Solar Power World

SolarBridge Technologies Talks Microinverter Manufacturing

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Where microinverter and panel manufacturer meet up

SolarBridge Pantheon Microinverter Speaking with SolarBridge Technologies  at the recent Solar Power International conference in Texas I learned that the manufacturer of microinverters has paired with SunPower Corp. to combine their areas of expertise. SolarBridge Technologies will supply their PantheonTM microinverter for the SunPower E18 & E19 AC panels. The all-black E18/225 W AC solar panels and the E19/240 W AC solar panels will be available in the U.S. in early 2012.... 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

DGM Series Microinverters Offer Outputs Up To 460 Watts

Direct Grid Technologies, LLC, manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) micro‐inverters and related monitoring systems, announced a new series of OEM grid‐tie microinverters that mate to a variety of monocrystalline and polycrystalline type modules. The DGMS250 offers a power output of 250 watts, and the DGM‐S460 offers an unprecedented 460 watts. Similar to its predecessor, the DGA Series, the DGM Series units use Direct Grid’s unique closed loop MOSFET planar architecture which... Read More