You can see what products UL has listed (though not other NRTLs) at: www.ul.com
Near the bottom of the page on the right hand side click on: Online Certifications Directory Into the UL Category Code box enter: QIDC (for inverters with integrated dc arc-fault) or QIDC2 (for dc arc-fault components) And hit search. Only SMA and Eaton presently. I imagine that as more products become available more press releases will follow as well. You can also download a copy of the UL Whitebook to cross check other standards with the NEC. Brian Mehalic NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ R031508-59 IREC ISPQ Certified Affiliated Instructor/PV US-0132 PV Curriculum Developer and Instructor Solar Energy International http://www.solarenergy.org On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Rebecca Lundberg < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear fellow wrenches, > > Does anyone have suggestions for the 'best' way to keep up with product > availability for meeting 690.11 on DC AFCI? I understand that when this > code section was written there was no available device, and know that at > least several companies are working on devices. How will I know (before the > AHJ knows :-) that residential-scale products are available for purchase, > and at what point would you say now should be required over every other > option? > > Second question: I have an inspector insisting that the solar PV system is > the same as a utility service, and is requiring all of the required service > code references to apply. Anybody have a concise reference that might > convince him otherwise? This same inspector has decided that the electrical > permit will have adders for each inverter as service equipment, and each > module as an electrical device. It would sure be nice if there was more > consistency...we're still in the early adopter phase here in Minnesota. > > Thanks in advance for your input. > > Keep Shining! > Rebecca Lundberg > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ® > Owner/CEO, Powerfully Green > [email protected] > 763-438-1976 > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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