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CONTE NTS Purp ose of t his manual 02 D isc laime r 02 Safe t y and Transp or t 03 M e c hanical Inst allat ion 04 E le c t rical Inst allat ion 10 G rounding 11 By pass D io de s and Bloc k D io de s 12 M ainte nance 13 GCL System Integration Technology Co.
Purpose of t his manual T his manual is us e d f o r G CL Sys te m Inte gr ati o n Te chn o l o g y Co. , Ltd . (h e re inaf te r re f e r re d to as G CL SI) s o lar m o dul es (h e re inaf te r re f e r re d to as th e M o dul e o r M o dul es) o nl y. T his manual co nt ains ins t allati o n m e th o ds , o p e r ati o n s af e t y an d re l ev ant mainte nan ce inf o r mati o n of G CL SI ’s M o dul es . M o dul es mus t b e ins t all e d by p rof essi o nals .
SAFET Y&TR ANSPORT Unpack ing and Storage Ke e p all th e M o dul es an d e l e c tr ic al co nn e c to r s cl ean an d dr y b e f o re ins t allati o n . Us e dr y an d ve ntilate d ro o m w h e n s to r in g unins t all e d m o dul es . Us e b oth han ds to c ar r y M o dul es . D o n ot ove r lap M o dul es . B e c au ti o us w h e n c ar r y in g M o dul es . Slip - p ro of gl oves are n e cess ar y. Us e sup p o r ti ve dis ass e mb lin g to o ls w h e n unp ack in g .
MECHANIC AL INSTALL ATION Location Se lec tion S e l e c t suit ab l e p laces to ins t all M o dul es . Ins t all M o dul es at th e p laces w ith su ffi ci e nt sunlight an d w ith o u t sha d e at any tim e. I f a m o dul e is sha d e d o r eve n p ar tiall y sha d e d, it w ill result in l owe r p owe r o u tp u t . A p e r man e nt o r re gular sha d e w ill c aus e damag e to th e m o dul e, w hich w ill voi d G CL SI ’s w ar r ant y.
Module Inst allation G e ne ral Inst all t ion T h e m o untin g s tr u c ture mus t b e ma d e of dur ab l e, co r rosi o n - resis t ant an d U V- resis t ant mate r ials . Alw ays us e a tes te d an d ce r ti fi e d m o untin g s tr u c ture f o r th e s ys te m . M ake sure M o dul es are s e cure l y f as te n e d to th e m o untin g s tr u c ture to w iths t an d co r resp o n din g w in d l o a d an d sn ow l o a d .
Inst allat ion M e t ho d Modules can be installe d on the frame in the following 3 methods. M o u nt i n g h o l e s ys t e m : Us e antico r rosi ve M 8 b o lt s to ins t all th e M o dul e o n th e sup p o r t f r am e thro u gh th e ins t allati o n h o l es o n it s ow n f r am e, as sh ow n in Figure 1.
S e l e c t a suit ab l e ins t allati o n m e th o d d e p e n din g o n th e l o a d re quire m e nt s . M o re d e t ail e d inf o r mati o n is sh ow n in Figure 4. It has b e e n tes te d that G CL SI ’s M o dul es c an w iths t an d th e l o a ds of 24 0 0 Pa , 38 0 0 Pa an d 5 4 0 0 Pa (I EC 61215 St an dard), w hich are resp e c ti ve l y e qui v al e nt to 16 0 0 Pa (0. 232 psi), 250 0 Pa (0. 363 psi) an d 36 0 0 Pa (0.
3800Pa 5400Pa（Snow Loads Only） Mounting hole system 2400Pa Use 4 mounting holes Clamping system Attachment to the long frame Permissible clamp Use 4 mounting clips Permissible clamp Use 4 mounting clips Clamping system Attachment to the short frame Permissible clamp Use 8 mounting holes Permissible clamp Permissible clamp Use 4 mounting clips Use 6 mounting clips孔 Permissible clamp Use 4 mounting clips on short frame Use 2 mounting clips on long frame Use 4 mounting clips Insertion sys
M o dul e Sp e ci fi c ati o n (as sh ow n in Figure 5 an d Tab l e 2) Barcode 8-9X14Mounting hole Grounding hole Front View Side View Back View Frame Section Figure 5 U n i t e: m m N o. M o dul e Ty p e A B C D E F G H We ight(kg) 1 GCL-P6/60-XXX GCL-C6/60-XXX GCL-M6/60-XXX 992 1640 40 941 990 1350 11 35 18.5 2 GCL-P6/72-XXX GCL-C6/72-XXX GCL-M6/72-XXX 992 1956 40 941 1176 1676 11 35 22.5 3 GCL-P6/96-XXX 1008 2568 40 958 1428 1928 11 35 36.
E LEC TR IC AL INSTALL ATION DC p ower generate d by the photovoltaic s ystem can be conver te d into AC p ower and fe d into the grid. Policies on conne c ting renewable energy s ystem to the grid var y from re gion to re gion. Consult senior s ystem designer before designing the s ystem. G enerally, the s ystem installation shall be formally approve d by the local public se c tor.
W h e n co nn e c te d in s e r i es , th e ma x imum numb e r of th e M o dul es are d e te r min e d by th e s ys te m d esign, inve r te r t y p e an d e nv iro nm e nt . ( sh ow n in Figure 6). W h e n co nn e c te d in p ar all e l, th e cur re nt o u tp u t is e qual to th e sum of each s tr in g ’s cur re nt ( sh ow n in Figure 7). Fus e is n e cess ar y f o r each m o dul e s tr in g . Pl eas e t ake re f e re n ce to th e l o c al re gulati o n .
G ROUNDING All th e m o dul e f r am es an d m o untin g s tr u c tures shall b e gro un d e d acco rdin g to re gi o nal an d nati o nal e l e c tr icit y re gulati o ns . Us e re co mm e n d e d hard w are to co nn e c t gro un din g c ab l es an d f as te n to th e M o dul e f r am es . W hil e usin g th e m e t al s tr u c ture, make sure th e sur f ace of th e s ys te m have b e e n e l e c tro p late d to ke e p a g o o d co n du c tin g circuit .
G rounding by cab le T h e gro un din g b o lt s mus t b e ma d e of s t ainl ess s te e l an d b e us e d in th e sp e ci fi e d gro un din g h o l es . Fir s t , make th e M3. 5 s t ainl ess s te e l b o lt p ass thro u gh th e sp r in g w ash e r, flat w ash e r, cup w ash e r (co p p e r co n du c to r w ith a diam e te r of 2 .1 mm) an d s t ar w ash e r, an d th e n ins e r t thro u gh th e gro un din g h o l e, flat w ash e r an d sp r in g w ash e r o n th e f r am e. Finall y, tighte n w ith a M3.
MAINTE NANCE N o r mall y, th e M o dul es d o n’t n e e d re p air. Fo ll ow th e mainte nan ce m e th o ds b e l ow to e nsure th e b es t p e r f o r man ce of th e M o dul es: In m os t co n diti o ns , th e n o r mal r ainw ate r c an ke e p th e m o dul e glass cl ean . Cl ean th e glass sur f aces w ith we t s of t sp o n g e o r cl oth i f n e cess ar y. Us e mil d n o n -ab r asi ve cl eanin g ag e nt to re m ove s tub b o r n dir t .
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