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INSTALLATION MANUAL
NORTH AMERICA EdITION
The installer is solely responsible for complying with all
applicable building and electrical codes.
To help prevent stainless steel hardware from seizing together
(1) apply anti-seize lubricant to bolts, (2) keep hardware
shaded prior to installation, and (3) slowly fasten nuts during
installation.
Southwest Windpower, Inc.
1801 West Route 66
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
Phone: ++ (1) 928 - 779 - 9463
Fax: ++ (1) 928 - 779 - 1485
www.windenergy.com
© January 2012 Southwest Windpower, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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Summary of Contents for Southwest Windpower Skystream Hybrid 6
- Page 1 (3) slowly fasten nuts during installation. Southwest Windpower, Inc. 1801 West Route 66 Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Phone: ++ (1) 928 - 779 - 9463 Fax: ++ (1) 928 - 779 - 1485 www.windenergy.com © January 2012 Southwest Windpower, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CROSS ARM STRUCTURE ASSEMblY ANd INSTAllATION ______________________ 13 MOTOR/gEARbOx INSTAllATION ____________________________________________ 14 AlIgNMENT ANd ChAIN INSTAllATION ______________________________________ 14 SOlAR PANEl ANd MICRO-INvERTER INSTAllATION __________________________ 16 FINAl CAblE CONNECTIONS _______________________________________________ 18 APPENdIx A: ElECTRICAl dIAgRAMS _______________________________________ 21 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual 3-CMlT-1101 Revision: A... - Page 4 The hybrid energy sun tracker is delivered in two packages. One pallet contains the shell assemblies and three boxes of hardware. The boxes of hard- ware are packaged inside of the shell assemblies. The second package will be a 6” x 6” x 11’ box containing four rails and brackets, as well as the cable support.
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Page 5: Important Safety Instructions
(NEC) and all local building codes. cally and unexpectedly. As a result, access to the Skystream hybrid 6 system Use only proper grounding techniques as established by the NEC as well as must be restricted. -
Page 6: Sequence And Overview Of Installation Steps
Sequence and Overview Of inStallatiOn StepS Installation of the Pv tracker portion of the Skystream hybrid 6 system event, it should be as close as possible to the point where the electri- includes the following basic sequence of steps. Please refer to the rel- cal system of the supplier and the electrical system of the user are evant manual for each step –... - Page 7 6. Make final wire connections in the sub-panel at the tower base and at the main connection point, then test the system. Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
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Page 8: Tower Ring Installation
– Part # 2-SSh-222. The alignment jig is a separate dealer- required item, which is not included with each Skystream hybrid 6 system 3. locate the 3 larger holes drilled in the tower rings – these holes are as it is re-used on multiple installations. - Page 9 The diameter of the hole will depend upon the size of your specified electrical cable and your grounding wire, and the fitting you select. In most cases, the hole diameter need only be large enough Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
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Page 10: Tapered Ring And Gear Installation
Use four ¼”-20 x 7/8”l bolts, lock washers, and flat wash- ers (from the tapered ring/gear mounting hardware) for each tapered ring. See Figure 2. After tightening, the four tapered rings should fit flush to each other without gaps. Figure 3 Figure 2 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A... -
Page 11: Support Shell Installation
18 screws, lock washers and flat washers. Reinstall the two center screws with flat and lock washers. See Figure 5. Figure 5 10. Remove the temporary strap from the sun side support shell assembly. Figure 4 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A... - Page 12 Tighten the jamb nuts once all rollers are assembly or maintenance to lock the tracker in place. adjusted. Confirm the shell assemblies roll freely around the tower. Figure 6 Figure 7 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
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Page 13: Cross Arm Structure Assembly And Installation
½”-13 x 7-1/2” flat washers, lock washers and hex nuts from the cross arm mounting bolts loose until the solar panels have hardware package. See Figures 8 & 9. been installed. Figure 9 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A... -
Page 14: Motor/Gearbox Installation
The cover’s perimeter edge lip, facing downwards, should overlap the top edge of the solar tracker assembly approximately 1/2 inch. Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A... - Page 15 Tighten using the pipe clamp, and install the two screws. Figure 12 Figure 11 21. Rotate the sun tracker assembly until the solar panels are facing true South (180º from true North). Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
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Page 16: Solar Panel And Micro-Inverter Installation
1. Using the mounting brackets supplied with the six micro-inverters, mount them onto the solar panel/inverter support rails using the 5/16”-18 x ¾” hardware as shown here. Also, see Figures 13 & 14. Figure 13 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A... - Page 17 Tighten all solar panel and rail hardware when panels and rails are in the correct positions. See Figures 13 & 14. The Pv modules which came with your Skystream hybrid 6 , and the included Enphase micro-inverters, all have compatible Tyco Solarlok connectors.
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Page 18: Final Cable Connections
Pv circuit is protected by a 15A breaker. The copper conductors between the sub-panel and the main panel connection point should be sized, at a minimum, based on the follow- ing chart: Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A... - Page 19 Tracking motion occurs on the 10-minute mark. (The tracker will return to South at low power conditions. (AC does not have to be connected for tracker operation). Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
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Page 21: Appendix A Electrical Diagrams
Southwest Windpower, Inc. 1801 West Route 66 Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Phone: ++ (1) 928 - 779 - 9463 Fax: ++ (1) 928 - 779 - 1485 www.windenergy.com © January 2012 Southwest Windpower, Inc. Inc. All Rights Reserved... - Page 22 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation manual Appendix A: Electrical diagrams gRId CONNECTION OPTION A: 120/240 v, 60 hz, Split Phase, Sub-panel at Tower base ____________________________________________ 3 Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
- Page 23 Fig. 1. grid Connection Option A: 120/240 v, 60 hz, Split Phase, Sub-panel at Tower base Skystream hybrid 6 Installation Manual, Rev A...
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