Solar Freaks

IS SOLAR SAFE ENOUGH? RSI SAYS NO!
Accidents and incidents involving solar have occurred around the world with fatal results. Locally we have had electric shocks and fires which could only be stopped via the interaction of trained electricians cutting the live output wires of the solar array. International fire authorities have stood back and allowed properties to burn to the ground without attacking the fire, because of the increased electrocution risk posed by solar. Even if attacked with fire extinguishers these fires have reignited repeatedly until the solar array was disconnected.
We live in a land accustomed to flood, fire storm, cyclone and earthquake. This year alone the Queensland government and Clean Energy Council have warned of the potential lethal voltages around solar panels during the Brisbane floods and cyclone Yasi, as they have now realized solar arrays cannot be turned off. Emergency services working at night have also realized that lightening during a storm may surge a solar array creating dangerous voltages.
DC inverters have now been known to fail and back feed 240 volts ac into the grid even when the grid is isolated. The risk to supply authority workers has now increased with an additional supply which was not there 10 years ago.
Any electrician would have to agree that the remote isolation of every panel would be beneficial during installation, maintenance, emergency or working on the supply authority grid.
The remote solar isolator achieves all these scenarios and provides clear indication to all via a green flashing strobe and a dc voltmeter located at the switchboard. It stops the combining of solar panels whenever the AC power is disconnected, which may be achieved at the switchboard or as remote as the power station. Leaving a maximum voltage equal to one panel open circuit volts (normally around 40 volts DC) not the combined voltage of up to 600 volts DC we have now!
An electrician will isolate a circuit to change a power point
A plumber will turn off the water to change a tap
A gasfitter will isolate the gas to change a control
Shouldn’t we have the right to isolate solar.
The Remote Solar Isolator is an exciting Australian invention which has the potential to reignite the solar industry by providing electricians with a retrofit market similar to that of the RCD. The safety benefit’s it provides to the homeowner or business are undoubtedly required and has the potential to become an OH&S issue.
For further information please go to www.remotesolarisolator.com. The remote solar isolator was featured on Episode 10 of the new inventors. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/video/video.htm Nine news Sydney featured the problem with solar. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/video.aspx?v ... 05cbc0a514
The Remote Solar Isolator Safely Resolves this problem!