Dave, thanks for the reply.What are your thoughts when you see (in various
publications and/or websites) solar PV distributers and even "module"
manufacturers using the term 'panel' to describe a 'module'? benn
DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. benn@daystarsolar.ca780-906-7807 HAVE A SUNNY DAY
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 17:02:32 -0600
From: david.brear...@solarprofessional.com
To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] module / panel
Message body
People in and out of the industry misuse the term PV panel all the time. The
NEC is pretty clear that the basic building block for a PV system is a module,
the complete unit. Assemble some of these together & now you have a panel.
(This is less common now that we have 250 watt modules and not 50 watt
modules.) An array is defined in the NEC as a mechanically integrated unit; I
tend to think of an array as all of the modules on site. They added a
definition for a subarray in the 2011 NEC; this is an electrical subset of an
array.
On 2/8/11 4:49 PM, "benn kilburn" <b...@daystarsolar.ca> wrote:
Wrenchers,
Which term do you to describe a single framed unit with either a j-box or two
wire leads on the back, module or panel?
Which term do you believe to be correct and why?
My interpretation is that a single framed unit is a module. Any number of
modules attached to a single detached 'rack' is a panel, and a group of panels
with the same orientation or mounting location/type is an array.
If you agree with my interpretation, what are your thoughts on the widespread
use of the term 'panel' to describe a module.
thanks,
benn
DayStar Renewable Energy Inc.
b...@daystarsolar.ca
780-906-7807
HAVE A SUNNY DAY
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