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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Here’s one I haven’t come across before. I am about to start a 110kw system. This is a 480/277 three phase ac output. The calcs tell me I need a 200 amp breaker(after rounding up from the actual breaker calc of 180.5 amps) feeding a 800 amp panelboard which is also fed by a 800 amp utility main breaker. Following the 120% rule no more than 960 amps can be put on the buss. But the source input will be 1000 amps from grid and pv combined. However, the 800 amp breaker can be current-limited down lower (in this case at least to 760 amps) by a manual dial with calibration markings on its face. So I would think a reasonable AHJ would accept this as code-compliant. The only other alternative is to replace the main with a 700 amp (no fixed-amperage breaker is made between 700 and 800 amps), which for load reasons the owner doesn’t want to do. Thanks for your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A pesky inspector might say “what’s to prevent some yahoo from turning the breaker back up to 800 amps once I leave”, for instance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kirk Herander<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>VT Solar, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>dba Vermont Solar Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NABCEP<sup>TM </sup>Certified installer Charter Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NYSERDA-eligible Installer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>VT RE Incentive Program Partner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>802.863.1202<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>