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I© 2015 DENIM. Installation Manual DENIM

Installation Manual

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2© 2015 DENIM. Installation Manual DENIM

Installation ManualDENIM

Thank you for choosing DENIM photovoltaic (PV) module. This guide contains important informa-

tion regarding the installation, limitation and maintenance etc. of the product. Please read this

manual carefully and understand thoroughly before attempting the installation and operation of PV

modules. Keep this guide in a proper place for further reference.

CONTENT:

1. PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE 3

GENERAL

SAFETYPRECAUTIONFORINSTALLINGASOLARPHOTOVOLTAICSYSTEM

2. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION 5

3. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 6

SELECTIONTHELOCATION

SELECTINGTHEPROPERSUPPORTFRAME

GROUNDMOUNT

ROOFMOUNT

POLEMOUNT

GENERALINSTALLATION

GROUNDING

4. WIRING AND CONNECTION 12

5. MAINTENANCE AND CARE 12

6. TECHNIQUE PARAMETERS 13

7. DIMENSION DRAWING 14

8. RACK LESS PV MODULE INSTALLATION GUIDE 17

Please note:

The contents and specifications hereof may vary with the product design.

Solarclarity BV reserves the right to make change to the installation guide without

priornotice.


I. Purpose of this guide

ThisguidecontainsinformationregardingtheinstallationandsafehandlingoftheDENIMphotovol-

taicmodule(hereafter isreferredtoas“module”). Installersmustreadandunderstandtheguide

before installation. Any questions, please contact our sales department for further explanations.

Theinstallershouldconformtoallsafetyprecautionsintheguideandlocalcodeswheninstalling

amodule.Beforeinstallingasolarphotovoltaicsystem,installersshouldbecomefamiliarwiththe

mechanical and electrical requirement for such a system. Keep this guide in a safe place

for future reference (care and maintenance) and in case of sale or disposal of the modules.

GENERAL

• Installingsolarphotovoltaicsystemsmayrequirespecializedskillsandknowledge.Installation

shouldbeperformedonlybyqualifiedpersons.

• Eachmodulecomeswithapermanentlyattachedjunction.DENIMcanprovidecustomerswith

fittedcablesforeaseofinstallationifdesired.Installersshouldassumetheriskofallinjurythat

mightoccurduringinstallation,including,withoutlimitation,theriskofelectricshock.

• OneindividualmodulemaygenerateDCvoltagesgreaterthan30voltswhenexposedtodirect

sunlight.ContactwithaDCvoltageof30Vormoreispotentiallyhazardous.

• Photovoltaicsolarmoduleschangelightenergytodirect-currentelectricalenergy.Theyare

• designedforoutdooruse.Modulesmaybegroundmounted,mountedonrooftops,wall,vehicles

orboats.Properdesignofsupportstructuresisresponsibilityofthesystemdesignersand

• installers.Useofmountingholesissuggestedinafollowingparagraph.

• Donotattempttodisassemblethemodules,anddonotremoveanyattachednameplatesor

• componentsfromthemodules.Donotdisconnectunderload.

• Donotapplypaintoradhesivetomoduletopsurface.

• Donotusemirrorsorothermagnifierstoartificiallyconcentratesunlightonthemodules.Do

• notexposeCompositefilmbacksheetfoilsdirectlytosunlight.

• Takecarenottobumptheedgesorcornersofthemoduleagainstanyobstructionsafter

• unpacking.

• Thedoubleglassmoduleshouldbehandledcarefully.Non-slipglovesarerequiredwhen

• handlingandduringinstallation.


• Wheninstallingthesystem,abidewithalllocal,regionalandnationalstatutoryregulations.

Obtainabuildingpermitwherenecessary.

• Clearancedistanceis10cm.

SAFETY PRECAUTION FOR INSTALLING A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

• Solarmodulesproduceelectricalenergywhenlightshinesontheirfrontsurface.TheDCvol-

tagemayexceed30V.Ifmodulesareconnectedinseries,thetotalvoltageisequaltothesumof

theindividualmodulevoltages.Ifmodulesareconnectedinparallel,thetotalcurrentisequalto

thesumofindividualmodulecurrents.

• Whenseriesconnection,themaximumtotalnumberofseriesmodulesshouldn’texceedN.

Nisthenumberofseriesmodules.N=Maximumsystemvoltage/Voc,atstandardcondition,

AM1.5,temperature25°C.

• Alsowhenparallelconnection,themaximumtotalnumberofparallelmodulesshouldn’t

exceedN.Nisthenumberofparallelmodules.N=Maximumfusecurrent/Isc.atstandard

condition,AM1.5,temperature25°C.

• Keepchildrenwellawayfromthesystemwhiletransportingandinstallingmechanicaland

electricalcomponents.

• Completelycoverthemodulewithanopaquematerialduringinstallationtokeepelectricityfrom

beinggenerated.

• Donotwearmetallicrings,watchbands,ear,nose,lipringsorothermetallicdeviceswhile

installingortroubleshootingphotovoltaicsystems.

• Useonlyinsulatedtoolsthatareapprovedforworkingonelectricalinstallations.

• Abidewiththesafetyregulationsforallothercomponentsusedinthesystem,includingwiring

andcables,connectors,chargingregulators,inverters,storagebatteriesandrechargeable

batteries,etc.

• Useonlyequipment,connectors,wiringandsupportframessuitableforasolarelectricsystem.

• Alwaysusethesametypeofmodulewithinaparticularphotovoltaicsystem.

• heelectricalcharacteristicsarewithin±10percentoftheindicatedvaluesofIsc,Voc,andPmax

understandardtestconditions(irradianceof100mW/cm2,AM1.5spectrums,andacelltempe-

ratureof25°C(77°F))

• Undernormaloutdoorconditionsthemodulewillproducecurrentandvoltagesthatarediffe-

rentfromthoselistedinthedatesheet.Datasheetvaluesarevaluesexpectedatstandardtest

conditions.Accordingly,duringsystemdesign,valuesofshort-circuitcurrentandopen-circuit


voltageshouldbemultipliedbyafactorof1.25whendeterminingcomponentvoltageratings,

conductorratings,fuseratingsandsizeofcontrolsconnectedtothemodulesorsystemoutput.

• ThemodulearequalifiedforapplicationclassA:Hazardousvoltage(IEC61730:higherthan50V

DC;EN61730:higherthan120V),hazardouspowerapplication(higherthan240W)wheregeneral

contactaccessisanticipated(modulesqualifiedforsafetythroughENIEC61730-1and-2within

thisapplicationclassareconsideredtomeettherequirementsforSafetyClassII.

• FireResistanceratedClassisClassC.Firetestclasscoverstestedmaterials(especiallyEVA

andCompositefilmbacksheet)only.

2. Product Identification

Eachmodulehasthreelabelsprovidingthefollowinginformation:

• Nameplate:Describestheproducttype,ratedpower,ratedcurrent,ratedvoltage,opencircuit

voltage,shortcircuitcurrent,allaremeasuredunderSTC;weight,dimension,themaximum

systemvoltageandtheMaximumfuseratingareallshownonthenameplate.

• Barcode:Eachmodulehasauniqueserialnumber,seeFIG.1asbelow,theserialnumberhas

15digits.Thecapitalletter“D”istheshortnameforDENIM.Theseconddigitreferstothecell

manufacturer,capitallettersusedtorepresent,forexample,“A”.Andthe3rddigitreferstothe

modulesmanufactureraddress,capitallettersusedtorepresent,forexample,“C”.The4th

digitreferstothemodulesproductionmonth,capitallettersusedtorepresent.Forexample,

“A”refersto“January”,”L”refersto“December”.The5thdigitreferstothemodulesproduction

workshop,“1”referstothe“1workshop”.The6thand7thdigitsrefertothemodulesproduction

year,forexample,“12”referstotheyearof“2012”.The8thto13thsixdigitsrefertoserialnum-

berfrom“000001”to“999999”.The14threferstotheidentificationcodeforthetypeofcells,

capitallettersusedtorepresent,butforthetraditionalmodulesitcanbeomitted.Forexample,

“A”refersto“NewPattern”.Thelastdigitreferstobondedproducts,capitalletter“F”usedto

represent,butforthenon-bondedproductsitcanbeomitted.Therearethreebarcodesonone

module.Oneispermanentlyattachedtotheinteriorofthemodulevisiblewhenviewingfromthe

frontofthemodule.Thisbarcodeisinsertedatthelaying-upprocess.Oneisattachednearthe

nameplate.Andanotherisattachedonthepaperrun-card.


FIG1:THECODERULEOFBARCODE

• Therearethreebarcodesononemodule.Oneispermanentlyattachedtotheinteriorofthemo-

dulevisiblewhenviewingfromthefrontofthemodule.Thisbarcodeisinsertedatthebeginning

oflaminating.Oneisattachedtothealuminumframe.Andanotherisattachedtothepaperrun-

card.Donotremovethelabel.Ifyouremovethelabel,theproductwarrantywillbenotguaran-

teedbyDENIM.

• Themoduleswouldbenamed:“DENIMSCG|P/M***##-**”.

3. Mechanical Installation

SELECTING THE LOCATION

• Inmostapplications,PVmodulesshouldbeinstalledinalocationwheretheywillreceivemaxi-

mumsunlightthroughouttheyear.IntheNorthernHemisphere,themodulesshouldtypicallyface

south,andintheSouthernHemisphere,themodulesshouldtypicallyfacenorth.Modulesfacing

30degreesawayfromtrueSouth(ornorth)willloseapproximately10to15percentoftheirpower

output.Ifthemodulefaces60degreesawayfromtrueSouth(orNorth),thepowerlosswillbe20

to30percent.

• Fordetailedinformationonthebestelevationtiltanglefortheinstallation,refertostandardsolar

photovoltaicinstallationguidesorareputablesolarinstallerorsystemsintegrator.

• Themoduleshouldnotbeshadedatanytimeoftheday.

• Accordingtothedesignofourinstallationmanual,Finalcustomerscouldadoptnotonlythes-

crew-installationmethodbutalsothepress-typeconnectionmethodtomaketheframesupporting.

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• Putthemodulesontheframeandputonthescrewsandthencombinethemfirmlyafterput

onallthegaskets.Themoduleframeismadeofanodizedaluminum,andthereforecorrosion

canoccurifthemoduleissubjecttoasalt-waterenvironmentwithcontacttoarackofanother

typeofmetal.(ElectrolysisCorrosion)ifrequired.PVCorstainlesssteelwasherscanbeplaced

betweenthesolarmoduleframeandsupportstructuretopreventthiscorrosion.

• Modulesupportstructuresthataretobeusedtosupportmodulesshouldbewindratedand

approvedforusebytheappropriatelocalandcivilcodespriortoinstallation.Donotusemodule

nearequipmentorinlocationswhereflammablegasescanbegeneratedorcollected.

SELECTING THE PROPER SUPPORT FRAME

• Alwaysobservetheinstructionsandsafetyprecautionsincludedwiththesupportframestobe

usedwiththemodules.

• Donotattempttodrillholesintheglasssurfaceoradditionalmountingholesintheframe.To

dosowillvoidthewarranty.

FIG2:SELECTTHEPROPERSUPPORTFRAME


• Moduleswhichwithframemustbesecurelyattachedtothemountingstructureusingfour

mountingholesfornormalinstallation.Ifadditionalwindorsnowloadsareanticipatedforthis

installation,additionalmountingholesarealsoused.Thedetailspleaseseetheabovedrawing.

Loadcalculationsarelefttothesystemdesignersorinstallers.

• Fornoframemoduleswhenusingclamp-mountingmethod,useatleastfourclampsoneach

module.Twoclampsshouldbeattachedoneachlongsideofthemodule.Dependingonlocal

windandsnowloads,additionalclampsmayberequiredtoensurethatmodulescanbearthe

maximumexpectedload.

• Thesupportmodulemountingstructuremustbemadeofdurable,corrosion-resistantand

UV-resistantmaterial.

GROUND MOUNT

• Selecttheheightofthemountingsystemtopreventthelowestedgeofthemodulefrombeing

coveredbysnowforalongtimeinwinterinareasthatexperienceheavysnowfalls.Inaddition,

assurethelowestportionofthemoduleisplacedhighenoughsothatitisnotshadedbyplants

ortreesordamagedbysandandstonedrivenbywind.

ROOF MOUNT

• Wheninstallingamoduleonarooforbuilding,ensurethatitissecurelyfastenedandcannot

fallasaresultofwindorsnowloads.

• Provideadequateventilationunderamoduleforcooling(10cmminimumairspacebetween

moduleandmountingsurface),afireresistantcoveringisnecessary.

• Wheninstallingmoduleonaroof,ensurethattheroofconstructionissuitable.Inaddition,any

roofpenetrationrequiredtomountthemodulemustbeproperlysealedtopreventleaks.

• Insomecases,aspecialsupportframemaybenecessary.


• Theroofinstallationofsolarmodulesmayaffectthefireproofingofthehouseconstruction.

• ThemodulesareratedfireClassC,andaresuitableformountingoveraclassAroof.Donot

installmodulesonarooforbuildingduringstrongwindsincaseofaccidents.

POLE MOUNT

• Wheninstallingamoduleonapole,chooseapoleandmodulemountingstructurethatwill

withstandanticipatedwindsforthearea.

GENERAL INSTALLATION

• Framemodulemountingmustusethepre-drilledmountingholesintheframe.

• Themostcommonmountingisachievedbymountingthemoduleusingthefoursymmetry

holesclosetotheinnersideonmoduleframes.

• Ifexcessivewindorsnowloadsareexpected,alleightmountingholesmustbeused.

• TheMechanicalload2400Paand5400PahavebeenpassedformoduletypeDENIMSCG|P295

WW-72with8mountingholesused.

FIG3:MECHANICALLOAD


• Donotliftthemodulebygraspingthemodule’sjunctionboxorelectricalleads.Donotstandor

steponmodule.Donotdropmoduleorallowobjectstofallonmodule.Donotsetthemodule

downonanyhardsurface.

• Fornoframemoduleswhenusingclamp-mountingmethod,useatleastfourclampsoneach

module.Twoclampsshouldbeattachedoneachlongsideofthemodule.Dependingonlocal

windandsnowloads,additionalclampsmayberequiredtoensurethatmodulescanbearthe

maximumexpectedload.

Clampsarrangement

(ThisAis1652mm,Bis330mm.ifthreeclampsforeachside,additionalclampinthemiddleofthepanel)

• Toavoidglassbreakage,donotplaceanyheavyobjectsonthemodule.Inappropriatetransport

andinstallationmaybreakmodule.

GROUNDING INSTALLATION

GroundingPVmodulesisnecessarytoreduceoreliminateshockandfirehazards.Theinstallerofa

PVsystemisresponsibleforgroundingeachmoduleframe.Itisrecommendedtogroundeachmo-

duleframeattheprovidedgroundingholes(6mmdiameter,markedwiththegroundingsymbol).

Thegroundingholescouldbefoundinthefigurebelow.Thegroundconnectionsbetweenmodules

mustbeapprovedbyaqualifiedelectrician.Themainearthgroundmustonlybeconnectedbya

qualifiedelectrician.


FIG4:GROUNDINGHOLES

Allmoduleframesandmountingracksmustbeproperlygrounded.Thegroundingwiremustbe

properlyfastenedtothemoduleframetoassuregoodelectricalcontact.Usetherecommended

type,oranequivalent,connectorforthiswire.

Ifthesupportstructureismadeofmetal,thesurfaceofthestructuremustbeelectroplatedand

haveexcellentconductivity.

Propergroundingisachievedbyconnectingthemoduleframe(s)andstructuralmembersconti-

guouslyusingasuitablegroundingconductor.

Thegroundingconductormustthenmakeaconnectiontoearthgroundelectrode.Werecommend

thelay-inlugwhengrounding.Therackmustalsobegroundedunlessitismechanicallyconnected

bynutsandboltstothegroundedPVmodules.

Attachaseparateconductorasgroundingwiretooneofthe6mmdiametergroundingholesmar-

ked‘GR’onthemoduleframewithasetofM4orM5screw,cupwasher,flatwasher,toothwasher,

andM4orM5nut.Thisistoensurepositiveelectricalcontactwiththeframe.

FIG5:SCHEMATICDRAWINGFORDENIMPVMODULEGROUNDING


4. Wiring and connection

• Beforethisprocedure,pleasereadtheoperationinstructionsofthePVcontrolsystemcarefully.

• MakewiringbyMulti-connectingcablesbetweenthePVmodulesinseriesorparallelconnec-

tion,whichisdeterminedbyuser’sconfigurationrequirementforsystempower,currentand

voltage.

• OpentheconnectionboxofthecontrolsystemandconnectthecabledfromthePVarraystothe

connectionboxinaccordancewiththeinstallationindicationofthePVcontrolsystems.

• Allmoduleframesandmountingracksmustbeproperlygroundedinaccordancewithlocaland

nationalelectricalcodes.

• Followtherequirementsofapplicablelocalandnationalelectricalcodes.

• Eachmodulehastwo4mm2diametertypestandard90°Csunlightresistantoutputcableseach

terminatedwithplug&playconnectors.Thiscableissuitableforapplicationswherewiringis

exposedtothedirectraysofthesun.Werecommendthatallwiringandelectricalconnections

complywiththeappropriatenationalelectricalcode.

• Forfieldconnections,usetheminimum4mm2diametercopperwireinsulatedforaminimum

of90°Candsunlightresistantaswell.

5. Maintenance and Care

• Abuiltupofdustordirtonthemodule(s)frontfacewillresultinadecreasedenergyoutput.

Cleanthepanel(s)preferablyonceperannumifpossible(dependantonsiteconditions)usinga

softclothdryordamp,asnecessary.

• Neveruseabrasivematerialunderanycircumstances.

• ExaminethePVmodule(s)forsignsofdeterioration.Checkallwiringforpossiblerodent

damage,weatheringandthatallconnectionsaretightandcorrosionfree.Checkelectrical

leakagetoground.

• Checkfixingscrewsandmountingbracketsandtight,adjustandtightenasnecessary.


ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS SC E | P240 SC E | P250 SC E | P260

TEMPERATUUR COËF.

6. Technique Parameters

DENIMSCG|M***##-72,“***”standsforpowerfrom170Wto215Winincrementof5W.






DENIMSCG|P***##-72,“***”standsforpowerfrom255Wto305Winincrementof5W.





DENIMSCG|P***##-72,“***”standsforpowerfrom275Wto335Winincrementof5W.*





The‘DENIM’series.includeBBandWWmodules.

Note:

• Theelectricaldatarelatestostandardtestconditions[STC]:1,000W/m2;AM1,5;25°C.

• PerformancedeviationofPmpp:-/+3%.

• PerformancedeviationofVoc[V],Isc[A],Vmpp[V]andImpp[A]:-/+10%.

• Maximumsurfaceloadcapacity:5,400Pa

• Temperaturerange:–40°Cto+85°C

• CertifiedinaccordancewithIEC61215,IEC61730-1/2andUL1703.

• Therecommendedmaximumseriesiscalculatedatstandardcondition,AM1.5,temperature

25°C.



FIG8:DENIMSCG|M260-60SERIESANDDENIMSCG|P250-60SERIESDIMENSIONDRAWING




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