Installation Guide

19 TriStar MPPT-600V-TR Operator's Manual18 Installation
3.1 General Information
WARNING: Equipment Damage or Risk of Explosion
Never install the TS-MPPT-600V-TR in an enclosure with vented/ooded batteries.
Battery fumes are ammable and will corrode and destroy the TS-MPPT-600V-TR
circuits.
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CAUTION: Equipment Damage
When installing the TS-MPPT-600V-TR in an enclosure, ensure sufcient ventilation.
Installation in a sealed enclosure will lead to over-heating and a decreased product
lifetime.
AVERTISSEMENT: Endommagement de l’équipement ou risque d’explosion
N’installez jamais le TS-MPPT-600V-TR dans une enceinte avec des batteries à évent/à
électrolyte liquide. Les vapeurs des batteries sont inammables et corroderont et
détruiront les circuits du TS-MPPT-600V-TR.
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PRUDENCE: Endommagement de l’équipement
Assurez une ventilation sufsante en cas d’installation du TS-MPPT-600V-TR dans une
enceinte. L’installation dans une enceinte hermétique entraîne une surchauffe et une
réduction de la durée de vie du produit.
WARNING: Installation must comply with all US National Electrical Code and Canadian Electrical Code
requirments. Breakers and fuses may require lower ratings than referenced below, so as not to exceed
any specic wire ampacity.
Avertissement : Installation doit être conforme aux tous les États-Unis National Electrical Code et
Code canadien d'électricité requirments. Disjoncteurs et fusibles peuvent nécessiter des cotes
inférieures que référencé ci-dessous, de manière à ne pas dépasser n'importe quel fils particulier
admissible.
The installation is straight-forward, but it is important each step is done correctly and safely. A
mistake can lead to dangerous voltage and current levels. Be sure to carefully follow each
instruction in this section. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS FIRST before beginning installation.
The installation instructions are for installation of a negative grounded system. U.S National
Electrical Code (NEC) requirements are noted on occasion for convenience, however the
installer should have a complete understanding of NEC and UL requirements for photovoltaic
installations.
Solar and battery fuses or DC breakers are required in the system. These protection devices
are external to the TS-MPPT-600V-TR controller, and must be 90 amps or lower for the 60 amp
TS-MPPT-600V-TR.
Maximum battery short-circuit current rating must be less than the interrupt current rating of the
battery over-current protection device referenced above.
Stranded wires to be connected to the TS-MPPT-600V-TR terminals should be prepared rst
with e.g. clamped copper heads, etc. to avoid the possibility of one conductor free out of the
connection screw, and possible contact with the metal enclosure.
Installation3.0
Recommended Tools:
• Wire strippers
• Wire cutters
• #2 & #0 Phillips screwdriver
• slotted screwdrivers
• Pliers
• Drill3/32” (2.5 mm) drill bit
• Level
• hack saw (cutting conduit)
3.2 Wiring Zones
The 600V solar circuits must be separated from the low voltage battery circuits and
communication wiring within the wiring box. Figure 3-1 below shows the high voltage and low
voltage zones (shaded) within the wiring box. There is overlap in the zones as pictured because
the removable wiring divider separates the high voltage solar wiring and low voltage wiring. Solar
high voltage wiring should be routed below the removable wiring divider. The yellow Solar
Terminal Bridge must be properly tted in place before making the solar power terminal
connections.
The battery wiring and all communication cables must only be routed within the low voltage
wiring zone. After the solar wiring is installed, the wiring divider should be secured in place, and
the battery cables routed above the divider. Detailed installation steps are provided in the
following sections.
NOTE: If ALL eld wiring, including communications cable, is rated for 600V, wiring zone separation is
not required. In this case, it may be more convenient to remove the high-low voltage wiring box divider,
and terminate conduit that contains mixed voltage conductors at one point.
REMARQUE: Si tout câblage, y compris câble de communication, est évalué à 600V, câblage zone
séparation est non requis. Dans ce cas, il peut être plus pratique d'enlever le diviseur de boîte câblage de
tension haut/bas, et n des conduits contenant des conducteurs mixtes de tension à un moment donné.