Mitigation of arc flash hazard in photovoltaic power plants

    公开(公告)号:US10211625B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US14958699

    申请日:2015-12-03

    摘要: Arc flash mitigation devices are employed to protect personnel during maintenance of photovoltaic inverters. During normal operation, an alternating current (AC) output of a photovoltaic inverter is coupled to a low voltage winding of a step up transformer through a bus-bar (e.g., an electrically conductive interconnect), which has higher current rating than a fuse. During maintenance, the bus-bar is replaced with the fuse. The fuse may be employed in conjunction with a switch. The switch may be a disconnect switch that places the bus-bar in parallel with the fuse during normal operation, and decouples the bus-bar from the fuse during maintenance. The switch may also be a transfer switch that places either the bus-bar or the fuse in series with the AC output of the photovoltaic inverter and the low voltage winding of the step up transformer.

    Mitigation of arc flash hazard in photovoltaic power plants
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    Mitigation of arc flash hazard in photovoltaic power plants 有权
    光伏电站电弧闪电危害的缓解

    公开(公告)号:US09240682B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-19

    申请号:US13622270

    申请日:2012-09-18

    摘要: Arc flash mitigation devices are employed to protect personnel during maintenance of photovoltaic inverters. During normal operation, an alternating current (AC) output of a photovoltaic inverter is coupled to a low voltage winding of a step up transformer through a bus-bar (e.g., an electrically conductive interconnect), which has higher current rating than a fuse. During maintenance, the bus-bar is replaced with the fuse. The fuse may be employed in conjunction with a switch. The switch may be a disconnect switch that places the bus-bar in parallel with the fuse during normal operation, and decouples the bus-bar from the fuse during maintenance. The switch may also be a transfer switch that places either the bus-bar or the fuse in series with the AC output of the photovoltaic inverter and the low voltage winding of the step up transformer.

    摘要翻译: 在光伏逆变器的维护期间,采用弧光减光装置来保护人员。 在正常操作期间,光伏逆变器的交流(AC)输出通过总线(例如导电互连)耦合到升压变压器的低压绕组,该母线具有比熔断器更高的额定电流。 保养期间,母线更换为保险丝。 保险丝可以与开关结合使用。 开关可以是在正常操作期间将母线与保险丝并联的断开开关,并且在维护期间将汇流条与保险丝分离。 开关也可以是一个转接开关,它将汇流条或保险丝与光伏逆变器的交流输出和升压变压器的低压绕组串联。