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The Home Energy Systems Discussion list is intended for those with questions about household energy systems that include wind as a component. Questions about wind turbines, batteries, inverters, towers and other relevant equipment are welcome, and will be answered by persons with hands-on experience.

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Re: Conductors in Conduit?
Hi from experiance never use 1/2 " PVC it is just to small to get wire through, use 3/4".   Do run two conduits.    We generally use 2 to 3% voltage
Posted - Mon Dec 7, 2009 3:00 pm
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Re: Conductors in Conduit?
There is a difference, solar and wind circuits are set up where they are not fused or are fused so high that the source circuits can not operate the OCPD
Posted - Mon Dec 7, 2009 2:55 pm
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600 volt cable
I think any cable you buy will have a 600 volt rating. And to be clear I would prefer to see 2 conduits but if this is a done deal I would pull the ac cables.
Posted - Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:38 am
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Re: Conductors in Conduit?
Actually, the proposed Article 694 which covers wind turbines does not mention input and output cabling in the same raceway so I guess you would be OK as long
Posted - Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:38 am
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Re: Conductors in Conduit?
Under NEC article 300.3(C) you could, but there is an exception for PV systems. Article 690 deals with Photovoltaic systems in detail and we should probably
Posted - Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:25 am
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