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000971AG
5 - Installation
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tring protection fuses
S
izing of fuses
The correct sizing of the
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positive side and
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negative side (-SX2, SY2
wiring box model) string fuses to be used to protect from “return currents” is
very important because it can considerably limit the risk of fire and damage
to the PV generator.
A “return current” can be generated in the event of a fault and relevant
short-circuit at the ends of one or more PV modules of the system; this
condition can cause all the current supplied by the strings not involved in
the fault, but connected to the same input channel, to pass through the
faulty string.
For input connectors marked with “A” and “D” you must directly connect
the individual strings coming into the inverter (do not make field
switchboards for parallel strings). This is because the positive side
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and negative side
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string fuses, situated on each input, are not rated to
take strings in parallel (array).
This operation could damage the fuses and consequently could cause
malfunctioning of the inverter.
The connection in parallel of the strings (array composition) could be
made upstream of the input connectors marked with “B” and/or “C” using
a proper Y quick fit connector adapters: in this case the input fuses will
have to be replaced with a suitable size for the paralleled strings.
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20
CH1
1A
1B 1C
1D
2A
2B 2C
2D
3A
3B 3C
3D
4A
4B 4C
4D
5A
5B 5C
5D
6A
6B 6C
6D
CH2
CH3
CH4
CH5
CH6