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  • SMA promotes study showing string inverter PV systems outperform optimizers in most situations

    Module optimizers or integrated string optimization? This is the question that solar power professionals ask themselves before installing a PV system – particularly when the topic of shading comes into play. A study by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) now has the answer. It shows that in almost allRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CPS America adding 20A rated fuses to its standard large-scale inverter wire-boxes

    As the solar PV industry moves toward larger module power generation capacities and short circuit current ratings, many PV system dc circuits now require 20A rated fuses. To meet this need, CPS is now producing its 100/125kW standard wire-boxes with 20A fuses installed. This product improvement/change will be effective forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Seven solar tracker system tweaks and new tech to know in 2020

    Sunfolding’s pneumatics One unique tracker design on display at Intersolar 2020 back in February was the bellow-actuated Sunfolding single axis tracker. The bellow, manufactured with a DuPont polymer, uses no motors to actuate the table, and relies on off-the-shelf pneumatics to inflate the bellow. The company recently upgraded its initialRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch: How to ‘future-proof’ solar PV systems today to add storage later

    Solar systems are 20+ year assets — and a lot can change in 20 years. A homeowner could add an electric vehicle. Lithium-ion batteries could drop dramatically in price. Time of use rates could go into effect and net metering could disappear. We chat with Jeff McAndrew, director of salesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Distancing: What is a hybrid solar PV inverter?

    Solar PV and battery storage systems have been paired together for decades, but a new wave of hybrid inverters have entered the market to streamline how these systems install and operate. Jeff McAndrew, director of sales for clean energy solutions at Generac, joins us to explain how a hybrid inverterRead More — Solar Builder magazine