WIRING FOR COMMUNICATION TO THE GATEWAY
Chilicon Power trunk cables have 4 color-coded conductors:
RED
,
BLACK
,
WHITE
,
GREEN.
BLACK
and
WHITE
conductors are for the PLC communication. The same grid line (
BLACK
)
must be used to connect the inverter to the Gateway to ensure robust communication.
Specifically, the Gateway inside the home (120 V) should be powered using
GRID HOT LINE B
(=
BLACK
trunk conductor) and
GRID NEUTRAL
(=
WHITE
trunk conductor).
NOTE
: Communication with the Gateway is usually fine even if the Gateway is connected in
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the wall socket to the
RED
and
WHITE
trunk-equivalent wires. However, the signal will be
weaker (- 10 dB). The Gateway socket survey screen indicates the strength of the signal. In the
worst case, you simply have to swap the
RED
and
BLACK
trunk wires on the breaker or at the
AC disconnect.
NOTE:
Miswiring AC grid lines to the inverter trunk (for instance swapping a GRID L1 for GRID
NEUTRAL) will not damage the inverters. However, they will not export power in this
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f
f
f
configuration. If inverters are miswired, LED single blink export confirmation from the LED will
never be established.
WARNING
:
NEVER CONNECT
GREEN
to a Live Wire
Max 8 CP720/String (16 Modules) 240V full current
Solar AC Subpanel
Max
8
CP720/String
(16
Modules)
– 240V
full
current
Max
10
CP720/String
(20
Modules)
– 240V@
2.4A
current
limit
Max
7
CP720/String
(14
modules)
– 208V
full
current
Solar AC Subpanel
GRID NEUTRAL
WHITE
10
AWG
J
Box
GRID L2
BLACK Conductor (PLC Phase)
GRID L1
RED Conductor
GROUND
GREEN Conductor
10
AWG
J
Box
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