Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Division 311 - MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL RULES
Section 918-311-0080 - Alternate Certification for Installation of Small Wind Turbines
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 918-311-0080
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Wind turbines with a name plate capacity of not more than 100kW that meet the following criteria are considered certified as required by ORS 479.610.
(2) Certification under this rule only applies to small wind turbines where:
(a) The
product design is reviewed for compliance with appropriate product safety and
functionality standards and stamped by an Oregon-licensed professional
electrical engineer; and
(b) The
inverter is listed or labeled by a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory.
(3)
(a) To ensure the safety of the components
under this rule:
(A) The manufacturer must
submit one of each model of the product to an approved field evaluation firm
for evaluation and approval as meeting electrical product safety
standards;
(B) The manufacturer
must certify that each additional turbine of the same model meets the approved
electrical product safety standards of the evaluated model; and
(C) The field evaluation firm will provide
for random evaluation of additional units as necessary, in accordance with the
recommended practices required by OAR
918-306-0010(2)(c).
(b) If the approved model is
changed it must be re-evaluated.
(4) Documentation demonstrating compliance with section (3) of this rule must be provided to the inspecting jurisdiction.
(5) Installations performed under this rule are required to comply with all appropriate permit, inspection, and licensing requirements.
(6) The provisions of this rule expire on January 1, 2011.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 479.760
Stat. Implemented: ORS 479.760
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