
Z200 PV Analyzer
User Manual
Measurement feature
Z200 PV Analyzer
Frequency coverage
100 Hz to 100 kHz
Frequency accuracy
+/- 2
%
Measurement feature
Z200 PV Analyzer
Frequency drift with temperature
(
◦
C to 35
◦
C)
>
0.1
Measurement of short circuit current I
SC
Z200 PV Analyzer
DC current range
0-15 A
Measurement of open circuit voltage V
OC
Z200 PV Analyzer
Analysis
Checks for correct polarity and voltage in-
range.
Range
0-1000V
Measurement
of
resistance
towards
ground R
ISO
Z200 PV Analyzer
Range
0
Ω
- 40 M
Ω
Measurement time
about 60 sec.
Conditions
Irradiation
>
100
W
m
2
and
string V
OC
>
100V
Precision (stable light conditions)
+/- 50 k
Ω
+/- 10
%
Analysis
Above 40M
Ω
, R
ISO
is returned as
R
ISO
>
40M
Ω
.
Below 100k
Ω
, R
ISO
is returned as
R
ISO
<
100k
Ω
Detection and localization of ground isola-
tion fault R
ISO
Z200 PV Analyzer
Threshold for localization of a ground fault
3 M
Ω
Localization precision (stable light condi-
tions)
+/- 0.5 PV module
Localization resolution
0.1 PV modules
Conditions
Irradiation
>
100
W
m
2
String V
OC
>
100V
Analysis
Fault indicated (with text in user interface)
if R
ISO
<
1 M
Ω
Detection and localization of series resis-
tance fault external to the PV modules
Z200 PV Analyzer
Localization of singular series fault
>
10 k
Ω
e.g. disconnect
X
(when external to module/solar cells)
Localization precision
+/- 1 PV module
Localization resolution
0.1 PV modules
Conditions
Irradiation
>
100
W
m
2
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