Overview
System type: Batteryless, grid-tie solar-electric
Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Solar resource: 3.7 average daily peak sun-hours
Production: 88 AC KWH per month average
Utility electricity offset (annually): 100 percent
Photovoltaics
Modules: 6, Sharp NT-175U1, 175 W STC, 35.4 Vmp
Array: One 6-module series string, 1,050 W STC total, 212.4 Vmp
Array AC disconnect: Hubbell, HBL13R90, 30 A breaker
Array DC disconnect: Square D, 30 A, heavy-duty switch/breaker
Array installation: Custom aluminum rack with 6-inch standoffs; installed on south-facing roof, 30-degree tilt
Balance of System
Inverter: Sunny Boy 1100U, 400 VDC maximum input, 145–400 VDC peak power tracking range, 240 VAC output
System performance metering: Sunny Boy LCD display
