Hazard
Electrostatic discharge damage
- ID
hazard:electrostatic-discharge-damage
- IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/hazard/electrostatic-discharge-damage
- Status
- active
- Also known as
- ESD damage, ESD
- Category
- Equipment
Electrostatic discharge can damage or destroy electronic components inside inverters and related equipment. It usually happens when a technician who is carrying a static charge touches electronic components inside the inverter. Manuals warn about it for central inverters such as the Sunny Central CP XT, for string inverters, and for the Sunny Island, where even inserting or removing the SD memory card is a risk. Follow the ESD safety regulations whenever you work on the product or handle its components. Before you touch any electronic component, ground yourself by touching grounded enclosure parts or other grounded elements. Wear suitable personal protective equipment for all work on the product.
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- sentence 1: support check: partial - ESD damaging or destroying electronic components is stated, but 'inside inverters and related equipment' is only loosely covered (product/inverter/Sunny Central).
- sentence 2: support check: partial - Passages say touching electronic components can cause ESD damage, but nothing about it usually happening or about a technician carrying a static charge.
- sentence 3: support check: partial - Sunny Central (CP XT title in u9) and Sunny Island SD card warnings are present, but string inverters are not identified and the CP XT link is only via a title line.
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Claims
controlled_by
c1 verified · fact
Body static discharge proposed
The technician grounds themselves, for example by touching grounded elements or the grounded enclosure, before touching electronic components.
verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-24
c2 drafted · lead
Body static discharge proposed
Scope: products Sunny Central CP XT
The CP XT manual says to touch grounded enclosure parts or other grounded elements before handling electronic components.
review note: support check: partial - Passages u3/u6 give the wording about grounded enclosure parts or other grounded elements, but they do not name the CP XT model; the CP XT scope is not stated in those passages.
c3 drafted · lead
ESD-safe board handling
Follow the ESD safety regulations whenever working on the product or handling its components.
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