Install Manual

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49.
3. Mountingtheinverter,Page28.
4.
ConnectingthestringsandtheACtotheSafetySwitch,page33.
5.
Commissioningandactivatingtheinstallation,page41.
6. Connectingtheinvertertothemonitoringplatform,page50.
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5mmscrewtypefortheinvertercover,SafetySwitchcover,andinverterside
screws
l Standardflat-headscrewdriversset
l Non-contactvoltagedetector
l Cordlessdrill(withatorqueclutch)orscrewdriverandbitssuitableforthesurfaceonwhichthe
inverterandoptimizerswillbeinstalledandforopeningtheSafetySwitchdrillguides.Useofan
impactdriverisnotallowed.
l Appropriatemountinghardware(forexample:stainlessbolts,nuts,andwashers)forattaching:

o
themountingbracketstothemountingsurface

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:

o
CAT5/6twistedpairEthernetcablewithRJ45connector.

o
IfusingaCAT5/6cablespool:RJ45plugandRJ45crimper
l ForRS485:

o
Four-orsix-wireshieldedtwistedpaircable.

o
Watchmakerprecisionscrewdriverset
Inverter Transport and Storage
Transporttheinverterinitsoriginalpackaging,facingupandwithoutexposingittounnecessaryshocks.
Iftheoriginalpackageisnolongeravailable,useasimilarboxthatcanwithstandtheweightofthe
inverter(refertotheinverterweightinthespecificationdatasheetprovidedwiththeunit),hasahandle
systemandcanbeclosedfully.
Storetheinverterinadryplacewhereambienttemperaturesare-13°F-140°F/-25°C-+60°C.
Chapter 1: Introducing the SolarEdge Power Harvesting System
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