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Grid Tied Inverter Installation.

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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  • We had to change our spinning disc meter for a new digital meter that only recorded power consumed. We now have a “smart meter” which records inbound and outbound power.

    Others have already covered relevant points regarding the solar installation. It is worth noting that G99 conditions apply if more that one 3.6kW grid tied inverter is connected at a single premises and must get prior approval for the connection. 

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  • We had to change our spinning disc meter for a new digital meter that only recorded power consumed. We now have a “smart meter” which records inbound and outbound power.

    Others have already covered relevant points regarding the solar installation. It is worth noting that G99 conditions apply if more that one 3.6kW grid tied inverter is connected at a single premises and must get prior approval for the connection. 

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