Installation manual
975-0601-01-01 Revision B xxi
This manual is for use by qualified personnel only.
Figure 1-1 Xantrex GT500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–4
Figure 1-2 Transformer assembly: AC interface (shown with barriers removed) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–5
Figure 1-3 Transformer assembly: heaters (shown with barriers removed) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–6
Figure 1-4 Inverter assembly: DC interface (shown with barriers removed)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–7
Figure 1-5 Inverter assembly: power electronics and heaters (shown with barriers removed)- - - - - 1–8
Figure 1-6 Heater fan photographs: inverter assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–10
Figure 1-7 Heater fan photographs: transformer assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–10
Figure 1-8 ENABLE/DISABLE switch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–11
Figure 1-9 AC circuit breaker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–12
Figure 1-10 DC switch (S1) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–13
Figure 1-11 Display and keypad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–14
Figure 2-1 Conduit entry from the sides - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–5
Figure 2-2 Conduit entry (bottom view) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–6
Figure 2-3 Anchor bolt pattern (bottom view) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–8
Figure 3-1 Unpacking the Xantrex GT500 (inverter assembly shown)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–4
Figure 3-2 Inverter assembly: cable gland plates (DC barrier removed) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–4
Figure 3-3 Lifting points and center of gravity: inverter assembly- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–5
Figure 3-4 Lifting points and center of gravity: transformer assembly- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–6
Figure 3-5 Safety straps (transformer assembly shown) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–7
Figure 3-6 Moving with a sling: inverter assembly- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–9
Figure 3-7 Moving with a sling: transformer assembly- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–10
Figure 3-8 Throat connection kit: installed bus bars and cables - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–13
Figure 3-9 Throat connection kit: connector clamps - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–13
Figure 3-10 Throat connection kit: installing top cover and bottom cover - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–14
Figure 3-11 Throat connection kit: TB13 and TB14 connections on the inverter assembly - - - - - - - 3–14
Figure 3-12 Throat connection kit: installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–15
Figure 3-13 Throat connection kit: assembly and installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–16
Figure 3-14 Throat connection kit: connecting the ground cable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–16
Figure 3-15 Opening or closing the access door - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–18
Figure 3-16 Single-point ground; ground bar and AC utility terminals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–22
Figure 3-17 Removing the AC barriers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–23
Figure 3-18 Auxiliary power connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–24
Figure 3-19 Removing the DC barrier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–25
Figure 3-20 PV array cable routing and terminations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–26
Figure 4-1 Xantrex RS485/Modbus Communications Kit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–14
Figure A-1 Xantrex GT500 dimensions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A–7
Figure B-1 Circuit diagram for the Xantrex GT500 480 and Xantrex GT500 480 PG - - - - - - - - - - - - B–3
Figure B-2 Circuit diagram for the Xantrex GT500 600 and Xantrex GT500 600 PG - - - - - - - - - - - - B–4
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