[RE-wrenches] Solar accumulation panel

Drake Chamberlin drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org
Wed Jan 13 09:58:45 PST 2010


P.S.

In many cases it would be necessary to use a fused AC disconnect to 
stay within the inverter manufacturer's specifications.

At 12:53 PM 1/13/2010, you wrote:
>Here is a wild idea.  If you  look at the Enphase inverter systems, 
>several inverters connect together in parallel before going to an 
>overcurrent device.
>
>In all cases, the point of connection to a utility system must be at 
>a dedicated breaker.  If there were multiple string inverters that 
>would connect to one breaker, why not just use a junction box, 
>instead of a combiner panel?  You could put in an AC disconnect for 
>each inverter, if it didn't come with one.
>
>The wiring would need to be sized for the combined output of the 
>multiple inverters, which in many cases wouldn't be an issue.
>
>Drake

Drake Chamberlin
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