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Grid Tied Inverter Installation.

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I have been forced to forgo my international fashion modelling career and judging the Pekinise gate jumping trials in Scunthorpe, to install a grid tied inverter. I suddenly realised that I don't know anything about them beyond the theoretical. Apparently the system is a 5kW one.

 

Private solar panels are to be installed on a barn roof in the open flat countryside. Horses live in the barns/stables. The barns have a sub-main fed from a farm house TT earthed. Two residential caravans are located next to the barns. The barn owners are going to install the solar panels. I am required to just wire up the grid tied inverter.

 

Do I just bung in a B16 into the submain board, and a couple of isolators and hope for the best?

 

Do I need to consider lightning protection, S.P.D.s etc?

 

P.S. We get lots of flying insects in our homes in the sticks. Tip: If  using a hanging sticky flypaper, do not hang it below head height above your desk chair. I should know.

 

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    If it's a 5kW single-phase inverter, it needs DNO approval before installation.  The maximum for simple notification is 3.6kW (16A) per phase.  But you can stick more than 3.6kW of panels on a 3.6kW inverter, and just lose the excess generation on a sunny day.

    If you're not MCS registered, then the owner won't be able to claim any payments for the electricity they generate.  That is, unless you're just doing the wiring and an MCS installer will be signing it all off.

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    If it's a 5kW single-phase inverter, it needs DNO approval before installation.  The maximum for simple notification is 3.6kW (16A) per phase.  But you can stick more than 3.6kW of panels on a 3.6kW inverter, and just lose the excess generation on a sunny day.

    If you're not MCS registered, then the owner won't be able to claim any payments for the electricity they generate.  That is, unless you're just doing the wiring and an MCS installer will be signing it all off.

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