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The document contains a comprehensive list of interview questions related to solar plant and rooftop installation, covering topics such as installation steps, site surveys, mounting structures, and safety precautions. It also addresses operation and maintenance (O&M) aspects, including daily activities, module cleaning, troubleshooting, and safety measures. Overall, it serves as a guide for assessing knowledge in solar energy systems and their maintenance.

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Interview Questions

The document contains a comprehensive list of interview questions related to solar plant and rooftop installation, covering topics such as installation steps, site surveys, mounting structures, and safety precautions. It also addresses operation and maintenance (O&M) aspects, including daily activities, module cleaning, troubleshooting, and safety measures. Overall, it serves as a guide for assessing knowledge in solar energy systems and their maintenance.

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A.

Solar Plant & Rooftop Installation – Interview Questions (1–30)


1. What are the main steps involved in solar PV system installation?
2. Difference between ground-mounted and rooftop solar systems.
3. What is site survey and why is it important before installation?
4. How do you decide the tilt angle for rooftop solar panels?
5. What is azimuth angle in solar installation?
6. What types of mounting structures are used in rooftop solar?
7. Difference between fixed tilt and adjustable mounting structures.
8. What precautions should be taken while installing panels on rooftops?
9. How do you ensure proper alignment of solar modules?
10. What is string configuration in a solar PV system?
11. How do you calculate the number of modules in a string?
12. What is DC cable routing and why is it important?
13. Why DC and AC cables should be separated?
14. What are cable trays and conduits?
15. What is earthing in solar plants and how many earth pits are required?
16. Difference between equipment earthing and lightning earthing.
17. What is a DC isolator and where is it installed?
18. What is an inverter and its role in solar systems?
19. How do you select inverter capacity for a solar plant?
20. What is net metering?
21. What approvals are required for rooftop solar installation?
22. What is shadow analysis and why is it required?
23. What is the role of ACDB and DCDB?
24. What is SPD and why is it installed?
25. What safety PPE is required during installation?
26. What precautions should be taken while working at height?
27. What is torque tightening and why is it important?
28. What checks are done before inverter commissioning?
29. What is cold commissioning?
30. What is hot commissioning?

B. Operation & Maintenance (O&M) – Interview Questions (31–50)


31. What is Operation & Maintenance (O&M) in a solar plant?
32. Why is O&M important for solar power plants?
33. What are daily O&M activities in a solar plant?
34. What are monthly O&M activities?
35. What is module cleaning and why is it required?
36. How frequently should solar panels be cleaned?
37. What happens if panels are not cleaned regularly?
38. What is hot spot effect?
39. How do you identify faulty solar modules?
40. What is IV curve testing?
41. What is insulation resistance (IR) test in solar systems?
42. What are common inverter faults?
43. How do you troubleshoot inverter tripping?
44. What is SCADA and its role in solar plants?
45. What parameters are monitored in SCADA?
46. What is generation loss and its causes?
47. What is preventive maintenance?
48. What is breakdown maintenance?
49. What safety precautions are required during O&M?
50. What documents and reports are maintained in solar plant O&M?

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