PV Box

1Schneider Electric − Solar Business – PVBOX - May 2013

Why select Conext TL?> 15kW and 20kW Grid Tie Inverters

for commercial buildings and decentralized PV plants

PV Box> Optimized Power Conversion System


• Compact and light:o <20 t, width <2.5m, height <3m, length <6.8m

• Provides more agility for your project execution

• Ease in transportation:o Use of standard truckso No special convoy to be seto Size suitable to all road and bridge clearance standards

• Ease of installation:o Use of crane with reduced load capabilityo No need for building special access for heavy vehicles at the

construction site

• Ease in commissioning:o Solution delivered pre-assembled, configured and tested to reduce

on-site labor and project duration

Easy to install Easy to Install


Flexible

• PV Box is a smart combination of Schneider Electric productso MV Transformers and MV Switchgears allow a flexible

adaptation to any grid voltage and code up to 36kVo Configurable inverters can provide specific grid

interactive functionso Power meters can be added and monitored on

customer demand

• Adaptable and customized enclosure to be compliant with customer local building codes


Easy to Service

• Fully monitored solution:o All PV Box components are interfaced with Conext

Control monitoring to provide real time assessment of the PV Box performances

o Failures or ageing notified to the maintenance team

• Convenient enclosure for maintenance:o All equipment can be replaced through roof or doorso Separate MV and LV rooms for safe maintenance

• Local Schneider Electric service and maintenanceavailable in 100+ countries:o Local Expertso Worldwide availability of the spare parts


Extreme WeatherConditions Vibration Input / Output

Usage ProfilesCombinedStresses

PV Box is a combination of Schneider Electric products

Designed for Reliability

• Schneider Electric products are designed for operating over 20 years in harsh environmental conditions

• Simulated and tested system design:o Maximization of the energy generationo Mastering the thermal dissipationo Minimizing of the overall risk of downtimeo Mechanical robustness for transportation and seismic

withstand

• Safe for environment:o Oil retention tank for transformer

Types of Reliability Testing we Perform:

1. THB: Temperature humidity bias2. Salt-Fog testing3. HALT: Highly accelerated life test4. MEOST: Multiple Environmental over

stress testing5. Custom reliability testing

Types of Reliability Testing we Perform:

1. THB: Temperature humidity bias2. Salt-Fog testing3. HALT: Highly accelerated life test4. MEOST: Multiple Environmental over

stress testing5. Custom reliability testing


Higher Return on Investment

• Reduced CAPEXo Reduced need for skilled labor on-site o Reduction of the construction lead times through factory integrated solutiono Reduced transportation costso Reduced site labor and preparation costs

• Reduced OPEXo Enhanced uptime thanks to qualified & reliable designs o Minimization of site intervention costs due to remote diagnostic and repairso Designed for serviceability and trained local technical experts on the entire

solution help reduce downtime


PVBOX Main Components

● Inverters●XC range

●MV Switchgear●Ring Main Unit●RM6 or Flusarc

●Transformer●Schneider Electric

manufacturing●Monitoring cabinet●Solar BU standard range

●LV auxiliary supply●With LV/LV transformer & UPS

●DC Box Recombiner●DC Fuse protection

PV BOX


PVBOX Design - Layout


PVBOX Range


PVBOX Option - Hot & Dusty

Sandwitch panel to have small sun absorption coefficient

Air exhaust

Modular Air Inlet withseveral steps of filtration(Acc. site conditions)

Extra fans for strongenvironnement


Summary –PV Box has the Best Total Ownership Value

Low Cost of Installation

Low Cost of Maintenance

High Energy Harvest

Protection of the Value of your Asset


Questions? / Contact:

Jean-Marc RolletProduct Manager

PV Box

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