Protection of photovoltaic systems against lightning experimental verifications and techno-economic analysis of protection

Author

Sueta, H.E. ; Mocelin, A. ; Zilles, R. ; Obase, Paulo F. ; Boemeisel, E.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Energy & Environ., Univ. of Sao Paulo- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil

fYear

2013

fDate

7-11 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

354

Lastpage

359

Abstract

This paper presents some experimental results of a study on photovoltaic modules submitted to several impulses and direct current applications simulating components of lightning. It also presents two types of lightning protection for photovoltaic generation system: a 1 MWp and a minigrid of 15.6 kWp installed in a remote site (Amazonia), away from the major centers. Finally, the paper presents a technical and economic analysis for implementation of lightning protection systems in photovoltaic installations.

Keywords

lightning protection; photovoltaic power systems; power system protection; Amazonia; direct current; lightning protection; minigrid; photovoltaic generation system; photovoltaic installations; photovoltaic modules; photovoltaic systems protection; power 1 MW; power 15.6 kW; technical analysis; techno-economic analysis; Insulation; Lightning protection; Photovoltaic systems; Resistance; Soil; earthing; lightning protection; photovoltaic systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lightning Protection (XII SIPDA), 2013 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Belo Horizonte

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1343-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIPDA.2013.6729233

Filename

6729233