Risk assessment of photovoltaic installations, due to lightning, according to IEC 62305 - 2nd Edition

Author

Amicucci, Giovanni Luca ; Fiamingo, Fabio ; Kisielewicz, Tomasz

Author_Institution

Dept. of Safety Technol., INAIL, Rome, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

2-7 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Photovoltaic power generating system (PVPGS) can be affected by direct and nearby flashes. In case of direct lightning, physical damage and failure of some apparatus can happen. Also the nearby lightning, by electromagnetic pulse (LEMP), can cause damages. An insufficient protection from lightning damages can increase the time of the return of investment (ROI) of the PV power generating system. The risk assessment is performed by taking into account the 2^nd edition of IEC 62305-2, and the results are compared with those obtained by using the 1^st edition.

Keywords

IEC standards; investment; lightning protection; photovoltaic power systems; power generation protection; risk management; IEC 62305-2; LEMP; PVPGS; direct lightning; electromagnetic pulse; lightning protection; photovoltaic power generating system; physical damage; return of investment; risk assessment; Electric shock; Fires; Investments; Lightning; lightning protection; photovoltaic power generating systems; risk assessment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Vienna

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1898-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-1896-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344366

Filename

6344366