Panasonic HIT VBHN330SA17 General Installation Manual

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6INSTALLATIONGENERALPlease read this guide completely beforeinstallation or use of the modules.OPERATING CONDITIONSPanasonic recommends that modules beoperated within the following OperatingConditions. An installation location withconditions beyond the Operating Condi-tions or with other Special Conditions(see below) should be avoided. Operat-ing Conditions of Panasonic modules areas follows:1) The modules should be operated onlyin terrestrial applications. No space orother Special Conditions.2) The operating temperature must bewithin –40°C (-40°F ) to 85°C (185°F ).3) The wind pressure load of the installa-tion site should be less than Load Re-sistance shown in “Mount Locations andLoad Resistance” table in Figure 1.SPECIAL CONDITIONSPanasonic doesn't recommend to installmodules in areas such as below circum-stance;1) The operating temperature and in-stallation place are different from therecommended Operating Conditions.2) Coastal areas where modules come incontact with salt water.3) Heavy snow falls areas.4) Sand and dust damage is excessive atthe installation place. Heavy dirt areas bysand or dust (e.g.; desert, a quarry, etc.)5) Installation in places where there is aconcern about deterioration of panelsuch as heavy air pollution, chemicallyactive vapors, acid rain, and/or soot,ammonia gas, etc.UNPACKING AND HANDLING Do not hit the back sheet of a mod-ule by the connector when unpack-ing and handling. To avoid the damage of the backsheet by the connector, fix the ca-bles to the frame with tape afterunpacking. (refer Figure 4) Do not handle modules by theircables or junction box. Handle themby the frame with both hands in anysituation. The anti-reflection glass of a moduleis easy to be soiled, when it isgrasped by hand or hand gloves. Soit is recommended to hold card-board or frames when carrying orinstalling the solar module. Whencables and connectors touch thesurface of the glass, it may soil thesurface too. It is also recommendedto avoid contact of cables and con-nectors with surface of the glass. (Ifthe glass surface becomes dirty, seesection of "anti-reflection glass sur-face cleaning".)Figure 4. Fixing of cablesand connectors