SMA 600-US User manual

CU600-1000US-IA-en-10 | IMEN-CU-US | Version 1.0
CA
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Accessories for PV Inverters
SMA CONNECTION UNIT 600-US / 1000-US
Installation Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SMA America, LLC
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This manual contains important instructions for the following products:
• CU 600-US-10 (SMA Connection Unit 600-US)
• CU 1000-US-10 (SMA Connection Unit 1000-US)
This manual must be followed during installation and maintenance.
The product is designed and tested according to international safety requirements, but as with all
electrical and electronic equipment, certain precautions must be observed when installing and/or
operating the product. To reduce the risk of personal injury and to ensure the safe installation and
operation of the product, you must carefully read and follow all instructions, cautions and warnings
in this manual.
Warnings in this document
A warning describes a hazard to equipment or personnel. It calls attention to a procedure or practice,
which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or destruction of part or all
of the SMA equipment and/or other equipment connected to the SMA equipment or personal injury.
Symbol Description
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.
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Warnings on this product
The following symbols are used as product markings with the following meanings.
Symbol Description
Warning regarding dangerous voltage
The product works with high voltages. All work on the product must only
be performed as described in the documentation of the product.
Beware of hot surface
The product can become hot during operation. Do not touch the product
during operation.
Risk of Fire
Improper installation of the product may cause a fire.
Observe the operating instructions
Read the documentation of the product before working on it. Follow all
safety precautions and instructions as described in the documentation.
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General Warnings SMA America, LLC
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General Warnings
All electrical installations must be made in accordance with the local and NationalElectrical Code®
ANSI/NFPA 70 or the Canadian Electrical Code® CSAC22.1. This document does not and is not
intended to replace any local, state, provincial, federal or national laws, regulation or codes
applicable to the installation and use of the product, including without limitation applicable
electrical safety codes. All installations must conform with the laws, regulations, codes and
standards applicable in the jurisdiction of installation. SMA assumes no responsibility for the
compliance or noncompliance with such laws or codes in connection with the installation of the
product.
The product contains no user-serviceable parts.
For all repair and maintenance, always return the unit to an authorized SMA Service Center.
Before installing or using the product, read all of the instructions, cautions, and warnings in this
manual.
Wiring of the product must be made by qualified personnel only.
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SMA America, LLC Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1 Information on this Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Skills of Qualified Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Scope of Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 Connection Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Type Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 DC Switch-Disconnector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4 String Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.5 Reverse Polarity Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1 Requirements for Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2 Mounting the Connection Unit on a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.3 Mounting the Connection Unit to a Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.1 Safety during Electrical Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.2 Overview of the Connection Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.2.1 Enclosure Openings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.2.2 Interior View of the Connection Unit 600-US. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.2.3 Interior View Connection Unit 1000-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3 Connecting Conduits to the Connection Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.4 Connecting the Grounding Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.5 Connecting the PV Array to the Connection Unit 600-US . . . . . . . . . 33
6.6 Connecting the PV Array to the Connection Unit 1000-US. . . . . . . . 35
6.7 Operating the Reverse Polarity Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.8 Connecting the DC Output Cable for the Inverter to the
Connection Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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7 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.1 Inserting the String Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.2 Commissioning the Connection Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8 Disconnecting the Connection Unit from Voltage Sources . . . 43
9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.1 LED Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.2 Replacing the String Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10 Decommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.1 Disassembling the Connection Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.2 Packing the Connection Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.3 Disposing of the Connection Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
11 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
12 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
13 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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SMA America, LLC 1 Information on this Document
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1 Information on this Document
Validity
This document is valid for the following device types:
• CU 600-US-10 (SMA Connection Unit 600-US)
• CU 1000-US-10 (SMA Connection Unit 1000-US)
Target Group
This document is intended for qualified persons. Only qualified personnel with the appropriate skills
are allowed to perform the tasks described in this document (see Section 2.2 "Skills of Qualified
Persons", page 11).
Additional Information
Links to additional information can be found at www.SMA-Solar.com:
Symbols
Nomenclature
Document title Document type
Sunny Tripower 12000TL-US / 15000TL-US / 20000TL-US /
24000TL-US
Installation manual
Sunny Boy 6000TLUS / 7000TLUS / 8000TLUS / 9000TLUS /
10000TLUS / 11000TLUS
Installation manual
Symbol Explanation
Information that is important for a specific topic or goal, but is not
safety-relevant
☐ Indicates an essential requirement for achieving a specific goal
☑ Desired result
✖ A problem that could occur
Complete designation Designation in this document
SMA America Production, LLC SMA
SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. SMA
SMA Connection Unit 600-US / 1000-US Connection Unit, product
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2 Safety SMA America, LLC
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2 Safety
2.1 Intended Use
The Connection Unit is a String-Combiner to which up to eight strings can be connected.
Figure 1: Example design of a PV system with Connection Unit
The Connection Unit is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
The Connection Unit must only be used in ungrounded PV systems. Do not use grounded PV modules
with the Connection Unit. Only ground the mounting frame of the PV modules.
All DC inputs of an ungrounded PV system must be equipped with an overcurrent protection
according to the National Electrical Code® NEC 690. The Connection Unit shall be installed per the
requirements contained in Section690.35 of the National Electrical Code®, ANSI/NFPA 70. The
Connection Unit must only be used with the following transformerless SMA inverters:
• SB 6000TLUS-12 / 7000TLUS-12 / 8000TLUS-12 / 9000TLUS-12 / 10000TLUS-12 /
11000TLUS-12
• STP 12000TL-US-10 / 15000TL-US-10 / 20000TL-US-10 / 24000TL-US-10
For safety reasons, it is forbidden to modify the product or install components that are not explicitly
recommended for this product or distributed by SMA.
Use this product only in accordance with the enclosed documentation and with the local standards
and directives. Any other use can result in personal injury or property damage.
• Do not mount the product in areas where flammable gases may occur.
• Do not mount the product in areas where highly flammable materials are stored.
• Do not install the product in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Item Designation
APV modules
B Connection Unit
C Sunny Tripower
D Circuit breaker
E Utility grid
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