Eaton Power Xpert Solar Inverter Achieves UL 1741 Listing

Power management company Eaton today announced its Power Xpert Solar 1670-kW inverter is now certified to meet Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1741-2010 standard by Intertek. The certification is required for inverter connection to the electrical grid, and demonstrates the reliable and safe performance of the Eaton solar inverter technology in utility applications. 

Power Xpert Solar 1500 kW“The UL listing is a major achievement that will allow more customers to take advantage of the field-proven and cost-effective technology,” said Chris Thompson, solar business unit manager, Eaton. “When combined with our new monitoring and racking products, Eaton is now able to provide utility-scale customers with a single source for end-to-end balance of system solutions.”

With a true megawatt inverter platform and unique transformer coupling approach, the Power Xpert Solar 1670 inverter enables a skid-less inverter station designed to reduce equipment requirements and installation costs. The inverter and transformer are connected through a direct-coupled throat connection engineered to boost system electrical efficiency and reduce cable requirements, pad size and commissioning time.

The Power Xpert Solar inverter can also provide a ±0.91 power factor range without power de-rating. This technology is engineered to help developers and designers eliminate or reduce the amount of equipment required to provide power factor and reactive power (VAR) support.

Eaton is leveraging more than 100 years of experience and expertise in utility and industrial environments to bring to market the Power Xpert Solar utility-scale inverter. Backed by a century of performance and experience with electrical power systems, the robust Power Xpert Solar inverter is engineered to optimize, reliability and cost of ownership.

For additional information on the new Eaton Power Xpert Solar 1670 kW inverter, visit www.eaton.com/solar.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.

— Solar Builder magazine

[source: http://solarbuildermag.com/news/eaton-power-xpert-solar-inverter-achieves-ul-1741-listing/]


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