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21、727 or 416-747-4044.TMA trade-mar k of the Canadian S tandards Association, operating as “CSA Group”Photovoltaic combinersC22.2 No. 290-15C22.2 No. 290-15 Photovoltaic combinersDecember 2015 2015 CSA Group 1ContentsTechnical Committee on Industrial Products 3Working Group 290 on Photovoltaic Combine
22、rs C22.2 No. 290 5Preface 61 Scope 72 Reference publications 73 Definitions and abbreviations 93.1 Definitions 93.2 Abbreviations 104 Construction 104.1 General 104.2 Disconnecting means 104.3 Enclosures 114.4 Openings in enclosures 124.5 Bases 134.6 Fastening and support of current-carrying parts 1
23、34.7 Bus bars 144.8 Wiring terminals 154.9 Wiring terminal kits 164.10 Combiners rated for high voltage 164.11 Electrical spacings 174.11.1 General 174.11.2 Electrical spacings for equipment rated up to 600 V ac or 848.5 V peak or dc 174.11.3 Electrical spacings for equipment rated above 600 V ac or
24、 848.5 V peak or dc 184.12 Alternate approach to spacings 194.12.1 General 194.12.2 Overvoltage category (OVC) 194.12.3 Surge suppression 194.12.4 Pollution degree (PD) 194.12.5 Instructions 204.13 Wiring space and wire bending space 204.14 Conduit entry clearance requirements 204.15 Separation of c
25、ircuits 214.16 External signal, control, and communication circuits 224.17 Equipment bonding 234.18 Common connection bus bar 234.19 Switching devices 234.20 Conductor identification 245 Marking 246 Tests 28C22.2 No. 290-15 Photovoltaic combinersDecember 2015 2015 CSA Group 26.1 Temperature tests 28
26、6.2 Dielectric strength test 316.3 Heat cycling test for joints in current-carrying parts 326.4 Flammability test 326.5 Moisture absorption test 336.6 Deflection test (metal enclosures) 336.7 Impact test (polymeric enclosures) 336.8 Impulse test 347 Auxiliary equipment for combiner boxes 35Annex A (
27、normative) French translations of cautions, warnings, and safety instructions 44Annex B (informative) Sample nameplates 45C22.2 No. 290-15 Photovoltaic combinersDecember 2015 2015 CSA Group 3Technical Committee on Industrial ProductsR.M. Bartholomew Electric Power Equipment Ltd., Vancouver, British
28、Columbia Category: Producer InterestChairR.P. de Lhorbe Schneider Electric Canada, Inc., Richmond, British Columbia Category: Producer InterestVice-ChairB.M. Baldwin Representing Startco Engineering ULC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Category: Producer InterestC.C. Cormier Alberta Municipal Affairs, Edmon
29、ton, Alberta Category: Regulatory AuthorityV.V. Gagachev Eaton, Burlington, Ontario Category: Producer InterestD.R.A. MacLeod Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Halifax, Nova Scotia Category: Regulatory AuthorityN. Mancini Mississauga, Ontario Category: General InterestD. Mascarenhas Bramp
30、ton, Ontario Category: General InterestD.G. Morlidge Fluor Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta Category: General InterestT. Olechna Electrical Safety Authority, Mississauga, Ontario Category: Regulatory AuthorityR. Pack SaskPower, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Category: Regulatory AuthorityC22.2 No. 290-15 Phot
31、ovoltaic combinersDecember 2015 2015 CSA Group 4M. Smith Rockwell Automation Canada Inc., Cambridge, Ontario Category: Producer InterestA.Z. Tsisserev Applied Engineering Solutions Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia Category: General InterestM. Humphries CSA Group, Toronto, Ontario Project ManagerC22
32、.2 No. 290-15 Photovoltaic combinersDecember 2015 2015 CSA Group5Working Group 290 on Photovoltaic Combiners C22.2 No. 290C. Thwaites Mersen Canada Toronto Inc., Mississauga, ChairL. Cantelo Sherwood Park, Alberta R.H. Doe Power-One, Inc, San Jose, California, USA S.W. Douglas International Associat
33、ion of Electrical Inspectors, Toronto, Ontario J.A. Eichner Schneider Electric, Burnaby, British Columbia V.V. Gagachev Eaton, Burlington, Ontario N. Hanna Electrical Safety Authority, Mississauga, Ontario P. Morton TUV Rheinland Canada, Toronto, Ontario R. Pack SaskPower, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S.
34、 Poutissou CSA Group, Richmond, British Columbia L. Silecky Mersen Canada, Mississauga, Ontario G. Thompson Toronto Hydro-Electric System, Toronto, Ontario D. Stefancic CSA Group, Toronto, Ontario Project ManagerC22.2 No. 290-15 Photovoltaic combinersDecember 2015 2015 CSA Group 6Preface This is the
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46、ember 2015 2015 CSA Group 7C22.2 No. 290-15Photovoltaic combiners1 Scope1.1 This Standard applies to photovoltaic combiners rated up to 2000 V dc or 750 V ac, for use on photovoltaic (PV) systems installed in nonhazardous locations in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I.1.2 Combiner
47、s for use in photovoltaic systems that are ungrounded, positive grounded, and/or negative grounded are within the scope of this Standard.1.3 This Standard does not cover panelboards, switchgear assemblies, and switchboards as covered by CSA C22.2 No. 29, CSA C22.2 No. 31, and CSA C22.2 No. 244.1.4 I
48、n this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permi
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