Solar Lattice

DetectionMethod

RCD test button check

ID
method:rcd-function-test
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/method/rcd-function-test
Status
active

The RCD test button check uses the function test button built into a residual-current device to simulate a fault and confirm that the device trips. Some Sunny Central inverters send their control supply voltage out to external devices, and a residual current breaker protects those devices. That breaker has a function test button. On some devices, press the test button and then measure the downstream connection. If voltage is still present, the RCD is miswired and must be wired correctly. On other devices, press the test button and check that the contactors fed by the RCD drop out. If they stay energized, the RCD wiring must be corrected. Switch the residual-current device back on once the test is finished. The check helps find residual current device failure and RCD wiring errors. When commissioning, also confirm that any RCD on the AC circuit feeding an inverter is a type chosen according to IEC TS 62548. Some inverters need a type B RCD.

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c1 verified · fact Voltage present after RCD test proposed

After pressing the test button of residual-current device F7, voltage still measured at connection X3 means the RCD is not wired correctly.

verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-24

c2 verified · fact Contactors fail to deactivate proposed

After pressing the test button of residual-current device F2, the contactors (Q1, Q2 and Q3, or Q2 and Q3 depending on the device) should go into non-operative mode. If they do not, F2 is wired incorrectly.

verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-24

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