Safety of Photovoltaic installations: the archelios ™ CALC software integrates CITEL surge arresters

Guarantee optimum safety for photovoltaic installations

archelios ™ CALC is software for calculating, dimensioning and verifying photovoltaic installations. The software takes into account an entire installation from the solar panels to the inverter and from the inverter to the grid / or to the self-consumption installation. It is used to verify the safety and conformity of the installation according to standards NF C15-712 (2008), NF C15-712-1 (2010 and 2013), and CEI-60364 (2002).

In this security context, archelios ™ CALC makes it possible to analyze and take into account the risks associated with lightning thanks to the sizing of the surge arresters.

Protect networks and equipment against surges

CITEL equipment was already present in the archelios ™ CALC software, but this collaboration made it possible to enrich the ranges already present in order to offer professionals a wide choice of protections for their projects. Designers will thus be able to find a wide range of surge arresters intended to be integrated into a solar installation and thus protect equipment.

The surge arresters offered by CITEL meet the protection requirements defined by the standards in force and their associated guides. They limit impulse overvoltages to an acceptable threshold for terminal equipment and flow transient currents repeatedly.

All these protection systems are now available and accessible in the catalog of components of the archelios ™ CALC software.

Thanks to CITEL's recognized expertise in network protection systems and to the computing and verification power of archelios ™ CALC, professionals can carry out their PV design with the guarantee of optimal security.