What follows are the Top Solar Component Products for 2016. You never know what detrimental product you’ll find in this section. We have necessary combiner boxes, chargers, meters and snow management systems. Take a look at this year’s innovative products within electrical components and management.
Arise Energy Solutions Solar Roof Jack
The Solar Roof Jack offers a sophisticated new design that allows PV installers to place panels above existing ABS plumbing vent pipes, instead of designing around them, giving installers the ability to offer more panels, increased power production and improved physical appearance for their customers.
Continental Control Systems WattNode Modbus
In order to accommodate utility feed-in limit requirements, the WattNode Modbus “Option FP” provides a fast power reading updated every 200 milliseconds (five updates per second) allowing for feed-in response times of 500 milliseconds. Near real-time power readings allow the PV inverter to reduce export power to zero as required by the utility.
eGauge Systems Powered Enclosure Kit
The Powered Enclosure Kit (SKU: PEK) is designed for installation of the eGauge in combination with one of several communication protocol devices. The kit comes with components that complement the eGauge main unit installation. Compatible services: 3ph/4w, 120/208vac and 1ph/3w,120/240vac.
Magnum Energy by Sensata Technologies MS-PAE Inverter/Charger
The pure sinewave 120/240V MS-PAE battery-based inverter/charger can provide 240 V in one unit, eliminating the need to stack two units; 4,000 or 4,400 W continuous output power in a compact chassis, with the ability to stack up to four units, using the MP Panel for a total output of 17.6 kW.
Megger MIT430/2 Insulation Resistance Tester
In the PV system application, insulation resistance is defined as the measured electrical resistance between the conductor under test and equipment ground. An insulation failure in a PV system circuit presents dual hazards of fire and lethal electric shock. The Megger MIT430/2 Insulation Tester successfully tests and mitigates bad insulation.
Midnite Solar Tesla Combiner Box
This much anticipated combiner box has been designed with Tesla Power Wall batteries in mind. It will combine two Power Wall batteries and features 15-amp fusing for both the positives and negatives. It also has a seven-position terminal block for the thermal cables and communication cables.
Morningstar EMC-1
Morningstar’s Ethernet MeterBus Converter (EMC-1) enables IP based network and internet connectivity to compatible Morningstar products. The EMC-1 converts a serial connection to a fully enabled Ethernet port to allow data transfer to the internet. This facilitates remote monitoring, configuration and control using any type of IP based network connection.
Moxa UC-8100 Series
The UC-8100 Series is a programmable data logger and data gateway for solar monitoring systems. It comes with generic Modbus support for Modbus equipment data acquisition and control use, providing a fully open Linux programming environment for system integrators to add any edge data processing needs. The programmable data logger also supports 4G LTE.
Phoenix Contact USA SOLARCHECK RSD
Phoenix Contact’s SOLARCHECK RSD gives solar panel installers an NEC 690.12-compliant solution for the safe, rapid shutdown of rooftop photovoltaic systems. SOLARCHECK RSD is based on the intelligent analysis of electrical conditions within solar strings. It safely and automatically shuts down the system during installation, maintenance or in dangerous situations.
Snake Tray Solar Ice Guard
Snake Tray’s new stainless steel Ice Guard for solar panels prevents injury due to falling ice. The Ice Guard easily mounts to any solar panel. It is a great safety solution for high pedestrian areas including parking lots, train stations and rooftops where falling ice and snow could create injury or property damage.
Solar Data Systems Solar-Log & GE Meter
Fast installation, accurate metering, automatic incentive reporting. Protect your solar investment with the power of the proven Solar-Log monitoring technology. Plug and play design and quick configuration for residential plants. Advanced options including consumption monitoring, inverter direct and onsite weather sensors. 5-year cellular data plan and Solar-Log WEB monitoring included.