Daventry District Council- DC Isolation of Solar Arrays

The solar array at Daventry District Council's offices was installed in 2012 and has been operating successfully since then. The installation was installed in accordance with the appropriate standards at the time. A recent fire risk assessment of the office building identified a potential health and safety risk associated with the solar array's direct current (DC) network. The risk assessment noted that there was no means of isolating the DC link from the rooftop arrays to the inverters and, in the event of an incident in the building, the network will remain live even after the building's electricity supply had been isolated. This presents a risk to any persons who would be required to e…

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