PV Installation Guide

PV System Power Conditioning Unit

PV Circuit Combiner Disconnect and Ground-

#10-2 conductor TC with THWN-2
Fault Protection
conductors for all PV array wiring DC/AC Inverter
+ + + + + POS
60 A
DC+
- - - - -
+ + + + + Photovoltaic Modules 1A
- - - - - 15 A, 5 plcs. AC
+ + + + + DC- In
Continuous
- - - - - Equipment Surge
+ + + + + Ground Arrestor
Inverter
- - - - - 20 A AC
Disconnect
NEG

Existing Exterior Exterior PG&E

Main Breaker Box Disconnect Box PV Array Grounding Conductor
20 A 30 A

3/4” EMT Conduit w/ #10 AWG THWN conductors

Surge
Arrestor Main House Grounding System

Notes:
1. NEC Array Open Circuit Voltage = 95
Volts dc.
2. Max. Short Circuit Array Current = 45
COMPANY NAME
Amps.
3. PV modules are Astropower model # AP- Title: Electrical Drawing, Grid-Tied PV System
100, UL-1703 Listed. Array consists of 20
modules – 5 parallel sets of 4 units in Drawn By: Date:
series.
4. 48-Volt DC, 240-Volt AC inverter, UL- Checked By: Related Drawings: EX-4
1741 listed. Scale: N/A
Material:
DWG NO. EX-5
June 2001 Page 30