Maintenance and Operation Contents

• Introduction
• Operation
• Inspection 
• Troubleshooting 
• Restore
• Maintenance

Preface to Maintenance and Operation of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems

This doc was ready for the U.S. Division of
Protection (DOD) Photovoltaics Evaluate Committee as half of its efforts to tell
army personnel of the attributes of photovoltaics (PV) for army
purposes.

The supposed viewers for this handbook is engineers, planners,
upkeep supervisors, and all upkeep personnel concerned within the operation, inspection, troubleshooting, restore, and upkeep of stand-alone
photovoltaics programs.

The handbook is designed for use within the subject by the
personnel performing the precise inspection, upkeep, or restore of photo voltaic
energy programs. This handbook was ready by the Architectural Vitality Company of Boulder, Colorado.

The venture was collectively funded by the U.S. Naval Amenities Engineering Command, Southern Division and the U.S. Military Building Engineering Analysis Laboratory, Publication and distribution help was offered by the Photovoltaic Design Help Middle of Sandia Nationwide Laboratories.

Acknowledgments

This handbook was written in 1989 by Architectural Vitality Company, below contract to the USA Naval Amenities Engineering Command, Southern Division.

It was revised and up to date by Architectural Vitality Company within the fall of 1991, below contract to the U.S. Military Building Engineering Analysis Laboratory.

We want to acknowledge the assist and technical help of Mr. Stacy Hull, NAVFAC Southern Division, Franco La Greca and Harley Dodge, NAVFAC Northern Division, and Roth Ducey, U.S. Military/CERL.

We additionally want to acknowledge the technical help offered by Lee Humble, Naval Vitality Program Workplace; Steve Harrington, Ktech Company; Johnny Weiss and Steve McCarney, Applicable Know-how Associates; and Jim Welch, Distant Energy, in reviewing varied drafts of the handbook.

A particular thanks and acknowledgment goes to the various corporations that offered pictures, illustrations, and technical materials used within the handbook.

Architectural Vitality Company workers accountable for the analysis, writing, graphic design, structure, proofreading, and camera-ready manufacturing embody Ralph Tavino, Michael Holtz, Peter Jacobs, John Browne, Chris Mack, Susan HollingsworthBecker, Linda Echo-Hawk, and Nancy Rhoades.

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The preparation of this handbook was sponsored by the USA Authorities. Neither the USA, nor the USA Division of Protection, nor any of their staff, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their staff

Makes any guarantee, expressed or implied, or assumes any authorized legal responsibility or accountability, for the accuracy, completeness

Or usefulness of any data, equipment, product, or course of disclosed, or represents that its use wouldn’t infringe privately owned rights.

The practices and procedures introduced on this handbook are suggestions solely and don’t supersede any relevant native, state

Or nationwide constructing, electrical, plumbing, or different code necessities.

The reader is accountable for figuring out the relevant code necessities and remaining in compliance with them.

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