Three steps to protect a solar farm from lightning strikes

Solar farms are just big fields covered with conductive material. They’re almost asking for a lightning strike, which can damage or destroy solar panels, inverters and other critical equipment. So it’s no surprise that lightning activity and surge-related over-voltage abnormalities are identified as leading causes of solar project downtime.

http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2016/08/three-steps-protect-solar-farm-lightning-strikes/