Tag: inverters
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SunSpec Alliance is creating a Blockchain Work Group (here’s how you can be included)
The SunSpec Alliance and members Doosan Gridtech, Kitu Systems, and Wivity announced the creation of the SunSpec Blockchain Work Group. The work group will create requirements and specifications for a decentralized application to protect the security credentials of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) systems such as solar PV systems and electricRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Enphase IQ 7A solar microinverters start shipping in November, can generate up to 14 percent more power
Enphase Energy says that the Enphase IQ 7A microinverter for high-power monofacial and bifacial solar modules will begin shipping to customers in North America in November 2019. The IQ 7A microinverter augments the lineup of seventh-generation Enphase microinverters with support for modules up to 450 W, targeting high-power residential andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What to know about the simultaneous AC- and DC-coupling of a solar PV system
Traditionally, DC-coupled systems were used mainly in small domestic and off-grid applications. Systems using a charger controller to control the power into the chemical storage, or battery bank, were also not typically used commercially. The DC input voltage into the charger controller was close to the nominal battery voltage inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarEdge files three patent infringement lawsuits against Huawei in China
SolarEdge Technologies has filed three lawsuits for patent infringement against Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese entity. SolarEdge is evaluating filing additional actions to protect its patents. The lawsuits, filed in the Regional Courts of Jinan and Shenzhen in China, cite unauthorized use of patented technology, which is prohibited byRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ABB throws its hat in the energy storage ring, teaming with Humless’ Universal Energy Management system
ABB launched its Universal 10/4 Residential Storage System at SPI, which is powered by Humless’ groundbreaking 48V Universal Energy Management (UEM) and ABB’s UNO-DM-TL-PLUS line of residential inverters. ABB is billing this as an all-in-one ESS that intelligently manages the flow of electricity from any source for any use. ItRead More — Solar Builder magazine