Sanyo HIP-215NHE5 - Manual

General Installation Manual

General Installation Manual for SANYO HIT Photovoltaic (PV) Modules.

Please read this manual completely before installing or using the modules.

This manual is applied for the following products:

HIP-215NHE5, -210NHE5, -205NHE5, -200NHE5,

-195NHE5, -215NHE5-BO2, -210NHE5-BO2, -205NHE5-BO2, -200NHE5-BO2, -195NHE5-BO2,

-205BE11, -200BE11, -195BE11, -190BE11, -186BE11, -180BE11, -205BE11-BO2, -200BE11-BO2,

-195BE11-BO2, -190BE11-BO2, -186BE11-BO2, -180BE11-BO2

Thank you for choosing SANYO HIT PV

modules. With proper operation and

maintenance, SANYO HIT PV modules

will provide you with clean, renewable

solar electricity for many years.

Keep this manual for reference. This

manual contains important information

about installation, maintenance and

safety.

INTRODUCTION

Disclaimer of Liability

SANYO does not assume responsibility

and expressly disclaims liability for loss,

damage, or expense arising out of or in

any way connected with such

installation, operation use or

maintenance by using this manual.

SANYO assumes no responsibility for

any infringement of patents or other

rights of third parties that may result from

use of the module.

No license is granted by implication or

under any patent or patent rights. The

information in this manual is believed to

be reliable, but does not constitute an

expressed and implied warranty.

SANYO reserves the right to make

changes to the product, specifications,

or manual without prior notice.

General Information

The installation of solar modules

requires a great degree of skill and

should only be performed by a qualified

licensed professional, including, without

limitation, licensed contractors and

licensed electricians.

ARNING

All instructions should be read

and understood before attempting to

install, wire operate and maintain the

photovoltaic module. Contact with

electrically active parts of the module

such as terminals can result in burns,

sparks, and lethal shock whether the

module is connected or

disconnected.

The installer assumes the risk of

all injury that might occur during

installation, including, without

limitation, the risk of electric shock.

Do not stand or step on a

module to avoid the hazard of injury

and the damage to a module.

Do not damage the back sheet

of a module, to avoid the hazard of

electric shocks and fire.

PV modules generate DC

electrical energy when exposed to

sunlight or other light sources.

Although single modules produce

only a low voltage and current,

shocks and burns are still a potential

hazard.

To avoid the hazard of electric

shock and injury, cover all over the

front surface of PV modules with a

dense opaque material such as the

cardboard box during installing and

handling modules.

The shock hazard increases as

modules are connected in parallel

producing higher current. The

shock hazard increases as modules

are connected in series producing

higher voltages.

To avoid the hazard of electric

shock, work only under dry

conditions, with dry module and

tools.

To avoid the hazard of electric

shock and injury, children and

unauthorized persons should not be

allowed near the installation of the

solar cell modules.

To avoid the hazard of electric

shock and injury, be sure to ground

the modules completely.

To avoid the hazard of electric

shock, fire and injury, do not

disassemble the module, or remove

any part installed by the

manufacturer.

When carrying a module, two or

more people should carry it by

the frame and wear non-slip gloves

to avoid injury by a slipping module to

Unauthorized persons except

the qualified licensed professional

should not open the cover of the

junction box to avoid the hazard of

electric shock.

Do not touch terminals while a

module is exposed to light.

Provide suitable guards to prevent

yourself contacting directly with 30

VDC or greater to avoid the hazard of

electric shock or injury.

a foot or cuts by the edge of a frame,

and so on.

Do not carry a module by wire or

junction box to avoid the hazard of

electric shock and injury or any

troubles in a module, which it may

cause.

Do not drop anything on the

surfaces of module, to avoid the

hazard of electric shock, injury.

To avoid the hazard of electric

shock and fire, be sure that other

system components do not cause

any hazard of any mechanical or

electrical nature to the module.

Since sparks may be generated,

do not install module where

flammable gases or vapors are

present.

Never leave a module

unsupported or unsecured. Do not

drop module and do not allow

objects to fall on module to avoid the

hazard of injury or any troubles in

modules that it may cause.

Do not use or install broken

modules to avoid the hazard of

electric shock and injury.

Do not artificially concentrate

sunlight on module to avoid the

hazard of fire or any trouble.

Do not touch the Junction box

terminals to avoid the hazard of

electric shock and injury.

Do not change wiring of bypass

diodes to avoid the hazard of electric

shock and injury.

CAUTIONS

Use module for its intended

function only.

Do not treat the back sheet and

front surface with paint or adhesives

to avoid any troubles.

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Printed in Europe 20.10.2006