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Improved PV system reliability results from surge evaluations at Sandia National Laboratories

Bonn, Russell H.; Gonzalez, Sigifredo G.

Electrical surges on ac and dc inverter power wiring and diagnostic cables have the potential to shorten the lifetime of power electronics. These surges may be caused by either nearby lightning or capacitor switching transients. This paper contains a description of ongoing surge evaluations of PV power electronics and surge mitigation hardware at Sandia.