2 Safety
Danger to life due to fire when failing to observe torque specifications on live
bolted connections
Failure to follow the specified torques reduces the ampacity of live bolted connections and the
contact resistances increase. This can cause components to overheat and catch fire. Death or
lethal injuries can result.
• Ensure that live bolted connections are always tightened with the exact torque specified in
this document.
• Only use suitable tools when working on the device.
• Avoid repeated tightening of live bolted connections as this may result in inadmissibly high
torques.
Danger to life due to fire and explosion
In rare cases, an explosive gas mixture can be generated inside the product under fault
conditions. In this state, switching operations can cause a fire inside the product or explosion.
Death or lethal injuries due to hot or flying debris can result.
• In the event of a fault, do not perform any direct actions on the product.
• Ensure that unauthorized persons have no access to the product.
• Disconnect the PV array from the inverter via an external disconnection device. If there is no
disconnecting device present, wait until no more DC power is applied to the inverter.
• Disconnect the AC circuit breaker, or keep it disconnected in case it has already tripped,
and secure it against reconnection.
• Only perform work on the product (e.g., troubleshooting, repair work) when wearing
personal protective equipment for handling of hazardous substances (e.g., safety gloves,
eye and face protection, respiratory protection).
Danger to life due to electric shock from destruction of the measuring device
due to overvoltage
Overvoltage can damage a measuring device and result in voltage being present in the
enclosure of the measuring device. Touching the live enclosure of the measuring device results in
death or lethal injuries due to electric shock.
• Only use measuring devices with a measurement ranges designed for the maximum AC and
DC voltage of the inverter.
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