Chapter 4: Commissioning The Installation; Step 1, Activating The System - SolarEdge Solar Inverter Installation Manual

Chapter 4: Commissioning the Installation

Chapter 4: Commissioning the Installation
The following workflow describes how to activate the system, commission the installation, and verify the
proper functioning of the system.

Step 1, Activating the System

1
Verify that the inverter ON/OFF switch is OFF. Turn ON the AC breaker.
WARNING!
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Do not touch uninsulated wires when the inverter cover
is removed.
2
Activate the inverter according to the activation instructions supplied in the inverter package.
3
Verify that the inverter is configured to the proper country: Press the LCD light button until reaching
the ID status screen:
I D :
D S P 1 / 2 : 1 . 0 2 1 0 / 1 . 0 0 3 4
C P U : 0 0 0 2 . 0 1 1 1
C o u n t r y : U n i t e d
4
If required, perform the following before closing the inverter cover:

Country settings, or inverter configuration using the internal LCD user buttons – refer to
Chapter 5: User Interface on page 28.

Communication options connections –refer to Chapter 6: Setting Up Communication on
page 41.
5
Attach the inverter cover and secure it by tightening the screws with a torque of 4.0 N*m/ 2.9 lb*ft.
For proper sealing, first tighten the corner screws and then the two central screws. The following
figure illustrates recommended order:
6
If an additional external DC switch is installed between the power optimizers and the inverter(s) then
turn it ON.
A status screen similar to the following appears on the inverter LCD panel:
V a c [ v ]
2 4 0 . 7
P _ O K :
SolarEdge Installation Guide – MAN-01-00057-2.2
# # # # # # # #
#1
#6
#4
Figure 12: Tightening order of the screws
V d c [ v ]
1 4 . 1
0 0 0 / 0 0 0
# #
K i n g d o m
P a c [ w ]
0 . 0
< S _ O K >
O F F
#3
#5
#2
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