SolarCity solarZero - Table of Contents

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Grid Tied PV System with Battery Backup – User Manual
Version UM1142-PV-BT-v1.0 © solarcity 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Warnings ................................................................................................ 4
3. ACTIONS IN CASE OF SYSTEM FAILURE ................................................................................................................. 4
3.1 Actions in case of an earth fault ............................................................. 4
4. START-UP AND SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................... 5
4.1 System shutdown procedure ......................................................................... 5
4.2 System start-up procedure ............................................................................ 7
5. INTRODUCTION TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM .............................................................................................................. 10
5.1 The environmental benefits ......................................................................... 10
5.2 Why solarcity? ........................................................................................ 10
5.3 How it works ........................................................................................... 10
5.3.1 Solar panels ...................................................................................................................................... 11
5.3.2 Battery enclosure ............................................................................................................................... 12
5.3.3 Framing ............................................................................................................................................. 12
5.4 Backup mode ......................................................................................... 12
5.4.1 Backup Generators ............................................................................................................................ 13
5.5 Monitoring with the solarZero app ................................................................. 14
5.5.1 Energy flow ........................................................................................................................................ 14
5.5.2 Total electricity use ............................................................................................................................ 14
5.5.3 Solar versus Grid usage ...................................................................................................................... 15
5.5.4 Self-consumption of the solar power produced ................................................................................... 15
5.5.5 System Performance .......................................................................................................................... 16
5.5.6 Detail views ....................................................................................................................................... 16
5.5.7 System information and support ......................................................................................................... 18
6. GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM ................................................................................................ 19
7. MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................... 19
7.1 User maintenance .................................................................................... 19
8. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 20
9. WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................................... 20