Overview
System type: Batteryless, grid-tie solar-electric
Location: Red Bank, New Jersey
Solar resource: 4.7 average daily peak sun-hours
Production: 540 AC KWH per month, average
Utility electricity offset annually: 100%
Photovoltaics
Modules: Thirty-two BP SX170, 170 W STC, 35.4 Vmp
Array: Two 6-module series strings parallel, 2,040 W STC, 212.4 Vmp; two 10-module series strings parallel, 3,400 W STC, 354 Vmp; 5.44 KW STC total
Array disconnect: Two Square D, 30 A, 600 VDC
Array installation: UniRac mounts; south-facing; 12 modules mounted parallel to roof at 35 degree tilt; 20 modules mounted on elevated racks at 10 degree tilt
Balance of System
Inverters: Two Power-One (Magnetek) Aurora PVI-3000, 600 VDC maximum input voltage, 90–580 VDC operating range, 240 VAC output
System performance metering: Internal inverter meters & utility KWH meter
