Standards; Application Class Of Product; Fire Class Of Product; Junction Box And Terminals - Panasonic Photovoltaic Module HIT VBHN SJ25 Series General Installation Manual

STANDARDS

VBHNxxxSJ series comply with the re-
quirements of IEC61215,
IEC61730-2 and the CE mark.

APPLICATION CLASS OF PRODUCT

HIT TM are applied to application class A
and safety class II. It may be applicated in
systems operating at greater than 50
VDC or 240 W, where general contact
access is anticipated.

FIRE CLASS OF PRODUCT

The fire rating of this module is valid
only when mounted in the manner speci-
fied in the mechanical mounting instruc-
tions.
TM
HIT fill fire class C that provides to IE-
C61730-2. Class C roof coverings are
effective against light fire test exposures.
Under such exposures, roof coverings of
this class afford a light degree of fire
protection to the roof deck, do not slip
from position, and are not expected to
produce flying brands.

JUNCTION BOX AND TERMINALS

Cable
Connector (SMK plug)
Negative (-)
Positive (+)
Figure 2. Configuration of
Junction Box

Modules equipped with one junc-
tion box contain terminals for both
positive and negative polarity, and
IEC61730-1,
bypass diodes.

One terminal is dedicated to each
polarity (with the polarity symbols
engraved onto the body of the
junction box) (see Figure 2).

BYPASS DIODE


When the modules in series strings
are shaded partially, it may cause
reverse voltage across cells or mod-
ules, because the current from oth-
er cells in the same series is forced
to flow through the shaded area.
This may cause undesirable heating
to occur.

The use of a diode to bypass the
shaded area can minimize both
heating and array current reduc-
tion.

All modules are equipped with fac-
tory installed bypass diodes. The
factory
proper circuit protection for the
systems within the specified system
Figure 3. Number of series cells per bypass diode
installed diodes provide
24 cells / diode
24 cells / diode
24 cells / diode
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voltage, so that you do not need
any other additional bypass diodes.

Specifications of bypass diode for
VBHNxxxSJ25 modules are as fol-
lows; Number of bypass diode: 3
diodes Number of series cells per
bypass diode: 24 cells / diode (See
Figure 3).

Specifications of bypass diode for
VBHNxxxSJ47 modules are as fol-
lows; Number of bypass diode: 4
diodes Number of series cells per
bypass diode: 24 cells / diode (See
Figure 3).
MECHANICAL LOADING
The method offers a maximum load as
shown in the table "Mount Location and
load resistance" in Figure1 and Figure 5
is a static state on the module surface.
24 cells / diode
24 cells / diode
24 cells / diode
24 cells / diode
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