Standards

It is essential that Clean Energy Council accredited installers adhere to the current and relevant standards for the design and installation of solar and battery storage systems.

Standards can be purchased from a few websites, view the list.

The relevant standards are:

• AS 4509 Stand-alone power systems
  • Part 1: Safety and installation
  • Part 2: Design guidelines

• AS/NZS 5033 Installation of photovoltaic (PV) arrays
• AS 4086 Secondary batteries for SPS. In some states, this standard is superseded by the publication of AS/NZS 5139:2019. Check with your state regulator to find out which standard is mandatory in your state.
  • Part 2: Installation and maintenance
• AS/NZS 5139:2019 Electrical installations – Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment. Check with your state electricity regulator to see if it is mandatory in your state.

Other relevant standards include:

• AS/NZS 3000 Electrical Wiring Rules
• AS 4777 Grid Connections of Energy Systems via Inverters
• AS 1768 Lightning Protection
• AS/NZS 1170.2 Wind Loads

Maintenance of systems

It is the responsibility of all accredited installers to advise the owner of a system if it does not comply with the current standards. This could be as a result of weathering, damage or an upgrading of the standards themselves.

We have developed a series of practical guidelines to assist CEC-accredited installers and designers interpret some of these standards.

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