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Safety first

Electrical standards for PV systems, part 3: In the USA and several other countries, PV systems must comply with the National Electrical Code. In the concluding part of this survey of NEC mandates for solar PV installations, we look at more Code requirements in jurisdictions that have enacted the 2011 National Electrical Code.

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pv magazine

07 May 2012

Section 690.10 of the 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) covers solar PV stand-alone systems. These are defined as systems that supply power independently of an electrical production and distribution network. That is, they are not utility interactive. Such a system may be straight DC, with or without battery storage, or it may have an inverter …

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