You spent millions on solar power, but have you protected it against lightning? The hidden fire danger every solar owner must know!

Safety Tip – Inverter Solar system
It’s the in thing now, having solar inverter system in place at home.Yeah, it solves the problem of electricity.
The set up is expensive, however during storms and rainy weather, lightning can damage the set up, if you don’t protect them well. I mean it can cause real fire outbreaks that is accompanied by losses.
Most people having the inverter solar power system do not install lightning conductors alongside the rooftop panels.
A lightning conductor (or external lightning rod) does not completely prevent solar inverter damage on its own. While an external lightning rod intercepts a direct strike to your roof and channels that massive current safely into the ground, it does not stop voltage surges caused by nearby strikes, grid fluctuations, or electrical impulses traveling through your solar DC cables, AC utility lines, or communication wires.
🔹What You Need for Full Protection
To properly protect a solar inverter, you need a layered defense system working together:

• External Lightning Protection (Lightning Rod): Intercepts direct physical lightning strikes on your roof and guides the high-energy current safely into the ground outside your structure.
• Surge Protection Devices (SPDs):
  • DC SPDs: Installed on the solar panel side to block and absorb high-voltage spikes coming from the PV strings.
  • AC SPDs: Installed on the utility/distribution side to block surges coming from the grid.
• Proper Earthing and Bonding: A low-resistance grounding system (ideally near 0 ohms) that safely dumps excess voltage and stray energy into the earth.
• No Single Device is 100% guaranteed
  A lightning rod deals with physical strikes, whereas SPDs deal with voltage spikes on the wires. You. typically need both the rod/arrestor and SPDs properly coordinated.
  This is the only way to avoid or minimize fire outbreaks on your solar device that cost you millions to set up.
  Protect your investment, and avoid fire outbreaks. Stay safe.