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Tag: Residential Solar

  • Pro’s Choice: Solar installers launch petition to change module-level shutdown

    Scott Carman of Paragon Solar routinely sees burned out solar module connectors. Previously a solar installer, Carman has shifted to solely doing O&M work, which usually means replacing broken panels (they get a lot of hail in Colorado). Many of these jobs involve stranded systems installed by companies now outRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Power to the PV People: How Evergrid keeps home solar up when the grid goes down

    Nothing confuses a grid-tied solar newbie more than the fact that they won’t have power when the grid goes down. Standard inverters need the grid to maintain the AC voltage waveform and provide surge power, and without the grid, a standard inverter can’t function. Sorry, that’s just the way itRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Advantages of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries in solar applications explained

      The future of energy storage relies on pushing the envelope. We need battery solutions that have greater capacity, a high power potential, a longer lifespan, are sustainable, safe, and fit into the needs and wants of today’s conscientious consumers. Lithium ion batteries have become a go-to option in on-grid solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Buyer Beware Webinar: Lessons Learned from Inverter Testing

    Register here Tue, Apr 6, 2021 2 p.m. EDT Can you trust an inverter datasheet? Results from independent testing show that datasheets can mislead buyers: reported efficiency may be impossible to achieve in real-world conditions, and certifications do not guarantee safe operation. With independent testing, inverter buyers and system ownersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Time to revisit standalone solutions to solve rapid shutdown system design

    Rapid shutdown probably feels like old news at this point, but the product market is just now hitting its stride. Initially, the NEC 2017 and 2020 code changes directly favored the technology of certain module-level power electronic brands, and early versions of inverter-agnostic rapid shutdown devices that paired with stringRead More — Solar Builder magazine