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  • SEIA’s selects Alencon Systems for its O&M Working Group

    Alencon Systems LLC been selected to join the recently formed Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Working Group. Alencon’s DC-DC optimizers and monitoring software are aimed at improving existing PV plant performance ratios — the ratio of the electricity generated to the electricity that would have been generated if theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Module-Level Electronics O&M Equation: Looking at the solutions to address MLPE issues

    The rapid evolution of module-level electronics has spiked performance, extended reliability and crushed manufacturing prices, but there is still a ways to go before the operation and maintenance of the technology is satisfactory to all the players involved. “When people talk about the business model for solar microinverters or optimizers,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pika Energy’s PV Link optimizer now meets UL 1741

    Pika Energy’s simplified approach to optimized solar with faster installation times and reduced costs has received ETL Listing to the UL-1741 Standard. The PV Link optimizer (model S2501) allows solar installers to build substrings of two to nine modules connected to each PV Link device, speeding up installations and reducing hardwareRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Multiple PV manufacturers integrate new cell-string optimizer technology from Maxim

    New cell-string optimizer technology from Maxim Integrated Products Inc. allows photovoltaic panels to harvest significantly more energy and simplifies design complexity for solar installation projects. Maxim’s cell-string optimizers are highly integrated DC-DC converters that replace the bypass diode and perform maximum power point tracking (MPPT) deep inside the PV module.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Alencon website highlights system’s capabilities for improving PV plant performance

    Alencon Systems LLC has launched a new version of its website that is geared at explaining the unique features of its products. Check it out here. The new website focuses on the range of PV applications for Alencon’s products including both new PV plants as well as upgrades to existingRead More — Solar Builder magazine