SolarMax 360TS-SV Compact Station User manual

Instruction manual
SolarMax TS-SV
330TS-SV Compact Station
360TS-SV Compact Station
660TS-SV Compact Station
720TS-SV Compact Station

SolarMax Produktions GmbH
Zur Schönhalde 10
D-89352 Ellzee
E-Mail: [e-mail]
© SolarMax Produktions GmbH 2015
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Contents
1 Notes on the present instruction manual 5
1.1 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Target groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Storage of the documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 Symbols used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Safety instructions 7
2.1 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Symbols at the Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Description 9
3.1 Identication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Safety installations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 Connection area Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3.5 Operating elements at the MCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
3.6 Access area to the inverters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3.7 Operating elements and connections at the inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.8 Numbering of inverters and power units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Installation 17
4.1 Transporting and storing the Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
4.2 Checking the delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
4.3 Selecting the installation location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
4.4 Installing the Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
5 Electrical connection 21
5.1 Installing cable pass-through elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2 Connection to PV generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.1 General connection conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.2.2 Connection of single-tracking compact stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.2.3 Removing the panels from the Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.2.4 Connection of multi-tracking compact stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.3 Connection to the medium voltage Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3.1 Connecting conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.4 Grounding the Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.5 Wiring the MCU interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.5.1 Cable installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.5.2 Status signaling contact - X411. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.5.3 Shutdown 2 - X511 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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5.5.4 Alarm contact – X501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.5.5 Potential equalization set PAS – X2201. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.5.6 Grid connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.6 Wiring the inverter interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.6.1 Cable installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.6.2 Connecting the master station with the slave station . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.6.3 Shutdown 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.6.4 Test contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6 Commissioning 38
6.1 Switching the Compact Station on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.2 Initial start-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.3 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.3.1 Conguring the display language and system time . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.3.2 Conguring the network parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.3.3 Conguring the status signaling contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.3.4 Conguration of the PV generator monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.4 Displaying the conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.5 Displaying the measured values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.6 Displaying device data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7 Operation 48
7.1 Graphic display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.2 Menu structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.4 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.5 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.5.1 Displaying the daily statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.5.2 Displaying the monthly statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.5.3 Displaying the annual statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.5.4 Displaying the total statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7.5.5 Deleting the statistics values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7.6 Operating status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.6.1 Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.6. 2 Mains operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8 Troubleshooting 55
8.1 SolarMax Service Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.2 Diagnosis & measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.2.1 General troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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8.2.2 Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.2.3 Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.2.4 Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.2.5 Blockings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.2.6 Error messages during the initialization phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9 Powering down the Compact Station 60
10 Maintenance 61
10.1 Maintenance with the inverters closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.1.1 Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.1.2 Cleaning the ventilation grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.2 Maintenance with the inverters open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.2.1 Checking the AC/DC terminals in the inverters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
10.2.2 Testing grid monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
11 Disposal 66
12 Specications 66
12.1 Efciency curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12.2 Temperature-dependent output reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
13 Individual country settings 71
13.1 SM660/SM330TS-SV Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
13.2 SM720/SM360TS-SV Compact Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
14 Accessories and options 76
15 Warranty 77

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1 Notes on the present instruction
manual
1.1 Scope
This instruction manual is applicable to the following TS-SV compact stations:
Type Item No.
TS-SV Compact Station with SM330TS-SV inverters:
SM660TS-SV Compact Station (master station / multi-tracking) 1000 5383
SM660TS-SV Compact Station (slave station / multi-tracking) 1000 5384
SM330TS-SV Compact Station (slave station / multi-tracking) 1000 5496
SM330TS-SV Compact Station (master station / multi-tracking) 1000 5495
SM660TS-SV Compact Station (master station / single-tracking) 1000 5528
SM330TS-SV Compact Station (master station / single-tracking) 1000 5526
TS-SV Compact Station with SM360TS-SV inverters:
SM720TS-SV Compact Station (master station / multi-tracking) 1000 5385
SM720TS-SV Compact Station (slave station / multi-tracking) 1000 5386
SM360TS-SV Compact Station (slave station / multi-tracking) 1000 5450
SM360TS-SV Compact Station (master station / multi-tracking) 1000 5533
SM720TS-SV Compact Station (master station / single-tracking) 1000 5532
SM360TS-SV Compact Station (master station / single-tracking) 1000 5530
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the information in this instruction manual applies to
all types of TS-SV Compact Station. For better readability, the short form "Compact Sta-
tion" is also used in the text.
1.2 Target groups
Plant operators
 Chapter 2 "Safety"
 Chapter 7 "Operation"
Fitters
 Chapter 2 "Safety"
 The instructions in chapters 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 may only be performed by trained
skilled electricians (e.g. electricians, electric systems technicians, electrical mecha-
nics, industrial electronics technicians).
 The instructions in chapter 4 may only be carried out by qualied plant engineers.

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1.3 Storage of the documents
The plant operator must ensure that this instruction manual is available to the relevant
persons at all times. If this original document is lost, an up-to-date version of this inst-
ruction manual can be downloaded from our website at any time (www.solarmax.com).
1.4 Symbols used
The following safety instructions and general information are used within this instruction
manual.
DANGER!
Non-observance of these safety instructions may immediately cause serious
injuries or death.
WARNING!
Non-observance of these safety instructions may cause serious injuries.
CAUTION!
Non-observance of these safety instructions may cause minor or medium
injuries.
ATTENTION!
Non-observance of these safety instructions may cause material damage.
Note
Notes contain extended information or facilitate the operation of the Compact
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2 Safety instructions
DANGER!
Fatal electric shock hazard!
In daylight conditions the PV generator supplies the Compact Station with a
high DC voltage.
 Make sure that all electrical feed-in lines to the Compact Station are de-
energized before starting any work on the Compact Station or the feed-in
lines.
DANGER!
Fatal electric shock hazard!
Components within the Compact Station are charged with a high voltage.
 Never open the Compact Station while it is in operation.
2.1 Intended use
The Compact Station is designed exclusively to convert the direct current generated by
PV modules into alternating current which conforms to the parameters of the public grid.
Any other use is contrary to the design purpose. SolarMax Produktions GmbH accepts no
liability for damage resulting from using the unit for any other purpose. Any modications
to the Compact Station carried out by the plant operator or tter without prior release or
approval by SolarMax Produktions GmbH are not permitted.
The Compact Station is designed for external installation.
Slave stations may only be connected to multi-tracking TS-SV master stations. Slave
stations are not designed for single-tracking operation.
2.2 Symbols at the Compact Station
Symbol Description
Risk of death by high voltages!
Only qualied electricians may perform work on the inverter.
Switch position "Off"

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Symbol Description
Switch position "On"
Protective conductor connection
Direct current
Alternating current
Mains phase
In this area it is not permitted to lift the Compact Station with a
forklift truck. This could damage the Compact Station.
In this area, lifting with a forklift truck is not permitted.
Lifting point for crane or other suitable lifting device
max. Einbautiefe
Maximum installation depth of Compact Station

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3 Description
3.1 Identication
The Compact Station can be identied on the basis of the information provided on the
type plate (see Section 3.4).
3.2 Safety installations
Overvoltage protection
The DC inputs of the inverters are tted with overvoltage protection type 2. We recom-
mend an additional type 1 lightning protector for the PV generator (available as an option
for single-tracking compact stations).
Over-current protection
The AC and DC circuit breakers of the inverters are equipped with thermo-magnetic
overcurrent triggers.
Temperature limitation
For safety reasons the heat sink temperature of the inverters is limited to 85°C. At high
ambient temperatures, the heat sink temperature may reach 80°C. In such cases, the
maximum infeed power is temporarily reduced. The graphics display shows the corres-
ponding status message. When the temperature rises to 85°C the corresponding power
unit shuts down.

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3.3 Dimensions
Vorderansicht linke Seitenansicht
Draufsicht Schnitt A-A

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3.4 Connection area Compact Station
All cables to the Compact Station are installed on this side. On master stations this is
where the Master Control Unit (MCU) and fuse box can be accessed.
Single-tracking Compact Station (master stations)
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2
4
6
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78
1
5
9
10
No. Description
1 Self-supply transformer (available as an option)
2Fuse box
3 MCU (Master Control Unit)
4AC connection
5 DC connection (NH fuse circuit breaker)
6 2 x ground terminals
7 System cable pass-through elements for DC and AC connection
8 System cable pass-through elements for communication and external voltage supply
9 Perforated rail for cable strain relief at DC connection
10 Cable duct for communication cable

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Multi-tracking Compact Station (master stations)
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2
4
5
5
67
1
8
No. Description
1 Self-supply transformer (available as an option)
2Fuse box
3 MCU (Master Control Unit)
4AC connection
5 2 x ground terminals
6 System cable pass-through elements for DC and AC connection
7 System cable pass-through elements for communication and external voltage supply
8 Cable duct for communication cable

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3.5 Operating elements at the MCU
The TS-SV Master Control Unit (MCU) is the central control and operating unit (master
stations only).
The interfaces and terminals at the MCU allow many communications and monitoring
options, see Section 14. In addition, the MCU has a mounting rail for the installation of
the MaxWeb xp/NX data logger and the potential equalization set (PAS).
OFF
ON
1
2
No. Description
1 Graphics display (see Section 7.1)
2 Main switch
Function of the main switch
When the main switch is switched off, the mains contactors of the inverters are opened
and the Compact Station is disconnected from the mains network. The components in
the Compact Station remain charged with high voltage. The Compact Station must be
powered down as described in Section 9 before the inverters are opened.

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3.6 Access area to the inverters
The panels at the back and sides of the Compact Station are removable and provide
access to the inverters.
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3
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No. Description
1 Upper side panel: removable / weight: 26 kg / xing: 6 x M8 hexagon socket screws
2 Lower side panel with air inlet grille: removable / weight: 42 kg / xing: 4 x M8 hexagon
socket screws
3 2 panels at back / xing: 8 x M8 hexagon socket screws each

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3.7 Operating elements and connections at the inverter
The following illustration shows the operating elements and connections at the inverter.
During normal operation the inverters run automatically.
1
6
7
5
4
3
2
No. Description
1 AC circuit breaker
2 Inverter type plate
3 DC connection (only used with multi-tracking compact stations)
4 DC circuit breaker
5 "Shut-down 1" terminals
6Test contacts
7 Power units (with ModularBus sockets)

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3.8 Numbering of inverters and power units
The inverters and power units in the Compact Station are numbered as shown in the
following diagram. The measured values of the power units can be retrieved (see Section
6.5).
PU 1
PU 2
PU 3
PU 4
PU 5
PU 6
WR 1
WR 2
No. Description
WR 1 Inverter 1 (PU 1 to PU 3)
PU1 Power unit 1
PU2 Power unit 2
PU3 Power unit 3
WR 2 Inverter 2 (PU 4 to PU 6)
PU4 Power unit 4
PU5 Power unit 5
PU6 Power unit 6

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4 Installation
4.1 Transporting and storing the Compact Station
Make sure that the ambient conditions during transportation and storage are within the
specied limits (for details see Section 12).
WARNING!
Risk of injury!
The Compact Station is a heavy device. If the Compact Station is transported
in an inappropriate manner it is possible for it to fall over and cause serious
injury to persons.
 Ensure that the transport and lifting devices have sufcient loading / lif-
ting capacity.
 The Compact Station must be transported in an upright position.
 Caution: establish the center of gravity. The center of gravity of the Com-
pact Station is not in its center!
 Secure the Compact Station during transport against tipping over or
falling.
The Compact Station is tted with four eyelets of 50 mm diameter at its base; these can
be used for lifting the Compact Station with a crane.
~2800
≥ 4500
[mm]
The Compact Station can be lifted with a forklift truck provided a timber section has been
placed underneath the base frame. Minimum length of forks: 2,200 mm.

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The Compact Station must not be lifted with a forklift truck engaging in the area of the
cable pass-through points.
4.2 Checking the delivery
The Compact Station is supplied including the following items:
Quantity Description
6 System cover ∅ 150
1 System cover ∅ 90
1Protection conduit (only slave stations)
1Instruction manual
4.3 Selecting the installation location
The ambient conditions are specied in the specications, see 13 Specications.
Location and installation conditions
 Maintain the maximum installation depth (see symbol on the side of the Compact
Station and Section 2.2)
 Maintain an unobstructed area of 1 meter around the Compact Station for mainte-
nance work.
 The oor must be sufciently load-bearing and smooth.
Note
The heat sinks of the inverters are cooled by fans. The ambient air is sucked
in at the bottom of the inverter through the ventilation grilles and is blown out
through the ventilation grilles at the top of the inverter.
 The ambient air around the Compact Station must be free from salt and ammonium
vapors.
 The installation location must meet the requirements regarding the electromagnetic
immunity and interference emission.
 Due to the noise generated, the Compact Station should not be installed near living
and working areas.