Safety-related requirements for photovoltaic modules and arrays. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6317376

Levins, A; Smoot, A; Wagner, R

Safety requirements for photovoltaic module and panel designs and configurations for residential, intermediate, and large scale applications are investigated. Concepts for safety systems, where each system is a collection of subsystems which together address the total anticipated hazard situation, are described. Descriptions of hardware, and system usefulness and viability are included. A comparison of these systems, as against the provisions of the 1984 National Electrical Code covering photovoltaic systems is made. A discussion of the Underwriters Laboratory UL investigation of the photovoltaic module evaluated to the provisions of the proposed UL standard for plat plate photovoltaic modules and panels is included. Grounding systems, their basis and nature, and the advantages and disadvantages of each are described. The meaning of frame grounding, circuit groundings, and the type of circuit ground are covered.

• Research Organization: Underwriters Labs., Inc., New York (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6317376
• Report Number(s): N-84-28208; NASA-CR-173747; JPL-9950-908
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CONVERSION
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EVALUATION
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SAFETY
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
STANDARDS