PV Components and Applications Quiz

Term for a watertight electrical enclosure located at or near a PV array that contains fuses for parallel strings of modules?

• Combiner box

• Load Center

• Sub panel

• Critical load center

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Charge controllers protect batteries from being overcharged?

• True

• False

What is the function of a charge controller in the PV system?

• Control the flow of electricity from the PV array to the battery bank

• Control the flow of electricity from the inverter to the loads

• Shut down inverter in case of a fault

• Regulate the frequency of the inverter

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Which component must be UL listed in order to disconnect from the electrical grid in case of a utility outage?

• Charge controller

• Inverter

• Lightning Arrestor

• Diversion Load

All stand alone PV systems require an inverter (or micro inverters).

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

All grid-tied systems require an inverter (or micro inverters).

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

All grid-tied inverters are also sine wave inverters.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the ideal storage and operating temperature for batteries? According to Standard Test Conditions (STC)

• 0 deg F

• 32 deg F

• 77 deg F

• 122 deg F

The following are all types of batteries (select all that apply)

• Flow batteries

• Nickel Cadmium

• Lead Acid

• Lithium Ion

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

PV is a modular technology. When multiple modules are connected together in series or in parallel, this is known as ...

• array

• multimode

• open circuit

• short circuit

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3