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  • SPI Preview: Check out these five inverters on the show floor

    APsystems’ YC500i offers trunk cable, integrated ground The new YC500i with EnergyMax is APsystems’ newest microinverter, offering 548-W peak output on an advanced, proven dual-module platform. The YC500i offers trunk cable connectivity with internal ground for installers and jurisdictions that prefer trunk-based system designs. It complements the company’s flagship YC500Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • UL’s Advanced Inverter Testing and Certification Program finally ready

    The UL Advanced Inverter Testing and Certification Program has finally arrived. As electric utilities continue to modernize their grids through the use of larger amounts of distributed generation and renewable energy sources, new technology standards are needed to make sure the advancements continue to align with acceptable safety, performance andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SPI Preview: Central inverters up the voltage, add capabilities

    Large-scale systems are becoming more powerful and more advanced, at least if the show floor of Solar Power International this year is any indication. Alencon Systems LLC will unveil the latest generation of its unique PV harvesting and central inverter solution at booth 3023. Major highlights of Alencon Systems’ PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fronius, Maxim collaborate on new string inverter, DC optimization solution

    Inverter manufacturer Fronius and semiconductor company Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. have expanded their collaboration to provide new levels of DC optimization for solar solutions. You’ll want to visit Fronius at this year’s Solar Power International in Las Vegas (booth #1521) to learn more, but here is the early scoop. Multiple orientations, moduleRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sungrow hits market with 1,500-volt string inverter

    Sungrow released what it is calling the world’s first 1,500-volt string inverter, the SG80HV, at the AsiaSolar 2016 solar tradeshow. The SG80HV has a power output of 80 kW rated at 1,500 VDC. With a 2.5-MW PV power block design, DC side cabling costs can be reduced by 30 percent. Sungrow’s patented five-level topologyRead More — Solar Builder magazine