Category: Solar Power & Energy
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How to Choose an Inverter
Advice from Paul DeKleermaeker, solar sales representative for Southern California for Fronius USA There are many details to consider when choosing an inverter for a project. Paul DeKleermaeker, solar sales representative for Southern California for Fronius USA, says the decision […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Choose 1,000 Volts for Commercial PV Applications
By Jim Morgenson, Director of Commercial Market Development at SMA America With the evolution of UL-listed PV components, solar industry professionals now have the option of installing solar arrays in a 600-Vdc or 1,000-Vdc design for commercial applications. While history […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Why We Are Moving to a Transformerless Future
By Scott Kolek, Senior Product Manager of TX Inverters & Solutions, AE Solar Energy Up until 2005, U.S. regulations dictated that all electrical systems be grounded. For PV arrays, this required the use of transformer-based inverters to create galvanic isolation […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Grid Interation is Here. Are You Ready?
Your solar training today can prepare you for the grid tomorrow. By Mark Cerasuolo To fully understand the challenges facing the “next grid,” let’s step back a century to the original one. If we could somehow take one of the […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Feedback Friday: Solar Builder App
Solar Builder is starting a series of Feedback Friday topics, where we hope to hear from you, our readers, on how we can improve our content and message. This week’s topic is the Solar Builder app for iPads and iPad minis (available […] — Solar Builder magazine