Various fault types occurring at multiple possible locations in the solar panel network are simulated using the network simulation model. The dataset covering multiple fault scenarios and multiple no-fault scenarios is determined for training the CNN model. The fault scenarios include one fault type alone at particular location or multiple locations, as well as multiple fault types at multiple locations. The fault types include a short circuit fault, an open circuit fault, a shading fault, a soiling fault, a hot-spot fault, an arc fault, a degradation fault, and a clipping fault, the short circuit fault comprises a line-line fault, and a line-ground fault The convolutional neural network (CNN) model is trained with fault datasets and no-fault datasets covering various fault sensors and no-fault scenarios to generate the FDDL model. The fault datasets and no-fault datasets are determined based on the network simulation model of the solar panel network.