Photovoltaic systems and related techniques

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a photovoltaic (PV) system controller of a PV system to be installed at a premises, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method for commissioning the PV system, the PV system comprising a plurality of PV panels and electrical components to connect the plurality of PV panels and an electrical grid, the PV system further comprising a PV system controller comprising at least one processor and at least one transceiver to communicate from the PV system to one or more devices outside the premises, the method comprising:

• obtaining, with the PV system controller of the PV system, data describing an arrangement of two or more components of the PV system, the two or more components comprising at least some of the plurality of PV panels and at least some of the electrical components of the PV system;
• performing, with the at least one processor, a test of the PV system, wherein performing the test includes determining, based, at least in part, on at least a portion of the data describing the arrangement of the two or more components of the PV system, whether the PV system complies with at least one PV system criterion, wherein determining whether the PV system complies with at least one PV system criterion comprises:
• comparing the arrangement of the two or more components of the PV system to an arrangement of components in a PV system specification;
• and
• determining whether the arrangement of the two or more components of the PV system matches the arrangement of components in the PV system specification;
• sending, to a regulatory entity, at least a portion of the data describing the arrangement of two or more components of the PV system and/or data indicating whether the PV system complies with the at least one PV system criterion;
• and
• in response to determining that the PV system complies with the at least one PV system criterion, activating the PV system and/or notifying a user of the PV system that the PV system complies with the at least one PV system criterion.

A method for commissioning a photovoltaic (PV) system to be installed at a premises, the PV system comprising a plurality of PV panels and electrical components to connect the plurality of PV panels and an electrical grid, the PV system further comprising a PV system controller comprising at least one processor and at least one transceiver to communicate from the PV system to one or more devices outside the premises, the method comprising:

• obtaining, with the PV system controller of the PV system, data describing an arrangement of two or more components of the PV system, the two or more components comprising at least some of the plurality of PV panels and at least some of the electrical components of the PV system;
• performing, with the at least one processor, a test of the PV system, wherein performing the test includes determining, based, at least in part, on at least a portion of the data describing the arrangement of the two or more components of the PV system, whether the PV system complies with at least one PV system criterion, wherein determining whether the PV system complies with at least one PV system criterion comprises:
• comparing the arrangement of the two or more components of the PV system to an arrangement of components in a PV system specification;
• and
• determining whether the arrangement of the two or more components of the PV system matches the arrangement of components in the PV system specification;
• sending, to an operator of the electrical grid, a power rating of the PV system, an address of a premises associated with the PV system, and/or information describing an inversion system of the PV system;
• and
• in response to determining that the PV system complies with the at least one PV system criterion, activating the PV system and/or notifying a user of the PV system that the PV system complies with the at least one PV system criterion.