Installation Specifics
- Installation Type
- Public
- Installation Completed
- July 2017
- Number/Type of Panels
- 12 SolarWorld, 14 Orion 250 watt panels
- Install Specs
- 10° facing South
Images
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Ballast blocks up on the roof
Ready for the racking
Racking parts
SolarWorld 250 watt panels
Inverter and optimizer parts
Racking parts on the roof
Ready to start assembling
Setting the 10° angle on the rack
Angle setting jig
Angle set on 8 support rails
Angle set on 17 support rails and assembly started
Close up of rack
Close up of rack
Assembly continues
Assembly continues
Assembly continues
Rack assembled
Racks properly spaced
Installing SolarEdge optimizers
Bolt and washers for optimizers
Installing optimizer
Installing optimizer
All the optimizers installed
First solar panel installed, needs washing
Running conduit
Running conduit
Running conduit
Running conduit
All the solar panels in place
Safty cable installed
Safty cable installed
Safty cable installed
4 safty cables, one per panel
Inverter on the back of the building
Utility meter on the back of the building
Utility meter and inverter
Inverter information tag
Site plan
View from the front of the building
Start of 3.5kW expansion
14 donated solar panels
Orion solar panel
Concrete block for the expansion
Figuring out the new racking system
Installing the first expansion panel
The first expansion panel
Laying out the new material
Laying out the material
Kais bolting down the panel
Laying out the material
Laying out the material
The installation crew
The installation crew
Paula bringing more wire
14 volts, just what we were expecting
Ramzi with 3.5kW in his hand, Kais with the voltmeter
Optimizer map
The final installation
New 6kW SolarEdge HD-wave inverter
New 6kW SolarEdge HD-wave inverter
New 6kW SolarEdge HD-wave inverter
Wind screens in place
New panels ground