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I worked as a PV design engineer - freelancer in my own company working for USA permit drawings. I have an experience of above 7 years in designing permit package for different cities of USA and a team of professionals who worked on the same with following activities.
Preliminary drawing activities:- Preliminary drawing proposal from different kinds of online software (PV syst, Aurora, Helioscope) and from Autocad using Google Map, Bing map which include Roof & Module layout, system size which can be determined according to the electricity bill. Selection of System components, component size and selection of various components. Also use Google SketchUp for shadow analysis and design.
Permit drawing activities:-
Photo-voltaic (PV) Permit Drawing systems which includes selection of System components, their integration sizes & selection of various components. Permit drawing consist Project Description, Governing Codes, Site Plan, Roof Plan Details with Panels, Layout & String details, Elevation Details, Equipment elevation Detail, Attachment Details which includes different types of racking and attachment, Single/Three line diagrams, Panel schedules or Connection diagrams, Conduit and Wire Sizing and Scheduling, Load Calculation, Voltage Drop, Bill of Materials(BOM) Bill of Quantity (BOQ) and the Special requirement Provided by IEC, AHJ, NEC and other Governing Bodies Requirements.
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Sudhir KS