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

• 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.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121905595&doi=10.1016%2fj.scs.2021.103637&partnerID=40&md5=23373e09e1b41e1d5b53307d087d597e; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33585/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

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...