Comparative study on various type of lightning arrester at solar farm

Wahdain, Samer Saeed Sahel and Hissam, M. S. and Amir Izzani, Mohamed (2022) Comparative study on various type of lightning arrester at solar farm. In: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; 6th International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering, InECCE 2021 , 23 August 2021 , Kuantan, Pahang. pp. 183-192., 842 (274719). ISSN 1876-1100 ISBN 978-981168689-4

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Abstract

The Photovoltaic (PV) system is vulnerable to a lightning strike. This overvoltage from lightning strikes could potentially damage PV components, including inverter, cable and the panel itself. To cater this issue, a lightning protection system (LPS) had been installed throughout the solar farm area as a device to attract and assist lightning flow to the ground. Although a proper LPS system had been established, there are still incidents related to lightning strikes on the solar panel, ultimately causing severe damage to the overall PV system. This paper focuses on studying and simulating PV solar farms electrical field behavior in various lighting protection systems. Also, it analyses several types of LPS arrangement, PV panel mounting and construction toward the influence of the lightning electric field. The Finite Element Method (FEM) has been used for this research. The simulation results show that most of the lighting attachments affected the PV panel at the corner edge of each side. The sharp point at the edge creates nonuniform electric field and increases electric field intensity. This paper will suggest a design of PV and LPS systems for better prevention of lightning strike phenomena.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Electrical field distribution; Finite Element Method (FEM); Lightning rod; PV farms; PV mounting; Solar lightning protection; Striking points
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Faculty/Division:	Institute of Postgraduate Studies College of Engineering Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Mr Muhamad Firdaus Janih@Jaini
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2024 01:43
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2024 01:43
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39844
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