Experimental Study on Lightning Impact Damage Characteristics of Photovoltaic Modules
By using high voltage and high current im-pact simulation experiments,the lightning damage characteristics of photovoltaic modules were analyzed,and the key damage characteristics such as the dam-age morphology,lightning path,damage threshold and the change of electrical characteristics were ob-tained.The results showed that in the case of natural lightning,most of the photovoltaic frame or bracket was connected with lightning,and the lightning cur-rent of 20 kA can cause the border ablation.Light-ning will affect the function and life of the compo-nent.With the increase of lightning impulse voltage,the maximum output power gradually decreased.When the impulse voltage was 300 kV,the maximum output power change rate reached 10.02%.Based on the simulation results of lightning damage experi-ment,it can provide data support and reference for lightning protection of photovoltaic system.
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