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SPR50-80m-IUS102630 | TB-SPR50_60_70M | DMS#. 001-16803 Rev *E
US
PV-Inverter
SunPower
SPR-5000m / SPR-6000m / SPR-7000m / SPR-8000m
Installation Guide
SPR50-80m-IUS102630 | TB-SPR50_60_70M | DMS# 001-65188 Rev. **
SunPower
Installation Guide SPR50-80m-IUS102630 3
Copyright © 2010 SunPower, Corp. All rights reserved.
SunPower Corporation
3939N. First Street
San Jose, California 95134, USA
Tel 1-887-SUN-0123
Fax 408.877.1808
[email protected]
SunPower
4 SPR50-80m-IUS102630 Installation Guide
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This manual contains important instructions that shall be followed during installation and maintenance
of the follwing types of SunPower inverters:
• SPR‑5000m
• SPR‑6000m
• SPR‑7000m
• SPR‑8000m
The inverter 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 inverter. To reduce the risk of personal injury and to ensure the safe installation and
operation of the inverter, you must carefully read and follow all instructions, cautions and warnings in
this Installation Guide.
Warnings
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 SunPower equipment and/or other equipment connected to the SunPower equipment
or personal injury.
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.
SunPower
Installation Guide SPR50-80m-IUS102630 5
Other symbols
In addition to the safety and hazard symbols described on the previous pages, the following symbol
is also used in this Installation Guide:
Markings on this product
The following symbols are used as markings on this product with the following meanings.
This symbol accompanies notes that call attention to supplementary information that you
should know and use to ensure optimal operation of the system.
Warning regarding dangerous voltage
The product works with high voltages. All work on the product may only be done as
described in its documentation.
Beware of hot surface
The product can become hot during operation. Do not touch the product during
operation.
Observe the operating instructions
Read the product’s documentation before working on it. Follow all safety precautions
and instructions as described in the documentation.
AC current
DC current
Earth Ground
This inverter is evaluated to UL 1741, which includes assessment to all of the
requirements of IEEE1547 and IEEE1547.1, which are an outgrowth and further
development of the IEEE recommended practices and guidelines contained in IEEE
Std.929-2000. IEEE 929-2000 provides recommendations regarding the proper
equipment and functionality necessary to ensure compatible operation when power
generation is connected to the utility grid.
SunPower
6 SPR50-80m-IUS102630 Installation Guide
General warnings
General Warnings
All electrical installations must be done in accordance with the local and National Electrical
Code ANSI/NFPA 70.
The inverter contains no user-serviceable parts except for the fans on the bottom of the
enclosure and the handle covers on the sides of the unit. For all repair and maintenance
always return the unit to an authorized SunPower Service Center.
Before installing or using the inverter, read all of the instructions, cautions, and warnings
on the inverter, the PV array, in this Installation Guide.
Before connecting the inverter to the electrical utility grid, contact the local utility company.
This connection must be made only by qualified personnel.
PV arrays produce electrical energy when exposed to light and thus can create an
electrical shock hazard. Wiring of the PV-arrays should only be performed by qualified
personnel.
SunPower
Installation Guide SPR50-80m-IUS102630 7
Warranty
All SunPower inverters sold in the USA have a ten-year warranty, as indicated on the warranty card
included in the SunPower shipping container. For warranty coverage, or if you have questions about
the SunPower warranty, contact SunPower at the address, telephone number or Web site listed on
page 3 (to send E-mail, see the Contact section of the SunPower Web site).
SUNPOWER LIMITED WARRANTY FOR PV INVERTERS
SPR-5000m, SPR-6000m, SPR-7000m, SPR-8000m
1. Limited Product Warranty and exclusions
SunPower Corporation with offices at 3939 North First Street, San Jose CA 95134 (“SunPower”)
provides a limited warranty that covers defects of your SPR-3000m, SPR-4000m, SPR-5000m, SPR-
6000m, SPR-7000m or SPR-8000m inverter (each, the “Inverter”) caused by material or
manufacturing faults. The warranty period is for 10 years and begins on the date of purchase by the
original end user.
Warranty claims may only be made by, or on the behalf of, the original end customer or a person to
whom title has been transferred for the home or premises on which the solar inverter were originally
installed.
SunPower will, at its option, repair or replace the defective component(s) free of charge, provided
that SunPower is notified of the defect during the warranty period and a dated proof of purchase is
furnished. SunPower reserves the right to inspect the faulty component(s) and determine if the defect
is due to material or manufacturing flaws. SunPower also reserves the right to charge for service time
expended if the defect is not due to material or manufacturing flaws or is not for some other reason
subject to this limited warranty.
SunPower does not warrant inverters from any and all defects or damage caused by:
a) Normal wear and tear
b) Shipping or transportation damages
c) Improper installation
d) Exposure to unsuitable environmental conditions (including but not limited to damage due to
lightning strikes)
e) Unauthorized or abnormal use or operation
f) Negligence or accidents
g) Material or workmanship not provided by SunPower or its authorized service centers
h) This warranty does not cover costs related to the removal, installation, or troubleshooting of your
electrical systems
SunPower
8 SPR50-80m-IUS102630 Installation Guide
SunPower will, at its option, use new and/or reconditioned parts in performing warranty repair and
in building replacement products. SunPower reserves the right to use parts or products of original or
improved design in the repair or replacement. If SunPower repairs or replaces a product, its warranty
continues for the remaining portion of the original warranty period or 90 days from the date of the
return shipment to the customer, whichever period expires later. All replaced products and all parts
removed from repaired products become the property of SunPower. SunPower covers both parts and
labor necessary to repair the product and return shipment to the customer, via a SunPower selected
non-expedited surface freight carrier within the United States and Canada. The warranty does not
cover any cost associated with installation, removal or re-installation of the Inverter.
2. Limitation of Warranty Scope
EXCEPT FOR THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY, SUNPOWER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL
WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE INVERTER, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY HAVE ARISEN FROM COURSE OF
DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SUNPOWER’S AGGREGATE MONETARY
LIABILITY TO THE CUSTOMER FOR ANY REASON AND FOR ANY AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID TO
SUNPOWER FOR THE INVERTER. SUNPOWER WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY
CAUSE OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THE PRICE FOR THE
INVERTER AND SUNPOWER’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE
CONSIDERATION FOR LIMITING SUNPOWER’S LIABILITY.
IF THIS PRODUCT IS A CONSUMER PRODUCT, FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT ALLOW AN
EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. TO THE EXTENT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES UNDER FEDERAL LAW, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THEY ARE
LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. SOME STATES AND PROVINCES DO
NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ON THE
DURATION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY OR ON THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION(S) OR
EXCLUSION(S) MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC
LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR
PROVINCE TO PROVINCE.
3. Obtaining Warranty Performance
If you feel you have a justified claim covered by this Limited Warranty, please notify the solar installer,
from whom you purchased the Inverter.
SunPower Table of Contents
Installation Guide SPR50-80m-IUS102630 9
Table of Contents
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.1 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2 Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.3 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.4 Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2 Unpacking and inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1 Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 AC voltage configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1 Opening the inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2 Locating internal components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2.1 Configuring the AC voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3 Utility configuration jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.1 Choosing a mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.1.1 Selection of the mounting location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.1.2 Ambient conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.1.3 Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.2 Dimensions and required clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.3 Mounting procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3.1 Mounting the wall-mounting bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3.2 Mounting the DC-disconnect (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.3.3 Mounting the inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5 Wiring the inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.1 Sequence of connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.1.1 Wiring without DC-disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.1.2 Wiring with DC-disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.2 Bottom view and dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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5.3 Opening the inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.4 Opening the DC-disconnect (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 Wiring the AC output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.5.1 AC connection requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.5.2 AC wiring without DC-disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.5.3 AC wiring with DC-disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.6 Wiring the DC input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.6.1 DC connection requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.7 DC input grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.8 Connecting the DC wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.8.1 DC wiring without DC-disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.8.2 DC wiring with DC-disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.8.3 DC connection with additional DC distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.9 Communication wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.9.1 RS232 communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.9.2 RS485 communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.10 Closing the inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.11 Closing the DC-disconnect (if applicable). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7 Displays and messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.1 LED operation indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1.1 All LEDs are off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1.2 All LEDs are on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1.3 Green LED blinks three times per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.1.4 Green LED blinks once per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.1.5 Green LED is on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.1.6 Green LED is shortly off once per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.2 LED fault indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.2.1 Red and yellow LEDs are on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.2.2 Red LED is on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79