A very common way around rapid shutdown for off-grid systems especially with ground or pole mounts is using a "power shed" for the BOS components.....if it is not inhabited / uninhabitable then rapid shutdown is not needed per NEC 2017.
Dan Fink Former Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute IREC Certified Instructor™ for: ~ PV Installation Professional ~ Small Wind Installer Executive Director, Buckville Energy NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™ NABCEP PV Associate 970.672.4342 On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 1:40 PM Kienan Maxfield <maxfieldso...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jay, > > I'm interested in this too, but I don't have any good answers (I was > hoping that someone else would have responded by now). I know that this > doesn't answer the question... but my only comment is to use a pole mount > whenever possible. Rapid shutdown only applies to systems on a building or > where the PV system conductors penetrate beyond 3' into a building before > reaching the PV system disconnect. For a pole mount, as long as your > equipment is on the outside wall, you can easily get to the PV system > disconnect within 3' of wire length from the building penetration so no > rapid shutdown of any kind is required. The battery system is considered a > separate system in the 2017 code and there is no requirement for rapid > shutdown of any kind in that system. > > Thanks, > Kienan > > > *Maxfield Solar* > *maxfieldso...@hotmail.com* <maxfieldso...@hotmail.com> > * (801) 477-0-SUN (477-0786) (801) 631-5584 (Cell) * > ------------------------------ > *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> on behalf > of jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 30, 2019 6:02 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] module level control for offgrid > > HI All, > > Well its the new year and Module level control is here. 690.12 (B)(2) > > Does anyone have any updates as to products that work with CC's that meet > it? > > Thx > jay > > Peltz Power > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > > https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.re-wrenches.org%2Foptions.cgi%2Fre-wrenches-re-wrenches.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5056c4841d184b864da108d6873edd73%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636845101401678181&sdata=ncjKwCiy%2BQbo0lqP7srSc8G9CryOtNQPjfhAKitodfc%3D&reserved=0 > > List-Archive: > https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fre-wrenches%40lists.re-wrenches.org%2Fmaillist.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5056c4841d184b864da108d6873edd73%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636845101401688186&sdata=%2FZtDovZYOzIZrFwiwKDR2XqoZ2eXWvor6guHCz59j0c%3D&reserved=0 > > List rules & etiquette: > > https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.re-wrenches.org%2Fetiquette.htm&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5056c4841d184b864da108d6873edd73%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636845101401688186&sdata=sAk7k9sjTPsWc3wrtceu%2FHzgH%2BN97FtdD2HHG55KU0E%3D&reserved=0 > > Check out or update participant bios: > > https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.members.re-wrenches.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5056c4841d184b864da108d6873edd73%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636845101401688186&sdata=H5sD9UsXdk2dIZsOTsQdQLRWWPXKO1joqt3GQqLOuIA%3D&reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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