INSTALLATION, USE AND
MAINTENANCE
SUNWAY STRING BOX
LT 1500V 24 INPUTS
Rev. 02 - Error! Unknown document property
name.
30 / 43
9.
UNINSTALLING
This section covers how to uninstall a SUNWAY STRING BOX LT.
Warning
Only skilled technicians wearing PPE are authorized to uninstall the product.
Danger
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
Carry out all safety procedures described in the following sections before
operating on the product and on the connected conductors.
Danger
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
DO NOT disconnect the conductors or open the string fuses under operating
conditions other than the ones described in this Installation Guide.
Disconnecting the conductors or opening the string fuses when current flows
inside the product may cause electric arcs and lead to personal injury or
product malfunctions.
9.1. Preliminary Safety Procedures
The SUNWAY STRING BOX LT 1500V products are nodes of complex plants. Safety procedures involve
both the node concerned and the all the other nodes connected to the system.
The safety procedure also considers the dangers that may be caused by photovoltaic sources, that operate
as voltage and current generators when exposed to solar radiation. Voltage generated by those sources
may be dangerous for the operators and may cause electric arcs if they are improperly cut off.
Safety procedure to follow in order to uninstall a SUNWAY STRING BOX LT:
•
Operate exclusively after sunset and before dawn so that no current flowing is to be found
through the string conductors;
•
Make sure that the inverter connected to the product is STOPPED;
•
Open the inverter DC-side switch disconnector;
•
Open the output switch disconnector;
•
Open the output switch disconnectors of all the string boxes connected to the same inverter as the string
box to be uninstalled.
9.2. Uninstallation Procedure
Do the following once the product to be uninstalled is in safety conditions as described in the section above:
•
Make sure that no voltage is applied:
o
Between the output negative pole and positive pole, after removing the polycarbonate panel;
•
Disconnect the output conductors;
•
Disconnect and insulate (do not leave live cable ends unprotected) all string cables;
•
Proceed with the mechanical uninstallation of the product.
Refer to section 7 Installation and commissioning for installing a new SUNWAY STRING BOX LT.