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HotLine1 #208657 02/04/13 04:56 AM
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http://www.cooperindustries.com/con...ntal/pv-fuses/solar-pv-fuse-14x51mm.html

Bussman shows 10,000 Amps as the interrupting rating.

Never forget: PV cells saturate current flow with a bolted short at much lower levels than rotary induction devices.

15, 20, 25 & 32A

Notably, these fuses are designed towards the European standard; hence the 32A type.


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I have a little question.
Has anything in the box actually ignited?
Sure it looks pretty black in there, but I'm wondering if that isn't because of transmitted smoke/heat that may have come in through one of the conduits.

HotLine1 #208786 02/11/13 12:53 PM
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Trumpy:
I have no details/info that is 'firm'.

It appeared that there was some damage in one combiner box that was not soot/heat, but meltdown. An adjacent box looked like transmitted heat/smoke/soot. Keep in mind I am not the forensic party that is looking into this.

Most of the damaged area has been removed, grid identified, boxed up & transported to an interior location to be investigated. Could ba a long haul for an answer.


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Tesla:

Littlefuse KLKD-15 on another jobsite is 100K AIC for AC and 50K AIC for DC at 600 volts.

I have not been back to the problem site yet, but probably by middle of next week.



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HotLine1 #208923 02/21/13 10:20 PM
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Tesla:
Check out Bussman PVM fuses, they are 50K AIC-DC also.

http://www.cooperindustries.com/con...cts/supplemental/pv-fuses/solar-pvm.html


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HotLine1 #209002 03/01/13 10:14 PM
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I'm getting the gut feeling that either it's going to be a long time, or kept hush-hush as to a cause.

Can't share what I don't know.


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HotLine1 #209765 04/23/13 09:23 PM
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Just a bump & update.

This array is now replaced and requested a inspection be scheduled.

No cause has been mentioned to me as of today, although there have been a lot of comments.

Coincidently, there was a large fire in an adjacent Twp yesterday (Mon), ao a large whse bldg, that also has a solar panel install. The cause is not determined, either a roof fire that ignited the panels, or a panel fire that ignited the roof.

The fire chief of that Twp only heard of the fire in this thread about an hour after his fire.


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HotLine1 #209771 04/24/13 12:27 AM
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Thanks for the follow up Hotline. Any determination of cause should be shared with the industry for all to learn I would hope. I know NJ had a solar boom for awhile there and I would think that some installations were not done properly. We have a solar boom here in Mass now.

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