aleo
aleo solar Deutschland GmbH
| Osterstraße 15| 26122 Oldenburg | Germany | [email protected]
installation instructions Edition 01/2012 en-GB-Intl (120508b)
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Contents
1.
Safety Information .................................................... 4
1.1.
Warnings ...................................................................... 4
1.2.
Notices ........................................................................ 4
1.3.
Other system components ........................................... 4
2.
About this Manual ..................................................... 5
2.1.
Audience ...................................................................... 5
2.2.
Chapters for planners .................................................. 5
2.3.
Chapters for installers .................................................. 5
2.4.
Chapters for operators ................................................. 5
2.5.
Key ............................................................................... 5
2.6.
Safekeeping of this document ..................................... 5
3.
Introduction ............................................................... 6
3.1.
Normal use .................................................................. 6
3.2.
Product support ........................................................... 7
4.
Handling of aleo Modules ......................................... 8
4.1.
Mechanical precautionary measures ........................... 8
4.2.
Electrical precautionary measures ............................... 9
5.
Planning ................................................................... 10
5.1.
Selecting a location ................................................... 10
5.2.
Alignment (azimuth) ................................................... 10
5.3.
Inclination (elevation) ................................................. 11
5.4.
Avoidance of shadowing ............................................ 11
5.5.
Visual precautionary measures .................................. 12
5.6.
Selection of aleo modules .......................................... 12
5.7.
General installation options ....................................... 13
5.8.
Visually appealing installation .................................... 14
5.9.
Defined Installation Options ....................................... 15
5.10.
Anti-theft protection .................................................. 18
5.11.
Matching of solar modules and inverters ................... 19
5.12.
Electrical installation .................................................. 19
5.13.
Precautionary measures ............................................ 23
6.
Preparing for Installation ....................................... 25
6.1.
Storing, transporting and unpacking modules ........... 25
6.2.
Precautionary measures ............................................ 25
7.
Mechanical Installation .......................................... 28
7.1.
Visually attractive roof installation ............................. 28
7.2.
Types of installation ................................................... 28
7.3.
Support area .............................................................. 28
7.4.
Spacing and clearances ............................................. 28
8.
Electrical Installation .............................................. 30
8.1.
Order of work steps ................................................... 30
8.2.
Series connection ...................................................... 30
8.3.
Wiring ........................................................................ 30
8.4.
Parallel switching, special requirements .................... 31
8.5.
String diodes .............................................................. 31
8.6.
Installation of direct current string fuses ................... 31
8.7.
Inverter connection .................................................... 31
8.8.
Protective potential equalisation (earthing) ................ 32
8.9.
Lightning protection ................................................... 33
9.
Mechanical Mounting Details ................................ 34
9.1.
Position of mounting rails .......................................... 34
9.2.
Configuration of the clamps for clamp mounting ....... 34
9.3.
Mounting with clamps ............................................... 34
9.4.
Mounting with bolts ................................................... 35
9.5.
Lay-in mounting ......................................................... 36
9.6.
Load levels ................................................................. 36
9.7.
Diagram key ............................................................... 36
9.8.
Diagrams ................................................................... 38
10.
Maintenance ............................................................ 44
10.1.
Inspection .................................................................. 44
10.2.
Check-up ................................................................... 44
10.3.
Inspections ................................................................ 44
10.4.
Cleaning .................................................................... 45
10.5.
Repairs ...................................................................... 46
10.6.
Potential Induced Degradation (PID) .......................... 46
11.
Decommissioning ................................................... 47
11.1.
Disposal ..................................................................... 47
11.2.
Taking Back Scheme .................................................. 47
11.3.
PV Cycle .................................................................... 47
A.
Parameters of aleo Modules .................................. 48
B.
Creation and Avoidance of Shadowing ................. 49
B.1
Deepest shadow and half shadow ............................. 49
B.2
Shadows from cylindrical objects .............................. 49
B.3
Shadows from edges ................................................. 50
C.
Optimisation of Wiring for Lightning Protection . 52
C.1.
Keep loops small ....................................................... 52
C.2.
Current direction in loops .......................................... 53
C.3.
Laying the return circuit ............................................. 53
D.
Explanations ............................................................ 55
D.1.
Abbreviations ............................................................. 55
D.2.
Glossary .................................................................... 56
E.
Index ......................................................................... 57
F.
Bibliography ............................................................ 59
