Re: bonding of solar panal array
I'm trying to understand this article too. So I'm not really trying to offer advice.
690.71 (for stores battery installations) says that article 480 applies. 480 says that 250 applies. Then 690.71 goes on to say
The interconnected battery cells shall be considered grounded where the photovoltaic power source is installed in accordance with 690.41.
690.41 and 42 covers the array (or system) grounding.
Aslo the array disconnecting means has to disconnect all current carrying conductors.
I think what it all means is that whatever will be the grounded conductor of the DC system will go from the array disconnect to the battery system and that conductor also gets grounded.
If there's a charge controller I end up with even more questions.
Nearer the array is better says the FPN in 690.42.
I gess that I am confused, when you ground the aray at the site, do you also pull the eqc to the battery room?
I think that the grounded conductor of the DC system will already be grounded (like the neutral of a service) and anything else that needs bonding would be bonded as usual. So if you need an EGC then you'd pull one.
Edit: But from what I can gather I don't see a reason to pull an EGC for the pupose of grounding the battery system because that should already be accomplished.
Unless there's a charge controller and I'd guess the controller might handle the grounding on the battery side somehow.
[ August 04, 2005, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: physis ]