Pull out disconnect—- battery storage and combiner disconnect—-

[AC\DC]

I’m installing two disconnects I’m installing one next to the battery that I need with inside of the batteries storage but I was gonna put an additional one outside the building along with the AC combiner disconnect at my one line shows I need this is my first Solar set up so if you see anything weird with it, let me know, but I got a battery storage in the non-Habit shed and I’m just working on the disconnect right now

But I guess my main question do can I use a non-fused pull out disconnect and then how does one figure out the AIC of these or do I not worry about it?

 

[jaggedben]

I don't believe an outside disconnects are actually required because it's not a one or two family dwelling. But if it were on the house then and outside battery and PV rapid shutdown disconnect would be required. And the NEC doesn't require a bladed disconnect so if those batteries are going straight into the combiner (grid tied) then the breaker is your disconnect.

But, your utility may be requiring disconnects that the NEC doesn't require.

 

[AC\DC]

Here the one line only thing they never corrected was that the batteries wires are sharing the conduit with the combiner ac—-
The Iq gateway is at 200 feet- so I am good with the length limit on there signal wire-..

Does the disscont for the battery need to have overcurrent at the batttery or does that breaker up at the Iq gateway act as its protection and I just need a disscont for service—-
I am putting a breaker by the battery anyway just wanted to know—-


I am going to take the emphases classes did not know you needed to fire up——- the new gen be nice is supply house said something —-

 

[AC\DC]

Also I got ride of the filter cause it’s out in the boondocks and they originally had it cause I was going to have two emphases system on those property …
It’s a single phase resi

Does that make sense?- phase say to use that if a problem happens and don’t just install it


Thank i probably should not have done my first solar right as credits are ending in a rush and can’t sleep lol

 

[jaggedben]

Ok so you do have backup with System Controller. If the System Controller is not Within Sight of the batteries then you need an additional disconnect at the batteries.

There is a rapid shutdown switch that gets wired to the System Controller, that provides Rapid Shutdown and must be installed per Enphase if you're using IQ8 series microinverters. I don't see it on the diagram.

The 15A breaker for the Gateway (monitoring unit in the Combiner) needs to be rewired to the 20A quad in the System Controller with 12awg.

The extra disco for the solar is not necessary for the NEC but might be utility required.

 

[AC\DC]

Ok so you do have backup with System Controller. If the System Controller is not Within Sight of the batteries then you need an additional disconnect at the batteries.

There is a rapid shutdown switch that gets wired to the System Controller, that provides Rapid Shutdown and must be installed per Enphase if you're using IQ8 series microinverters. I don't see it on the diagram.

The 15A breaker for the Gateway (monitoring unit in the Combiner) needs to be rewired to the 20A quad in the System Controller with 12awg.

The extra disco for the solar is not necessary for the NEC but might be utility required.

I have the emergency rapid shut down that goes in the IQ Gateway. It’s not on the diagram, but I was gonna put it. Is that what you’re talking about?

OK, I did put a little subpanel and OCPD right near the two batteries

How come that 15 has to be a 20 it came from the factory with a 15 amp preinstalled

 

[jaggedben]

I have the emergency rapid shut down that goes in the IQ Gateway. It’s not on the diagram, but I was gonna put it. Is that what you’re talking about?

The Rapid Shutdown connects to the System Controller. I hope we're talking about the same thing. It's a rotary switch that comes in a little plastic enclosure.

OK, I did put a little subpanel and OCPD right near the two batteries

How come that 15 has to be a 20 it came from the factory with a 15 amp preinstalled

Because Enphase rejiggered their system controller from an earlier design by simply using a quad in the autotransformer position, and apparently no one makes a 40/15 quad, believe it or not. You'll use the factory installed quad in the System Controller. But since it's a 20 it has to be 12awg.

 

[AC\DC]

Oooooo

 

[AC\DC]

Yes I have the plastic enclosure with the lswitch off and on- I was going to mount that next to the Iq gateway were the service disconts are remote to the home