Module covering and sun dance!

[SRE]

If there is ever any sun again what does everyone use (if anything) to cover the modules during installation ???


And could someone further South send some instructions for a sun dance up please? Not only has Sharp cocked up our installation schedule but now it's forescast for rain all next week and we've got 2 x 3.9kwp to go on. Stock in warehouse paid for - beans for tea!

 

[SolarCity]

We don't cover the modules with anything. Why do you want to cover them?

 

[SRE]

Just to make them safer to work with - if they are covered they aren't generating, less chance of a shock.

 

[JulianC]

You'd have to be trying very hard to get a shock when working with modules I reckon. Never covered them as I feel there is absolutely no need to.

 

[SRE]

another question we have installed on a allaminium farm building with a fronius IG.TL3.8 inverter do i need to put a direct earth to the customers consumer unit, or will just the AC earth do.

 

[mmccx]

whats the earthing system? You will also need to protect the circuit with a type B RCD.

and no need to cover modules

 

[SRE]

we have installed a new small consumer unit to soly run the pv and it has a type b rcd, existing is tn-c-s system,

 

[mmccx]

you will need to install an earth spike and earth the frame to that

 

[SRE]

Thanks for that
and i wont cover the panels

 

[mmccx]

TN-C-S = earth spike
TT = bond to existing earth spike