2.1 Location
INGECON
-SUN SMART TL units can be located in practically any environment favourable for PV farms.
Guidelines are provided in this section for choosing a suitable environment and adapting the unit to it properly.
2.1.1 Environment
Place the units in a place which is accessible for installation and maintenance work
and which permits use of the keyboard and the reading of the front indicator LEDs.
Do not place any object on top of the unit.
Caution:
Do not place any material sensitive to the high surrounding air temperatures close
to the inverter.
Avoid corrosive environments.
2.1.2 IP rating
INGECON
-SUN SMART TL units have an IP level of protection against external agents which enables them to
be installed outdoors.
IP65 means that the unit is fully protected against the ingress of dust and also
against water jets from any direction as defined for this level of protection in standard
IEC60529.
However, excessive moisture can cause a safety shutdown of the unit to protect it. Hence the following is
recommended:
Locate the units in a place protected from the rain.
2.1.3 Ambient temperature
INGECON
-SUN SMART TL
units are designed to operate between
–20 °C
and
+70 °C
.
To operate in HT mode, maximum ambient temperature must not exceed 45 °C.
To operate in HP mode, maximum ambient temperature must not exceed 40 °C.
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System description
Installation Manual
INGECON
®
SUN SMART TL
AAY2000IKI03
AAY2000IKI03
Rev. _
Date: March 2011
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