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There are millions of stand-alone systems installed globally and improper installations can have real impacts on safety and quality of life for their users. All countries have some type of electrical code that sets basic standards for how electrical systems should be designed, what components should be used and how they should be installed. Every countries electrical code is either based upon the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, the National Electrical Code (NEC) from the United States or a combination of the two.<ref name="legrand"> legrand: International electrical standards & regulations https://www.legrandgroup.com/sites/default/files/Documents_PDF_Legrand/Nos_solutions/Guide_International_standards_EN.pdf</ref> Electrical codes should be followed insofar as is possible as their primary purpose is to prevent fires and to protect people. Electrical accidents - fires and electrocutions - typically occur because equipment is not installed properly, is not rated to be used for a particular purpose, is subjected to currents or voltages that exceed its rating or is installed in an inappropriate environment.  
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Hay millones de sistemas autónomos instalados en todo el mundo y las instalaciones inadecuadas pueden tener un impacto real en la seguridad y la calidad de vida de sus usuarios. Todos los países tienen algún tipo de código eléctrico que establece estándares básicos sobre cómo deben diseñarse los sistemas eléctricos, qué componentes deben usarse y cómo deben instalarse. El código eléctrico de cada país se basa en los estándares de la Comisión Electrotécnica Internacional (IEC), el Código Eléctrico Nacional (NEC) de los Estados Unidos o en una combinación de ambos.<ref name="legrand"> legrand: Normas y reglamentos eléctricos internacionales https://www.legrandgroup.com/sites/default/files/Documents_PDF_Legrand/Nos_solutions/Guide_International_standards_EN.pdf</ref> Se debe seguir los códigos cúanto mas se pueda, ya que su propósito principal es prevenir incendios y proteger a las personas. Los accidentes eléctricos (incendios y electrocuciones) suelen ocurrir porque el equipo no está instalado correctamente, no está clasificado para ser utilizado para un propósito en particular, está sujeto a corrientes o voltajes que exceden su clasificación o está instalado en un ambiente inapropiado.  
  
 
The electrical codes of many countries also include a section that deals with photovoltaics and solar installations, but in many locations the code does inadequately addresses small-scale battery based systems, is completely unintelligible to the majority of the people designing/installing these systems or simply does not address them at all. In many places this is combined with a lack of a permitting process and a lack of enforcement to create an environment in which many PV systems are designed and installed improperly due to ignorance or in a race to the bottom on cost. If in a location where there is insufficient guidance from the electrical code, the United States NEC combined with the best practices that have been developed in the off-grid sector in the US serve as a solid approach in most locations. OSSP follows this approach.
 
The electrical codes of many countries also include a section that deals with photovoltaics and solar installations, but in many locations the code does inadequately addresses small-scale battery based systems, is completely unintelligible to the majority of the people designing/installing these systems or simply does not address them at all. In many places this is combined with a lack of a permitting process and a lack of enforcement to create an environment in which many PV systems are designed and installed improperly due to ignorance or in a race to the bottom on cost. If in a location where there is insufficient guidance from the electrical code, the United States NEC combined with the best practices that have been developed in the off-grid sector in the US serve as a solid approach in most locations. OSSP follows this approach.

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Un ejemplo de un libro de códigos eléctricos.

Hay millones de sistemas autónomos instalados en todo el mundo y las instalaciones inadecuadas pueden tener un impacto real en la seguridad y la calidad de vida de sus usuarios. Todos los países tienen algún tipo de código eléctrico que establece estándares básicos sobre cómo deben diseñarse los sistemas eléctricos, qué componentes deben usarse y cómo deben instalarse. El código eléctrico de cada país se basa en los estándares de la Comisión Electrotécnica Internacional (IEC), el Código Eléctrico Nacional (NEC) de los Estados Unidos o en una combinación de ambos.[1] Se debe seguir los códigos cúanto mas se pueda, ya que su propósito principal es prevenir incendios y proteger a las personas. Los accidentes eléctricos (incendios y electrocuciones) suelen ocurrir porque el equipo no está instalado correctamente, no está clasificado para ser utilizado para un propósito en particular, está sujeto a corrientes o voltajes que exceden su clasificación o está instalado en un ambiente inapropiado.

The electrical codes of many countries also include a section that deals with photovoltaics and solar installations, but in many locations the code does inadequately addresses small-scale battery based systems, is completely unintelligible to the majority of the people designing/installing these systems or simply does not address them at all. In many places this is combined with a lack of a permitting process and a lack of enforcement to create an environment in which many PV systems are designed and installed improperly due to ignorance or in a race to the bottom on cost. If in a location where there is insufficient guidance from the electrical code, the United States NEC combined with the best practices that have been developed in the off-grid sector in the US serve as a solid approach in most locations. OSSP follows this approach.

More information on choosing properly tested and certified components for a PV system can be found at equipment certifications.

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