Solmetric PV ANALYZER PVA-1500 Series User Manual

Getting Started
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FIGURE 27. THE TIME ZONE CONTROL IN THE SITE INFO SCREEN. ...................................................................... 3-49
FIGURE 28. THE PV MODULE SCREEN OF THE NEW PROJECT WIZARD. ............................................................. 3-50
FIGURE 29. SELECTION OF THE PV MODULE’S MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER, AND CORRESPONDING LIST
OF MODULE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS. .......................................................................................... 3-50
FIGURE 30. ARRAY NAVIGATOR WITH SYMMETRICAL TREE BUILDER. THIS IS THE FINAL STEP IN CREATING A
PROJECT. ............................................................................................................................................... 3-51
FIGURE 31. FINISHED ARRAY TREE FOR A UTILITY PV FIELD. .............................................................................. 3-52
FIGURE 32. THE DEFAULT SYSTEM TREE IN THE SYMMETRICAL TREE BUILDER. ............................................... 3-52
FIGURE 33. CONTROLS FOR EDITING THE STRING WIRING PROPERTIES OF YOUR ARRAY TREE. ........................ 3-54
FIGURE 34. DIRECTORY STRUCTURE USED BY THE PVA SOFTWARE ................................................................... 3-55
FIGURE 35. PROPERTIES MENU .............................................................................................................................. 3-56
FIGURE 36. UTILITY MENU, USED TO CONTROL HOUSEKEEPING FUNCTIONS. ........................................................... 3-56
FIGURE 37. HELP MENU ........................................................................................................................................... 3-60
FIGURE 38. TRACES TAB, SHOWING THE MEASURED I-V CURVE AND THE EXPECTED LOCATIONS OF ISC,
MAXIMUM POWER POINT, AND VOC. .................................................................................................... 3-61
FIGURE 39. TABLE TAB ........................................................................................................................................... 3-65
FIGURE 40. HISTORY TAB ......................................................................................................................................... 3-67
FIGURE 41. MEG TEST TAB .................................................................................................................................... 3-68
FIGURE 42. HEADER INFORMATION SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ................................................................ 3-70
FIGURE 43. THE MEASUREMENT VS. MODEL SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE .................................................. 3-71
FIGURE 44. THE SOLSENSOR MEASUREMENTS SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ............................................... 3-71
FIGURE 45. MODEL DETAILS SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE .......................................................................... 3-72
FIGURE 46. THE VOLTAGE, CURRENT, AND POWER DATA FROM THE I-V MEASUREMENT ......................................... 3-74
FIGURE 47. CALIBRATION VERIFICATION DIALOG .................................................................................................... 3-76
FIGURE 48. CHARGING ICONS ................................................................................................................................... 4-79
FIGURE 49. OVER-TEMP CHARGING ICON ................................................................................................................. 4-79
FIGURE 50. RESULTS OF AN I-V CURVE MEASUREMENT ....................................................................................... 4-84
FIGURE 51. PROJECT BACKUP SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 4-88
FIGURE 52. STATUS INDICATOR ................................................................................................................................ 5-89
FIGURE 53. DEFINITION OF THE FILL FACTOR. ....................................................................................................... 7-109
FIGURE 54. A NORMAL I-V CURVE FOR THE PARALLEL COMBINATION OF TWO STRINGS OF EIGHT 175-WATT
MODULES, COMPARED WITH THE THREE POINTS PREDICTED BY THE PV MODEL. ........................... 7-109
FIGURE 55. DEVIATIONS IN THE SHAPE OF THE I-V CURVE FALL INTO ONE (OR A COMBINATION) OF THESE SIX
CATEGORIES ........................................................................................................................................ 7-111
FIGURE 56. THE EFFECT OF PARTIAL SHADING ON A STRING I-V CURVE. ................................................................ 7-112
FIGURE 57. THE SHADING IMPACT OF PLACING A BUSINESS CARD ON A SINGLE CELL IN A STRING OF FIFTEEN 180-WATT
MODULES .............................................................................................................................................. 7-113
FIGURE 58. THE EFFECT OF INTENTIONALLY SHADING ENTIRE MODULES IN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS, IN TWO
PARALLEL-CONNECTED STRINGS (OVERLAY OF SEVERAL MEASUREMENTS) ......................................... 7-113
FIGURE 59. MEASUREMENT WITH LESS STEEP THAN PREDICTED SLOPE IN THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE I-V CURVE.
............................................................................................................................................................. 7-117
FIGURE 60. I-V CURVE MEASUREMENT SHOWING ROUNDER KNEE THAN PREDICTED BY THE PV MODEL. .............. 7-118
FIGURE 61. AN I-V CURVE SHOWING STEEPER SLOPE IN THE HORIZONTAL LEG OF THE I-V CURVE. ....................... 7-119
FIGURE 62. MEASUREMENT WITH LESS STEEP SLOPE IN THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE I-V CURVE. ............................ 7-120

Solmetric PV ANALYZER PVA-1500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Solmetric
Model	PV ANALYZER PVA-1500 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English