Tag Archives: inverter
Micro Inverters: What You Need to Know
Are you thinking about installing solar panels on your home or business? You may just want to update your current system and add value to your investment. There are two types of inverters that you can install on your solar panel array. These may be either an array inverter, which will convert the DC current [...]
How Solar Power Inverters Work
A solar inverter converts electricity generated by your solar panels (this is direct current, or DC, power) into power that can be used in your home for your computer, television and other wired products (this is alternating current, or AC, power). A solar panel cannot create AC power on its own; it needs help in [...]
Sungrow: The Most Important Inverter Company You’ve Never Heard Of
Sungrow. It’s not a name you hear all the time at solar conferences at the moment, but give it a few years. The Hefei, China-based company is the first of what could become a wave of inverter makers from China using that time-tested formula of low costs, increasing technical sophistication and domestic support to soak [...]
The Role of PV Inverter Companies in the Smartgrid
As photovoltaic (PV) solar power becomes more prevalent and as PVpenetration on the grid grows, inverters are going to increasingly bedepended on to provide ancillary services in addition to just straightDC-to-AC conversion. These new services will look different for smallresidential and commercial applications versus utility-scale but in anycase, the role of the inverter is likely [...]
First Standardization Steps in PV Inverter Industry
Yole Développement has announced its comprehensive analysis on the first standardization steps in the PV inverter industry. Yole Développement’s analysts evaluate the market forecasts and positioning of the different business players. This updated version of Yole Développement’sPV inverter trends report presents a comparison between what YoleDéveloppement had previously anticipated and what really happened; andalso the [...]
Solar Inverter Supply May Overshoot Demand in 4Q
Inverter capacity will be ramped past 30 gigawatts (GW) this year andinverter production may exceed actual demand by more than 2 GW in 4Q10leading to large inventory build, according to a new report from IMSResearch. This effect reverses the earlier inverter shortage seen in the first half of 2010 and is set to impact the [...]
GE Releases 1 MW Solar Inverter $GE
GE has introduced a 1 MW solar inverter, which will make it the largestin GE’s portfolio. The inverter is available in 50- and 60-hertzversions. "As the demand for cleaner energy continues to grow inthe United States and around the world, we expect to see an increase inthe number of larger, multi-megawatt solar installations," says BruceNorman, [...]
Microchip intros grid-connected solar micro inverter reference design
Microchip Technology Inc. has announced a fully digitally controlled,Grid-Connected Solar Micro Inverter Reference Design with an advanced,high-efficiency topology. Complete documentation, including software,schematics and application note, can be downloaded for free today fromMicrochip’s website. The solar power industry is evolving to meet the requirements of a changing landscape, as it moves from a cottageindustry to mass [...]