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Tag: BOS

  • You can now collect PV system data, control performance through new Shoals, Draker partnership

    The ability to reliably collect operating data and control system component performance at the sub-system and component level is increasingly recognized by the leading asset owners and managers as key to maximizing project revenues. Ensuring that power losses are minimized at interconnect, aggregation and power conversion points is critical. ToRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Conduit manufacturer Blue Diamond Industries to expand, relocate

    Blue Diamond Industries LLC, a manufacturer of HDPE Conduit and Cable in Conduit, will be relocation and expanding after completing the purchase of a nine acre site, which includes three buildings totaling 75,000 square feet in Middlesboro, Ky. The company plans on relocating its existing high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit productionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Eaton says new DC collection system could reduce large-scale BOS costs by 15 percent

    Power management company Eaton just introduced its new Crouse-Hinds series direct current (DC) collection system, designed to reduce costs and installation time in large-scale solar projects. The new Sunnector DC collection system includes wire harnesses and combiner boxes designed to support DC strings made with aluminum wire, which reduce labor andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How optimizers bridge the gap to 1,500-volt PV systems

    The need to lower PV system costs is driving large-scale solar developers to consider changing from 1,000- to 1,500-volt DC systems. The United States PV market was able to lower the cost of PV systems by increasing the maximum system voltage from 600 to 1,000 volts a few years ago.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarBOS 1,500 volt combiners, recombiners now UL 1741 listed

    SolarBOS, a leading developer and manufacturer of Balance of System products in the solar energy industry, announced that its 1,500 VDC Combiners and Recombiners are listed to UL-1741. “1,500 VDC solar installations reduce overall BOS cost by minimizing the number of source circuit conductors,” says Trevor Plaine, a SolarBOS engineer.Read More — Solar Builder magazine