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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>That is a really good question Brian.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Mostly when thinking about these sizing issues I think about
overload conditions and not so much about short-circuit and ground fault
conditions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>So two questions come up:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>1 - What does a UL1741 inverter do when it is connected to a
line that is experiencing a short-circuit or ground fault?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>2 - What does the feeder breaker do when it is connected to a
line that is experiencing a short-circuit or ground fault?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=828221817-30032011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>As far as number two, thanks to all the great work we do
establishing low impedence fault paths back to circuirt protectors, the breaker
is going to trip at it's rating and protect the wire at the same
rating. But that doesn't mean that the conductor won't see more
than rated amps during the fault. It will see alot more than for a
very short time. During this very short time frame, the actual currents flowing
into the fault from the utility side of the equation far far exceed the currents
contributed by the power limited inverter side.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mark Frye</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Berkeley Solar Electric
Systems</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>303 Redbud
Way</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Nevada
City, CA 95959</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT size=2
face=Arial>(530) 401-8024</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><A
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size=2 face=Arial>www.berkeleysolar.com</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Brian
Teitelbaum<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:02 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used
tocombine multipleinverter outputs<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Wouldn’t
a fault in that conductor between the main and the sub have a potential for up
to 160A of current? I would think that at noon on a sunny day, the inverter
system could produce 80A from one direction (albeit really only the max amperage
outputs of the inverters) and 80A of grid current from the main into a partial
fault.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Teitelbaum<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mark
Frye<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:49 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used to
combine multipleinverter outputs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Al,</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I would
say that yes the meter is a load and this goes to show the relative inadequacy
of the vocabulary we are using in the discussion. In the example we have been
using with the 80A breaker, wire and sub panel, you could have up to 80A of
loads installed in the sub and still not create an over current condition in any
of that equipment.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark
Frye</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Berkeley
Solar Electric Systems</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">303
Redbud Way</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nevada
City, CA 95959</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(530)
401-8024</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"> <BR><A
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Al
Frishman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:00 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used to
combine multipleinverter outputs</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Is
a monitoring system installed in the Load Center to measure the cumulative kWh’s
of the inverter’s considered a load? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The
type of monitoring device I am talking about has CT’s that go around the
conductors and the Voltage ref is taken by attaching conductors to each phase,
the Neutral and the ground bar. The digital Meter has a 3-pole
5A breaker in it so the conductors in the load center can be connected to lugs
on the bus bar directly.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jason
Szumlanski<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:18 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used to
combinemultipleinverter outputs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Another
key is to remember that this discussion also applies to the conductor between
the main panel and subpanel. In a large PV system, this could result in a pretty
large wire between the two panels, and a significant cost that is often
overlooked. In some cases it makes sense to locate the subpanel close to the
main panel and run multiple sets of smaller wires from the inverters to the
subpanel.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">And
because the calculation is based on the first OC protection connected to the
inverters, adding a main breaker (theoretically 80A in this example) in the
subpanel doesn’t change things. Even though this wire would be theoretically
protected by an 80A breaker at each end, you can’t size the wire for 160A / 1.2
= 133.3A. You have to size for 180A/1.2 = 150A. (not that it makes much of a
difference in this example, but it still must be
considered)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">At
least that’s how I understand it…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Jason
Szumlanski<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Solar</SPAN><SPAN
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<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mark
Frye<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:33 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used to
combinemultipleinverter outputs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Opps!</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">My bad,
I was thinking of a single phase system, not the three phase system
shown in the article.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For the
three phase system Kent is correct in counting 180A of supply per
bar.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark Frye</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Berkeley
Solar Electric Systems</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">303 Redbud Way</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nevada
City, CA 95959</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(530) 401-8024</SPAN>
<BR><A href="http://www.berkeleysolar.com/"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.berkeleysolar.com</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mark
Frye<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'RE-wrenches'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used to
combine multipleinverter outputs</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I think
Kent and I agree. For the case where the subpanel is not dedicated a PV
sub-panel he is calculating for 2 - 50A breakers and I calculated for 3 - 50A
breakers.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark Frye</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Berkeley
Solar Electric Systems</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">303 Redbud Way</SPAN>
<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nevada
City, CA 95959</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(530) 401-8024</SPAN>
<BR><A href="http://www.berkeleysolar.com/"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.berkeleysolar.com</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kent
Osterberg<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:26 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] sizing a sub-panel used to
combine multiple inverter outputs</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal>Per 705.12(D) the sub-panel could
be any distribution equipment on the premises. So the question becomes: is the
sub-panel capable of supplying branch circuits or feeder loads? If yes, then the
sum of the breakers (potentially) feeding the bus is 180 amps so a 150-amp
rating is required and the inverters would have to feed the opposite end of the
bus bars. If no, the code is not clear on the requirement, but obviously the
80-amp breaker in the main panel limits the maximum current flowing through the
sub-panel. <BR><BR>Kent Osterberg<BR>Blue Mountain
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