acf solar pumping electrical design and installation of solar pumps guidelines 2020
❏ Verify state of solar panels, note number of damages panels if any
❏ Underground cables are installed inside ducts
❏ Covering some solar panel with a blanket or a tarpaulin varies the
❏ Cables between structure (panels groups) are undergrounded if any
pump speed rotation
❏ The solar panel support is connected to the ground with a cable
of 16 mm² at least
❏ Solar panels are connected to their support with cables
of 2,5 mm² cable at least
❏ Pump and its controller are connected to the ground by a cable
of same size than power cables
3 - Solar panel support 4 - Protection cabinet ❏ Support is made of a non-corrodible material (aluminium, galva.steel,
❏ The protection cabinet is correctly installed
ou steel with double layer of paint, including one anti-rust layer)
(under shaddow, at more than 50cm from the ground, et correctly fixed)
❏ Verify support alignment
❏ The cabinet have fuses
❏ Verify verticality of poles
(at least one fuse per panel string)
❏ Verify the good sizing and robustness of foundations
❏ The cabine is fitted with a lightning arrestor connected to ground by
a cable of 16 mm² at least
5 - Fence 6 - Pump controller or inverter ❏ Height of poles : 2 m
❏ Note brand and model on the identification sheet
❏ Interval between poles : 2 m
❏ Verify connection
❏ The entrance door close correctly
❏ Verify height from the ground (mini 50 cm)
❏ Poles are strongly fixed
❏ Disposed under shaddow
7 - Pump 8 - Borehole head ❏ Note rand and model on identification sheet