Control of circuits for storage heaters, water pumps, cooling systems and photovoltaic systems
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus, as the Owner and Operator of the Distribution System, has the right but also the obligation to control the operation of various types of installations through automatic Ripple Control Receiver equipment.
The Directive below explains the way in which this control is carried out, but at the same time standard typical plans that cover all various types of installation mentioned below are presented for usage by the Engineers. Those plans can be found in the Appendices of this Directive.
- Storage heaters: Paragraph 3 and Appendix 1
- Water pumps: Paragraph 4 and Appendix 2
- Cooling Elements of Central Air Conditioning Systems: Paragraph 5 and Appendix 3
- Small Photovoltaic Systems up to 20 kW: Paragraph 6 and Appendix 4
***The Directive below is only available in Greek***
In cases where the Photovoltaic system's Ripple Control cannot be installed inside the meter room, then an exception may be requested to place the ripple control equipment in another location (Typical exception drawings can be seen in the directive above). This can be done by filling the following document and sending it to DSO-exceptions@eac.com.cy prior the installation of the PV system (Please note that An Notification/Application Number is required). Along with the following document, the applicant must attach photos and drawings that justify the reasons why an exception is requested.
***The application form below is only available in Greek***
"APPLICATION FORM FOR GRANT OF EXEMPTION FOR PLACEMENT OF THE PV RIPPLE CONTROL INSIDE THE METER AREA"
