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A general view of solar panels on top of the Hemp Hotel in Cape Town on April 25, 2023. – Twelve floors, a breathtaking view over Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint: the world’s tallest building constructed from industrial hemp will soon rise in Cape Town city center. While the “Hemp Hotel” is based on a classic concrete and cement structure, the wood-finished walls are all made from “hempcrete” blocks: a material with multiple properties of insulation, fire resistance, and a negative carbon footprint. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

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Choose an ultra-safe solar system in South Africa

More homes in South Africa are now using solar energy as backup power to deal with load shedding. Sungrow shares safety issues to be aware of.

18-10-23 11:12
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A general view of solar panels on top of the Hemp Hotel in Cape Town on April 25, 2023. – Twelve floors, a breathtaking view over Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint: the world’s tallest building constructed from industrial hemp will soon rise in Cape Town city center. While the “Hemp Hotel” is based on a classic concrete and cement structure, the wood-finished walls are all made from “hempcrete” blocks: a material with multiple properties of insulation, fire resistance, and a negative carbon footprint. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

As more and more homes in South Africa begin to use solar energy as backup power to deal with load shedding, safety issues have become the biggest concern part of homeowners. A huge flame that came from the solar roof of a building in Century City attracted public attention which was a wake-up call for homeowners to install solar safety.

A resident named Daniel from Cape Town frankly said: “The fire made us worry about installing a solar system at home. We are willing to deal with load shedding by consuming clean electricity, but we need highly secure products, I don’t want to put my family and house at any risk.”

According to public statistics, more than 80% of fire accidents in solar projects are caused by direct current (DC) side faults, chief among them is DC arc. Once the DC arc is generated, it is very easy to lead to a fire accident.

SUNGROW’S DUAL PROTECTION REALIZES AN ULTRA-SAFE SOLAR-POWERED FAMILY LIFE

Sungrow is a global leading renewable energy supplier in the clean energy field. After 26 years of continuous technological innovation, its business covers more than 150 countries around the world. And Sungrow ranks as the No.1 PV inverter supplier globally in shipment.

For the rising demand for residential solar installations worldwide, Sungrow’s residential solutions are safe & reliable and highly efficient, performing well in mainstream international markets such as Europe, America, and Australia.

“In addition to choosing reliable solar panels, I also compared inverters and battery products on the market, and I was very impressed with Sungrow. Aiming at the safety issue that homeowners are most concerned about, Sungrow’s inverters have the premium and cutting-edge fireproof technology to guarantee an extremely safe residential solar system for my family, ” Daniel states. 

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Sungrow has an advanced arc-fault circuit-interrupter (AFCI) system that detects arcs with 99.9% accuracy, such excellent detection capability will help your house eliminate fire threats. Furthermore, if homeowners want to achieve an ultra-secure solar system, they can choose to equip themselves with the SP600S power optimizer, which allows module-level rapid shutdown and guarantees a safe DC voltage of the PV power plant throughout its lifespan.

In case of an emergency, such as a fire, the optimizer automatically shuts down relevant modules within 20 seconds, which is 10 seconds faster than the general requirement, ensuring the safety of firefighters and minimizing or avoiding losses for homeowners.

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