Advanced Energy AE 75TX Installation And Operation Manual page 10

Advanced Energy
Chapter 3. Planning
General Requirements for Planning and Installation ............................................. 3-1
Handling the Inverter .. ..... . .... . .... ... .. . .. .. . .. . . . ... . . ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... . . ... .. ... ... .. ... . . ... . . ... .. .. .. 3-1
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Location and Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3-2
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3-2
Noise .............................................................................................................. 3-2
Recommended Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3-2
Conduit and Conductors . .. ... .. .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. .. .. 3-4
Environmental Requirements ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... . . ... . . ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... . . ... . . ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 3-4
Grounding and Neutral Requirements .. .. . . . . .. ... .. .. . . . . .. .. ... .. .. . . . . .. .. ... .. . . . . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 3-5
PV Array Frame Grounding ............................................................................ 3-5
System Neutral ............................................................................................... 3-6
Utility Grid Interconnection . . ... . . ... .. .. ... .. ... . . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . . ... .. ... .. .. ... . . ... . . ... .. .. ... .. .. .. 3-6
Utility Connection Requirements .. .. . . . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . . . .. ... .. .. .. .. 3-6
Contacting Your Local Utility .......................................................................... 3-6
Voltage Output ... ... . . ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... . . ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... . . ... ... .. ... ... ... .. . .. .. .. 3-6
Inverter Monitoring ................................................................................................ 3-7
To Calculate Maximum Open Circuit Voltage ....................................................... 3-7
DC Subcombiner Options .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . .. ... .. . . ... .. . . .. ... .. .. .. .. 3-8
Fuse Protection for DC Input .......................................................................... 3-8
Chapter 4. Installing
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Handling and Unpacking ....................................................................................... 4-1
Packagi ng Contents ....................................................................................... 4-1
Handling and Unpacking the Inverter ............................................................. 4-1
Pre-Installation Inspection ..................................................................................... 4-2
Pre-Installation Inspection Tools .................................................................... 4-2
To Inspect the Inverter Cabinet ...................................................................... 4-2
To Inspect the AC and DC Subpanel Compartments ..................................... 4-3
To Inspect the Upper Electronics Compartment ............................................. 4-4
To Inspect the Cooling Compartment ............................................................. 4-5
Lifting and Mounting the Inverter ........................................................................... 4-6
Conduit Entry Points ............................................................................................. 4-8
Using Gland Plates for Cable Conduit Entry and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
AC Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 4-11
Connecting to the Electrical Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 4-12
DC Wiring ..................................................................................................... 4-16
Connecting to the PV Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 4-17
Using the Integrated Remote Disable Input .................................................. 4-20
Making the Remote Disable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
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