Test facilities and safety regulations for rooftop mounted and grid-connected PV systems

Author

Boumans, J.H. ; Schoen, A.J.N. ; Verhoeven, S.A.M.

Author_Institution

Ecofys Res. & Consultancy, Utrecht, Netherlands

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1024

Abstract

In order to reach large scale implementation, a PV roof has to comply with building and electrical codes. In the Netherlands, two R&D activities are running in this field: a test facility for PV roofs and the development of protection and safety regulations for building integrated PV systems. In the test facility for PV roofs, the following aspects are considered: safety, durability, fire resistance, energy efficiency and building physics. Two PV roof integration systems have been tested, results indicating that the PV building quality of these systems can be guaranteed for more than 5 years. Concerning the electrical safety, a dedicated test installation has been realized by KEMA. In this test facility for electrical safety and protection, faults can be applied to examine the electrical system behaviour. The results of these measurements will lead to guidelines on how to design and protect a safe low-cost grid connected PV system

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; power system protection; safety; solar cell arrays; solar cells; test facilities; KEMA; Netherlands; R&D activities; building codes; building integrated PV systems; building physics; durability; electrical codes; electrical safety; energy efficiency; fire resistance; grid-connected PV systems; protection; rooftop mounted PV systems; safety regulations; test facilities; Electric resistance; Electrical safety; Energy efficiency; Fires; Guidelines; Large-scale systems; Physics; Protection; System testing; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520135

Filename

520135