Schneider Electric PV Box

Optimized solar power conversion system tailored to enhance any PV power plant

PV Box solution

Designed for optimal performance in any environment

Why choose PV Box?

Introducing a compact, configurable, global reach, solar power conversion system

Flexible • Full grid-interactive functions available with configurable inverters and adaptable to most of MV grid voltages and codes

The Schneider Electric PV Box is a power conversion system combining critical PV system components to achieve optimal power plant performance. It operates between the DC field and the AC MV-grid connection point.

• Configurable to be optimized for specific project needs (climate, grid, power) • Adaptable to withstand severe weather conditions: continental, tropical, desert

The PV Box is compliant with IEC standard and withstands various climatic environments; therefore the PV Box is compatible with most PV plant projects around the world.

Easy to install • Solution delivered pre-assembled, configured and tested to reduce on-site labor and project duration

The PV Box includes genuine Schneider Electric equipment including inverters, transformers, and switchgear. It protects both equipment and maintenance staff against environmental conditions and electrical faults, such as those caused by short-circuits, ground faults, or lightning.

• Ease in transportation: 2 versions RT & ST with compact and light design (minimized width, height and length for easy shipping by road and by sea)

The PV Box solution from Schneider Electric allows a reduction of balance-of-system costs, increased reliability, and faster deployment.

Easy to service • Convenient and safe enclosure design for maintenance purposes by any weather conditions • Fully monitored solution thanks to Conext Control allows remote fault detection, early alerting of maintenance team and remote actions to minimize downtime

AC DC

• Separate MV and LV rooms for safe maintenance

Conext Control

Because of local applicable standards and requirements in some countries (India, North America, Japan) Schneider Electric offers local PV Box designs:

> India

• Local Schneider Electric service available in 100+ countries Designed for reliability • Industrialized solution according to Schneider Electric proven industrial processes • Equipment and integration made in Schneider Electric factories • Tested and qualified in harsh environmental conditions (continental, tropical and desert environments) • Type-tested solution according to IEC-62271-202 Higher return on investment

PV modules

Array Box

PV Box*

Grid Box

Grid > Japan

• Optimized CAPEX: Feature level matching exactly customer requirements, reduced transportation and installation costs • Reduced OPEX: Qualified and reliable design minimizing the risk of failure and the cost of site interventions

DC Box

Conext Core XC

LV/MV transformer

MV switchgear

> North America

True bankability • Warranty from a trusted partner with 178 years of experience • World leader in industrial power drives, UPS and electrical distribution

*PV Box ST and RT. Different PV Boxes available to your region.

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• Strong service infrastructure worldwide to support your global needs

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PV Box solution

PV Box: Optimized landed cost

Temperate and harsh environments withstanding Mission profiles are defined according to: • Pollution level (presence of dust, sand or salt) • External temperature and humidity level

Low pollution mission profile (rural):

Moderate pollution mission profile (industrial, urban, desert, sea coast):

• Air inlets equipped with G4 folded filters

• 2 filtering boxes that contain several filtering layers (canopy, inertial filter screen, G4 folded filters, F9 folded filters)

• LV room ventilated directly by the inverter fans PV Box ST PV Box RT Localized PV Box North America

• Transformer air cooling is obtained by natural circulation air flow • 4 temperature ranges (temperate*, temperate/tropical, desert, continental)

• LV room ventilation obtained with extra fans ensuring up to 10 000 m3/h airflow inside the PV Box • Transformer air cooling is obtained by natural circulation air flow • 4 temperature ranges (temperate/tropical, desert, continental, continental hard*)

PV Box ST •

PV Box ST optimized for sea transportation

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Stackable 40 feet High Cube container

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Double door for local health and safety requirement

Low pollution (rural)

Temperate RT* (-10° +40°) Temperate (-10° +45°) Hot (-10° +50°)

PV Box mission profiles

PV Box RT

Moderate pollution (industrial, urban, desert, sea coast)

• PV Box RT optimized for road gauge standard transportation •

Concrete basement included

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Walls in sandwich panel

Cold (-20° +45°) Temperate (-10° +45°) Hot (-10° +50°) Cold (-20° +45°) Very Cold RT* (-35° +45°)

*Available in RT design only.

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PV Box solution

PV Box : An industrialized solution

Configurable solution

Schneider Electric quality and industrial processes are embedded into the PV Box in order to provide reliability and increase ROI of projects.

PV Box is configurable to stick to project needs and includes only what is really required.

● All equipment manufactured and integrated in Schneider Electric facilities

● Optimized lead time

● Tested and validated design (IEC, CE marking)

Grid voltage

Grounding

Mission profile

Monitoring & control

Number DC input

DC input monitored

● Prepared and tested MV cables and LV cables harness

● Fully industrialized and controlled process ● 100% of the products are configured and tested at our factories ● Dedicated and controlled supply chain

Power

● Pre-designed configuration

● Reduced time for integration work • 1 or 2 XC 540 LV Box • Supply of power for servicing purpose: lighting, socket outlets

• Up to 36 kV

•  Positive

• 1 or 2 XC 630

•  Negative

• 1 or 2 XC 680

• Floating

• Low/moderate pollution • Climate

• Initial

• 2 x 6

• Advanced

• 2 x 10

• Advanced HD

• Supply of power to other PV Box equipment: protection relay, monitoring and control, MV switchgear motorization •

Secured power possible

DC Box •

Interconnection / protection of DC sub-arrays

MV switchgear

• Optional string acquisition

LV Box

DC Box

 ircuit breaker protect both C transformers and lines

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Switch to ease maintenance

•  Cubicles designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions

Inverter MV switchgear

DC Box

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•  Optional motorization for automatic progressive reconnection and remote control

Options: • Automatic progressive reconnection: the MV switchgear is motorized. A hard-wired mechanism with configurable temporization allows PV Boxes to reconnect one after the other

• Safety kit: insulating rod, gloves, fire extinguisher are supplied. Optional because of particular country requirements

• Auxiliary power supply: the auxiliary power is tapped from an inverter output. Supply and installation of a 10 kVA LV/LV transformer

• High salinity: external paint on container and transformer (only on ST version)

• Service pack: 1 smoke detector + 1 door contact on each door

Inverter Transformer

XC inverter

MC cabinet (opt.)

• Best-in-class efficiency with 98.9% peak, 98.6% weighted EU

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High-efficiency oil-immersed transformer

Configuration and ordering process is reduced in order to fit short time requirements.

• Natural cooling systems to avoid taking off energy from the production • Equipped with transformer protection relay

• Patent-pending fast-sweep MPPT (maximum power point tracking) algorithm • Fully configurable grid interactive features enabling easy upgrades throughout the entire lifecycle • Design based on field-proven Schneider Electric industrial power drives • Standard 1000 Vdc input for longer string lengths and lower BoS costs •

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Monitoring and control cabinet •

Part of Conext Control monitoring and control system

• Available for Conext Control “Advanced HD”, “Advanced” or “Initial”

Integrated Masterpact NW circuit breaker and switch

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PV Box solution

Designed and tested for safety and reliability

Schneider Electric services for PV power plants

PV Box designed and type-tested to climatic chambers

Maintenance and support services from Schneider Electric gives you the opportunity to maximize system performance at every stage of its life cycle.

• Work at full load up to +50°C

Our teams help you to maximize uptime and efficiency of your PV power plant.

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• Maintain reliable internal temperature for equipment down to -30°C

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Schneider Electric’s Service philosophy focuses on consistently developing quality of professional service throughout your PV power plant life duration. Our services are based on reliability, worldwide coverage, 24/7 support, fast troubleshooting, spare parts management and a quick response time to reduce downtime and maximize PV power plant performance

Project’s developper • Secure requirements of the investor • Full service contract packages to fit all needs

Engineering procurement construction • Service adaptability • On-site response time and various levels of commitment

Investor • Increase project financial feasibility • Guaranteed availability • Risk transfer through full service contract

PV plant operator • Predictable costs • Long time partner through all PV plant operations • Outsourcing on technical maintenance 

Schneider Electric Solar offers full range of service packages PV Box designed and type-tested according to the IEC 62271-202

PV Box RT IEC certificate Preventive maintenance

• Internal Arc Type Test

• Sound level validation test

• Thermal rise validation test

• Degree of protection IP/IK validation test

• Capability for peak and short time withstand currents validation test

• EMC compatibility validation test

Spare parts availability

Technical support

Spare parts supply

Labor & Travel

Corrective maintenance Spare parts supply

Labor & Travel Performance guarantee

Product warranty* > PRIORITY > ESSENTIAL

For more details, we invite you to consult our Solar service brochure.

> OPTIMUM > ELITE > ULTRA *Product warranties are from two to five years.

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Technical specifications: PV Box RT PV Box solution

PV Box ST

Device short name Electrical specifications DC input

PV Box RT 1080

PV Box RT 1260

PV Box RT 1360

Device short name Electrical specifications DC input

PV Box RT 1080

PV Box RT 1260

PV Box RT 1360

Voltage range, MPPT Max. input voltage, open circuit Max. DC current

440 - 800 V (at PF=1) 1000 V 2 x 1280 A

510 - 800 V (at PF=1) 1000 V 2 x 1280 A

550 - 800 V (at PF=1) 1000 V 2 x 1280 A

Voltage range, MPPT Max. input voltage, open circuit Max. DC current

440 - 800 V (at PF=1) 1000 V 2 x 1280 A

510 - 800 V (at PF=1) 1000 V 2 x 1280 A

550 - 800 V (at PF=1) 1000 V 2 x 1280 A

1080 kVA up to 36 kV 50/60 Hz 0 to 1 leading and lagging

1260 kVA up to 36 kV 50/60 Hz 0 to 1 leading and lagging

1360 kVA up to 36 kV 50/60 Hz 0 to 1 leading and lagging

1080 kVA up to 36 kV 50/60 Hz 0 to 1 leading and lagging

1260 kVA up to 36 kV 50/60 Hz 0 to 1 leading and lagging

1360 kVA up to 36 kV 50/60 Hz 0 to 1 leading and lagging

AC output

Nominal power Nominal voltage Frequency Power factor range (PQ dispatch)

AC output

Nominal power Nominal voltage Frequency Power factor range (PQ dispatch)

Equipment

Equipment

Inverters 2 x XC 540 2 x XC 630 2 x XC 680 DC connection 2 x DC Box 6 input or 2 x DC Box 10 input (+/-) DC fuse range(1) DC Box 6: 315 A, 350 A, 400 A / DC Box 10: 160 A, 200 A, 250 A Transformer type Schneider Electric Minera oil type ONAN Transformer losses C0Bk (according to EN 50464-1) or compliant with Ecodesign regulation(depending on geographies) Medium voltage switchgear U< 24 kV Schneider Electric RM6 ring main unit type NE-DI with Sepam 10 protection relay Medium voltage switchgear 24 kV < U < 36 kV Schneider Electric Flusarc ring main unit type CB-C with Sepam 10 protection relay

Inverters 2 x XC 540 2 x XC 630 2 x XC 680 DC connection 2 x DC Box 6 input or 2 x DC Box 10 input (+/-) DC fuse range(1) DC Box 6: 315 A, 350 A, 400 A / DC Box 10: 160 A, 200 A, 250 A Transformer type Schneider Electric Minera oil type ONAN Transformer losses C0Bk (according to EN 50464-1) or compliant with Ecodesign regulation(depending on geographies) Medium voltage switchgear U< 24 kV Schneider Electric RM6 ring main unit type NE-DI with Sepam 10 protection relay Medium voltage switchgear 24 kV < U < 36 kV Schneider Electric Flusarc ring main unit type CB-C with Sepam 10 protection relay

Optional content

Optional content

Automatic progressive reconnection(2) Auxiliary power transformer DC input measurement Monitoring and control Safety kit Service kit Service contract

MV circuit breaker motorization, configurable timer 10 kVA / 400 V DC Box monitored Conext Control monitoring cabinet with secured power supply Fire-extinguisher, insulated MV rod and gloves, insulating stool Contacts on doors and smoke detector (available with Conext Control option) Worldwide service team - consult your sales representative for service offer

External operating conditions Temperature

Standard temperature range Other temperature ranges

Automatic progressive reconnection(2) Auxiliary power transformer DC input measurement Monitoring and control Safety kit Service kit Service contract

MV circuit breaker motorization, configurable timer 10 kVA / 400 V DC Box monitored Conext Control monitoring cabinet with secured power supply Fire-extinguisher, insulated MV rod and gloves, insulating stool Contacts on doors and smoke detector (available with Conext Control option) Worldwide service team - consult your sales representative for service offer

External operating conditions Temperature

-10°C / +40°C(3) Continental (-20°C / +45°C), Desert / Tropical (-10°C / +50°C), Very cold (-35°C / + 45°C)

Standard temperature range Other temperature ranges

-10°C / +40°C(3) Continental (-20°C / +45°C), Desert / Tropical (-10°C / +50°C), Very cold (-35°C / + 45°C)

Pollution

Pollution

Standard low polluted environment G4 filters (Rural and suburban environment) Option polluted environment (desert, urban...)(4) External filter box (G4 and F9 filters, fans, speed drives)

Standard low polluted environment G4 filters (Rural and suburban environment) Option polluted environment (desert, urban...)(4) External filter box (G4 and F9 filters, fans, speed drives)

Other conditions

Other conditions

Max. relative humidity Max. altitude above sea level(5) Max. wind speed Max. snow load IP grade LV / MV compartment IP grade transformer compartment

100% condensing 2000 m 123 km / h 250 kg / m2 IP44 / IP 54 IP23

General specifications Dimensions and weight

During transportation (H x W x D) Assembled on site (H x W x D) Weight approx. with standard content Material Basement Walls and roof Cooling LV and MV switchboard compartment (7) Transformer compartment

Max. relative humidity Max. altitude above sea level(5) Max. wind speed Max. snow load IP grade LV / MV compartment IP grade transformer compartment

100% condensing 2000 m 123 km / h 250 kg / m2 IP44 / IP 54 IP23

General specifications Dimensions and weight

3.10 x 2.50 x 8.90 (or 9.70(6)) m 2.65 x 3.15 x 8.90 (or 9.70(6)) m 24 tons Concrete basement included Sandwich panel with mineral wool (50mm) EI 30 minutes Ensured by inverter fans. Natural

During transportation (H x W x D) Assembled on site (H x W x D) Weight approx. with standard content Material Basement Walls and roof Cooling LV and MV switchboard compartment (7) Transformer compartment

3.10 x 2.50 x 8.90 (or 9.70(6)) m 2.65 x 3.15 x 8.90 (or 9.70(6)) m 24 tons Concrete basement included Sandwich panel with mineral wool (50mm) EI 30 minutes Ensured by inverter fans. Natural

Regulatory approval

Regulatory approval

Electrical standards IEC 62271-202, IEC 61439, IEC 62271-200, IEC 60076 Type-test certification IEC 62271-202 Internal arc classification (acc. to IEC 62271-202) IAC-A General ventilation filters standard EN779:2012 Building standards Eurocodes

Electrical standards IEC 62271-202, IEC 61439, IEC 62271-200, IEC 60076 Type-test certification IEC 62271-202 Internal arc classification (acc. to IEC 62271-202) IAC-A General ventilation filters standard EN779:2012 Building standards Eurocodes

Specifications are subject to change without notice. (1) Fuses may be ordered separately. (2)To avoid simultaneous reconnection of every PV Boxes and for automatic opening and reclosing on grid voltage loss (grid requirement). (3) Derating: See Conext Core XC inverter application note. (4) For dust or sand (IEC 60721-2-5 (§4.2.4)) size