Solar Power World

A more efficient microinverter

The more efficient the microinverter the better, right? One of the most efficient on the market incorporates innovations in power electronics and custom microchips to achieve a 96% weighted CEC efficiency. The M215 from Enphase Energy also includes a 25-year warranty, which is great news for high-performance installations such as commercial solar systems. One of the biggest issues with inverters is operation and maintenance, but the M215 makes monitoring and analyzing simple... Read More

Georgia solar company to install North Georgia’s largest solar project

The small town of Dahlonega, Georgia will soon be home to the largest commercial solar array in North Georgia. The install is being handled by Solar Energy USA. Patrons of Northview Orthopaedic Associates will see a live TV feed of the solar power that is being generated to power medical devices. Solar Energy USA of Atlanta, Georgia recently broke ground on what will be the largest commercial solar installation in the area – a 163 solar panel install for Northview... Read More

A microinverter that’s more realiable

Solar microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy offers field data demonstrating the reliability of its technology. The data, collected separately and independently by Westinghouse Solar and SunEdison over a two-year period from 2008–2010, shows the reliability of microinverters is 45 to 70 times greater than traditional central inverters. This level of field-proven reliability allows installers and system owners to benefit from the exceptional system uptime that the Enphase... Read More

Microinverters can make a major difference

The Enphase Microinverter works in conjunction with the Envoy communications gateway and the Enlighten website. Solar power production is affected by module mis-match, obstruction shading, inter-row shading, and dust or debris. In addition, non-uniform changes in temperature, irradiance, and shading create complex current-voltage curves, further affecting energy harvest. This is because in traditional systems the performance of the entire system is dictated by the performance... Read More

Analyzing a New Solar Power Generator

by Laura Carrabine, Senior Editor Company uses reliability and predictability software to analyze a solar power system. Enphase Energy designed a new microinverter system to improve the reliability, maintainability, and energy output of solar arrays while offering scalability to meet the diverse solar energy needs of homes and businesses. Enphase Energy designed a new microinverter unit to create a scalable, distributed solar power generation system. In traditional solar energy... Read More