[RE-wrenches] Wires between arrays

[Chris Worcester]

I would slide 3" of 3/4" 600 volt heat shrink over the end of a stainless steel hose clamp and secure the wire to the rail where it comes out of the conduit at each end. Chris Worcester chris at solarwindworks.com530-448-9692Sent from my Samsung Galaxy s9.
-------- Original message --------From: Dave Tedeyan <dave at sungineersolar.com> Date: 3/22/22  1:44 PM  (GMT-08:00) To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Wires between arrays Hi All, I have an inspector giving me a hard time about wire management between two ground mounted arrays. The racking is Unirac GFT, and the system was too large to have one continuous array. So there are two arrays, side by side, with only a 1' gap between the rails and modules from the two separate arrays. We jumped the PV wire between the arrays through a short section of PVC for protection, and the wires are secured to the rails about a foot past the PVC on either end. The inspector is citing the following:----Array conductors found disconnected or
improperly connected, which may be
causing portions of the array to be
inoperable and/or pose a shock hazard.----They say that they are citing this because there is no strain relief as the wires enter and exit the 18" piece of conduit. My question to you all is, do you know of any code reference that says that this setup is or is not okay? I would also be curious to hear what others do to span a 1' gap on a ground mount. It almost seems as if I just left the conductors exposed for that gap, there would have been no problem.I attached a couple of photos to help with my written description.I appreciate the knowledge of this hive mind!Cheers, Dave-- Dave Tedeyan, P.E.Owner | Sungineer Solarp: he | him | hisa: 1653 Slaterville Rd. | Ithaca, NY 14850w: www.sungineersolar.comc: (607) 288-2898
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