All the European spec inverters I have used would shut down at 600V so that's not a great idea. On systems with long runs, we use a fused switched combiner and run 1KV #6 for the home runs. But that's for very long runs. You can put a lot of power over a #10 PV Wire at 800V working voltage.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:31 PM, August Goers <aug...@luminalt.com> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > We've run all the way home with 1000 V PV wire and only made splices with > Amphenol MC4-type 1000 V connectors. Going forward, we are going to strive > to put inverters on the roof to minimize the expense of dealing with the > 1000 V runs. Another interesting idea is to use the 1000 V inverters but > just run them below 600 V and use standard 600 V wiring products. On a > separate note, we have a lot of 208 VAC applications in the Bay Area and > all these new neat TL inverters only run at 480 V. Someone from SMA > recently pointed out that we can source 480 to 208 V transformers for a > reasonable cost - we might look into that as well. > > Best, > > August > > > > *August Goers* > > Principal > > Luminalt Energy Corporation > > o: 415.641.4000 > > m: 415.559.1525 > > www.luminalt.com > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Dave Click <davecl...@fsec.ucf.edu>wrote: > >> Hi Wrenches- >> >> If you're installing 1000V systems, are you running continuous PV WIRE >> all the way to your inverters? If not-- what splices have you found (aside >> from MC4s and similar) that are listed for 1000V? And when transitioning >> from PV WIRE to a cheaper conductor, what 1000V options exist beyond USE-2? >> >> Thanks! >> Dave >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re- >> wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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