SunPower PVS6 User guide

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Safety & Certications

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• 

• 

• 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Radiation Exposure Statement





CAUTION:





FCC Compliance

• 

• 

Safety Certication

1. Mount the PVS6

 

 



 

 



2. Wire the PVS6 power

Danger! Hazardous voltages! Do not power up the system until after you

complete Sections 1 through 3.





°

 

• 



• 

• 

 





 



Note: 



 L1

L2NGND



3. Install and wire the consumption CTs

Danger! Hazardous voltages! Do not power up the system until after you

complete Sections 1 through 3.

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







Refer to the Consumption Meter CT Installation Instructions.

 

 

THIS SIDE TOWARD SOURCE toward the utility meter and away from the

loads.

• L1 CT

• L2 CT

 

 

• Running CT wires:



• Extending CT leads:







 L1 CT and L2 CT CONS L1 and CONS L2 





Caution!

4. Verify CT voltage phases

 

 



 

• 

• 



 

5. Connect the system communication

 

 



 





Warning! 

 

• AC modules





• SMA US-22 inverter: RS-

485 2-WIRE



• SMA US-40 inverter: LAN1





6. Connect the PVS6 to the internet



• Ethernet cable:(recommended method)

• Customer’s WiFi network: 



7. Commission with the SunPower Pro Connect App

 

 



 



Routing wire and cable:

• Fill all openings in the enclosure with components

rated NEMA Type 4 or better to maintain the integrity

of the enclosure’s environmental system.

• do not 



• 



• 



• 

• 

Kit includes:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 



You will need:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

PVS6 Installation Quick Start Guide



Refer to the Equinox Installation Guide (518101) for the

complete Equinox system installation instructions.

  

 

Intended Use: 

–









Input

−OR

−

If the equipment is used in a manner not specied by SunPower, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.

Environmental Ratings

−°°







CT CT

3. Wire PVS6 power

°

Install a





4. Install consumption CTs

Refer to Section 3 on the other side for complete CT installation instructions.





6. Replace PVS6 wiring covers



5. Wire consumption CTs





7. Connect DC inverter communication

If DC inverter is installed, 

No additional connection is required for systems having AC

modules (microinverters).

Never run

communication cable and

AC wiring in same conduit

SMA US-40

Inverter



SMA US-22

Inverter









10. Replace PVS6 cover



8. Connect PVS6 to the internet



Customer’s WiFi

Ethernet Cable









9. Commission with SPPC App





PVS6 Quick Start Guide



PVS6 Installation Instructions

 Note that the PVS6 is already integrated into the Hub+™ in SunVault® systems!

Main Service Panel

PVS6 Connection Diagram: DC Inverter Site

DC Inverter

Wire PVS6 power and CTs into

main service panel

Wire communication

from PVS6 to inverter

Wire PVS6 into AC

module subpanel

Wire CTs into main

service panel

AC Module Subpanel

Main Service Panel

PVS6 Connection Diagram: AC Module Site

AC Module Array

From CTs around

service conductors

Load-Side System:







downstream of CTs

Line-Side System:







upstream of CTs

To PVS6

To 15 A or 20 A

dual-pole breaker

Routing wire and cable:

• Fill all conduit openings in the enclosure with

components rated NEMA Type 4 or better

to maintain the integrity of the enclosure’s

environmental system.

• 

do not 



• 





• 



• 

 

Hazardous voltage







DANGER!

SUNPOWER

PVS6

SUNPOWER

PVS6

Remove lower cover rst

2. Remove all PVS6 covers







1. Mount the PVS6

















• 





• 





• 



• 



• 

• 

• 



• 







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Warning! 



Important!

Strip wires to 12 mm.

Important!

Strip maximum

7 mm from

wires.

DC Module Array

SunPower PVS6 User guide

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