MarkF48
Gold Member
Of solar panel installs I've seen driving around (haven't gotten up really close to any), I can see what appears to be a not so heavy duty feed cable going down into the house, but I don't see any sort of heavy cable that might be used for a lightening ground. The lightening rods on my barns have a heavy copper braided cables (about 5/8" dia) at each end of the barn coming down to the rods in the ground. I've Googled solar panels and lightening protection, but most of what I find is surge protection for the control electronics and distribution in the house and little to no mention of grounding the panels or their mounting frames, so a lightening strike might be diverted to ground rather than into the house. Perhaps there's something there, but not obvious from a distance(?) Maybe just not thought to be needed?
A few of you have solar panels. Is there a heavy duty grounding system that may not be obvious?
A few of you have solar panels. Is there a heavy duty grounding system that may not be obvious?