Safety inspection guidelines for photovoltaic residences: a subcontract report

A set of interim inspection guidelines is provided to assess the safety of a residential PV system until more formal documentation is available from code-generating groups. Included are definitions, source electrical characteristics, grounding, isolation, lightning protection, overcurrent protection, disconnect means, wiring methods, and structural guidelines. Suggested forms are included for system component identification, as well as a discussion of equivalent system grounding protection. (LEW)