Tag: 1500 volt
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The perils and promise of 1500 volt solar systems
Contributed by: Will White, Solar Application Specialist at Fluke | 1500 volt solar PV systems were unheard of when I entered the solar industry almost two decades ago. Since then, system components have steadily increased in power and efficiency; the similar size module that could have only generated 175 Watts 20 years ago can often……
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Yes or no: Should 1,500 volt solar inverters be installed on rooftops?
As part of our 2020 Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide, we asked manufacturers “Should 1,500 volt solar inverters be installed on rooftops?” Here is what they had to say. Should 1,500 volt solar inverters be installed on rooftops? Matt Marx, Strategic Marketing Manager at SMA: “No, because current code requirementsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ABB launches a few new eBOS components for 1,500 volt PV systems
The shift to higher voltages is helping reduce the cost of utility-scale photovoltaic systems. Higher-voltage systems make installations more energy efficient, require fewer components and less wiring, and are less labor intensive to build. Most new solar plants have voltages of 1500V on the DC side and many are movingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet Solectria SLX, the newest line of 1,000-volt, 1,500-volt inverters from Yaskawa-Solectria
Yaskawa Solectria Solar is introducing a new line of American-made inverters for commercial and utility-scale applications: Solectria SLX. The SLX 1000 inverters are offered in 60 and 65 kilowatt (kW) power levels and the SLX 1500 inverters are offered in 125 and 166 kilowatt (kW) power levels. They offer wireless HMIRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alencon, AES deal aims to retrofit, improve utility-scale PV performance
As the solar industry marches forward, maintaining (and possibly improving) the performance of existing systems will be hugely important. Alencon Systems LLC and Austrian-based Alternative Energy Solutions GmbH (AES) have entered into a strategic cooperation for improving the performance of utility-scale PV power plants. The cooperation agreement brings together twoRead More — Solar Builder magazine