8
INSTALLATION
GENERAL
Please read this guide completely before
installation or use of the modules.
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Panasonic recommends that modules be
operated within the following Operating
Conditions. An installation location with
conditions beyond the Operating Condi-
tions or with other Special Conditions
(see below) should be avoided. Operat-
ing Conditions of Panasonic modules are
as follows:
1) The modules should be operated only
in terrestrial applications. No space or
other Special Conditions.
2) The operating temperature must be
within –40°C to 85°C.
3) The relative humidity should be within
45% to 95%.
4) The wind pressure load of the installa-
tion site should be less than 2,400N/m
2
(50PSF).
UNPACKING AND HANDLING
Do not hit the back sheet of a mod-
ule by the connector when unpack-
ing and handling.
Please do not expose the connector
the rain water and dust .
To avoid the damage of the back
sheet
by the connector, fix the ca-
bles to the frame with tape after
unpacking. (refer Figure 4)
Do not handle modules by their
cables or junction box. Handle them
by the frame with both hands in any
situation.
The anti-reflection glass of a module
is easy to be soiled, when it is
grasped by hand or hand gloves. So
it is recommended to hold card-
board or frames when carrying or
installing the solar module. When
cables and connectors touch the
surface of the glass, it may soil the
surface too. It is also recommended
to avoid contact of cables and con-
nectors with surface of the glass. (If
the glass surface becomes dirty, see
section of "anti-reflection glass sur-
face cleaning".)
Figure 4. Fixing of cables
and connectors
