[RE-wrenches] Module level electronics mounting

[James Jarvis]

Will meet all the bologna rapid shut down unswitched conductor distances
with current national electric code?

I quit installing building mounted solar arrays a code cycle ago because it
became impossible in my view not to have module level electronics.

-James Jefferson Jarvis
APRS World, LLC
+1-507-454-2727

(Sent from my phone. My apologies for spelling errors and brevity.)

On Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 11:52 AM Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> All,
> Has anyone ever mounted MLEs (optimizers, microinverters, RSDs) on the
> perimeter of the array or elsewhere instead of underneath the PV module?
>
> I never was a fan of climbing up on a pitched roof and removing modules to
> replace the electronics. And with a recent knee replacement, I won't be
> providing this service again.
>
> In post-surgery downtime this simple idea surfaced. My next job if it's
> practical is to create jumper module cables to extend down to the
> electronics, mounted just outside the array on their own rail. Then create
> a good-looking TBD cover to shield the MLEs from direct sunlight, snow, etc.
> --
>
> *Kirk Herander / **kirkh at vermont.solar <kirkh at vermont.solar>*
>
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