Tag: connectors
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Amphenol expands current ratings for RadCrimp PV connector line
Reports from third-party QA/QC organizations show a high number of safety and failure issues in large-scale solar. Many of these issues lead back to solar PV connectors in some way: damaged connectors, cross-mated connectors, inadequate crimping. Supply chain snags also played a big role in recent years, as noted in this “Shut it Down” article,……
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SABIC says new resin is a breakthrough for PV connectors
The PV connector is a solar component category still in need of innovation. The emergence of 1.5 Kv PV systems is a major industry trend that offers efficiency improvements and potential system cost reduction. However, the transition from 1.0 Kv to 1.5 Kv systems is also leading to more-stringent performance and safety standards for all……
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Safety beyond NEC 690: How pairing with IEC, UL and IEEE standards mitigates solar install risks
As commercial and utility-scale solar projects become more widespread, fires and failures shouldn’t. Unfortunately, the number of rooftop solar installation fires in the United States each year increased 69 percent between 2016 and 2018, according to U.S. Fire Administration data. Unprotected, improperly connected or incompatible connectors are some of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pull the alarm: Rooftop solar fires are on the rise, studies point to two possible causes
Solar PV system-caused fires are rare, but they are on the rise in the United States. The numbers here are hard to track down, but Lawrence Shaw, owner of Higher Powered LLC, a residential solar preventive maintenance company in Arizona, reached out to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), dug throughRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The MC4 connector line from Stäubli continues to evolve with the solar industry
Stäubli has provided connection technology to the global solar industry since the beginning (it’s impossible to imagine the market without it, really), and the evolution of its product line continues to move right along with all of the changes in the solar market itself. The original MC4 is no longerRead More — Solar Builder magazine