The only problem I've seen was due to a sloped hillside and a riding lawnmower projectile. These modules are what refer to as the "Cadillac" of modules. If you have a chance to use them, you should.
On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Rebecca Lundberg < rebecca.lundb...@powerfullygreen.com> wrote: > Hi Jesse, > > I'm curious about what you are seeing. We've seen better performance than > that on arrays with those modules, but don't have module-level monitoring > available on any of our systems. Does it look like there is a bipass diode > failure with the shattered modules (probably covered under warranty), or > was there something like lightning near your ground-mounted system? We have > a customer whose home received a direct lightning strike recently (no fire > or human injury!), and 100% of the PV system needs to be replaced (except > flashing/racking), unfortunately. > > I thought the delamination issues were only (or mostly) generation 2 > modules and only in our state, but wonder if any installers in other places > (WA?) are seeing this too? > > Keep Shining! > Rebecca Lundberg > Powerfully Green > > Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 17:30:02 -0500 >> From: Solar <dahlso...@gmail.com> >> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] ground mounted systems >> Message-ID: <69f1d6ab-a424-4bc9-a1df-9bef5d3c4...@gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> William Miller has some nice ideas on his website regarding protecting >> circuits. I've used his ideas on one project and the inspector liked it. >> >> Silicon Energy makes a module with raceways for output circuits. Their >> module is expensive comparatively speaking and I've never seen one of their >> 190W modules produce over 155W (using Tigos to monitor) they've also had >> some delimitation problems with modules made here in MN and one of my >> Silicon Energy systems has two modules with the glass shattered on it that >> I discovered today. >> >> Jesse Dahl >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -- Alex Cozine NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installerâ„¢ Journeyman Electrician Brothers Electric Solar brotherselectricsolar.com
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