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Lightning protection for
solar parks
To ensure investment protection and the availability of solar
parks, the risk of damage posed by a lightning strike must
be calculated according to IEC/EN 62305-2. The results must
be taken into account for planning and are used for due
diligence considerations. operation
building
Internationally active insurance companies often require
equipotential bonding and surge protection in their contract
terms. The aim is to protect power plants from lightning-in-
duced damage as well as modules, inverters and monitoring
systems from the effects of an electromagnetic pulse.
air-termination rod panel
combiner box earth-termination system
(mesh size 20 m x 20 m –
main earthing busbar 40 m x 40 m)
Layout of a solar park with panel and operation building
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