Tag: eBOS
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New York PSC approves smart meter for National Grid that’s ideal for wholesale market participation
Widespread installation of distributed energy resources will require an upgrade in utility equipment. Grid-edge technology to ease behind-the-meter projects (and potentially add more ROI) is especially useful. The New York Public Service Commission has approved the Landis+Gyr Revelo meter for use in electric metering applications in National Grid service territories throughout New York, and the……
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How large-format solar modules disrupt off-grid design
The following article was sent by the charge controller experts at Morningstar Corp. We are hosting a Morningstar webinar on Nov. 17, covering off-grid innovations. Sign up here to join us live or to watch on-demand. The “large format” 72 cell nominal 24 V solar module has been a staple of industrial and other off-grid……
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Stäubli debuts dual-rated branch connector for 1,500V PV systems
MC4 branch connector — Solar Builder magazine
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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
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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