Installation Guide

Installation Procedure
ThefollowingistheprocedureforinstallingandsettingupanewSolarEdgesite.Manyofthesealsoapply
tomodificationofanexistingsite.
1.
ConnectingPowerOptimizersinStrings,page21.
2. Recordingpoweroptimizerserialnumbers(optional),page36.
3. Mountingtheinverter,Page25.
4. ConnectingtheACandtheStringtotheDCSafetyUnit,page29.
5. Commissioningandactivatingtheinstallation,page32.
6. Connectingtheinvertertothemonitoringplatform,page37.
7. Configuringtheinverter,page38.
Installation Equipment List
StandardtoolscanbeusedduringtheinstallationoftheSolarEdgesystem.Thefollowingisa
recommendationoftheequipmentneededforinstallation:
l Allenscrewdriverfor3mmscrewtypefortheinvertercover,sidescrews,andSafetySwitchcover.
l Standardflat-headscrewdriversset
l Non-contactvoltagedetector
l Cordlessdrillorscrewdriverandbitssuitableforthesurfaceonwhichtheinverterwillbeinstalledand
foropeningtheSafetySwitchdrillguides
l Appropriatemountinghardware(forexample:stainlessbolts,nuts,andwashers)forattaching:
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o
theinvertermountingbrackettothemountingsurface
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o
thepoweroptimizertotheracking(notrequiredforsmartmodules)
l Wirecutters
l Wirestrippers
l Voltmeter
Forinstallingthecommunicationoptions,youmayalsoneedthefollowing:
l ForEthernet:
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o
CAT5/6twistedpairEthernetcablewithRJ45connector.
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o
IfusingaCAT5/6cablespool:RJ45plugandRJ45crimper
l ForRS485:
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o
Four-orsix-wireshieldedtwistedpaircable
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o
Watchmakerprecisionscrewdriverset
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Single Phase Inverter with HD-Wave Technology Installation MAN-01-00306-1.1
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Installation Procedure