Tag: Eaton
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Eaton Provides New Higher-Power Solar and Energy Storage Inverter Designs to Reduce Costs for Utility-Scale Projects
Power management company Eaton today announced new higher-power models of its Power Xpert(r) Solar and energy storage inverters for grid-tied utility-scale projects. Eaton Power Xpert 2,000-kilowatt (kW) and 2,200 kW solar inverters and 2,500 kW energy storage inverters provide some of the highest power ratings for grid-tied, utility-scale projects. “EatonRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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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
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What you need to know about 1500-volt inverters
Seems like just yesterday that large-scale PV systems moved to 1,000 Vdc in the United States, but another sea change to the 1,500-volt system is imminent. The analysts at GTM Research believe the transition will begin in earnest this year, and so do many of the inverter manufacturers we surveyedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How inverters are changing PV systems with bundled services
There’s that joke about smartphones that’s kind of a cliché now: Why are they called “phones” still? The phone part is like 1 percent of its usefulness. Inverters are kind of trending in that direction, too. Defining an inverter as merely a device that converts direct current from a solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Eaton’s innovative fusing system is dramatically reducing maintenance and maximizing energy generation #Intersolar
Power management company Eaton announced more than a few things at Intersolar North America, including overcurrent protection for three-phase, pad-mounted transformers up to 38 kilovolts (kV), which will enable customers to get their systems back online faster to generate power. Eaton’s Cooper Power series overcurrent protection devices are designed to protectRead More — Solar Builder magazine