DocumentCode
172289
Title
A simulation tool to assess the lightning induced over-voltages on dc cables of photovoltaic installations
Author
Charalambous, Charalambos A. ; Christofides, Nicholas ; Kokkinos, Nikolaos ; Ab Kadir, M.Z.A. ; Gomes, Chandima
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
fYear
2014
fDate
11-18 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
1571
Lastpage
1576
Abstract
The development of large scale photovoltaic (PV) plants in rural areas is constantly increasing. This paper describes appropriately scaled laboratory tests and geometrically accurate (real scale) simulation models in an attempt to assess the induced over-voltages on long dc cabling loops.
Keywords
electrical installation; lightning protection; overvoltage protection; photovoltaic power systems; power cable testing; dc cables; large scale photovoltaic plants; lightning induced over-voltages; photovoltaic installations; rural areas; Cable insulation; Copper; Lightning; Large Scale PV plants; Lightning Protection; dc cabling;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2014 International Conference o
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973380
Filename
6973380
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