Solectria Renewables, recently introduced its new ARCCOM, a disconnecting string combiner with integrated Arc Fault Detection and Interruption (AFDI). Solectria Renewables is the first and only inverter manufacturer to introduce a string combiner with AFDI.
The ARCCOM offers its customers high-quality, ease-of-installation, mounting flexibility, safety and protection features. It is compliant with NEC 2014 arc fault and rapid shut down requirements and contains a contactor disconnect, lockable switch and string level arc fault protection, allowing it to detect and interrupt a series arc. It is designed and built for extreme conditions and temperature ranges. It has also gone through Highly Accelerated Lifetime Testing (HALT), which tested it beyond its limits guaranteeing all components are carefully vetted for highest reliability.
The ARCCOM also features standard oversized compression lugs that allow for long home run conductors. Additional options include: a surge arrestor, optional AC power supply and stud connector plates for those installers that prefer crimped connectors.
“We knew that NEC 2014 would be implemented quickly in the Massachusetts market, and the rest of the states would follow suit,” says James Worden, CEO of Solectria Renewables. “With this in mind, we wanted to ensure our central inverters, coupled with our ARCCOM, comply with this code.”
The ARCCOM has been rigorously field tested for over 9 months with Solectria’s inverters to avoid any nuisance tripping, and it is compatible with all of Solectria’s three-phase central inverters: PVI 50-100 KW Series, SGI 225-500 PE Series, SGI 500 XT and SGI 500/750 XTM.
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