Installation Manual - SUNNY TRIPOWER 12000TL-US / …

1 Installation ManualSUNNY TRIPOWER 12000TL-US / 15000TL-US /20000TL-US / 24000TL-USSTP12-24TL-US-IA-en-16 | Version ProvisionsCopyright 2015 SMA America, LLC. All rights part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in anyform or by any means, be it electronic, mechanical, photographic, magnetic or otherwise, withoutthe prior written permission of SMA America, SMA America, LLC nor SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. makes representations,express or implied, with respect to this documentation or any of the equipment and/or software itmay describe, including (with no limitation) any implied warranties of utility, merchantability, orfitness for any particular purpose. All such warranties are expressly disclaimed. Neither SMAA merica, LLC nor its distributors or dealers nor SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. nor itsdistributors or dealers shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages underany circumstances.

2 (The exclusion of implied warranties may not apply in all cases under some statutes, and thus theabove exclusion may not apply.)Specifications are subject to change without notice. Every attempt has been made to make thisdocument complete, accurate and up-to-date. Readers are cautioned, however, that productimprovements and field usage experience may cause SMA Solar Technology America LLC and/orSMA Canada Inc. to make changes to these specifications without advance notice, or per contractprovisions in those cases where a supply agreement requires advance notice. SMA shall not beresponsible for any damages, including indirect, incidental or consequential damages, caused byreliance on the material presented, including, but not limited to, omissions, typographical errors,arithmetical errors or listing errors in the content trademarks are recognized, even if not explicitly identified as such. Missing designations do notmean that a product or brand is not a registered BLUETOOTH word mark and logos are registered trademarks of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

3 And anyuse of such marks by SMA America, LLC and SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. is under is registered trademark of Schneider Electric and is licensed by Modbus Organization, Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE and Pozidriv are registered trademarks of Phillips Screw is a registered trademark of Acument Global Technologies, America, LLC3801 N. Havana StreetDenver, CO 80239 Solar Technology Canada Matheson Blvd. E7th FloorMississauga, ON L4W 5K4 CanadaLegal ProvisionsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation ManualSTP12-24TL-US-IA-en-162 Important Safety InstructionsSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSThis Manual contains important instructions for the following products: STP 12000TL-US -10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 12000TL-US ) STP 15000TL-US-10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 15000TL-US) STP 20000TL-US-10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 20000TL-US) STP 24000TL-US-10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 24000TL-US)This Manual must be followed during Installation and product is designed and tested in accordance with international safety requirements, but aswith all electrical and electronic equipment, certain precautions must be observed when installingand/or operating the product.

4 To reduce the risk of personal injury and to ensure the safeinstallation and operation of the product, you must carefully read and follow all instructions,cautions and warnings in this in this DocumentA warning describes a hazard to equipment or personnel. It calls attention to a procedure orpractice, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or destructionof part or all of the SMA equipment and/or other equipment connected to the SMA equipment orpersonal indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, willresult in death or serious indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,could result in death or serious indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,could result in minor or moderate is used to address practices not related to personal on this ProductThe following symbols are used as product markings with the following regarding dangerous voltageThe product works with high voltages.

5 All work on the product must only be per-formed as described in the documentation of the of hot surfaceThe product can become hot during operation. Do not touch the product Safety InstructionsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation Manual3 STP12-24TL-US-IA-en-16 Observe the operating instructionsRead the documentation of the product before working on it. Follow all safetyprecautions and instructions as described in the Safety InstructionsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation ManualSTP12-24TL-US-IA-en-164 General WarningsAll electrical installations must be made in accordance with the local and National ElectricalCode ANSI/NFPA 70 or the Canadian Electrical Code CSA This document does notand is not intended to replace any local, state, provincial, federal or national laws, regulations orcodes applicable to the Installation and use of the product, including without limitation applicableelectrical safety codes. All installations must conform with the laws, regulations, codes andstandards applicable in the jurisdiction of Installation .

6 SMA assumes no responsibility for thecompliance or noncompliance with such laws or codes in connection with the Installation of product contains no user-serviceable all repair and maintenance, always return the unit to an authorized SMA Service installing or using the product, read all of the instructions, cautions, and warnings in connecting the product to the electrical utility grid, contact the local utility company. Thisconnection must be made only by qualified of the product must be made by qualified personnel WarningsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation Manual5 STP12-24TL-US-IA-en-16 Table of Contents1 Information on this of and for the during Electrical of the Connection from for the AC the Inverter to the Utility Additional for the DC the PV the Inverter to the the of ContentsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation the Inverter into the Operating the Active Power Limitation in case of PV System the Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI).

7 SMA OptiTrac Global the Inverter from Voltage the the the Fan at the the Fan on the Left-Hand Side of the the Function of the the PV System for Ground the Operation Inhibition after Detection of an Arc the the for Receiving a Replacement TRIPOWER 12000TL-US / 15000TL-US / TRIPOWER Storage of ContentsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation Manual7 STP12-24TL-US-IA-en-1615 Spare Parts and of ContentsSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation ManualSTP12-24TL-US-IA-en-1681 Information on this document is valid for the following device types: STP 12000TL-US -10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 12000TL-US ) STP 15000TL-US-10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 15000TL-US) STP 20000TL-US-10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 20000TL-US) STP 24000TL-US-10 ( SUNNY TRIPOWER 24000TL-US) GroupThe tasks described in this document must only be performed by qualified persons. Qualifiedpersons must have the following skills: Knowledge of how an inverter works and is operated Training in how to deal with the dangers and risks associated with installing and usingelectrical devices and installations Training in the Installation and commissioning of electrical devices and installations Knowledge of the applicable standards and directives Knowledge of and compliance with this document and all safety InformationLinks to additional information can be found at.

8 Document titleDocument type" SUNNY Explorer"Software for Visualizing and Administrating a Speedwire SystemUser Manual "Webconnect Systems in SUNNY Portal"Registration in SUNNY Portal and setting or changing operating pa-rameters of the inverterUser Manual "Parameter list"Overview of All Inverter Operating Parameters and Their Configura-tion OptionsTechnical Information"Efficiency and Derating"Efficiency and Derating Behavior of the SUNNY Boy, SUNNY Tripowerand SUNNY Mini Central InvertersTechnical Information"Leading Leakage Currents"Information on the Design of Transformerless InvertersTechnical Information1 Information on this DocumentSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation Manual9 STP12-24TL-US-IA-en-16 Document titleDocument type"Shade Management"Efficient operation of partly shaded PV systems with OptiTrac Glob-al PeakTechnical Information"Module Technology"Use of Thin-Film and Back-Contact ModulesTechnical that is important for a specific topic or goal, but is notsafety-relevantIndicates a requirement for meeting a specific goalDesired resultA problem that might designationDesignation in this documentSMA America Production, LLCSMASMA Solar Technology Canada SpeedwireSpeedwirePV systemPV systemSunny TRIPOWER 12000TL-US / 15000TL-US / 20000TL-US / 24000TL-USSunny TRIPOWER .

9 InverterSMA Connection Unit 1000-USConnection Unit1 Information on this DocumentSMA Solar Technology AGInstallation UseThe SUNNY TRIPOWER is a transformerless PV inverter with two MPP trackers which converts the directcurrent of the PV array to grid-compliant three-phase current and feeds it into the utility galvanic isolation The product is not equipped with a transformer and therefore has no galvanic not use grounded PV modules with the product. Only ground the mounting frame ofthe PV modules. If you connect grounded PV modules to the product, the error messageInsulation resistance > Check generator occurs. The AC output/neutral conductor is not bonded to ground inside of the product is suitable for indoor and outdoor SUNNY TRIPOWER must only be operated with PV arrays (PV modules and cabling) that areapproved by the electrical standards applicable on-site and the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA 70 or the Canadian Electrical Code CSA The PV modules used must be suitable foruse with the SUNNY offers the SMA Connection Unit which is equipped with fuse holders for string fuses for up toeight strings and with a DC load-break switch.

10 The SMA Connection Unit combines up to fourstrings to each of two output circuits. These two DC electric circuits can be connected to the twoMPP tracker inputs of the SUNNY TRIPOWER (for further information see the Installation Manual of theSMA Connection Unit-US at ).PV modules with a high capacity to ground may only be used if their coupling capacity does notexceed components must remain within their permitted operating ranges at all protect the PV system against excessive reverse currents under fault conditions, the NationalElectrical Code , Section , requires overcurrent protection for PV source circuits wherepossible short-circuit currents exceed the ampacity of source circuit conductors or the maximumseries fuse rating of the PV modules. Typically, this requires string fusing where more than twostrings are combined in parallel. Where overcurrent protection is required, National ElectricalCode , Section , requires that both positive and negative conductors have overcurrentprotection for ungrounded PV product must only be used in countries for which it is approved or released by SMA and thegrid product is not equipped with a transformer and therefore has no galvanic isolation.