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Tag: Inverters and eBOS

  • Ginlong Solis is expanding, plans to raise $100M to double string inverter production

    Ginlong Technologies has plans to raise over $100 million USD through a non-public offering to finance the expansion of its manufacturing capacity. Facing a rise in the global string inverter market, Ginlong will use these funds to double its production capacity of Solis products to 20 GW per year. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Rejoice for choice: 12 companies now in the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem

    Product choice has been an issue with rapid shutdown requirements since the NEC 2017 update, but that tide is starting to turn. Six additional members within the SunSpec Alliance ranks have announced products and services supporting the SunSpec Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown standard, bringing the size of the SunSpecRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Safety considerations for assessing module-level shutdown solutions

    Now that California – the largest solar market in the U.S. – has adopted the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC), many solar installers wonder what a good solution for the Module Level Shutdown (Art. 690.12) requirement looks like. With safety being paramount, this article identifies the major criteria for assessingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ginlong Solis inverters now SunSpec-certified for rapid shutdown

    Ginlong Technologies officially rolled out its portfolio of SunSpec-certified residential, hybrid and commercial inverters to the U.S. market in April. Upon successful completion of the SunSpec Modbus certification, Solis single and three phase inverters now include the SunSpec communication protocol for rapid shutdown, in accordance with NEC 2017-2020 module-level requirements.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • 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