Take this quiz on solar photovoltaic requirements in the 2017 National Electrical Code to test your code knowledge; have your codebook ready!

I am having trouble interpreting Section 705.12(D)(3) [NEC 2011] and the exception to 705.32. Specifically, I am having issues with the exception.

These voltage drop formulas are based on conductor DC resistance values and are viewed as generally acceptable for voltage drop calculations.

New and exciting improvements in the photovoltaic (PV) modules and PV systems are occurring each day.

By now, we’ve all had the opportunity to experience a PV wiring system, whether installing, inspecting, or encountering alongside other electrical work.

Wiring methods for Class I, Division 2 locations are addressed in Section 501.10(B) of the NEC. Here, in addition to those wiring methods that are permitted for Class I, Division 1 installations in Section 501.10(A), the NEC covers other wiring methods that are permitted for Class I, Division 2.

The terms “suspended ceiling” and “plenum” are widely used in the Canadian Electrical Code but these two terms are not identical.

This is what could happen if IAEI members embraced an opportunity on the local level – the opportunity to promote the IAEI to thousands of new people.

Following a rooftop fire in a PV system, an AHJ was requested by the building department to inspect the damaged area and assist in the investigation of the cause of the fire.