The REAPERlab congratulates Ms. Shukri on her Best Poster Award. Ph.D. candidate Ms. Sawsan Shukri presented a poster on her research paper entitled “A Library of Electrical Arc Signatures for the Development of PV Arc Fault Detection Techniques” at the 52nd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2024) in Seattle, Washington. The poster was co-authored by Ms. Fatima Al-Janahi, Dr. J. J. Boutros, Mr. K. Abdulmawjood and Dr. R. S. Balog.
Arc faults are a major cause of photovoltaic (PV) system failures, often leading to electrical fires due to equipment malfunctions or poor installations. Consequently, arc-fault detectors, now mandated in many jurisdictions, are essential for PV safety. This research presents results obtained from the development of an automated mechatronics test bed using the UL1699B pull-apart method. These results were curated into a library of 2,352 arcs which considered variations of electrode material and geometry, pull-part distance and velocity, and arc current and voltage. This is made public to support the PV research, development, and test communities and is available on IEEE DataPort™, titled “Photovoltaic DC Arc Library.”
This publication was made possible by NPRP grant # 13S-0213-200357 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.