Tag: inverters

  • Saving costs with large-scale string inverter design, part 1

    String inverters are now a staple of the commercial and industrial and small utility-scale segments, which was solely the domain of central inverters once upon a time. The trend started about six years ago when string inverters souped-up to 1,000 volts and developers and EPCs saw the value in chasingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ABB adds new predictive maintenance alerts to Electrical Distribution Control System

    ABB industrial customers will soon be able to receive alerts for predictive maintenance of their facility’s electrical distribution system. ABB is adding new connectivity functions to its ABB Ability Electrical Distribution Control System that make power assets more reliable and simpler to manage. Kevin Jordan, U.S. Market Development Manager forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Data Drivers: Inverter monitoring system trends in the residential market

    This is an excerpt from the 2018 Inverter Buyer’s Guide. Be sure to download the full free report, complete with specs on 136 inverters at the bottom of this page. Don’t let the hard, boxy exterior fool you — today’s inverters are all about transparency. A key in inverter selectionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Time for use? How to prepare PV systems today for storage tomorrow

    This is an excerpt from the 2018 Inverter Buyer’s Guide. Be sure to download the full free report, complete with specs on 136 inverters at the bottom of this page. We know that a PV system is a 25-year asset, but we maybe don’t think enough about what that meansRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA debuts new monitoring, control platform — Data Manager M

    As the future of energy management becomes today’s reality, SMA is investing in efforts to digitize commercial energy management and bring greater energy independence to customers. The company has introduced a new, future-proof generation of monitoring and control solutions with the Data Manager M. In combination with Sunny Portal poweredRead More — Solar Builder magazine