Installation Guide

Installation Procedure
ThefollowingistheprocedureforinstallingandsettingupanewSolarEdgesite.Manyofthesealsoapply
tomodificationofanexistingsite.
1.
ConnectingPowerOptimizersinStrings,page19.
2. Recordingpoweroptimizerserialnumbers(optional),page42.
3. Mountingtheinverter,Page26.
4. ConnectingtheACandtheStringtotheDCSafetyUnit,page29.
5.
Commissioningandactivatingtheinstallation,page33.
6.
Connectingtheinvertertothemonitoringplatform,page43.
Installation Equipment List
StandardtoolscanbeusedduringtheinstallationoftheSolarEdgesystem.Thefollowingisa
recommendationoftheequipmentneededforinstallation:
l Allenscrewdriverfor3mmscrewtypefortheinvertercover,sidescrews,andSafetySwitchcover.
l Standardflat-headscrewdriversset
l Non-contactvoltagedetector
l Cordlessdrill(withatorqueclutch)orscrewdriverandbitssuitableforthesurfaceonwhichthe
inverterandoptimizerswillbeinstalledandforopeningtheSafetySwitchdrillguides.Useofan
impactdriverisnotallowed.
l Appropriatemountinghardware(forexample:stainlessbolts,nuts,andwashers)forattaching:
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o
theinvertermountingbrackettothemountingsurface

o
thepoweroptimizertotheracking(notrequiredforsmartmodules)
l Wirecutters
l Wirestrippers
l Voltmeter
l MobilephonewithlatestSetAppversion
Forinstallingthecommunicationoptions,youmayalsoneedthefollowing:
l ForEthernet:

o
CAT5/6twistedpairEthernetcablewithRJ45connector.

o
IfusingaCAT5/6cablespool:RJ45plugandRJ45crimper
l ForRS485:

o
Four-orsix-wireshieldedtwistedpaircable

o
Watchmakerprecisionscrewdriverset
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-Single Phase Inverter with HD-Wave Technology Installation MAN-01-00541-1.0
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Installation Procedure