Decommissioning the Inverter
Qualified person
To decommission the inverter completely upon completion of its service life, proceed as described in this Section.
CAUTION
Risk of injury due to weight of product
Injuries may result if the product is lifted incorrectly or dropped while being transported or mounted.
- Transport and lift the product carefully. Take the weight of the product into account.
- Wear suitable personal protective equipment for all work on the product.
Procedure:
- Disconnect the inverter from all voltage sources ( > Disconnecting the Inverter from Voltage Sources).
- Wait 30 minutes for the enclosure to cool down.
- Unscrew the swivel nut from the threaded sleeve for the network cable.
- Unscrew and remove the threaded sleeve from the network port thread on the inverter.
- Release the network cable plug and pull it out of the jack on the inverter.
- Take the cable support sleeve out of the threaded sleeve and remove the network cable from the cable support sleeve.
- Lead the network cable out of the threaded sleeve and the swivel nut.
- Screw the protective cap onto the network port.
- Unscrew and remove the antenna.
- If there is a protective cap available, plug the protective cap onto the jack for connecting the antenna.
- Remove the AC grounding conductor and, if present, the grounding cable of the PV array frame. For this purpose, unscrew the pan head screw M5x12 (PH2) at each connection point and remove the grounding cable.
- Unscrew the left- and right-hand pan head screws M5x12 used to secure the inverter to the wall mounting bracket (PH2).
- Remove the inverter by lifting it vertically up and off the wall mounting bracket.
- Unscrew the screws for fastening the wall mounting bracket and remove the wall mounting bracket.
- If the inverter is to be stored or shipped, pack the inverter, the AC connector, the DC connector, the RJ45 protective sleeve, the antenna and the wall mounting bracket. Use the original packaging or packaging that is suitable for the weight and dimensions of the inverter.
- Dispose of the inverter in accordance with the locally applicable disposal regulations for electronic waste.