Tag: PVEL
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Buyer Beware Webinar: Lessons Learned from Inverter Testing
Register here Tue, Apr 6, 2021 2 p.m. EDT Can you trust an inverter datasheet? Results from independent testing show that datasheets can mislead buyers: reported efficiency may be impossible to achieve in real-world conditions, and certifications do not guarantee safe operation. With independent testing, inverter buyers and system ownersRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Datasheet or data sh*t? Independent testing finds where certain inverters fall short of their rated specs
Ask any solar developer, installer or asset owner if they have experienced inverter issues and the response is usually a resounding “yes!” There are stories of manufacturers that failed to honor warranty terms and products that failed to operate upon removal from their packaging. But the most insidious form ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Boosts and boasts: The latest data on solar tracker + bifacial PV module production yields
Improving the electricity yield in photovoltaic solar energy long has been a game of incremental additions of new technology. Over the past few years, bifacial panel adoption has been tested at a utility scale, and designs have been refined to the point that a high single-digit gain from a single-axis trackerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PVEL has tested 1 GW of installed PV modules damaged by force majeure events
Independent solar test lab PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has tested PV modules installed in more than 1 GW of solar projects that were damaged by force majeure events. The company reached this milestone by providing on-site electroluminescence (EL) imaging services for PV modules. EL images reveal latent damage in PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PVEL expands inverter testing capabilities with new Inverter Test Center
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, is blowing out its inverter product qualification program, opening an advanced inverter test center with 1500V capabilities at its newly renovated South San Francisco lab. The company is now evaluating the performance, reliability and functionalityRead More — Solar Builder magazine