Using Installation And Protection Inputs
Installation and protection inputs are the optional technical layer that supports the later installation guidance output. They are useful when you want more practical planning detail around cable runs, environments, and protection preferences.
Where this section appears
On the scenario page, this section sits below the main Scenario Settings area. It is labelled Installation & Protection and is switched on through the Add installation requirements control.
If you do not enable it, the core battery, inverter, charging, and solar calculations can still be used on their own. That is why this section is best treated as an extra planning layer, not as the starting point for every scenario.
How the section is structured
When enabled, the section expands into grouped installation details. The live editor separates these into Battery Side, PV Side for solar scenarios, and AC Side.
That structure matters because the app is not treating installation assumptions as one vague block. It keeps the battery, PV, and AC-side planning inputs separate so the later installation guidance can stay clearer and more specific.
When to use it
Use this section when you want more than the core sizing result. It becomes useful when you want the later result to reflect indicative planning choices around cable runs, installation environments, and protection preferences.
If your current job is simply to get the first battery, inverter, charging, or solar result into a reasonable place, it is often better to leave this section off until the main scenario already makes sense.
How to approach it
Work through it carefully and only enter values you actually understand. These fields are not there to be completed mechanically. If you are uncertain about a run length, environment, or protection preference, it is better to leave the section for a later pass than to fill it with guesses.
A good rhythm is to build the core scenario first, calculate it, check that the main result is directionally sound, and only then switch this section on if you want the additional installation guidance output.
What this section is not
This section does not turn GridGap into a final engineering design tool. It is still part of a preliminary sizing workflow. The later guidance it supports is useful for planning and discussion, but it does not replace final professional design, checking, or compliance work.