Re: [RE-wrenches] Arc Flash Hazards

2010-03-25 Thread Kelly Larson
Hi Matt, I recently asked an expert where arc flash would be an issue for PV installers. The answer was: not much threat on DC side, because of (relatively) low power, on the AC side, it's the 480V enclosures. Blessings, Kelly Kelly Larson, Electrical Engineer Box 104 Piercy, CA 95587

[RE-wrenches] Arc Flash Hazards

2010-03-23 Thread Matt Lafferty
Wrenches, You know solar is prime-time when it hits the mainstream What's wrong with this picture quiz! http://ecmweb.com/nec/whats_wrong_here/whats_wrong_020410/ How are you dealing with NEC 110.16? 2008 NEC 110.16 Flash Protection. Electrical equipment, such as switchboards, panelboards,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Arc Flash Hazards

2010-03-23 Thread jay peltz
HI Matt, I was just at a conference discussing this exact topic. As usual Solar, at least smaller systems in reality can't get to a arc flash explosion potential, there just isn't enough watts there. Now if you are talking about a megawatt system, thats a different story. And yes that doesn't