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What to Bring

Checklist

  1. Denowatts Kits (Typical equipment and installation materials are included)
  2. Step Ladder (tall enough to reach the top of a solar module)
  3. Digital Level
  4. Phillips-head screw driver
  5. 7/16 crescent wrench or ratchet with a deep socket.
  6. Extra zip-ties
  7. Extra 1/4-20 hardware (spring-nuts, bolts, nuts)
  8. Drill and metal bit set (if applicable for custom mounting methods)
  9. A technician qualified to perform 24VDC work in a DAS equipment enclosure
  10. Cell phone (for pictures and verification)
  11. Multimeter

Inspect Deno Kits

Denowatts kits are ordered based on project-specific benchmarking requirements. The equipment comes in Gateway kits and Deno Sensor kits. Inspect the kits for each component, and ensure you have the correct number of Gateways, POAs, rPOAs, and GHIs, as ordered for the project.

Gateway Kit

  • Denowatts Gateway and Hub (Hub is added on if serial RS-485 wiring is required for field device communication with Denowatts)

  • Power Cable

  • Antenna Assembly

    • (1) 18" fiberglass antenna

    • (1) 15' coaxial cable

    • Mounting hardware (for pole or strut)

      • (2) U-bolts with nuts
      • (1) rectangle bracket and (4) screws

    • (1) Cable gland

  • Ethernet Cable (1m)

  • OPTIONAL - Denowatts supplied Cell Modem (RUT 241)

  • OPTIONAL - Denowatts supplied Ethernet switch

Deno Sensor Kit

  • Deno Sensor and Bracket

  • Antenna Assembly

    • (1 or 2) 18" fiberglass antennas - (1) for fixed-tilt-poa, (2) for tracker-poa

    • (1 or 2) 15' coaxial cable - (1)for fixed-tilt-poa or (2) for tracker-poa

    • Mounting Hardware (per antenna, for mounting in-between panels)

      • Angle bracket
      • 3" bolt
      • 2" washer
      • Grounding washer

  • (1) Tbom - Back-of-Module temperature sensor (6' lead)

  • (1) Spare piece of reclosable fastener (Medium strength 3M-Dual Lock)

  • Wire management clips

  • OPTIONAL - rPOA - auxiliary pyranometer for bifacial modules

  • OPTIONAL - GHI - auxiliary pyranometer with horizontal mount for fixed-tilt array (double-ball-joint mounting arm)

  • OPTIONAL - 3rd party pyranometer

Types of Deno-Kits

There are 4 different types of Deno Sensor kits that you may be tasked with installing. They are all very similar, but the hardware varies slightly depending on whether the system has a fixed-tilt array or a tracking array, and whether the site contains bifacial solar modules.

All POAs come with a back-of-module temperature sensor (Tbom). All POAs for a tracker system include 2 antennas. All POAs for a fixed-tilt system include 1 antenna. Example pictures are available in the Deno Sensor Setup --> Installation section. Kit types are listed below:

  1. POA with Tbom
  2. POA with Tbom and rPOA
  3. POA with Tbom and GHI (Fixed-tilt only)
  4. GHI - this kit includes a full Deno Sensor, mounted on a double-ball-joint arm. Typically used as a GHI for tracker systems

If you have questions about what to bring or what should be in the Deno-kits, please contact us:

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