Lightning and surge protection in photovoltaic installations

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1961-1971

  Hernández, Jesús C ^a   Vidal, Pedro G ^a   Jurado, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lightning; Photovoltaic power system; Safety; Standards; Surge

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC LOAD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); LIGHTNING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

GRID-CONNECTED; LOW-VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEM; POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; PROTECTIVE MEASURES; PV MODULES; SAFETY; SURGE; SYSTEM COSTS;

SURGE PROTECTION;

EID: 54049101585     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2008.917886     Document Type: Article

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