Seminar on Lightning and Surge Protection for Solar PV Installations

This is good for people who are currently involved in solar PV or those who simply want to enhance their knowledge in Lightning Protection Design and Surge Protection Design requirements for solar PV installations including large PV farms and small residential systems in Malaysia.

This is SEDA Malaysia's commitment to ensure that qualified persons receives updated information on solar PV including design, operation and maintenance, and the safety aspects.

The one day workshop titled   “Introduction of Lightning and Surge Protection Guideline for Solar PV Installations” covers among others, the conditions and protection requirements for lightning and surge protection designs in Malaysia. It is important to ensure that all solar PV installations in Malaysia comply and adhere to the safety requirements with regards to lightning protection.


Limited to 100 participants only:

Date        : 14th March 2013 (Thursday)
Time       : 8.30 am – 5.00 p.m
Venue     : Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya
Fee          : RM 500 / Person

Topics that will be covered in this workshop/seminar:

1) Introduction To Malaysian Lightning Condition and Required Protection

2) Lightning Protection Design Requirement for:

a) PV Farms
b) PV on Commercial Rooftops
c) PV on Residential Rooftops

3) Surge Protection Design Requirement for

a) PV Farms
b) PV on Commercial Rooftops
c) PV on Residential Rooftops

More information can be obtained from SEDA official website.

What is the highest Voltage ever produced?

Immediately lightning bolt comes to mind.

But then lightning is not 'produced' by man. If you are in the electrical industry, transmission lines knowledge comes in handy. The world's highest substation voltage was proposed in India in 2011 with maximum 1,200kV or 1.2 million volts. That's more than 5,000 times the voltage of your typical home appliances ( refrigerators, lamps, fans, etc)

But that's not the highest voltage ever produced.


Typical voltage of Lightning bolts are between 10 to 120 million volts (10MV - 120MV)
(Long exposure picture taken in Putatan, Sabah)


Highest man-produced voltage

You are right, thinking about the Van de Graaff generator at your secondary school science laboratory.

According to Science Focus magazine, Van de Graaff generators produce the highest voltages. Charge is carried by an insulating belt from a lower electrode to another at the top, accumulating across a metallic dome. They can be strapped together to form tandems for even higher voltages. A tandem at Oak Ridge National Laboratory produced the highest ever at 25.5MV

A megavolt is 1 million volts, or 1,000kV.

Green message of SERASI Programme

I saw this today in the Daily Express and I thought it is worth sharing.

Caring for the environment must start early, and efforts towards making the world greener should involve young people, especially students.

What is SERASI Programme

It is a programme aimed at creating environmental awareness among students through efforts related on environmental management, environmental activities, cleanliness and beautification of the school ground, environmental innovation and clean toilets.




SERASI Award for 2011/2012

Bahasa Melayu is the medium of instruction in national schools in Malaysia, and as such, I will not attempt to translate the article into English.

Senarai penerima anugerah SERASI:

A) SEKOLAH MENENGAH

Anugerah SERASI (Sekolah Menengah) - SMK Tebobon, Kota Kinabalu

Kategori Pengurusan Alam Sekitar - SMK ainanam, Kota Kinabalu
Kategori Aktiviti Kesedaran Aam Sekitar - SMK Mohamad Ali, Ranau
Kategori Penghijauan Sekolah - SMK Abakan, Tawau
Kategori Kebersihan dan Keindahan - SMK Elopura II, Sandakan
Kategori Inovasi Alam Sekitar - SMK Bandaraya, Kota Kinabalu
Kategori Tandas Bersih & Ceria (Bandar) - SMK Taman Tun Fuad, Kota Kinabalu
Kategori Tandas Bersih & Ceria (Luar Bandar) - SMK Kalabakan, Tawau

Anugerah Guru SERASI - Puan Fanny Chin Chiew Phing, SM St. Michael Penampang
Anugerah Guru Harapan - Cik Tseu Yet Yun @ Evon - SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin


B) SEKOLAH RENDAH

Anugerah SERASI (Sekolah Rendah) - SK Monopod, Beluran

Kategori Aktiviti Kesedaran Aam Sekitar - SK Lok Yuk, Inanam
Kategori Pengurusan Alam Sekitar - SJK (C) Cheng Ming, Keningau
Kategori Penghijauan Sekolah - SK Mantob, Tuaran
Kategori Kebersihan dan Keindahan - SK Kulambai, Kota Belud
Kategori Inovasi Alam Sekitar - SK Bundung, Tuaran
Kategori Tandas Bersih & Ceria (Bandar) - SK Sung Siew, Sandakan
Kategori Tandas Bersih & Ceria (Luar Bandar) - SK Brumas, Tawau

Anugerah Guru SERASI - Puan Chong Pei Ling, SJK (C) Sin Hwa, Tawau
Anugerah Guru Harapan - Encik Bahar B. Mohammad Sapire, SK Tansau, Putatan


ANUGERAH KHAS MENTOR SERASI

SM St. Michael, Penampang
SJK(C) Chi Hwa, Tawau
SJK (C) Sin Hwa, Tawau


ANUGERAH WIRA SERASI

SMK Kuhara, Tawau
SK Tansau, Putatan


ANUGERAH WIRA HARAPAN

SMK Majakir, Papar
SJK(C) Siew Ching, Lahad Datu


ANUGERAH PENGETUA SERASI

Puan Nurani Fauziah Derin, SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin, Penampang
Encik Majus Munsing, SMK Lohan, Ranau


ANUGERAH GURU BESAR SERASI

Encik Bukah Buling, SK Salinatan, Pensiangan


TheGreenMechanics: Congratulations! Thumbs up for a green initiative starting at young age.