Designation:E3010−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforInstallation,Commissioning,Operation,andMaintenanceProcess(ICOMP)ofPhotovoltaicArrays1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE3010;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedetailstheminimumrequirementsforinstallation,commissioning,operations,andmaintenancepro-cessestoensuresafeandreliablepowergenerationfortheexpectedlifeofthephotovoltaicsystem.Specificallydealingwithcommercialphotovoltaicinstallations,thispracticecoversabroadspectrumofdesignsandapplicationsandisfocusedontheproperprocesstoensurequality.1.2Thispracticedoesnotcovertheelectricalaspectsofinstallationfoundinexistingandnationalcodesanddoesnotreplaceorsupersededetailsofelectricalinstallationcoveredbythesame.Thepracticedoesaddresstheintegrationofbestpracticesintodesignandconstruction.1.3Thispracticeshallnotdictatespecificdesigncriteriaorfavoranyproductortechnology.1.4Thispracticeshallbefocusedontheproper,docu-mentedprocessrequiredtobuildandoperateaqualityPVplantasdefinedinSection3.1.5Integrationofbestpracticesshallberelevanttothisstandardandpromoteamechanismforrapidevolutionandreactiontochangesorevents.ConformityassessmentforPVpowerplantsisbeingdevelopedthroughtheIECSystemforCertificationtoStandardsRelatingtoEquipmentforUseinRenewableEnergyApplications(IECRESystem).SandiaLabshasdevelopedseveralmodeldocumentsthatmaybeadoptedasacceptableconsensusstandardsthroughotherstandardsdevelopmentorganizations.1.6Thestandardisdividedintothreekeyareas:1.6.1Design,engineering,andconstructionofthePVplant.Systemsshouldbedesignedwithoperationandmaintenance(O&M)inmind.Furtherstandardsshouldbedevelopedforbuildingintegratedorbuildingmountedsystems,moduleswithembeddedpowerelectronics,lightweightflexiblemodules,orotherspecif...
