Chapter 8 Connecting the Sun to the Home and the Utility
by Balfour
Advanced Photovoltaic Installations
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Brief Contents
- Contents (1/3)
- Contents (2/3)
- Contents (3/3)
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Advanced Photovoltaic System Installation
- Chapter 2 Essential Safety Practices for Designing and Installing PV Systems
- Working Safely with PV Systems
- Connecting and Operating PV Systems
- Marking and Labeling Requirements
- Access, Pathways, and Smoke Ventilation Requirements
- Location and Protection of Direct Current (DC) Conductors
- Non-Habitable Building Requirements
- Ground-Mounted PV Arrays
- Safe Design of PV Systems—What the NEC Says
- Safety Hints for Testing a PV System (1/2)
- Safety Hints for Testing a PV System (2/2)
- Chapter 3 Installation: Creating the Best PV System
- Chapter 4 Site Review, Layout, Mounting Systems, and Building Integration
- OSHA Regulations
- The National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Marking and Labeling PV Systems in Relation to Regulation and Code
- Chapter 6 Standalone PV Systems
- Standalone PV Systems
- Standalone Distribution Systems
- Planning and Designing Standalone Systems
- Modules in Standalone PV Systems
- Battery Installation and Maintenance
- Sizing Batteries in Standalone PV Systems
- Generators and Charge Controllers for Standalone PV Systems
- Standalone Inverters
- Sizing the PV Array
- General
- Chapter 7 PV Technology—Cells, Panels, Arrays, Balance of System, and Inverters
- Chapter 8 Connecting the Sun to the Home and the Utility
- Chapter 9 The Evolving PV System: From Concept to Certification
- Inspection Guidelines for PV Systems
- Permit Guidelines for Small-Scale PV Systems
- Securing a Permit
- Neighborhood Concerns and Homeowner Associations (HOAs)
- Connecting to the Grid
- Utility Interconnection Standards, Agreements, Sign-Offs, Warranties
- Insurance Requirements
- PV System Inspections
- As-Built Drawings
- Chapter 10 Quality Control, Testing, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, and PV System Operations and Maintenance
- Maintenance
- Guarantees
- Breakdowns, Typical Faults, and Maintenance for PV Systems
- Installing Subsystems and Components at the PV Site
- Testing and Programming Equipment
- Performance Inspection and Monitoring
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting a PV System
- Array and Battery Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Monitoring Operating Data and Presentation
- Internet-Based System Evaluation
- Web-Based Data Transmission and Evaluation
- Presentation and Visualization
- Long-Term Behavior of PV Modules
- Quality and Reliability of Inverters
- Answer Key
- Glossary (1/2)
- Glossary (2/2)
- References
- Index (1/3)
- Index (2/3)
- Index (3/3)
Topics & Concepts
This chapter covers the following topics and concepts:
System installation
Photovoltaic modules
Conductor color codes
PV array ground-fault protection
PV array installation and service
Grounding
Conductor ampacity
Overcurrent protection
Disconnecting means
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GOOD INTERCONNECTIONS between the PV system, home, and utility are
essential for a well-installed PV system. Additionally, the interconnection
between system components and overcurrent protection procedures plays
an important role in PV installation.
This chapter discusses these interconnections as well as the guidelines
for various wiring types, grounding, fault protection, and overcurrent
protection.
Connecting the Sun to
the Home and
the Utility
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