PV Surge Protection and Solar Power

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Solar power is an essential developing technology. Many might be shocked to hear that solar power is still a nascent technology. However, the basics that make up the actual mechanics still need improvement for it to be recognized as a technology that can overtake fossil fuel production. As fossil fuels become scarcer, we can expect prices for power production using these sources to increase, as well as becoming more challenging to use as a logical method moving forward. This clarifies the importance of fully developing the aspects of wind and solar necessary to allow them to one day eliminate fossil fuels as the primary method of producing electricity for consumers. We need to correctly identify the types of products with a limited future and begin moving towards those that can be sustainable so as not to provide massive disruptions and issues. If we were to run out of fossil fuels or another circumstance made it difficult to use them in this application, there needs to be an alternative method that can fully take up the slack of production. For most experts, solar is the most logical choice.

 

Solar is different than fossil fuel energy production in that it collects sunlight to make it work. Instead of burning a fuel source, the sunlight is collected on a panel and then used to heat the liquid inside a closed system. The flow of this liquid causes turbines' movement, which ultimately creates electricity for distribution. Solar power production is unlimited as long as sunshine is available and produces no pollution when performing the tasks it is designed for. Due to the unlimited supply of sunlight, it replacing the waning fossil fuels is a logical choice as they become more scarce. It is also a logical choice for those concerned about the pollution that burning things creates. The drawback to solar power production is that it relies upon a collection device positioned in an unobstructed way, while also being connected to optimization equipment that is computer driven. This creates the potential for a lightning strike to the panel to reverberate through the system in the form of a power surge, producing strike point damage and circuit damage to the connected components. This makes solar production more expensive right now than fossil fuels are.

 

The way to reduce production costs effectively is to limit the damage caused by predictable events. For example, panels will get struck by lightning, but we can salvage the equipment downstream by developing a photovoltaic surge protection system that effectively stops the surging electricity that follows. By developing better PV surge protection systems, these power production plants function more efficiently and are less costly, which can put them into the position of logical replacements for fossil fuels someday. We are not quite there yet, but developing technologies are making it more of a reality every day.