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Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology

Numerous photovoltaic (PV) fire incidents are caused by overheating of PV system components, direct current (DC) arc-fault or hot spot phenomenon. These causes happen mainly due to poor installation practices by the installers. Many PV system installation guides do not emphasise much on the fire haz...

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Main Authors: Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F., Mohd Tohir, M.Z., Md Said, M.S., Nasif, M.S., Alias, A.H., Ramali, M.R.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
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spelling my.utp.eprints.286312022-03-07T10:10:43Z Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F. Mohd Tohir, M.Z. Md Said, M.S. Nasif, M.S. Alias, A.H. Ramali, M.R. Numerous photovoltaic (PV) fire incidents are caused by overheating of PV system components, direct current (DC) arc-fault or hot spot phenomenon. These causes happen mainly due to poor installation practices by the installers. Many PV system installation guides do not emphasise much on the fire hazard during installation. As the PV system is becoming increasingly popular nowadays, it is crucial to establish a specific and comprehensive guideline pertaining to fire safe installation of the system. Therefore, this paper aims to assess and incorporate such fire safety practices from all PV installation guidelines that are publicly accessible. A total of 40 PV installation publications have been systematically reviewed and classified into two categories � design consideration and installation stage. The analysis pointed out a compilation of fire safety practices during PV system installation focusing on residential rooftop applications from the reviewed publications. Although DC isolators have been reported as the top component of PV fire causes, many guidelines do not emphasise the fire hazards involved as well as the things that should and should not be done during installation. The inclusion of a fire safety checklist is suggested as part of the installation guideline. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier Ltd 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121905595&doi=10.1016%2fj.scs.2021.103637&partnerID=40&md5=23373e09e1b41e1d5b53307d087d597e Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F. and Mohd Tohir, M.Z. and Md Said, M.S. and Nasif, M.S. and Alias, A.H. and Ramali, M.R. (2022) Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology. Sustainable Cities and Society, 78 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/28631/
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description Numerous photovoltaic (PV) fire incidents are caused by overheating of PV system components, direct current (DC) arc-fault or hot spot phenomenon. These causes happen mainly due to poor installation practices by the installers. Many PV system installation guides do not emphasise much on the fire hazard during installation. As the PV system is becoming increasingly popular nowadays, it is crucial to establish a specific and comprehensive guideline pertaining to fire safe installation of the system. Therefore, this paper aims to assess and incorporate such fire safety practices from all PV installation guidelines that are publicly accessible. A total of 40 PV installation publications have been systematically reviewed and classified into two categories � design consideration and installation stage. The analysis pointed out a compilation of fire safety practices during PV system installation focusing on residential rooftop applications from the reviewed publications. Although DC isolators have been reported as the top component of PV fire causes, many guidelines do not emphasise the fire hazards involved as well as the things that should and should not be done during installation. The inclusion of a fire safety checklist is suggested as part of the installation guideline. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
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author Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F.
Mohd Tohir, M.Z.
Md Said, M.S.
Nasif, M.S.
Alias, A.H.
Ramali, M.R.
spellingShingle Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F.
Mohd Tohir, M.Z.
Md Said, M.S.
Nasif, M.S.
Alias, A.H.
Ramali, M.R.
Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology
author_facet Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F.
Mohd Tohir, M.Z.
Md Said, M.S.
Nasif, M.S.
Alias, A.H.
Ramali, M.R.
author_sort Mohd Nizam Ong, N.A.F.
title Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology
title_short Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology
title_full Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology
title_fullStr Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology
title_full_unstemmed Development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems installation using systematic review methodology
title_sort development of fire safety best practices for rooftops grid-connected photovoltaic (pv) systems installation using systematic review methodology
publisher Elsevier Ltd
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