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Classified for electrical bonding and grounding
under UL 2703

Polar Bear® III 10 Degree

Installation Manual

Document Number 9910030 Rev B
January 2015

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Summary of Contents for Polar Bear III

Page 1: ...panelclaw com Classified for electrical bonding and grounding under UL 2703 Polar Bear III 10 Degree Installation Manual Document Number 9910030 Rev B January 2015 ...

Page 2: ...e Installation Manual 9910030 Rev B 2 Revision History Rev ECO Date Description of Changes Approved By A C00385 29 AUG 14 Release of Polar Bear III 10 degree CA B C00398 16 JAN 15 UL 2703 Fire Update 2nd flat Ballast Tray CA ...

Page 3: ...4 Parts and Hardware 5 Required Tools 6 Installation 6 Step 1 Attach Claws to Modules Prep 6 Step 2 Set up Spacer Stick 7 Step 3 Build Southern Row of Modules 8 Step 4 Install Array Row By Row 11 Step 5 Electrical Grounding 12 Appendix A Safety 14 Appendix B UL 2703 Grounding 16 Appendix C Electrical Grounding UL 2703 not applicable 17 Appendix D Side Shield Optional 18 ...

Page 4: ...onstruction site It is imperative to plan ahead for any safety concerns and hazards to promote safe work practices during installation This section does not claim to address or support all safety concerns that may arise during the installation of PanelClaw mounting systems or any other aspect of the work being performed Before beginning work installers should refer to all local and federal safety ...

Page 5: ...ast Tray Nut Kit Ballast Tray Bolt Kit Ballast Optional Ballast Block Customer supplied Mechanical Attachments OMG Roofing Products PowerGrip OMG Roofing Products PowerGrip Plus EcoFasten Solar Anchor Products U Anchor 2000 Anchor Products U Anchor 2400 Anchor Products U Anchor 2600 Middle Support North Support South Support Long Ballast Tray Short Ballast Tray ...

Page 6: ...PowerGrip and PowerGrip Plus EcoFasten Solar and Anchor Products U Anchor family attachment systems Required Tools 3 8 drive torque wrench settings available up to 10 ft lbs 3 8 deep socket bolts 7 16 deep socket nuts Spacer Stick supplied Installation Step 1 Attach Claws to Modules Prep 1 Lay module glass side down on work surface 2 Place Claw over appropriate mounting hole while resting Claw fla...

Page 7: ... module dependent and vary from manufacturer In some scenarios L is longer than Q while for others it is the opposite 2 Reference the Q and L dimensions on the Ballast Layout Drawing Using the longer of the two dimensions attach a Claw to a hole at one end of the Spacer Stick Set the longer Claw to the dimension specified Repeat for the smaller dimension If the Q or L spacing has interference on t...

Page 8: ...se the spacer stick provided to set the Supports in the correct locations 5 Eastern most Support roof pads must be lined up with north south snap line Southern Support roof pad must align with East West snap line Leave spacer stick in place Figure 3 Figure 3 Starting the Array 6 Assemble one Short Ballast Tray and one Long Ballast Tray using two 20 x 0 5 serrated flange bolts and the pre installed...

Page 9: ...w 9 If the construction drawings call for additional ballast install a secondary flat Ballast Tray as needed Secondary Ballast Trays span a single module only and do not span between modules as seen above 10 Install required ballast into southern Ballast Trays and bend up the tabs at the ends of the row 11 Carry module to south east or west corner 12 Follow Figure 5 to align Claws over the South S...

Page 10: ... modules Use the Spacer Stick to ensure the low side of the Supports are properly spaced Thread a serrated flange nut onto each of the pre installed Support bolts and torque to 4 ft lb Figure 6 NOTE Do not fasten Long Ballast Trays together where they overlap Figure 6 Attach Long Ballast Trays to Supports 1 x2 1 x4 2 x2 x4 2 See note 16 No hardware required where Long Ballast Trays overlap ...

Page 11: ...ule Claws to lower mounting holes on the Standard Support of the previous row Finger tighten bolts 3 Tilt module down and adjust the placement of the previously spaced Standard Supports to connect module Claw to the high side of the Standard Support Finger tighten nut and bolt Be sure to align the outer Standard Support pads with North South snap line 4 Tighten all four mounting hardware to 8 ft l...

Page 12: ...or 6 AWG Cu bonding jumpers and a UL 467 listed Tyco solid wire grounding assembly part number 2106831 manufactured by Tyco Electronics Corporation To ground the array first determine the groupings of strings whose power output wiring is grounded together at an equipotential grounding conductor location This could be all the strings within a physical sub array or all the strings grouped by a singl...

Page 13: ...Polar Bear III 10 Degree Installation Manual 9910030 Rev B 13 Figure 8 Ground Holes in Ballast Trays ...

Page 14: ...Such hazards should be identified and caution should be taken to avoid tripping over such components Refer to the Fall Hazards section specifically if working with the Polar Bear product line Make sure to pick up and not drag your feet when working on site and always pay attention to your path of movement to note any obstructions that could create a trip hazard Lifting Hazards The PanelClaw instal...

Page 15: ... all hand and power tools should be regulated and controlled at all times on site to prevent improper use and related injuries When not in use all equipment should be stored in a secured location Only personnel who have been properly trained in the safe operation of any potentially dangerous tool should be allowed access All required tools to perform the installation of PanelClaw racking are outli...

Page 16: ...ion The ground path follows through the Tyco lug Ballast Tray Support Claw and into the module frame The module frame s anodization is broken via the through bolt connection at the module mounting holes which is secured with a serrated flange nut The bonding continues through the module frame to the adjacent Claws as shown below Bonding path from Lug to System Typical North South Module to Module ...

Page 17: ...run the copper wire necessary to ground each module not provided ensure the same copper wire is run through every Tyco solid wire grounding assembly and secured per Tyco Electronics Corporation LLC specifications www te com Tighten each Tyco solid wire grounding assembly to torque of 45 in lb 5 08 N m as shown below Please note that the Tyco wire grounding assembly must be tightened to 25 in lb 2 ...

Page 18: ...de Shield unit with pre installed integrated recycled rubber pads and mounting hardware Installation Attach Side Shield to Ballast Tray 1 For the east side of the array bend the tabs opposite of the bottom flange For mounting to the west sides of the array bend in the same direction of the bottom flange Bend each tab 90 2 Place the flanges on top of the Ballast Tray Secure the Side Shield to the B...

Page 19: ...tallation To comply with the PV system fire classifications with Type II modules the ballast configuration using north double capacity Ballast Trays is not allowed A Fire Class A rating is achieved with Type II modules as long as the north double capacity flat Ballast Trays are not used ...

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