV modules to the micro inverters 11!
2.8 Connect the AC cabling to the mains utility grid 11!
2.9 Set up the new installation on the Enecsys monitoring website 12!
2.10 Finalize installation and user details; launch the installation 12!
3 Installing the Gateway 13!
3.1 Mounting the gateway 14!
3.2 Connecting the gateway 15!
3.2.1 Switching User and Installer modes 15!
4 Using the Enecsys Gateway 16!
4.1 Checking communication between the gateway and the micro inverters 16!
4.1.1 Gateway User Mode screen 16!
4.1.2 Switching to Installer Mode 16!
4.1.3 Gateway installer mode screen 17!
4.1.4 Communication connection quality symbols 17!
4.1.5 Installer Mode screen symbols 18!
5 Using Enecsys Repeaters 19!
5.1 Failure to establish reliable communications 19!
5.2 Using single repeaters 19!
5.3 Using the double repeater with external antenna 20!
5.4 Installing one or more single repeaters 21!
5.4.1 Mounting the single repeater 22!
5.4.2 Connecting the single repeater 22!