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CITY OF SANTA ANA NOTES 1. EQUIPMENT CONTAINING OVERCURRENT DEVICES IN CIRCUITS SUPPLYING POWER TO A BUS BAR OR CONDUCTOR 2. EQUIPMENT. INVERTERS, MOTOR GENERATORS, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES, PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS, AC PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES, SOURCE -CIRCUIT COMBINERS, AND CHARGE CONTROLLERS INTENDED FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND LISTED FOR THE APPLICATION, (CEC 690.4(B)) 3. ALL OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT SHALL BE NEMA 3R RATED, INCLUDING ALL ROOF MOUNTED TRANSITION BOXES AND NON ROOF SWITCHES. ROOF SWITCHES TO BE NEMA 4 RATED. 4. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PROPERLY GROUNDED AND BONDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEC ARTICLE 250. 5.PROTECTION DEVICES FOR PV SOURCE CIRCUITS AND PV OUTPUT CIRCUITS ALSO CONNECTED TO SOURCES HAVING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CURRENT AVAILABILITY (E.G., PARALLEL STRINGS OF MODULES, UTILITY POWER), SHALL BE PROTECTED AT THE SOURCE FROM OVERCURRENT. [CEC 690.9(A)] 6.PV SYSTEM CIRCUITS INSTALLED ON OR IN BUILDINGS SHALL INCLUDE A RAPID SHUTDOWN FUNCTION THAT CONTROLS SPECIFIC CONDUCTORS. [ CEC 690.121 7.THE UTILITY INTERACTIVE INVERTERS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY DE -ENERGIZE ITS OUTPUT TO THE CONNECTED ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK UPON LOSS OF VOLTAGE IN THE SYSTEM AND SHALL REMAIN IN THAT STATE UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK VOLTAGE HAS BEEN RESTORED. [CEC 705.411 8.ALL CONDUCTOR EXPOSED TO WEATHER SHALL BE LISTED & IDENTIFIED FOR USE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. [ CEC 310.10(D)(1)] 9.THE MODULE CONDUCTORS MUST BE TYPE USE-2 OR LISTED FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) WIRE. (CEC 690.31(C)) 10.ALL CONDUCTORS SHALL BE MARKED ON EACH END FOR UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION. 11.AN INSULATED GROUNDED CONDUCTOR OF 6 AWG OR SMALLER SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS A CONTINUOUS WHITE FINISH. [CEC 200.61 12.THE OUTPUT OF AN INTERCONNECTED ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE LOAD SIDE. INTERCONNECTING PROVISIONS FOR OTHER POWER SOURCES SHALL COMPLY WITH 705.12(B)(1) THROUGH 705.12(B)(5) 13. EACH SOURCE INTERCONNECTION OF ONE OR MORE POWER SOURCES INSTALLED IN ONE SYSTEM SHALL BE MADE AT A DEDICATED CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSIBLE DISCONNECTING MEANS [CEC 705.12(B)(1)] 14.THE SUM OF THE AMPERE RATING OF THE OVERCURRENT DEVICES IN CIRCUITS SUPPLYING POWER TO THE BUSBAR OR CONDUCTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED 120% OF THE RATING OF BUSBAR OR CONDUCTOR.[CEC 705.12(B)(3)(2)] 15.A CONNECTION AT EITHER END, BUT NOT BOTH ENDS, OF A CENTER -FED PANEL BOARD IN DWELLINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED WHERE THE SUM OF 125 PERCENT OF THE POWER SOURCE(S) OUTPUT CIRCUIT CURRENT AND THE RATING OF THE OVERCURRENT DEVICE PROTECTING THE BUSBAR DOES NOT EXCEED 120 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT RATING OF THE BUSBAR. [CEC 705.12(B)(3)(2)] 16.EQUIPMENT CONTAINING OVERCURRENT DEVICES IN CIRCUITS SUPPLYING POWER TO A BUS BAR OR CONDUCTOR SHALL BE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ALL SOURCES. [ CEC 705.12(B)(3)] 17.CIRCUIT BREAKER, IF BACKFED, SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR SUCH OPERATION. [ CEC 705.12(B)(4)] 18.TO MINIMIZE OVERHEATING OF THE BUSBAR IN PANELBOARD, THE PANELBOARD MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE PV POWER SOURCE CIRCUIT BREAKER SHALL BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BUSBAR. 19. ALL THE CEC REQUIRED WARNING SIGNS, MARKINGS, AND LABELS SHALL BE POSTED ON EQUIPMENT AND DISCONNECTS PRIOR TO ANY INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR. 20.WHERE PV SYSTEM DC CIRCUIT'S RUN INSIDE A BUILDING, THEY SHALL BE CONTAINED IN METAL RACEWAYS TYPE MC METAL CLAD CABLE OR METAL ENCLOSURES FROM POINT OF PENETRATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE BUILDING TO THE FIRST READILY ACCESSIBLE DISCONNECTING MEANS. [ CEC 690.31(G)] 21.FLEXIBLE, FINE -STRANDED CABLES SHALL BE TERMINATED ONLY WITH TERMINALS, LUGS, DEVICES OR CONNECTOR THAT ARE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEC 110.14 22.CONNECTORS SHALL BE OF LATCHING OR LOCKING TYPE. CONNECTORS THAT ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND OPERATING AT OVER 30V DC OR 15V AC SHALL REQUIRE TOOL TO OPEN AND MARKED "DO NOT DISCONNECT UNDER LOAD" OR "NOT FOR CURRENT INTERRUPTING". [CEC 690.33(C) & (E)(2)] 23. EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR FOR PV MODULES SMALLER THAN 6AWG SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE BY A RACEWAY OR CABLE ARMOR. [CEC 690.46 & 250.120(C)] 24. AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR SHALL NOT BE SMALLER THAN 14 AWG. [ CEC 690.45] 25. FINE STRANDED CABLES USED FOR BATTERY TERMINALS, DEVICES, AND CONNECTIONS REQUIRE LUGS AND TERMINALS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEC 110.14 26.GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR(S) SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ONE CONTINUOUS LENGTH WITHOUT A SPLICE OR JOINT. IF NECESSARY,SPLICES OR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE MADE AS PERMITTED. (CEC 250.64 C) 27.ALL SMOKE ALARMS, CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS AND AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION DEVICES SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 217 AND UL 2034. THEY WILL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72 AND NFPA 720. 28.SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS WILL BE RETROFITTED INTO THE EXISTING DWELLING. THESE SMOKE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN ALL BEDROOMS,OUTSIDE EACH BEDROOM, AND AT LEAST ONE ON EACH FLOOR OF THE HOUSE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE RETROFITTED OUTSIDE EACH BEDROOM AND AT LEAST ONE ON EACH FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.THESE ALARMS MAY BE SOLELY BATTERY OPERATED IF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE REMOVAL OF INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISHES INSIDE THE HOME, OTHERWISE, THE ALARMS MUST BE HARD WIRED AND INTERCONNECTED. GENERAL CONDUCTOR INSULATION KEY DC CONDUCTORS POSITIVE(UNGROUNDED) RED NEGATIVE(UNGROUNDED) BLACK 480/277V AC CONDUCTORS PHASE L1 BROWN PHASE L2 ORANGE PHASE L3 YELLOW 120/208V OR 240V AC CONDUCTORS PHASE L1 BLACK PHASE L2 RED (SEE NOTE) PHASE L3 BLUE NEUTRAL WHITE OR GREY GROUND GREEN OR BARE Cu NOTE:THREE PHASE HIGH LEG MUST BE IN ORANGE COLOR PER NFPA 70. GROUND FAULT PROTECTION 1. PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTERS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH DC GROUND FAULT PROTECTION. INVERTERS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-ISLANDING CIRCUITRY. DISCONNECTING MEANS 1. MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ISOLATE EACH SOURCE CIRCUIT FROM THE SYSTEM. 2. WHERE A CIRCUIT GROUNDING CONNECTION IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE AUTOMATICALLY INTERRUPTED AS PART OF THE GROUND -FAULT PROTECTION, A SWITCH OR CIRCUIT BREAKER USED AS A DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL NOT HAVE A POLE ON THE GROUNDED CONDUCTOR. 3. THE GROUNDED CONDUCTOR MAY HAVE A BOLTED OR TERMINAL DISCONNECTING MEANS TO ALLOW MAINTENANCE OR TROUBLESHOOTING BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. 4. EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCE CIRCUITS, OVER CURRENT DEVICES, AND BLOCKING DIODES SHALL BE PERMITTED ON THE PHOTOVOLTAIC SIDE OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC DISCONNECTING MEANS. 5. MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO DISCONNECT INVERTERS FROM ALL UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS OF ALL SOURCES. IF THE EQUIPMENT IS ENERGIZED FROM MORE THAN ONE SOURCE, THE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE GROUPED AND IDENTIFIED. 6. A SINGLE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR THE COMBINED OUTPUT OF ONE OR MORE INVERTERS IN A GRID INTERACTIVE SYSTEM. 7. DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO DISCONNECT A FUSE FROM ALL SOURCES OF SUPPLY IF THE FUSE IS ENERGIZED FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO OTHER THAN QUALIFIED PERSONS. SUCH A FUSE IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCE CIRCUIT SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING DISCONNECTED INDEPENDENTLY OF FUSES IN OTHER PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCE CIRCUITS. rov GRORENERMTA S PENN C W A B L C S- ,ESIGN SEPVICES GREENTECH REMWABLES d eoNTRACTOR weenconveroence GREEN CONVERGENCE 28476 WESTINGHOUSE PL. VALENCIA, CA 91355, USA PHONE NO: (661) 294-9999 CA LICENSE: #927678 (B, C-10, & C-39) Li U Y o w O LL o Z a U = Q w w J U Q Qco U w Q Lu Q w U H o Z) o IL w N Q LL U) a q w o; wa o� z� W � o Q ❑ s _ o � s A z O z o z a a z o w w 1 a 0 12 u) a F > > > WU) ui o a = a O } a _ a w 0 0 co R U R ❑ SHEET TITLE NOTES DRAWN DATE 04/02/2026 DRAWN BY PS REVIEWED BY JVK SHEET NUMBER G-001 Agency) ANCE