5. Commissioning
5.1 Selecting the appropriate grid standard
5.1.1 Verifying grid standard for country of installation
Canadian Solar inverters are used worldwide and feature preset standards for operating on
any grid. Although the grid standard is set at the factory, it is essential the grid standard be
verified for the country of installation before commissioning.
The menu for changing the grid standard or for creating a custom standard is accessible as
described in Section 6.7 and below.
WARNING
Failure to set the correct grid standard could result in improper operation
of the inverter, inverter damage or the inverter not operating at all.
5.2 Changing the grid standard
5.2.1 Procedure to set the grid standard
NOTE
This operation is for service technicians only. The inverter is customized
according to the local grid standard before shipping. There should be no
requirement to set the standard.
NOTE
The “User-Def” function can only be used by the service engineer.
Changing the protection level must be approved by the local utility.
1). From the main screen on the display, select ENTER. There are 4 sub-menu options,
use the UP/DOWN arrows to highlight ADVANCED SETTINGS. Press enter to select.
2). The screen will show that a password is required. The default password is "0010",
press the DOWN key to move cursor, press the UP key to change the highlighted digit.
Figure 5.1
Information
Settings
Figure 5.2
YES=<ENT> NO=<ESC>
Password:0000
Ua Ub Uc N Ia* Ia Ib* Ib Ic* Ic
21 22 17 18 19 20
A
B
Figure 4.15 External CT Type Meter - “Meter in Load”
L1 L
2
L
3
N
PE
Load
INV L1
INV L2
INV L3
INV N
INV PE
Grid L1
Grid L2
Grid L3
Grid N
Grid PE
CT
Arrow
Grid
Pin 1&2 on the 16-Pin Connector
4. Comm. & Monitoring
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