Pairing half string

5.8 Pairing half string

After user complete the layout of the array, if half string arrays are used, pairing of the half string arrays is required.

After clicking the "Pairing half string" icon in the toolbar, the software will set the half string arrays to red and sets them to a pending pairing state automatically.

"Replace one of the paired arrays with the same module count": This functionality can be applied in the following scenarios: If a string consists of 30 PV modules, a 2*15 array can be used as the main array and a 2*8 array as the filler array for layout. After the layout is complete, the 2*8 arrays are paired into half-strings, and then one of the paired arrays is replaced with a 2*7 array.

The software also supports manual pairing: User can simply click on the two half-string arrays that user want to pair in sequence to complete the pairing.

Users can initially pair the isolated half-string array manually, and then proceed with automatic pairing. At this point, the software will pop up a dialog box asking "Should the paired arrays be recalculated for pairing?" Clicking "No" will allow the software to retain the manually paired results while automatically pairing the unpaired half-string array.