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SMA SMAhassimplifiedcommercial-scalePVdeploymentwiththedebutofseveralofferingsthatcanbebundledforcompletepowerconversion,installation,andO&Msolutions.Thissystemisbuiltuponthepowerandreliabil-ityoftheSunnyTripowerTL-UScommercialPVinverter,whichoffersclass-leadingefficiencyandOptiTrac
GlobalPeakMPPtrackingformaximumenergypro-duction.AlsoincludedaretheClusterController,whichprovidesrobustsystemmonitoringandcontrol,andtheReadyRack,afullyintegratedroof-mountrackingsys-tem.Thisisallbackedbyplant-wideO&Mservicesthatprotectagainstlostprofit,allowingtheprojecttorealizeitsfullpotential,saysthecompany. www.sma-america.com
AdvAnced energy AdvancedEnergy’splug-and-playsolutionissaidtobeidealforawiderangeofcommercial-scalesolarPVprojects.Weighinginatonly108pounds,theAE3TLis
easytoinstallandcompatiblewithmanyapplicationsandthemostchallengingsystemdesigns.Withindustrylead-ingefficiencyandreliability,aswellas600Vand1000Voptions,itmaximizesenergyyield.Availablein12,16,20,and23.2kW,AE’soptionsofoutputpowerallowforintegrationonavarietyofsitedesigns.Backedbyworld-classsupportandindustryleadership,theAE3TLinverterisdependableinnovation,saysthecompany.www.advanced-energy.com
Bonfiglioli Bonfigliolidesignsandmanufacturespowercon-versionsystemsandturnkeyinvertersolutionsupto3MWforcommercialandutility-scalePVpowerplantinstallations. TheRPSTL-ULoffersoneofthewidestinverterratingsonthemarket—367kWacto1.4MWac—ensuringanoptimalmatchingwithanysizearray.ThisuniquesystemisdesignedtooptimizeROI,whilethemodulararchi-tectureguaranteesmaximumenergyharvest(averageuptimemorethan99percent).Enclosedandprotected
intheRPSStation,Bonfiglioliinvertersareaclimate-con-trolledplug-and-playsolutionforanyenvironmentandarecoveredbyrapid,localizedsupportandawarrantyupto20years.www.bonfiglioliusa.com/PV
eAton Withatruemegawattplatform,uniquetransformercouplingapproach,andfault-tolerantdesign,theEatonPowerXpertSolarinverterisspecificallydesignedtolowerthelevelizedcostofelectricity. Thesolutionfeaturesadirect-coupledthroatcon-nectiontotransformersthatenablesaskid-lessinverterstationtoboostelectricalefficiencyandreducecablerequirements,padsize,andcommissioningtime.
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Eaton’sutilityscalepowerblockinverter(1.5MWand1.67MW)helpsfurtherreduceequipmentrequirementswhilealsominimizingfieldwiring,transportation,andhandlingcosts,thecompanysays.AproprietarycontrolstrategycoupledwithanoptimizedfilterdesignyieldsaCECweightedefficiencyof98.5percent.www.eaton.com/solar
froniuS TheSnapINverterlineofsolarinvertersfeaturespowerclassesfrom1.5to24.0kWandissuitableforalltypesandsizesofsystems.Theinnovativehingedmount-ingsystemandlightweight,sleekdesignmakesinstal-lationandserviceintuitiveandquick,saysthecom-pany. Maximumflexibilityispos-siblewithdualMPPT,wide voltagewindow,anduniforminstallationandmountingoptions.Qualityandcommunicationaretakentoanewlevelwithfullyintegratedcodeandcommunicationfeatures. TheFroniusFEInverterLine,theonlyinverterofitskindaccordingtothecompany,featuresthepowerofthestringinverterwithmodule-levelmonitoringtechnologybuiltinside.TheFroniusFELineworksseamlesslywithTier1SmartModuleprovidersoroptimizersonanymodulebrandtoprovidestringinverterconvenienceandreliabilitywiththeflex-ibilityofferedatthemodule-level.www.fronius-usa.com
ABB TheABBTRIO20.0and27.6kWarethe“go-to”invert-ersforinstallsrangingfrom20kWrooftopsto30MW
powerstations,saysABB.Morethan2.5gigawattsofinvertersinstalledgloballygivesrisetotheinstallflexibilityanddesignscalability.Withfourwiringboxconfigurations,thisNEMA4x,1000VinvertersimplifiesthetrickiestjobswhileeliminatingtheneedforcostlyextracomponentslikeDCandACsurgeprotectionandACdisconnect,saysthecompany.Thiscommercialinverteralsoincludesmanyfuturesolarnecessitieslikesmartinvertercapabilities/Rule21,NEC2014
complianceandramprateandadvanceddynamicreactivepowercontrols.http://new.abb.com/us
cyBoenergy CyboInverterisapatentedsolarpowermini-inverterpossessingkeymeritsofbothcentralinvertersand microinverters.CyboEnergyoffersbothon-gridand off-gridCyboInvertersfortheglobalmarket.Cybo- EnergyreceivedFrost&Sullivan’s2013GlobalProduct
DifferentiationExcellenceAwardinSolarInverters. EachCyboInverterhasfourinputchannelsthatconnecttofour250W-320Wsolarpanels,producing1150Wacpeakpower.EachinputchannelhasMPPTtoeliminatepartialshadingproblems.Multipleon-grid CyboInverterscandaisy-chainsothesystemis“plugandplay”.Becausethereisnohigh-voltageDC,the systemisintrinsicallysafeandeasytoinstall,making CyboInvertersidealforrooftopinstallations,saysthecompany.CyboEnergyalsooffersvariousoff-gridCyboInverterstobuildflexible,battery-less,orbattery-enabledsolarpowersystemsformicrogridsandsolarheating.www.cyboenergy.com
Princeton Power SySteMS PrincetonPowerSystemsdesignsandmanufacturesstate-of-the-arttechnologysolutionsforenergyman-agement,microgridopera-tions,andelectricvehiclecharging.ItsULandCE-cer-tifiedpowerelectronicsareusedinadvancedbatteryoperationsandalterna-tiveenergy,withbuilt-insmartfunctionsforancillaryservices.Thecompanyalsobuildscustomized,integrat-edsystemsanddesignsandcommissionsandoperatesmicrogrids. Introducedin2008,thePrincetonPowerSystems’GTIB-100wasthefirstbi-directionalinverterdesignedforadvancedbatteries,solar,on-grid,andoff-gridapplica-tions,saysthecompany.TheGTIB-100hasbeenchosenbestinclassformanymicrogridapplicationsaroundtheworldforthepastfiveyears,saysthecompany.www.princetonpower.com
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ingeteAM INGETEAMdesignsandmanufacturesphotovoltaicinvertersforgrid-tiedandstandaloneinstallations. TheelectronicsandsoftwarehavebeenspeciallydevelopedfortheINGECONSUNinverters,resultinginahighqualityendproduct,abletoadapttothespecificcharacteristicsofeachplant,saysthecompany.
WithmanufacturingfacilitiesinSpain,theU.S.,andBrazilandsubsidiariesinItaly,Germany,France,theU.S.,theCzechRepublic,Poland,Brazil,Mexico,SouthAfrica,China,Chile,Panama,Australia,andIndia,INGETEAMcansatisfytheneedsofitsclientsworldwide,saysthecompany.www.ingeteam.com
dArfon Fromitsmicroinverterstoitsmonitoringsystems,Darfonbelievesincreatingasolarpowersolutionthatisefficient,dependable,anduser-friendly.Darfon’sMIG300microinverterisdesignedtoallowupto24unitsonasingle2-Pole30AMPbreaker,reducingthebal-anceofsystemscostsandinstallationtime.TheMIG300pro-videshighreliabilitycommunicationsbyseparatingthePLCfromthedataloggertoisolatethecom-municationfromthenoiseofthegrid-tieservicepanelresult-inginaquickerandmoresimplifiedinstallation,saysthecompany.Italsocomeswithanindustry-leading25-yearwarrantyandmodulelevelmonitoringwithfreecloud-basedaccess.www.darfon.com
nextronex Nextronex’spatentedDistributedArchitecturesolarinvertersystemprovidesmultiplebenefitsoverconven-tionalcentralinverters,saysthecompany.Thesystemproducessuperiorlowlightharvesting.Itreaches98
percent+efficiency,evenatlowerlightlevelsthanothersystems,andoperatesatpeakefficiencymoreofthetime,saysthecompany.Thesystemprocessespowerfromtheentirearrayevenwhenaninverterisdownforanyreason,resultinginhighersystemavailability.Allofthesebenefitsresultinfourtoeightpercentmoreenergyproductionoverthelifeofthesolarpowerplant,saysthecompany. TheNextronexsystemissaidtoofferalowercostandhigheryieldsolutionforsolarinstallations,includingtheincorporationofbatterystorage.www.nextronex.com
Alencon SySteMS Alencon’sawardwinningsystemarchitectureissaidtoprovidethebestofthreeworlds:thehighestcentralinverterefficiency,highlyeffectivestring-levelMPPTs,andthehighestDCbusvoltageavailable.Thisproducesthreeprincipalbenefits:
•Higherenergyproduction•LowerBOScosts•Compact,stableoperation. SPOTmodules(SolarPowerOptimizerandTransmit-ter)controlMPPTin6kWstringsandboostthevoltageto2,500V(+/-1,250V)fortransmissiontothecentralinverter.TheGrIP(GridInverterPackage)utilizesahighlyefficientlinefrequencycommutatinginvertersystemtodeliverACtothegrid.Alencon’spatentedHarmonicNeutralization(HN)enablestheinvertertocombinehighefficiencyandlowersystemcostswithverylowTHD.www.alenconsystems.com
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Schneider electric ThesolarbusinessofSchneiderElectricisfocusedondesigninganddevelopingproductsandsolutionsforthesolarpowerconversionchainandprovidingbest-in-classglobalcustomerservicesandtechnicalsupport.SchneiderElectricmanufacturesinvertersforcommer-cial,residential,off-grid,andutilityscalepowerplantsandprovidesmonitoringsolutions,alongwithcompre-
hensiveoperationsandmaintenanceserviceofferings. Asthesolarmarketgoesthrougharapidwaveofconsolidations,SchneiderElectricisoneofthecompa-niesthatcanofferassurancethatspareparts,service,andtechnicalsupportwillbecontinuallyavailableover
the20+yearlifeofasolarinstallation,thecompanysays. SchneiderElectricisabankablepartnerthatcanbetrustedtoprovidesuperiorreliabledesigns,neatlyintegratedsolutionpackages,andlong-termtechnicalsupport,saysthecompany.www.schneider-electric.com
chint Power SySteMS ChintPowerSystemsAmericadeliversinnovative,flexible,featurerich,andhighperformanceinvert-erssupportedbyitsR&DandServiceCenterinTexasandcustomerteamsacrosstheU.S.,thecompanysays.CostleadershipisachievedbyleveragingChintGroup’sverticalintegrationandmulti-billiondollarsupplychaineconomiesofscale.TheChintGroupisadiversifiedsetofindustrialandenergysystemscompaniesoperatingworld-wide;businessunitsfocusoncomponents,switchgear,transmissionanddistribution,PVpanels,andprojectdevel-opment. www.chintpower.com/na
SolectriA renewABleS SolectriaRenewables’nextgenerationSMARTGRIDinvertersareoptimizedforhighefficiency,reliability,andeconomy.Availableintwopowerclasses,theseinvert-ersaredesignedfordirectconnectiontoanexternaltransformerforutility-scaleapplications.Theseoutdoorratedinverterscanalsobeconfiguredas1.0or1.5megawattsolarstations.Availableutility-scaleoptionsincludeaplantmastercontrollerandadvancedgridmanagementfeatures,suchasrealandreactivepower
controlandvoltageandfrequencyride-through.Listedto1000VDC,withaCECweightedefficiencyof98per-cent,theSGI500/750XTMinverterssetanewstandardforlargescalepowerconversion,saysthecompany.www.solectria.com
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outBAck Power OutBackPower’sfamilyofRadianinvertershelpsusersmakethemostoftheirsolarpowerinvestmentsthroughGridZerotechnology,whichletsusersusetheirrenewably-generatedelectricityfortheirownconsumptionanddrawonthegridonlywhenneeded,effectively“zeroingoutthegrid”whenconditionspermit. AdvancedBatteryChargeprofilesensurecompatibilitywithcurrentandemergingbatterytechnologies,includ-inglithium-ion.CoupledwithOutBackPower’snewenergystoragesolutionsincluding2Vhigh-capacitybatteriesandmodularracking,theRadianfamilydelivers cost-effectiveenergyindependenceinagrid/hybridfuture-perfectsystem,saysthecompany. www.outbackpower.com
kAco new energy KACOnewenergyisoneoftheworld’slargestmanufacturersofsolarinverters.With850employeesandofficesin16countries,thecompany offersinvertersforeveryarraysize,fromthesmallesthomestothelargestsolarfarmswith hundredsofmegawatts. KACOnewenergy’sU.S.headquartersislocatedinSanAntonio,Texas.TheproductionfacilitiesinTexas,Germany,andAsiahavesuppliednearlysevengigawattsofinverterssince1999.ThecompanysaysKACOnewenergywasthefirstinvertermanufacturertoachievefullycarbon-neutralproductionandisrapidlyheadingtowardpowerself-sufficiency.www.kaco-newenergy.com
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