Tag: Tigo Energy
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The eclipse’s path of totality as seen in solar PV monitoring data
This piece was contributed by Tigo Energy. During the April 8th, 2024 solar eclipse, parts of North America experienced up to four minutes of totality. While people were flocking to the path of totality to catch several minutes of total darkness mid-day, Tigo turned to its Energy Intelligence Portal to watch the impact a few……
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Tigo offers Green Glove service program for first-time C&I installers
Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solar PV systems have a quality control issue. Many of these problems, according to O&M teams, point back to the installation of PV connectors and rapid shutdown systems. To enhance the quality of C&I installs, Tigo Energy is launching the Green Glove service program for first-time installers of its systems. After……
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GoodWe to license Tigo rapid shutdown tech
Tigo Energy and solar inverter manufacturer GoodWe Technologies Co. have come to an agreement: GoodWe will license Tigo’s Module-Level Rapid Shutdown technology. Under the agreement, GoodWe products compliant with and qualified for certification under the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown Specification will not infringe on claims of Tigo licensed patents. Tigo rapid shutdown technology will be deployed……
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Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2023
The 2023 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide reflects a sea change in the market, as manufacturers debut models that meet the smart inverter standards of UL 1741 and the PV Hazard Control testing of UL 3741. Meanwhile, more and more microinverters are emerging that make their case via boosted power output, handling multiple modules and hardening……
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Patent Office invalidates two Tigo rapid shutdown patent claims, upholds nine others
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidated two patent claims of Tigo Energy this week and upheld nine others, all related to rapid shutdown, following a challenge by the SunSpec Alliance, an open information standards and certification organization for the distributed energy resources (DER). Both SunSpec and Tigo seem to be pleased with the ruling:……