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GENERAL
<br />NOTES &
<br />SIGNAGE
<br />PV-5
<br />Solar Contractors Inc.
<br />ADDRESS:
<br />5628 Baldwin Ave.
<br />Temple City, CA 91780
<br />CONTACT NAME(S):
<br />Alan Shih
<br />PHONE: 626-353-4787
<br />LICENSE TYPE: B, C-46
<br />LICENSE #: 1007552
<br />CONTRACTOR:
<br />PROJECT
<br />INFORMATION:
<br />Do Residence
<br />ADDRESS:
<br />2050 Rembrandt
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92704
<br />OWNER NAME(S):
<br />Tuan Do
<br />PHONE: 812-272-8351
<br />EMAIL: tuandns@gmail.com
<br />SYSTEM DC: 12.54 kW
<br />SYSTEM AC: 11.268 kW
<br />8/18/2021
<br />ALAN SHIH
<br />AS INDICATED
<br />REV DESCRIPTION DATE
<br />DATE
<br />SCALE
<br />DRAWN BY
<br />GENERAL ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS.
<br />1.ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE UL-LISTED FOR THE APPLICATION.
<br />2.ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2013 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2013 CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC
<br />CODE, ARTICLE 690, AND ALL MANUFACTURER'S LISTINGS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
<br />INSTALLER IS ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW NEC-2011 WITH A FOCUS ON ARTICLE 690.
<br />3. NO PIPING, DUCTS OR EQUIPMENT FOREIGN TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
<br />BE LOCATED WITHIN THE DEDICATED SPACE ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
<br />4.ALL INSTALLED EQUIPMENT TO CONFORM TO NEC 690.61, AN INVERTER OR AN AC MODULE IN AN
<br />INTERACTIVE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY DE-ENERGIZE ITS OUTPUT
<br />TO THE CONNECTED ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK UPON LOSS OF
<br />VOLTAGE IN THAT SYSTEM AND SHALL REMAIN IN THAT STATE UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL
<br />PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK VOLTAGE HAS BEEN RESTORED.
<br />5.SYSTEM VOLTAGE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON EXPECTED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF #°C TO
<br />##°C.
<br />6.ALL INSTALLED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE RATED FOR USE WITH CONDUCTORS RATED FOR 90'C.
<br />7.ALL CONDUCTORS SHALL BE COPPER AND SUITABLE FOR WET LOCATIONS.
<br />8.WIRE TYPE TO BE THWN-2 90DEG C OR EQUAL, EXCEPT THOSE IN FREE AIR, IN FREE AIR USE
<br />USE-2.
<br />9.ALL MC CONNECTORS BETWEEN MODULES SHALL BE MC4 TYPE OR EQUIVALENT AND CONNECT
<br />INSULATED WIRES RATED FOR 90' C AND WET AND EXPOSED CONDITIONS.
<br />10.CLEAR WORKING SPACE ABOUT EQUIPMENT TO BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY CEC 110.26. NO
<br />APPARATUS OR OTHER EQUIPMENT FOREIGN TO THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION SHALL BE
<br />LOCATED IN THE DEDICATED EQUIPMENT SPACE
<br />11.UNDERGROUND CONDUIT RUNS SHALL BE BURIED TO AN 18" MINIMUM DEPTH, EXCEPT WHERE
<br />UNDER PARKING LOTS & DRIVEWAYS. A 24" MINIMUM DEPTH UNDER PARKING LOTS & DRIVEWAYS
<br />IS REQUIRED. ALL BELOW GRADE RUNS SHALL HAVE THEIR LOCATION IDENTIFIED BY A WARNING
<br />RIBBON THAT IS PLACED IN THE TRENCH AT LEAST 12" ABOVE THE UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION
<br />12.ALL INSTALLATION IS ABOVE GROUND.
<br />13.ALL FITTINGS AND HUBS SHALL BE RATED FOR RAIN OR WET LOCATION AND COMPLY WITH UL
<br />514B.
<br />14.WHERE A CONDUIT ENTERS A BOX, FITTING OR OTHER ENCLOSURE, A GROUNDING WIRE IS USED.
<br />BONDING JUMPERS TO BE INSTALLED AROUND CONCENTRIC OR ELECTRIC KNOCKOUTS.
<br />15.GROUNDING METHOD SHALL BE CONTINUOUS AND SUCH THAT REMOVAL OF ANY PIECE OF
<br />EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT INTERRUPT THE GROUNDING OF ANY OTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
<br />16.WHERE EVER FIRE RATED BUILDING ASSEMBLIES ARE PENETRATED, SEAL PENETRATION WITH
<br />FIRE-RATED SEALANT SO AS TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED RATING PER CBC, CHAPTER 7.
<br />17.INVERTERS TO BE INSTALLED HAVE BEEN TESTED AND LISTED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES
<br />TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF UL1741 STATIC INVERTERS AND CHARGE CONTROLLERS FOR
<br />USE IN PV POWER SYSTEMS AND UL1998 SOFTWARE PROGRAMMABLE COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS
<br />IEEE-929-2000.
<br />18.DC CONDUCTOR SIZING BASED ON ISC MINIMUM AMPACITY PER NEC 690.9. TEMPERATURE
<br />DERATING BASED ON TABLE 310.16, CALC'D AT 90 DEGREES C. CONDUCTOR DERATING BASED ON
<br />NEC 310.15(B)(2)(A) AND ON NUMBER OF CURRENT CARRYING CONDUCTORS IN CONDUIT.
<br />CONDUIT SIZE PER NEC ANNEX C, TABLE C1.
<br />19.DC DISCONNECT LOCATION SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEC690.14(C)(1). READILY
<br />ACCESSIBLE, OUTSIDE OF STRUCTURE OR IF INSIDE, NEAREST TO SYSTEM CONDUCTOR
<br />ENTRANCE POINT.
<br />20.DC EQUIPMENT GROUND-CONTINUOUS DC GEC-BOND DIRECTLY TO MAIN AC GEC
<br />21.INDIVIDUALLY GROUND ALL MODULE FRAMES, RAILS AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE USING BARE
<br />COPPER WIRE EMPLOYING SEPARABLE CONNECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NECK 250.124(A).
<br />USE APPROVED LAY-UP LUGS ATTACHED WITH STAINLESS STEAL: 18-8 GRADE OR HIGHER, 24 OR
<br />32 THREADS PER INCH.
<br />22.EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS SMALLER THAN 6 AWG SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM
<br />PHYSICAL DAMAGE BY RACEWAY OR CABLE ARMOR EXCEPT WHERE NOT SUBJECT TO OR WHERE
<br />PROTECTED FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
<br />23.AC, DC DISCONNECT AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE EQUIPMENT TO BE LABELED PER 690.54 AD A
<br />POWER SOURCE WITH OPERATING CURRENT & SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT.
<br />24.CONTRACTOR TO FIELD VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION
<br />25.SPLICING CONNECTORS: POLARIS CONNECTORS
<br />26.DC ARRAY CONDUCTORS ARE TO REMAIN OUTSIDE OF BUILDING PRIOR TO FUSEABLE COMBINER
<br />BOX OR FUSEABLE DC DISCONNECTING MEANS. FUSEABLE DISCONNECTING MEANS IS REQUIRED
<br />OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, §690.14(C)(1)
<br />27.INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR ROOF CONNECTION MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION
<br />OF SOLAR MODULE.
<br />28.THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RE-CERTIFYING WINDOWS PER NFRC IS REQUIRED AND PROVIDED BY THE
<br />ARCHITECT.
<br />29.EQUIPMENT OVER 600 VOLTS SHALL COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 490
<br />30.FOR CIRCUITS OVER 250 VOLTS TO GROUND, THE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY OF METAL RACEWAYS
<br />SHALL BE ENSURED BY CONNECTIONS USING THREADED COUPLINGS OR LISTED DEVICES SUCH
<br />AS BONDING TYPE LOCKNUTS OR BUSHINGS WITH BONDING JUMPERS.
<br />31.RACEWAYS FOR GEC SHALL BE BONDED AT EACH END.
<br />32.FOR DC EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE ROOF, CONDUIT, WIRING SYSTEMS, AND RACEWAYS
<br />SHALL BE LOCATED AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE RIDGE, HIP, OR VALLEY AND SHALL RUN FROM
<br />THE RIDGE, HIP, OR VALLEY DIRECTLY TO AN OUTSIDE WALL. DC COMBINER BOXES SHALL BE
<br />LOCATED SO AS TO MINIMIZE CONDUIT RUNS IN PATHWAYS BETWEEN ARRAYS. DC WIRING
<br />LOCATED INSIDE BUILDING SHALL BE RUN IN METALLIC CONDUIT OR IN RACEWAYS AND SHALL BE
<br />RUN ALONG THE BOTTOM OF LOAD BEARING STRUCTURAL FRAMING MEMBERS WHEREVER
<br />FEASIBLE.
<br />33.DIRECT-CURRENT PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCE AND OUTPUT CIRCUIT OF A UTILITY INTERACTIVE
<br />INVERTER FROM A BUILDING INTEGRATED OR OTHER PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SHALL BE RUN
<br />OUTSIDE A BUILDING UNLESS CONTAINED IN METALLIC RACEWAYS OR ENCLOSURES FROM THE
<br />POINT OF PENETRATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE TO THE FIRST
<br />READILY ACCESSIBLE DISCONNECTING MEANS.
<br />WARNING
<br />ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD IF A
<br />GROUND FAULT IS INDICATED
<br />NORMALLY GROUNDED
<br />CONDUCTORS MAY BE
<br />UNGROUNDED AND ENERGIZED
<br />CAUTION:SOLAR CIRCUIT
<br />PHOTOVOLTAIC DISCONNECT
<br />WARNING
<br />ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
<br />DO NOT TOUCH TERMINALS
<br />TERMINALS ON BOTH LINE AND
<br />LOAD SIDES MAY BE ENERGIZED
<br />IN THE OPEN POSITION
<br />WARNING
<br />INVERTER OUTPUT CONNECTION
<br />DO NOT RELOCATE THIS
<br />OVERCURRENT DEVICE
<br />PV SYSTEM AC DISCONNECT
<br />RATED AC OUTPUT CURRENT (A): 47.85A
<br />NOMINAL OPERATING AC VOLTAGE (V): 240V
<br />NEC 690.5(c)
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL ON INVERTER(S) OR
<br />NEAR GROUND FAULT INDICATOR
<br />NEC 690.14 (C)(2)
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL ON ALL DISCONNECTING MEANS
<br />NEC 690.17
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL ON ALL DISCONNECTING MEANS
<br />WHERE ENERGIZED IN AN OPEN POSITION
<br />PLACE MARKINGS EVERY 10FT ON ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DC CONDUIT,
<br />RACEWAYS, ENCLOSURES AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES, ALL TURNS, ABOVE AND
<br />BELOW PENETRATIONS, ALL DC COMBINERS, AND JUNCTION BOXES IN 3/8"
<br />WHITE LETTERING ON RED BACKGROUND, ON FADE RESISTANT MATERIAL
<br />*ROOFTOP DISCONNECT SHALL BE PERMANENTLY LABELED IN
<br />REFLECTIVE, FADE RESISTANT MATERIAL STATING "EMERGENCY
<br />DISCONNECT"
<br />NEC 690.64(B)(7)
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL AT POC TO SERVICE DISTRIBUTION
<br />EQUIPMENT (I.E. SUB OF MAIN PANEL)
<br />NEC 690.14, 690.15, 690.54
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL AT "INTERCONNECTIVE POINT OF
<br />INTERCONNECTION" (I.E. CONNECTION W/ UTILITY SERVICE SUCH AS MSP)
<br />PV EQUIPMENT LABELS AND NOTES:
<br />1. LABEL "CAUTION: SOLAR CIRCUIT" SHALL BE ON ALL EXPOSED CONDUIT,
<br />ENCLOSURES, CABLE ASSEMBLIES, JUNCTION BOXES.
<br />2.LABELS SHALL HAVE WHITE LETTERING WITH RED BACKGROUND.
<br />3.LABELS LETTERING SHALL BE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, ARIAL OR EQUAL FONT,
<br />AND A MINIMUM OF 3/8" HEIGHT AND SIZE.
<br />4.LABELS MINIMUM SIZE (HEIGHT =4", WIDTH =4")
<br />5.LABELS SHALL BE REFLECTIVE, WEATHER RESISTANT MATERIAL.
<br />6.ALL PV SYSTEM COMPONENTS SHALL BE LISTED BY A RECOGNIZED TESTING
<br />AGENCY.
<br />7.WIRING MATERIAL SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR SUN EXPOSURE AND WET
<br />LOCATIONS. FILED APPLIED PROTECTIVE COATINGS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
<br />8.SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED ADJACENT TO EACH PV DISCONNECT AND INVERTER
<br />TO INDICATE "PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM"
<br />9.ALL PV MODULES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND WIRING MATERIAL SHALL
<br />BE PROTECTED FROM ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
<br />10.ALL FIELD INSTALLED JUNCTION, PULL AND OUTLET BOXES LOCATED BEHIND
<br />MODULES OR PANELS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY OR BY DISPLACEMENT
<br />OF A MODULE(S) OR PANELS(S) SECURED BY REMOVABLE FASTENERS.
<br />11.THE ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES, PANELS, OR SOLAR VOLTAIC
<br />ROLL ROOFING MATERIAL SHALL HAVE THE SAME OR BETTER LISTED
<br />FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING THAN THE BUILDING ROOF-COVERING MATERIAL.
<br />§690.5(C)
<br />LABELS AND MARKINGS: A WARNING LABEL SHALL APPEAR ON THE UTILITY-INTERACTIVE
<br />INVERTER OR BE APPLIED BY INSTALLER NEAR THE GROUNG-FAULT INDICATER AT
<br />A VISSIBLE LOCATION, SATTING THE FOLLOWING:
<br />WARNING
<br />ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
<br />IF A GROUND FAULT IS INDICATED,
<br />NORMALLY GROUNDED CONDUCTORS
<br />MAY BE UNGROUNDED AND ENERGIZED
<br />WHEN THE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM ALSO HAS BATTERIES, THE SAME WARNING SHALL ALSO BE
<br />APPLIED BY THE INSTALLER IN A VISIBLE LOCATION AT THE BATTERIES.
<br />§690.14(C)(2)
<br />MARKING: EACH PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE PERMANENTLY MARKED
<br />TO IDENTIFY IT AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DISCONNECT.
<br />§690.15
<br />DISCONNECTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC EQUIPMENT
<br />MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO DISCONNECT EQIPMENT, SUCH AS INVERTERS, BATTERIES, CHARGE
<br />CONTROLLERS, AND THE LIKE, FROM ALL UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS OF ALL SOURCES. IF THE
<br />EQUIPMENT IS ENERGIZED FROM MORE THAN ONE SOURCE, THE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE
<br />GROUPED AND IDENTIFIED.
<br />§690.17
<br />SWITCH OR CIRCUIT BREAKER:
<br />THE DISCONNECTING MEANS FOR UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS SHALL CONSIST OF A MANUALLY
<br />OPERABLE SWITCH(ES) OR CIRCUIT BREAKER(S) COMPLYING WITH ALL THE FOLLOWING
<br />REQUIREMENTS:
<br />1. LOCATED WHERE READILY ACCESSIBLE
<br />2. EXTERNALLY OPERABLE WITHOUT EXPOSING THE OPERATOR TO CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
<br />3. PLAINLY INDICATING WHETHER IN THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION
<br />4. HAVING AN INTERRUPTING RATING SUFFICIENT FOR THE NOMINAL CIRCUIT VOLTAGE AND THE
<br />CURRENT THAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE LINE TERMINALS OF THE EQUIPMENT
<br />5. WHERE ALL TERMINALS OF THE DICONNECTING MEANS MAY BE ENERGIZED IN THE OPEN
<br />POSITION, A WARNING SIGN SHALL BE MOUNTED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DISCONNECTING
<br />MEANS. THE SIGN SHALL BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
<br />WARNING
<br />ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD.
<br />DO NOT TOUCH TERMINALS.
<br />TERMINALS ON BOTH THE LINE
<br />AND LOAD SIDES MAY BE ENERGIZED
<br />IN THE OPEN POSITION.
<br />§690.53
<br />DIRECT-CURRENT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SOURCE: APERMANENT LABEL FOR THE DIRECT-CURRENT
<br />PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SOURCE INDICATING ITEMS (1) THROUGH (5) SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE
<br />INSTALLER AT THE PHOTOVOLTAIC DISCONNECTING MEANS:
<br />1. RATED MAXIMUM POWER-POINT CURRENT
<br />2. RATED MAXIMUM POWER-POINT VOLTAGE
<br />3. MAXIMUM SYSTEM VOLTAGE
<br /> FPN TO (3): SEE 690.7(A) FOR MAXIMUM PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM VOLTAGE.
<br />4. SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT
<br /> FPN TO (4): SEE 690.8(A) FOR CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM CIRCUIT CURRENT.
<br />5. MAXIMUM RATED OUTPUT CURRENT OF THE CHARGE CONTROLLER (IF INSTALLED)
<br /> FPN: REFLECTING SYSTEMS USED FOR IRRADIANCE ENHANCEMENT MAY RESULT
<br /> IN INCREASED LEVELS OF OUTPUT CURRENT AND POWER.
<br />§690.54
<br />INTERACTIVE SYSTEM POINT OF INTERCONNECTION. ALL INTERACTIVE SYSTEM(S) POINTS OF
<br />INTERCONNECTION WITH OTHER SOURCES SHALL BE MARKED AT AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION AT THE
<br />DISCONNECTING MEANS AS A POWER SOURCE AND WITH THE RATED MAX AC OUTPUT CURRENT AND
<br />THE NOMINAL OPERATING AC VOLTAGE.
<br />§690.56(B)
<br />FACILITIES WITH THE UTILITY SERVICES AND PV SYSTEMS. BUILDING OR STRUCTURES WITH BOTH
<br />UTILITY SERVICE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SHALL HAVE A PERMANENT PLAQUE OR DIRECTORY
<br />PROVIDING THE LOCATION OF THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS AND THE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
<br />DISCONNECTING MEANS IF NOT LOCATED AT THE SAME LOCATION.
<br />§690.64(B)4)
<br />MARKING. EQUIPMENT CONTAINING OVERCURRNET DEVICES IN CIRCUITS SUPPLYING POWER TO A
<br />BUSBAR OR CONDUCTOR SUPPLIED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES SHALL BE MARKED TO INDICATE THE
<br />PRESENCE OF ALL SOURCES.
<br />GENERAL FIRE GUIDELINES & MARKING REQTS:
<br />SEC. 5. MARKINGS, LABELS, AND WARNING SIGNS.
<br />A. PURPOSE: PROVIDES EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WITH APPROPRIATE WARNING AND GUIDANCE WITH
<br />RESPECT TO ISOLATING THE SOLAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS CAN FACILITATE IDENTIFYING
<br />ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL LINES THAT CONNECT THE SOLAR PANELS TO THE INVERTER, AS THESE
<br />SHOULD NOT BE CUT WHEN VENTING FOR SMOKE REMOVAL.
<br />B. MAIN SERVICE DISCONNECT:
<br />1. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: THE MARKING MAY BE PLACED WITHIN THE MAIN SERVICE
<br />DISCONNECT. THE MARKING SHALL BE PLACED ON THE OUTSIDE COVER IF THE MAIN
<br />SERVICE DISCONNECT IS OPERABLE WITH THE SERVICE PANEL CLOSED.
<br />2. COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: THE MARKING SHALL BE PLACED ADJACENT TO THE MAIN SERVICE
<br />DISCONNECT CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE LOCATION WHERE THE LEVER IS OPERATED.
<br />3. MARKINGS: VERBIAGE, FORMAT, AND TYPE OF MATERIAL.
<br />A. VERBIAGE:
<br /> CAUTION: SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM CONNECTED
<br />B. FORMAT:
<br /> (1) WHITE LETTERING ON A RED BACKGROUND.
<br /> (2) MINIMUM 3/8 INCHES LETTER HEIGHT.
<br /> (3) ALL LETTERS SHALL BE CAPITALIZED.
<br /> (4) ARIAL OR SIMILAR FONT, NON-BOLD.
<br />C. MATERIAL:
<br /> (1) REFLECTIVE, WEATHER RESISTANT MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR THE
<br /> ENVIRONMENT (USE UL -- 969 AS STANDARD FOR WEATHER
<br /> RATING). DURABLE ADHESIVE MATERIALS MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
<br />C. MARKING REQUIREMENTS ON DC CONDUIT, RACEWAYS, ENCLOSURES, CABLE ASSEMBLIES, DC
<br />COMBINERS, AND JUNCTION BOXES:
<br /> 1. MARKINGS: PLACEMENT, VERBIAGE, FORMAT, AND TYPE OF MATERIAL.
<br />A. PLACEMENT: MARKINGS SHALL BE PLACED EVERY 10 FEET ON ALL INTERIOR AND
<br />EXTERIOR DC CONDUITS, RACEWAYS, ENCLOSURES, AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES, AT TURNS,
<br />ABOVE AND FOR BELOW PENETRATIONS, ALL DC COMBINERS, AND JUNCTION BOXES.
<br />B. VERBIAGE:
<br />CAUTION: SOLAR CIRCUIT
<br /> NOTE: THE FORMAT AND TYPE OF MATERIAL SHALL ADHERE
<br /> TO "V.B-3B, C" OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
<br />C. INVERTERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE CAUTION MARKINGS.
<br />SEC. 7. DIRECT CURRENT (DC) CONDUCTOR LOCATIONS.
<br />A. CONDUIT, WIRING SYSTEMS, AND RACEWAYS:
<br />1. LOCATED AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE RIDGE, HIP OR VALLEY AND FROM THE HIP OR
<br />VALLEY AS DIRECTLY AS POSSIBLE TO AN OUTSIDE WALL.
<br />B. CONDUIT RUNS BETWEEN SUB ARRAYS AND DC COMBINER BOXES SHALL:
<br />1. USE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT MINIMIZES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONDUIT USED ON THE
<br />ROOF BY TAKING THE SHORTEST PATH FROM THE ARRAY TO THE DC COMBINER BOX.
<br />2. THE DC COMBINER BOXES ARE TO BE LOCATED SUCH THAT CONDUIT RUNS ARE MINIMIZED
<br />IN THE PATHWAYS BETWEEN ARRAYS.
<br />C. DC WIRING:
<br />1. DC WIRING SHALL BE RUN IN METALLIC CONDUIT OR RACEWAYS WHEN LOCATED WITHIN
<br />ENCLOSED SPACES IN A BUILDING.
<br />2. WHEN POSSIBLE DC WIRING SHALL RUN ALONG THE BOTTOM OF LOAD- BEARING MEMBERS.
<br />SEC. 8. GROUND MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS.
<br />A. SETBACK REQUIREMENTS:
<br />1. DOES NOT APPLY TO GROUND MOUNTED FREESTANDING PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS.
<br />2. A 10 FEET MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED AROUND GROUND-MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC
<br />SYSTEMS.
<br />3. SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS.
<br />SEC. 9. OVERHEAD ARRAYS ON ROOFTOPS (E.G. TRELLIS SYSTEMS).
<br />A. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
<br />1. OVERHEAD ARRAYS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE SAME MARKING, LABELING, AND WARNING
<br />SIGNS AS REQUIRED OF ROOF-MOUNTED SYSTEMS.
<br />2. THERE SHALL BE AN UNOBSTRUCTED CLEARANCE OF SEVEN FEET OR MORE BETWEEN THE
<br />ROOF DECK SURFACE AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OVERHEAD ARRAY.
<br />3. THE REGULATIONS IN 57.12.03, AND 57.138.04 OF THE LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE SHALL BE
<br />COMPLIED WITH.
<br />4. AN UNINTERRUPTED SECTION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS SHALL NOT EXCEED 150
<br />FEET BY 150 FEET IN DIMENSION IN EITHER AXIS.
<br />5. THE OVERHEAD CLEAR WIDTH BETWEEN ARRAYS OR SUB-ARRAYS SHALL BE FOUR FEET OR
<br />GREATER EXTENDING FROM THE EDGE OF THE ARRAY(S) TO THE ROOF DECK SURFACE,
<br />THEREBY, MAINTAINING AN UNOBSTRUCTED ACCESS PATHWAY, AND PROVIDING FOR
<br />EMERGENCY VENTILATION PROCEDURES. THE USE OF THE AREA BELOW ARRAYS IS
<br />PROHIBITED.
<br />WARNING
<br />DUAL POWER SOURCES
<br />SECOND SOURCE IS PHOTO-VOLTAIC SYSTEM
<br />RATED AC OUTPUT CURRENT (A): 47.85A
<br />AC NORMAL OPERATING VOLTAGE (V): 240V
<br />NEC 690.54
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL MAIN SERVICE PANEL
<br />PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM EQUIPPED
<br />WITH RAPID SHUTDOWN
<br />NEC 690.56 (c)
<br />PLACE THIS LABEL AT RAPID SHUT DOWN DISCONNECT WHERE RAPID SHUT DOWN IS
<br />INSTALLED
<br />2050 W Rembrandt
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