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Instruction Manual2 AP2-Axis Sun Tracker / Positioner Gear Drive

TECHNICAL DATA 9 2 TECHNICAL DATA 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE 2AP Table 1: Operating specifications of the 2AP. Gear Drive Temperature

SOLVING PROBLEMS 99 Figure 7.1: Worm Housing Grease Fittings (x4) Azimuth worm housing grease fittings (x2) Z

SOLVING PROBLEMS 100 Once the lubrication is complete, check to ensure that the worm spring locking nuts are secure, see figure 7.2. The loc

SOLVING PROBLEMS 101 8 SOLVING PROBLEMS The 2AP is designed for long periods of operation with little operator maintenance. However, if a

SOLVING PROBLEMS 102 8.1 PROBLEM CHECK-LIST Check the items in the following list. If these do not help, see the following section on tro

SOLVING PROBLEMS 103 8.2 TROUBLE SHOOTING Table 11: Troubleshooting. PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Win2AP software fails to communicate with

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APPENDIX I 105 APPENDIX I Addendum to the 2AP Instruction Manual In contrast to the drawings in this manual the EMI filter in the 2AP

APPENDIX I 106

NOTES 107 Notes:

NOTES 108

TECHNICAL DATA 10 Table 2: 2AP Physical Dimensions. Gear Drive Length 35 cm (chassis only) 42 cm (including side mounting plates) Widt

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INSTALLATION AND SETUP 11 3 SAFETY INFORMATION 3.1 POWER SUPPLY AND FUSE RATINGS Important: Power supply Prior to turning the 2AP (1

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 12 Figure 3.2: 115/230 VAC Power Fuse Diagram. Figure 3.3: 2

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 13 3.2 DATA AND POWER CABLE CONNECTIONS All 2AP's have a temporary communication and permanent power cable in

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 14 Figure 3.5: Communication and Power Cable Wiring. Figure 3.6: Power Cable

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 15 Important: Memory back-up battery A memory back-up battery is installed on the 2AP controller board. The func

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 16 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Important: 2AP cover Do not operate the 2AP with the cover removed. Doing so c

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 17 Important: Altitude restriction According to the EC guideline (Electrical safety of electric equipment) the 11

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 18 4 INSTALLATION AND SETUP The following sections provide information on the installation of the software and th

IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 1 IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION Reading this entire manual is essential for full understanding of the proper u

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 19 The Win2AP software is compatible with older 2AP’s that run with DOS software. To upgrade the software continue wi

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 20 Figure 4.2: Overview of the various pages in Win2AP. Suntrack

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 21 Summarized the normal procedure from the 2AP delivery to the setup at the site is as follows.  Post Delivery C

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 22 Specify your Positioning needs in the boxes on the first page of the Positioner Setup Procedure. These selection

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 23 Important: It is important to consider the following points before/during the setup of a 2AP. • Verify that

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 24 4.2.1 Installing the 360° Limit Option A 2AP Gear Drive is delivered with the capability of approximately 540°

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 25 Figure 4.4: 360° Limit Pin Installation (North of tropics). F

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 26 4.3 MOUNTING THE 2AP Proper placement of the unit is important when installing the 2AP, as it requires a speci

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 27 Figure 4.7: 2AP Bottom Flange Dimensions. When the 2AP is set up as a Suntrack

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 28 4.4 LEVELLING THE 2AP For proper operation the 2AP must be levelled correctly on its stand. The 2AP levelling

IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 2 Use the reserved place below to write down the version number of the supplied Win2AP operating software. The

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 29 Figure 4.9: Optional Tripod Floor Stand. 4.5 ACCESSORY INSTALLATION This chapter

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 30 Figure 4.10: Tripod Stand Assembly Figure 4.11: Tripod Floo

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 31 4.5.2 Rear Mounting Plate Attach the two Upright Side Plates with insulating spacer bars onto the chassis first

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 32 There are two mounting configurations for the Rear Mounting Plate height location, see figure 4.13: • The high

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 33 Figure 4.14: Recommended Instrument Layout (Side View). Figure 4.15:

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 34 4.5.3 Large Side Mounting Plate The 2AP is supplied with two standard 127 mm diameter by 6 mm thick instrument

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 35 Prior to mounting the Large Side Mounting Plates, ensure that the 2AP is levelled (according to section 4.4) and s

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 36 Figure 4.19: Large Side Mounting Plates Levelling.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 37 4.5.4 Pointing and Shading Ball Assembly The Pointing and Shading Ball Assembly is comprised of several compone

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 38 • Tighten the Side Arm screws. Now tighten the T-Bar locking nuts until most of the clearance is gone between t

IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 3 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to EC guideline 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC We: Kipp & Zonen B.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 39 Figure 4.22: Attaching Side Drive Arms Figure 4.23: Pivo

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 40 Figure 4.24: Pivot Joint “B” Assembly Figure 4.25: Pivo

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 41 Figure 4.26: Shading Ball Rods Installation 4.5.5 Sun Sensor The optional Sun S

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 42 4.5.5.1 Sun Sensor Installation The installation of the Sun Sensor is as follows: • Remove two of the standar

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 43 • Ensure the Adjusting Screws are not touching the Sun Sensor body yet, this will be good enough for a rough init

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 44 Figure 4.29: Sun Sensor Wire Connections. Tip: It may be helpful to temporarily disconnect

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 45 4.5.6 Attaching Instruments to the 2AP This section describes how to attach Kipp & Zonen radiometers for dif

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 46 Figure 4.32: Kipp & Zonen Pyranometer with CV 2 Installation Diagram.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 47 The Win2AP Pyranometer Installation page is provided with a button to perform a motion test (page 9 of the Suntrac

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 48 4.5.6.3 Installation of other than Kipp & Zonen Instruments The Manual and Win2AP software include diagrams

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INSTALLATION AND SETUP 49 4.6 COMMISSIONING 2AP AS SUNTRACKER The procedures described in this section are essential to insure good perfo

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 50 Figure 4.34: Setting Time, Location, Mean Local Pressure and Start Suntracking. Mai

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 51 4.6.3 Start Suntracking The time, location and pressure parameters are the necessary variables for the 2AP to cal

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 52 • It is recommended to start with the Azimuth Adjustment first (before performing any Zenith adjustments consult

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 53instruments mounted on the 2AP. With the 2AP operating in Suntracking mode (normal mode) the sun can be used as a p

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 54 4.6.5.2 Sun Sensor Alignment This part of the Suntracker installation will aid alignment of the Sun Sensor with

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 55 4.6.5.3 Tilt Adjustment The previous two sections describe how to fine-tune the 2AP, by correcting for errors in

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 56 Figure 4.35: Accepting Tilt Corrections. Note: Tilt adjustment may be repeated at any time du

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 57 4.7 COMMISSIONING 2AP AS POSITIONER Determine whether the 2AP is going to be used as a Positioner only or for bo

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 58 4.7.2 Mounting the 2AP as Positioner There are several methods of mounting the 2AP as Positioner. The differenc

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION ...

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 59 a). 540° Azimuth travel range. For an upward Zenith range, mount any instruments to be attached

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 60 4.7.3 Adapting the 2AP Zenith Range A standard 2AP has a range of 540º Azimuth and 100º Zenith. These ranges are

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 61 Figure 4.37: Gear Drive Zenith Axis with Optical Sensors and Sensor Blockers.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 62 4.7.4 Configuring the 2AP for Positioner Purpose As mentioned earlier the 2AP can be mounted and configured in

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 63 Press the “Travel Range Values” button to retrieve the travel range values stored in the 2AP. These values are w

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 64 4.8 SAVING CONFIGURATION AS DEFAULT PARAMETERS Initial 2AP factory settings are saved in the Win2AP.ini file su

INSTALLATION AND SETUP 65 If the 2AP does not work properly due to corrupt configuration values in the 2AP you can reload the 2AP’s default

OPERATION 66 5 OPERATION Important: 2AP Cover DO NOT OPERATE THE 2AP WITH THE COVER REMOVED. DOING SO CAN DEFEAT THE OVER-TRAVEL

OPERATION 67 Table 7: 2AP Suntracker Operational Parameters. Serial Number - The serial number of the 2AP Com Port - Identifies the comm

OPERATION 68 5.2 SUN SENSOR OBSERVATIONS This section contains additional information on the operation of the optional Sun Sensor. As the

TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 5 OPERATION...

OPERATION 69 Figure 5.2: Positioner Main Window.

OPERATION 70 Table 8: Positioner Main Window Elements. 2AP Idle - status line, giving information as to what the 2AP is currently doing

OPERATION 71 5.3.2 Defining Instrument Targets Instrument targets can be defined and/or edited at any time by selecting TARGETS|EDIT TARGE

OPERATION 72 Table 9: Edit Target List Window Elements. Target List Box - contains a list of all defined target names as well as a <Ne

OPERATION 73 To define or add to the target list, perform the following: 1. From the main Positioner window, open the TARGETS|EDIT TARGET

OPERATION 74 5.3.3 Target Types Four target types are available; Point, Line, Spiral and Home. The use of each depends entirely on the a

OPERATION 75 b) Line The Line target results in the 2AP moving to the target’s specified start position, and then traversing a line at a ca

OPERATION 76 c) Spiral The Spiral target results in the 2AP moving to the target’s specified start position, then traversing an outward sp

OPERATION 77 5.3.4 Moving to Targets There are two primary methods of moving to your defined targets: manually and Cycling. To execute t

OPERATION 78 Figure 5.8: 2AP Position Dialog Box This box can only be used as a monitoring window and therefore no cha

TECHNICAL DATA 7 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE 2AP The 2AP two-axis tracker and positioner is an all-weather positionin

OPERATION 79 5.4 CMD UTILITY The CMD utility is a program to facilitate sending commands to and displaying responses from the 2AP. Hence it

OPERATION 80 Table 10: CMD Window Elements. Port - The serial port that connects the 2AP to the computer. Connect - Connect to the 2AP

OPERATION 81

REFERENCE INFORMATION 82 6 REFERENCE INFORMATION This section describes the hardware and software interface between a 2AP and an externa

REFERENCE INFORMATION 83 Command names are described in the following sections with the two significant letters capitalized. Only these two l

REFERENCE INFORMATION 84 BAudrate Retrieve the rate at which communication will take place with the controller. On initial power up this rat

REFERENCE INFORMATION 85 ORigin <motor> <position> Set the origin for motor position to be <position> angular units clockw

REFERENCE INFORMATION 86 TCorrection Retrieves the time correction parameter. Returns TC <number>. This value is set at the time of

REFERENCE INFORMATION 87 XTent <motor> <ccw limit> <cw limit> Sets the travel range of the instrument. Returns XT. This ra

REFERENCE INFORMATION 88 CLear Immediately decelerates all motors to a full stop as quickly as possible consistent with the current AMax val

TECHNICAL DATA 8 Figure 1.2: 2AP Gear Drive most important parts. 1.2 MANUAL The 2AP INSTRUCTION MANUAL is

REFERENCE INFORMATION 89WArm Returns WA. Afterwards restarts the software as though the power had been turned off and then on. Used primarily

REFERENCE INFORMATION 90 The 8 flags are interpreted as follows: • bit 0 instrument is searching for reference. • bit 1 instrument is

REFERENCE INFORMATION 91 MX <source> Starts monitoring the direction for which <source> was maximal. Returns MX. MX Retrieves t

REFERENCE INFORMATION 92 6.3 ERROR CODES If an unrecognised command or a command with missing or incorrect parameters is received, the 2AP

REFERENCE INFORMATION 93 8 Maximum Velocity Exceeded: The command attempts to operate the motor beyond its velocity limit. The 2AP will not

REFERENCE INFORMATION 94 6.4 GENERATING THE FED CHECK SEQUENCE On receipt of a message, one simply adds up the binary representations of

REFERENCE INFORMATION 95 executing the following input command A command was received by the 2AP and caused a change to the operation of the

REFERENCE INFORMATION 96 • <requested> the reason for the reset: Cold the CO command; too many tepid resets in rapid successi

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SOLVING PROBLEMS 98 7 MAINTENANCE This section describes the recommended maintenance procedures to ensure maximum performance and a lon