[RE-wrenches] Interconnection with Generator

[Jerry Shafer]

We make it a rule simple and safe. We have 3 to 500 k gen-sets and its all
the same
On Oct 28, 2014 4:48 AM, "Corey Shalanski" <cshalanski at joule-energy.com>
wrote:

> Wrenches,
>
> We frequently encounter residences with backup generators. The question
> that arises: how should the PV system be interconnected?
>
> I have searched the archives and found some good information about this
> subject, but nothing definitive. I have fallen into the habit of broadly
> proclaiming that the PV system *must* be interconnected on the "utility"
> side of the transfer switch - in order to prevent backfeeding into the
> generator and thereby eliminate unintentional equipment damage. Is this
> concern justified? If so, should this be an absolute rule or would it
> depend on the generator make/model?
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> --
> Corey Shalanski
> Joule Energy
> New Orleans, LA
>
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