erosroberts
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- Howell, Michigan, USA
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- Electrical contractor
I have been asked to provide lightning protection for a PV system. Is there a kit avalable or some information on the web access ?
Lightning Protection
- Thread starter erosroberts
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
I would hire a qualified company to deal with this. Most EC's are not trained in lightning protection so it is best to let those who are qualified do the job.
ggunn
PE (Electrical), NABCEP certified
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- Austin, TX, USA
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- Consulting Electrical Engineer - Photovoltaic Systems
Here's something you might want to take a look at:
http://www.midnitesolar.com/pdfs/SPD_Installation_Manual.pdf
hillbilly1
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- North Georgia mountains
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- Owner/electrical contractor
I agree, I wired a church, and they wanted me to run the lightning protection from the steeple, I told them no, too much liability. (Especially for a free job!)
electrimate
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- Baton Rouge, LA
I have used http://bondedlp.com on several projects. They are in Texas. I would imagine that they would know who you need to contact in your area.
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BretHeilig
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- Brooklyn NY
I think it kind of depends on what they mean by 'lightning protection'. If they mean, 'catch all lightning strikes and direct them safely to ground', that is a big deal and a job for a specialist. If they mean 'put something in parallel with the AC combiner to protect just the inverters', that's what Midnite Solar's products (and other ones like them) are allegedly for.
ggunn
PE (Electrical), NABCEP certified
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- Austin, TX, USA
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- Consulting Electrical Engineer - Photovoltaic Systems
No argument. I assumed from the way the OP phrased his question that he was talking about lightning/surge protection for the inverter. IMO the Midnite Solar product is much better at that than the other type, which is basically two or three contacts separated by a half inch or so in a container of sand.
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