PV Box Solar Power Conversion Substation

The Schneider Electric PV Box Solar Power Conversion Substation (SPCS) is a pre-wired equipment package for the North American market, specifically designed to meet the growing demand of large scale grid-tied solar farms and large commercial rooftop solar installations. The PV Box is a complete solution for electrical distribution, automation, security, monitoring and control available from one vendor. A PV Box SPCS typically consists of solar inverters, DC combiner boxes, step-up transformers and a medium voltage switch housed in a prefabricated building to allow quick field wiring from both the solar arrays and the utility grid connection point. Other items can be added to the package including climate controls, security equipment, array string monitoring, SCADA monitoring equipment, and power metering. Custom designs are available using GT500-MV, GT500E or GT250 inverters. Customers can reduce total electrical installation costs and project cycle time by up to 15% with the PV Box SPCS. The PV Box SPCS offers customers a reliable and complete solution from a company with over 100 years of experience designing electrical distribution and control systems. In addition, by placing the inverters into a structure with a controlled environment, the PV Box SPCS can be installed into a variety of climates, including harsh desert environments where many future large scale solar projects are planned.

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Commercial and utility scale: PV Box SPCS

250 kW, 500 kW, 1 MW and 2 MW standard and custom configurations available Schneider Electric state-of-the-art Inverters and fused combiner boxes Insulated steel building Square D Step-up Transformer and Medium Voltage Fused Disconnect Optional monitoring and SCADA

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Several standard configurations

1 MW SPCS for 600 Vdc and 15 kV to 35 kVac 1 MW SPCS for 1000 Vdc and 15 kV to 35 kVac 2 MW SPCS for 1000 Vdc and 15 kV to 35 kVac 500 kW SPCS for 600 Vdc and 480 V or 600 Vac 350 kW SPCS for 600 Vdc and 480 V or 600 Vac Other custom sizes and configurations available upon request

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Schneider Electric PV Box Solar Power Conversion Substation

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The PV Box is a complete solution for electrical distribution, automation, security, monitoring and control available from one vendor.

Renewable Portfolio Standards are pushing utilities to deploy large-scale solar power plants. These systems need to be simple to install, commission, and service to meet the ever increasing energy requirements of utilities and businesses around the world. The Schneider Electric PV Box Solar Power Conversion Substation is the solution that truly makes the grade.

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2 Fused Combiner Boxes

With or without string monitoring Several standard configurations available Junction boxes for bottom cable entry are typically mounted on the exterior building wall and provide direct access to the Combiner Box via pre-installed weather tight conduits Custom configurations available for 1000 Vdc

3 Insulated steel building

Modified intermodal container with attractive and durable textured finish over spray insulation Insulated steel barrier wall to separate transformer from balance of electrical equipment Access to inverter compartment via two single man-doors All interconnecting wiring completed in factory to reduce site installation time Inverter to combiner box Inverter to transformer Transformer to MV disconnect Grounding lugs included Thermostatically controlled forced air ventilation as deemed necessary for ambient conditions

4 Transformer and MV Disconnect

Square D Power Dry Transformers 500 kVA or 1000 kVA Dry Type step-up transfomers for up to 15 kVac Square D HVL Medium Voltage Enclosed Fused Disconnect with visible viewing window Liquid Filled Pad Mounted Transformers 500 kVA or 1000 kVA step up transformers for up to 35 kVac Integrated under-oil switch and fuses with visible viewing window Optional over temperature auxiliary contacts for SCADA system Bottom entry cable landing location for outgoing MV connection via junction box mounted on exterior of the building

GT500

Liquid Filled Transformer

5 Monitoring and SCADA

RTU or industrial PC based solution with onboard memory storage ALARM PUSH capability No risk of data loss or delayed alarms as with Gateway based offers Schneider Electric Telecontrol Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) installed inside the building W@DE RTU is UL Approved IRIO RTU for non-UL sites Wired to communicate and gather data from: Schneider Electric inverters String monitoring (inverter combiner + array boxes) Optional revenue meter Optional power meters Optional atmospheric sensors KERWIN SCADA software Customizable to site installation Commissioning and configuration available

Schneider Electric Three Phase GT Inverters

GT500-MV for 600 Vdc UL approved installations GT500E for 1000 Vdc behind the fence installations GT250-480 and GT500-480 for commercial rooftop applications Includes non-load break DC disconnect on the input and an AC circuit breaker with electronic trip on the output Provision for external three phase control power and remote control of upstream breaker for night time disconnect Optional communications kit Optional space heaters

HVL/cc Switch

Monitoring and SCADA