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V600-13.5 String Optimizer Platform
Installation Manual: 57070020-1 A
Failure to follow the prescribed connection and disconnection order can result
in damage to the device.
Follow these instructions to avoid damaging the device. Follow polarity
markings on the optimizer faceplate. Do not cross-wire inputs or output.
Use only Amphenol H4 mating connectors.
Per Canadian Electrical Code, the installer is required to mark the device with
the following wording or equivalent, located on or adjacent to each wiring
compartment giving access to high voltage circuits, only if actually connected
to high voltage in the installation:
DANGER
— HIGH VOLTAGE
or
DANGER XXX V
where XXX is replaced by the rated voltage.
Connection/Disconnection Order Matters
Follow the proper connection/disconnection order in the instructions to avoid
damaging the device.
Connecting the Inputs
1.
Read all warning, caution, and notice statements for this section.
2.
Make sure that the unit is properly mounted and grounded.
3.
Make sure the strings of PV modules that will be connected to the inputs of the
optimizer meet the acceptable input criteria, fusing, and other requirements
outlined in Chapter 2.
4.
Follow your safety procedures and protocols to connect the PV modules in series
for each input.
5.
Follow your safety procedures and protocols to measure the voltage and verify
the polarity for the string of modules being connected to Input B.
Figure 12: Check the polarity and gender for the PV string connecting to the Input
Cables from PV string
