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Protect components from avoidable damage and costly failures. A lightning protection system for ground-mounted PV systems protects them from direct lightning strikes and transient overvoltages. It protects the power plant area as well as the modules, the inverters and the plant monitoring system.
No, the risk of a lightning strike is not increased by the installation of a standard PV system on or near a building. How does surge protection for photovoltaic systems work? Surge protection for photovoltaic systems is crucial to protect the system from damage caused by unexpected voltage peaks.
If the PV system is installed on a building with an existing lightning protection system, the PV system must also be properly included in the lightning protection system. The inverters are classified as having Type III (class D) protection (limited protection).
While solar systems will always remain in highly exposed environments, they can be designed to be safe from the effects of lightning.
The reason for this is that average solar radiation in Armenia is almost 1700 kWh/m 2 annually. One of the well-known utilization examples is the American University of Armenia (AUA) which uses it not only for electricity generation, but also for water heating. The Government of Armenia is promoting utilization of solar energy.
In 2019, the European Union announced plans to assist Armenia towards developing its solar power capacity. The initiative has supported the construction of a power plant with 4,000 solar panels located in Gladzor. Solar power potential in Armenia is 8 GW according to the Eurasian Development Bank.
According to the Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia, Armenia has an average of about 1720 kilowatt hour (kWh) solar energy flow per square meter of horizontal surface annually and has a potential of 1000 MW power production.
Consumers are allowed to install solar panels with total power of up to 150 kW, and may sell any surplus to electricity distribution company Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA). In Armenia, solar thermal collectors, or water-heaters, are produced in standard sizes (1.38-4.12 square meters).