Detecting Solar Panel Interference On A Radio

If you are having problems with rfi from solar panels this document from qst provides useful advice qst april 2016.

Detecting solar panel interference on a radio.

Reducing radio frequency interference is at best a snipe hunt. Premature ageing of the solar panels due to superimposed high frequency currents and leakage currents. The strength of the radio tv station signal itself can and will vary and is dependant on a variety of variables. Solar power and ham radio.

Triggering malfunctions in nearby electronic equipment or within the system itself and with other grid tied consumers. When i stop outside a relations house at broomgreen road north elmham in norfolk i get a loud hum on the caroline signal from a next door neighbours solar panels can this interference be reported to ofcom. The problem as solar photovoltaic pv system installations are becoming more popular solar pv radio frequency interference rfi is also becoming more evident and effective rfi suppression techniques are needed to ensure the performance of electronic devices connected to or in the presence of the pv system. Interference may prevent reception altogether may cause only a temporary loss of a signal or may affect the quality of the sound or picture produced by your equipment.

This makes it easy to make an ethernet connection via the mains without having to install a utp cable. Emi radiation off the solar panel beyond acceptable limits. A solar inverter is like any other electronic device in your home and it will produce some electromagnetic radiation and potentially radio frequency interference. Serious interference with am radio or tv reception.

If so we would like to hear from you. There is a standard that all approved electrical devices in australia are required to meet c tick but it does not guarantee zero emissions. The radio amateurs have known for a long time that pv installations solar panels could interfere. Have you or has a neighbour installed solar pv panels.

Grid tie and off the grid solar systems. For more than 10 years the veron has been warning about the effects of equipment that emits unwanted rf emissions. This can give the impression something you ve done had an effect on the interference level from the inverter where in fact you didn t change a thing.