PODD – Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
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6 PODD Applications
The PODD is ideal for commercial or utility scale photovoltaic (PV) systems that have Alencon
power conversion devices including the SPOT, BOSS, and/or GARD. This section details how
each of Alencon’s devices can be connected over a network using the PODD.
6.1 SPOT System
Alencon’s String Power Optimiziers and Transmitters (SPOTs) have up to four inputs and
can accommodate from 4 to 8 strings. Depending on the size and need of a PV array, the
SPOTs can be setup with a Single or Multi PODD configuration.
Figure 8: SPOT ACE System Architecture with Multi PODD configuration
NOTE:
Each type of device (SPOT, BOSS, and GARD) can have communications daisy-
chained with any other type of device and still connected to a Local PODD.
