solarwatt Vision 60M high power User manual

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Informationonthesolarmodule P.10
Transportandstorage P.10
Installation P.11
Electricalconnection
andgrounding P.15
Maintenanceandservicing P.16
Disposal P.16
Informationforcomplaints P.16
CONTENTS
Youcancheckthecurrentstatusof
theinstallationinstructionsatwww.
solarwatt.net.
DEuTSCh S. 01 – 08EN gl iS h P. 09 – 16
solarwatt INstallatIoN INstrUCtIoNs |EN
SOlARWATT
iNSTAllATiON iNSTRuCTiONS
f OR fRAmED glASS-glASS SOlAR mODulES
Eu-STANDARDS
EUROCODE1(EN1991-1)
Actionsonstructures
EN13501
Firebehaviorofbuildingmaterialsandbuilding
component
EN60728-11
Settingupandoperating(grounding)aerialsystems
EN62305
Lightningprotection
EN62446
Grid-coupledphotovoltaicsystems
IEC60364
Erectionoflow-voltagesystems
Thefollowingdirectivesandstandardsmustbecompliedwithwhenplanning,settingup,andmaintaininggrid-
connectedPVsystems:
VDE-DiRECTiVES
VDE0100
Erectionoflow-voltagesystems
VDE0105-100
Operationofelectricalsystems
EXCluSiON Of liABiliTY
Thewarrantytermsavailableat
www.solarwatt.netapply.
VDE TEST mARk
Vision60Mhighpower
Vision60Mstyle
Vision60Pstyle
Vision60P

Theseinstructionsdescribetheassembly,connection,
maintenance,anddisposalofsolarmodules.Pleasereadthem
carefullyandcomplywiththemaccordingly.
Theinstallationandelectricalconnectionofphotovoltaic
systemsmayonlybecarriedoutbyspecialistpersonnel,who
arefamiliarwiththisworkthroughtheirprofessionalqualica-
tions.Fortheoperation,installation,useandmaintenanceof
theothercomponents,complywiththerelevantinstallation
instructionsfromthemanufacturer.
Incorrectinstallationcancausedamagetoproperty,which
couldconsequentlyposearisktopeople.SOLARWATTaccepts
noresponsibilityorliabilityforlosses,damage,orcostsresult-
ingfromincorrectinstallation,operation,use,ormaintenance
orlosses,damage,orcostswhichareconnectedtoanyofthe
aboveinanyway.TheSOLARWATTinstallationinstructions
shouldbemadeavailabletotheoperatoraspartofthesolar
powersystemdocumentationandstoredbytheoperator.
Complywiththeguidelines,laws,andregulationsvalidinthe
relevantcountrywhenplanning,settingup,andoperating
grid-connectedPVsystems.Forinformationonadditional
requirements,pleasecontacttheresponsiblelocalauthorities
andthenetworkoperator.
SOLARWATTsolarmodulesaremadefromhigh-qualitymaterials
andhigh-performancesolarcells,andarethereforeextremely
reliable.Thequalityofthesolarmodulesmadeexclusivelyin
Germanyisensuredbymultipletestscarriedoutontheprod-
uctsthroughouttheentireproductionprocess.SOLARWATT
solarmodulesareVDE-testedandfullltherequirements
oftheextendedteststandardIEC61215Ed.2,aswellasthe
safetystandardIEC61730.InSOLARWATT‘sownresearchand
developmentdepartment,testsarecarriedoutusingmeasur-
ing,testing,andenvironmentalsimulationequipmentwhich
goaboveandbeyondthecurrentvalidstandardsandenable
ustooptimizeourproductscontinually.Iftreatedcorrectly,
yourSOLARWATTsolarmoduleswilloeryouseveraldecades
ofservice.
SOLARWATTrecommendsinsuringthePVsystemagainst
reducedyieldsordamagewithSOLARWATTFullCoveragefor
completesecurity.Furtherinformationisavailablefromyour
SOLARWATTpartneroronlineatwww.solarwatt.net.
Informationonthesolarmodule
Detailedelectricalandmechanicalpropertiesforyourspecic
moduletypecanbefoundontherelevantdatasheet.Thekey
technicaldataunderstandardtestconditions[STC,solarcell
temperature:25°C,irradiation:1,000Watt/m²,airmass:1.5
(correspondstoasunelevationangleof41.8°)]canalsobe
foundonthenameplateofthesolarmodule.
CONgRATulATiONS ON ThE
PuRChASE Of YOuR SOlARWATT SOlAR mODulE
Failuretocomplywiththeinstallationinstructionsresultsinthe
warrantyandguaranteebecomingnullandvoid.
WARNiNg
TRANSPORT AND STORAgE
SOLARWATTsolarmodulesaremadefromhigh-qualitymateri-
alsandarethereforeextremelystableandlong-lasting.The
solarmodulesshouldneverthelessbeleftinthepackagingun-
tilinstallationtohelppreventanydamage.Themodulesshould
bestoredinadryplaceandprotectedfromweatherconditions.
Thepackaging(lm,tape,pallet,etc.)shouldberecycled.
Contacttheresponsiblelocalwastedisposalcompany.

PROCEDuRE iN ThE EVENT Of TRANSPORT
DAmAgE
Youareresponsibleforcheckingthegoodsandpackaging
fortransportdamageimmediatelyonreceipt.Ifany
damageisdiscovered,noteitontheshippingpapers
describingeachpalletindetail,andtakephotographsas
documentaryevidence.Havethedrivercountersignthese
notes.Ifmorethan33%solarmodulesononepalletare
damaged,refusetoacceptthepallet.Pleaselloutthe
„TransportDamageComplaintNotication“form(www.
solarwatt.net)andreturnittoSOLARWATTGmbH.
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iNSTAllATiON
NOTE
WARNiNg
Donotremoveanypartsorname-
platesfromthesolarmodule.Donot
installdamagedsolarmodules.
NOTE
WARNiNg
Thesolarmoduleisaglassproductandshouldbehandledwithappropriatecare.
Donotstandonthesolarmodule.Donotallowanyobjectstofallorplaceanyob-
jectsonthesolarmodule,asitcancausemicrocracksinthecells.Neverholdor
transportthesolarmodulebythejunctionboxorconnectioncables.Forinstalla-
tionSOLARWATTstronglyrecommendstheusageofclean,fatandsiliconeoilfree
gloves!
Donotremoveanypartsorname-
platesfromthesolarmodule.Donot
installdamagedsolarmodules.
Duringinstallation,pleasetakeintoaccountthelocallyvalid
constructionregulations,accidentpreventionregulations,the
relevant,generallyacceptedrulesoftechnologyandsafety
regulationsforworkingonroofsandbuildings,aswellas
electricalinstallations.
SOLARWATTsolarmodulesmustbexedtosuitablesubstruc-
tures,whicharedesignedfortherelevantmechanicalwind
andsnowloads,aswellastheweightofthesolarmodules.The
instructionsfromtheinstallationsystemmanufacturermust
alsobecompliedwith.Nomechanicalstressesfromtheactual
building(e.g.,rooftruss)mustbetransferredtothesolar
module.Havethestructuralsuitabilityofthebuildingforthe
installationofasolarpowersystemcheckedbyaspecialist.The
framemustnotbemechanicallyorchemicallyprocessed.
Alsonotallowedaremodicationsofthesolarmodule,such
astheconversiontotheuseoftheheatgeneratedintheform
ofathermalsolarcollector.Ifthereisnoapprovalintheform
ofamanufacturer‘sdeclarationorexceptionalapproval,the
solarmodulesmaynotbeinstalledinlocationswherethere
areaggressiveambientconditions.Furthermore,theuseof
theproductsonmobileunitssuchasvehiclesorshipsisnot
permitted.
Duringinstallation,avoidcreatingshadeswiththemodule
clipsorinstallationsystemtoimprovetheenergyyield.
Complywiththeminimumdistanceof5mmbetweenthe
solarmodulestoallowthematerialtoexpandwithouttension.
SOLARWATTsolarmodulesfulllalltherequirementsof
theextendedteststandardIEC61215Ed.2,includingthe
increasedpressureloadof5,400Pa,makingthemidealforuse
inareaswithlargeamountsofsnow.Thelocalregulationsor
thestandardEUROCODE1(EN1991-1)shouldbeusedforthe
calculationofthesnowloadsonthemodule.Itisimportantto
notethatthesestandardsaredesignedforimpactonstructures
anddonotexplicitlytakeintoaccounttheinstallationofsolar
modules.
Inregionswithparticularlyhighsnowfall,thepressureload
calculatedinaccordancewiththestandardbasedonlocalsnow
loadinformationmaybesignicantlyexceededduetosnow
overhangorbuild-uponthesolarmodules,whichcouldresult
inabove-averagestressonthebottomframeedge.SOLARWATT
thereforetestsitsmodulesaboveandbeyondthestandardIEC
61215Ed.2andinaccordancewithadditionalstandards,taking
intoaccountadditionalloadsintheeventofsnowoverhang
orbuild-uptoreecttheactualloadsencounteredinpractice
andtoensurethatourproductsworksafelythroughouttheir
entireservicelife.Themaximumpressureloadsforthefasten-
ingmethodslistedonthefollowingpagesalreadytakeinto
accounttheseincreasedrequirementsandcanberegarded
asthemaximumpressureloadintheinstallationconditions
takingintoaccounttheshapecoecientsinaccordancewith
EUROCODE1(EN1991-1).
FramedSOLARWATTsolarmodulescanbefastenedinanumber
ofways:Pleaserefertothedetailstothefollowingpages.
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ClAmPiNg SYSTEm
Fixinplacewithsuitablemoduleclamps
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Thebracketmustnotdistortthesolarmoduleandtheclipsmust
notcomeintocontactwiththefrontpane.Pleasepayattention
totheclipmanufacturer’sspecications.Theclipsurfacesmust
besucientlysized(areasof400mm²perfasteningpointare
required).
Vertical installation for modules with additional feature “crossrail”
Fastening on long sides
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmodule
fortheinstallationmethodis2,400N/m².
Fastening on short sides
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmodule
fortheinstallationmethodis3,000N/m².
areasapprovedforfastening
Fastening on long sides and short side
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmoduleforthe
installationmethodis3,750N/m².
Vertical installation for increased snow load (only modules with additional feature “crossrail”)
Vertical installation for modules without additional feature “crossrail”
Fastening on long sides
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmodule
fortheinstallationconditionsis2,400N/m².
Fastening on short sides
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmodule
fortheinstallationconditionsis2,400N/m².
200mm 200mm
100mm
100mm
200mm 200mm
100mm
100mm
100mm
200mm
100mm
100mm
100mm
substructure
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Fastening on long sides
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmoduleforthe
installationmethodis5,500N/m².
Fastening on short sides
Inaddition,thisfasteningmoderequiresacentral,
roundorlinearsupportonthelowerframeside(central
support).Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmod-
ulefortheinstallationmethodis3,500N/m².
Horizontal installation for modules with additional feature “crossrail”
areasapprovedforfastening
NOTE
ItisnotpermittedtouseSOLARWATTsolarmodulesasoverheadglazing.Forroofinstal-
lation,thesesolarmodulesmayonlybeinstalledoverare-resistantroofcovering.
NOTE
Thesolarmoduleheatsupduringoperation.Ensurethatthereissucientrear
ventilationtoavoidreductionsinyield.Alsoensurethatnoammablegasescan
escapeoraccumulatecloseby.
WARNiNg
Thesolarmodulesarenotdesignedforconcentratedirradiation.Bundlingorconcen-
tratingsolarirradiationthroughlensesormirrorsisthereforenotpermittedandcan
damagethesolarmodules.
NOTE
Undermechanicalload,nocontactbe-
tweensolarglassandhardmaterials(eg.
metal,glass)mayoccur.Thedrainageholes
inthemoduleframemustnotbecovered,
asitcouldcausefrostdamageonethemod-
uleframe.Donotplaceanyplugconnectors
intheframeforthisreason.
Horizontal installation for modules without additional feature “crossrail”
160mm 160mm 160mm 160mm
200mm
200mm
160mm 160mm 160mm 160mm
200mm
200mm
substructure
Fastening on long sides
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmoduleforthe
installationconditionsis3,500N/m².
Fastening on short sides
Inaddition,thisfasteningmoderequiresacentral,
roundorlinearsupportonthelowerframeside(central
support).Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmod-
ulefortheinstallationconditionsis2,400N/m².
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WARNiNg
Solarmodulesgenerateelectricalenergyonthefrontsideduringincidenceoflight.A
systemwithmultiplesolarmodulescangeneratelife-threateningvoltagesandelectrical
currents.Donottouchtheelectricalconnectionsorcableendswhilethesolarmoduleis
exposedtolight.
iNSERTiON SYSTEm
Fixedinplacebyinsertinginasupportingframe
2
Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmoduleforthe
installationmethodis2,400N/m².
SCREW fiXTuRES
Fasteningonthefasteningholeswithscrews
Fastening on the fastening holes
Onlyusetheholesprovidedintheframe(diameter:9
mm).Themaximumpressureloadtothesolarmodule
fortheinstallationmethodis2,400N/m².
3
areasapprovedforfastening
substructure
Additionalsystem-specicloadlimitscanbefoundinthedownloadarea
atwww.solarwatt.net
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ElECTRiCAl CONNECTiON AND gROuNDiNg
SOLARWATTsolarmodulesareequippedatthefactorywith
high-qualitysolarcablesandreverse-polarityprotected,shock
proofplugconnectors.Theconnectionofthestringlinehas
tobedonewithidenticalconnectorsmanufactureandtypeas
tothemoduleconnectingcable.Tobeabletoensurethisthe
moduleconnectoratthebeginningandtheendofthestring
mayberemovedandreplaced(Moreinformationinthedown-
loadareaatwww.solarwatt.net).Theallowedcross-sectionand
outer-diameterofthecableandinstructionofthemanufactur-
erhavetocomply.Thefollowingtableshowsmatchingcable-
sets,plugs,cablesandinstallationaccessories.Whenconnect-
ingthemodules,ensurethattheplugsengagewithanaudible
click.Thecommonbendingradiiofatleast5timestheouter
cablediametermustbecompliedwith.Itisrecommendedtolay
thecablermlysothattheyarenotsubjectedtomechanical
loads.Thecableandconnectormustnotexposedtomoisture
andwillnotrestonthegroundoroor.Toensuresafetyand
compliancewiththetechnicaldataoftheproducts,onlyorigi-
naltoolsofthemanufacturermaybeusedintheself-assembly
ofsolarcables.
Connectionofmodulesinseriesisonlypermitteduptothe
maximumsystemvoltageaslistedinapplicabledatasheet.
Themaximumnumberofsolarmodulesinstalledparallelwith-
outstringfuseistwo.Pleasecomplywiththevaluespecied
inthedatasheetforreversecurrentfeedandonlyusestan-
dardizedphotovoltaiccables(recommendation:atleast4mm²
cablecross-section).Thesolarmodulescorrespondtoappli-
cationclassAandcanthereforebeoperatedinsystemswith
dangerousDCvoltages(largerthan120VDCinaccordancewith
IEC61730).Solarmodulesinthisapplicationclasscanbeused
insystemswithunrestrictedaccess,therelevantregulations
mustbecompliedwith.SOLARWATTsolarmodulesqualied
withinthisapplicationclassinaccordancewithIEC61730fulll
therequirementsofprotectionratingIIwithcorrectelectri-
calinstallation.
WARNiNg
Theplugcontactsmustnotbeconnected
ordisconnectedunderload.Failureto
complywiththiswarningcouldresult
inDEATH!
NOTE
Itisadvisabletoinstalllighteningprotectioninexposedlocations.Thesolarmodules
shouldbeincorporatedinexistinglighteningprotectionequipment.Forthis,takeinto
accounttherelevantvalidregulations(e.g.EN62305andVDE100).
Module diagramm front side
Junctionboxwith
bypassdiodes
Cellconnector
Solarcell
Cross-connectors
Itemnumber Designation Figure
144K11621
Cableset2x25m,4mm2
1xHC4plug
1xHC4socket
500002079
HC4plug
4/6mm2
OD7-7.1mm
500002078
HC4socket
4/6mm2
OD7-7.1mm
500002102
Openingtool
forHirschmann
HC4plug
144K10249
Solarcable
4mm2
blackULOD7.05mm
Itemnumber Designation Figure
500002103
CrimpTool
forHirschmann
HC4Connector
500002310
LockTool
forHirschmann
HC4Connector
4-6mm2
alternativefortoollessconnectorassembly
500002298 PCSUNCLIXPV-CF-S
2,5-6(+)OD5-8mm
500002299 PCSUNCLIXPV-CF-S
2,5-6(-)OD5-8mm
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Detailedviewgroundconnection:
FixingscrewM4
Ringcablelugwithgroundcable
Toothedlockedwasher
Moduleframewithholefor
grounding(ø4.2mm)
Springwasher
Nut
Undernormalinstallationconditions,asolarmodulecande-
liverahighercurrentand/orhighervoltagethanunderstan-
dardizedtestconditions.Consequently,thespeciedvalues
onthesolarmoduleforshortcircuitcurrentISCshouldbemul-
tipliedby1.25andtheopencircuitvoltageUOCshouldbemul-
tipliedbyafactorofupto1.25,basedonthelowestexpected
ambienttemperatureforthegiveninstallationlocation,tode-
terminetheratedvoltagevaluesofcomponents,theratedcur-
rentvaluesofconductors,thesizeoffusesandfordimension-
ingcontrolunitsconnectedtothesolarmodules.
Anytypeofsoilingontheplugcontactsbeforeorafterinstal-
lation(dust,moisture,aerosolscontainingsalt,etc.)hasa
negativeinuenceonthesystemfunctionovertheintended
serviceperiod.Forthisreasonitisnecessarytopayparticular
attentiontocleanlinessduringinstallation.Theuseoflubri-
cantsisnotpermitted.Alwaysprotectunpluggedconnectors
againstsoilingofanytypeduringtransport,storage,anddur-
inginstallation,astheconnectorsonlysatisfytherequire-
mentsfortheirprotectioncategorywhenpluggedin.Itisfor-
biddentoopenthejunctionboxormodifyorremovethecable
orframe.
Thecablesmustbelaidsothatmechanicalstrainonthecon-
ductorsandconnectionsisruledout.Takeintoaccountthe
product-speciclengthoftheconnectioncablespeciedin
therelevantdatasheetsatwww.solarwatt.net.
Potentialequalizationofthesolargeneratorispreparedinthe
factoryandisrecommended.Itcanbecarriedoutusingthe
existinggroundingboresonthelongsidesoftheframeinac-
cordancewiththevalidlocalregulations.
NOTES ON COmPlAiNTS
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CertiedinaccordancewithISO9001andISO14001|BSOHSAS18001:2007
Aphotovoltaicsystemneedspracticallynomaintenance,as
thesolarmodulesarecleanedbytherainattherecommend-
edminimumangleof15°.Toavoidreductionsinyield,wedo,
however,recommendcarryingoutaregularvisualcheckonthe
modulesurfaces.Particularlyheavysoiling(e.g.,leaves)can
causeshadeswhichreduceperformanceandshouldtherefore
beremoved.Cleantheglasssurfacewithwater,awater-eth-
anol-orwater-isopropanolintermixtureandasoftnonabra-
siveclothonly.Inexceptionalcases,aconventionalcleaning
agentmayalsobeusedintherecommendeddose.Donotuse
aggressivecleaningagentsormetalobjects,astheycanbe
particularlydamagingtothehardenedglasssurface.Theelec-
triccablesshould(whereaccessible)becheckedregularlyfor
damage,corrosion,andrmhold.Payparticularattentionto
VDE0105-100.
mAiNTENANCE AND SERViCiNg
Disposeofdefectiveoroldsolarmodulesproperly;theyshould
neverbedisposedofwithdomesticwaste.Thedisposalofsolar
modulesisregulatedintheEUWasteElectricalandElectronic
EquipmentDirective(WEEE).Oldsolarmodulescanbemostly
returnedinusualcommercialquantitiestonearbymunicipal
collectionsitesandlocalcivicwastecollectionpointsatno
charge.TheWEEEDirectiveisnationallyoriented,meaning
thateachEUMemberStatehasitsownlegalregulationsand
practicalhandlingforthesaleandreturnofPVmodules.
Contactusbye-mailat[e-mail]andspecifythe
numberandtypeofmodulestobereturned.Wewillthencoor-
dinateallfurtherdetailsforreturningyourmodules.
DiSPOSAl