Solmetric PVA-1500T - Equipment Setup and Connection

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FIGURE 49. MEG TEST TAB ....................................................................................................................................... 3-23
FIGURE 50. HEADER INFORMATION SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ................................................................ 3-25
FIGURE 51. THE MEASUREMENT VS. MODEL SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE .................................................. 3-26
FIGURE 52. THE SOLSENSOR MEASUREMENTS SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ............................................... 3-26
FIGURE 53. MODEL DETAILS SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE .......................................................................... 3-27
FIGURE 54. THE VOLTAGE, CURRENT, AND POWER DATA FROM THE I-V MEASUREMENT ......................................... 3-29
FIGURE 55. RESULTS OF AN I-V CURVE MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................. 4-6
FIGURE 56. STATUS INDICATOR .................................................................................................................................. 5-1
FIGURE 57. DEFINITION OF THE FILL FACTOR. ........................................................................................................... 7-3
FIGURE 58. A NORMAL I-V CURVE FOR THE PARALLEL COMBINATION OF TWO STRINGS OF EIGHT 175-WATT MODULES,
SHOWING CONFORMANCE WITH FIVE POINTS PREDICTED BY THE PV MODEL. ........................................... 7-3
FIGURE 59. DEVIATIONS IN THE SHAPE OF THE I-V CURVE FALL INTO ONE (OR A COMBINATION) OF THESE SIX
CATEGORIES ............................................................................................................................................. 7-5
FIGURE 60. THE EFFECT OF PARTIAL SHADING ON A STRING I-V CURVE. .................................................................... 7-6
FIGURE 61. THE SHADING IMPACT OF PLACING A BUSINESS CARD ON A SINGLE CELL IN A STRING OF FIFTEEN 180-WATT
MODULES .................................................................................................................................................. 7-7
FIGURE 62. THE EFFECT OF INTENTIONALLY SHADING ENTIRE MODULES IN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS, IN TWO
PARALLEL-CONNECTED STRINGS .............................................................................................................. 7-7
FIGURE 63. MEASUREMENT WITH LESS STEEP THAN PREDICTED SLOPE IN THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE I-V CURVE. ... 7-11
FIGURE 64. I-V CURVE MEASUREMENT SHOWING ROUNDER KNEE THAN PREDICTED BY THE PV MODEL. ................ 7-13
FIGURE 65. AN I-V CURVE SHOWING STEEPER SLOPE IN THE HORIZONTAL LEG OF THE I-V CURVE. ......................... 7-14
FIGURE 66. MEASUREMENT WITH LESS STEEP SLOPE IN THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE I-V CURVE. .............................. 7-16
Tables
TABLE 1. PVA-1500XX ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................. 1-4
TABLE 2. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TEST LEADS AND CLIPS PROVIDED WITH THE PVA-
1500XX.* .................................................................................................................................................. 1-6
TABLE 3. PVA-1000S ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................... 1-6
TABLE 4. PVA-600
+
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................... 1-8
TABLE 5. SOLSENSOR 200/300/300V2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 1-9
TABLE 7. DIRECT AND INDIRECT WIRELESS LINKS BETWEEN PC, PVA, AND SOLSENSOR ........................................ 1-37
TABLE 8. PUSHBUTTON LED TABLE FOR THE PVA-1500XX I-V UNITS ................................................................... 2-39
TABLE 9. PUSHBUTTON LED TABLE FOR THE PVA-1000S & 600
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I-V UNITS ......................................................... 2-40
TABLE 10. SWEEP-TO-SWEEP DELAY ........................................................................................................................ 2-53
TABLE 11. THERMAL CAPACITY (# I-V MEASUREMENTS BEFORE EXTENDED COOL-DOWN) .................................... 2-53
TABLE 12. UTILITY MENU DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 3-13
TABLE 13. HELP MENU DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................ 3-15
TABLE 14. TRACES TAB DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 3-17
TABLE 15. TABLE TAB DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................ 3-21
TABLE 16. MEG TEST TAB DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................... 3-24
TABLE 17. DESCRIPTION OF THE HEADER INFORMATION SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ............................... 3-25
TABLE 18. DESCRIPTION OF THE SOLSENSOR MEASUREMENTS SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ...................... 3-27
TABLE 19. DESCRIPTION OF THE MODEL DETAILS SECTION OF THE EXPORTED CSV FILE ......................................... 3-28
TABLE 20. SENSOR CHOICES ...................................................................................................................................... 6-2