3 Product Overview
3.5 System Overview
Figure 4:
System overview
The PV system consists of four main components:
• Inverter
• PV array junction box
The PV array junction box enables the bundling
of the necessary number of PV strings for the
inverter. Each inverter requires a PV array
junction box.
• SMA Inverter Manager
The SMA Inverter Manager is always required
for the operation of the inverter. Up to 42
inverters can be connection to each SMA
Inverter Manager. The SMA Inverter Manager
handles all communication of the inverters. It
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serves as the interface for data acquisition
systems, upload to cloud services and
power-plant control.
• Local commissioning and service tool (LCS-Tool)
The LCS-Tool is required for the commissioning
and servicing of the inverter via the
SMA Inverter Manager. The LCS-Tool is the
primary user interface for the PV system.
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