I agree that the exact placarding will depend on your AHJ, but you will certainly want one that says something like "This breaker panel is for combining solar inverter outputs. Do not add any additional breakers or make any circuit connections".
---- *Mark Westbrock* Field Manager & Employee-Owner NM EE98J Journeyman Electrician NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales <http://positiveenergysolar.com/> Positive Energy, Inc. 510 S. Main St. Las Cruces, NM 88001 office: 575-524-2030 cell: 575-640-2432 m...@positiveenergysolar.com <westbr...@positiveenergysolar.com> www.positiveenergysolar.com <http://www.nabcep.org/installer-locator?state=NM> <http://www.nabcep.org/installer-locator?state=NM> <http://www.solarreviews.com/installers/positive-energy-solar/> <http://www.bcorporation.net/> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Jason Szumlanski <ja...@fafcosolar.com> wrote: > I'd spring a few extra bucks for the QO line of panels. Better bus bar, > better breakers, more common breakers (availability), etc. > > To answer your question, it depends on the interconnection method. Load > side? Line side? Fusible disconnect or safety switch ahead of it? And some > jurisdictions have their own opinion. > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Corey Shalanski < > cshalan...@joule-energy.com> wrote: > >> Wrenches, >> >> We have reevaluated our approach to combining multiple inverters and have >> settled on a SqD HOM612L100RB as a suitable solution - it is readily >> available from our local supply house for ~$25 and accommodates up to three >> full-size 2-pole breakers. >> >> What - if any - labels do you install on these panels: "AC (Solar) >> Combiner Panel"? 705.12(D)(4)? Other recommendations? >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Corey Shalanski >> Joule Energy >> New Orleans, LA >> ᐧ >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:41 PM, < >> re-wrenches-requ...@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: >> >>> >>> Message: 6 >>> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:41:52 -0400 >>> From: Jason Szumlanski <ja...@fafcosolar.com> >>> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Combining Multiple Inverters >>> Message-ID: >>> < >>> cajjtg3qzaxb-ugkkotupptd81ncnxv0uzid_frjfap5jo4f...@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> Dave, >>> >>> I looked at the BR24L70RP a while back. It's really a 2-space, 4 cuircuit >>> panel. I think my conclusion was you actually need a single quadplex >>> breaker with common trip center and outer breakers to get (2) 2-pole >>> breaker functionality. The quadplex breakers come in a variety of mixed >>> rating (i.e. 15A center and 20A outer breakers). They are not readily >>> stocked and not cheap. We stuck with Sq D QO load centers for that >>> reason. >>> >>> Am I missing something? >>> >>> >>> Jason Szumlanski >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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