Siting, installation, and performance issues for commercial roof-mounted PV systems

Author

Berdner, J. ; Whitaker, C. ; Wenger, H. ; Jennings, C. ; Kern, E. ; Russell, M.

Author_Institution

Endecon Eng., USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

981

Abstract

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) is one of eleven electric utilities participating in the first phase of the US Environmental Protection Agency´s (EPA) photovoltaic demand side management (PV-DSM) program coordinated by Ascension Technology Inc. (ATI). An extensive effort was made by PG&E to install the nominal 10-kW_AC EPA photovoltaic (PV) system on a customer´s building. Problems arose related to permitting, code compliance, roofing materials, and solar access. As a result, the design was modified slightly and the system was installed on a PG&E-owned building in December 1993. Viability of roof-mounted PV will require that the system installation be fully code compliant, straightforward and routine. This paper identifies issues and suggests solutions regarding the installation of electric utility-grade PV power systems on customer premises

Keywords

building; demand side management; design engineering; installation; legislation; photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; solar cells; standards; 10 kW; PV power systems; USA; code compliance; customer premises; design; installation; performance; permitting; photovoltaic demand side management program; roof-mounting; roofing materials; siting; solar access; Buildings; Electronic ballasts; Lifting equipment; Meeting planning; Monitoring; Phased arrays; Photovoltaic systems; Power engineering and energy; Protection; Solar power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520125

Filename

520125