The present application discloses a combiner device, a
photovoltaic power generation system, and a fault detection method, the combiner device including at least two
photovoltaic power generation strings connected in parallel, further including a current detection circuit for detecting the current of each
photovoltaic power generation string, a
voltage detection circuit for detecting the
voltage of the photovoltaic power generation strings connected in parallel, an insulation impedance detection circuit for detecting the insulation impedance of the photovoltaic power generation strings connected in parallel, and a controller for determining whether a
reverse connection fault occurs in the photovoltaic power generation string based on the current,
voltage, and insulation impedance. When determining the photovoltaic power generation string, the three parameters of the current, voltage, and insulation impedance are comprehensively determined to accurately determine whether a
reverse connection fault actually occurs in the photovoltaic power generation string, thereby reducing the
impact of erroneous determination on the power generation amount, and the current alone cannot accurately determine whether a
reverse connection fault occurs, and the current may be reversed due to other faults.