Tag: SMA America
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SMA America launches new online service center with streamlined approach for installers, customers
SMA America launched a new Online Service Center to elevate its service quality and expedite response times. Solar installers can now access resources that previously required calling a service technician. In the new online service center, customers can track the progress of a service case, inverter exchange or request aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Managing Risk for Maximum Value in Residential PV with SMA and the SunSpec Alliance
Thu, Jul 9, 2020 2:00 PM EDT Please join us for this educational session where we will illuminate the path to effectively decrease business risks while maximizing the benefits for you and your residential PV customers. Among the considerations we will highlight are energy production, reliability, standardization and service. TomRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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University of Southern Denmark Study Highlights the Reliability Benefits of SMA’s PV String-Level Optimization Technology
In 2020, the University of Southern Denmark published the results of a study that compared SMA’s advanced PV optimization technology against other forms of optimization. Researchers ran tests under a variety of shaded and unshaded conditions. The key findings provide conclusions on power outputs, lifetime energy harvests, reliability, maintenance andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SMA promotes study showing string inverter PV systems outperform optimizers in most situations
Module optimizers or integrated string optimization? This is the question that solar power professionals ask themselves before installing a PV system – particularly when the topic of shading comes into play. A study by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) now has the answer. It shows that in almost allRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The role of inverters in the rise of virtual power plants
A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of distributed energy sources aggregated into a single cloud-based point of control at the utility. When distributed energy generation sources are coupled with storage (like a group of solar homes), greater possibilities for cost reduction and revenue generation emerge. As part ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine