[RE-wrenches] Assembly Protects Conductors?

[markf at berkeleysolar.com]

Thanks Chris,

It's one of those great things about the solar industry that there is
always more stuff going on than one man can keep track of:

http://www.bentek.com/solar-products/recombiners/circuit-breaker/



> Mark,
> The term "recombiner" to me is an electrical panel used on the AC output
> of
> multiple inverters to combine their electrical outputs.
> That is different to a "combiner" which connects solar strings through
> fuses to a busbar for connection to the inverter using one conductor pair.
>
> In grid tied systems, you will probably not find breakers that can be used
> in combiners as the 600V or 1,000v max DC voltage is above what most
> breakers can operate at, hence the use of touch safe fuses.
>
> I don't think the NEC recognizes recombiners panels as existing at all.
> Standard rules require the breakers to be 125% rated as the output is
> continuous.