Starting the electrical work

We are starting the next phase of the installation, the electrical work. Bruce Rogers added the disconnects to each array (mounted to the poles - see below) These disconnects are for safety in the event we need to work on the system. Each array runs at over 400 volts and there has to be a way to shut them down.





Next a backboard was installed on the garage wall in the space I had previously cleared. This will serve as a mounting area for the photovoltaic meter that records all the electricity we produce, the additional disconnects required and the inverter that converts the direct current (DC) from the solar arrays into alternating current (AC) as required to power the house.



Here's the outside garage wall showing the master AC disconnect and the conduits that bring wires from each array to a central point.



Next week we continue with electrical...