Common use of COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS. 1. Commissioning Procedure - At a minimum, the Contractor’s sample testing and commissioning plan shall cover: a. measurement and recording of voltage-open-circuit of every source circuit; b. performance of inverter startup tests as specified by the inverter manufacturer in the inverter operation manual; c. measurement of AC power and comparison to predicted power based upon estimated irradiance level; d. performance of loss of grid test and verification of five minute delay upon restoration of the grid; and e. measurement and recording of Imp of every source circuit, measured at each combiner box (source circuit measurements should be done under uniform irradiance conditions and the time of the first and last measurements taken at each combiner box should be recorded). 2. The Contractor shall verify that the data acquisition/display system is functioning properly, comparing independent measurements to data acquisition display. 3. The Contractor shall correct, at no additional cost to the User, any deficiencies uncovered by the testing prior to commissioning of the PV System.