Power Optimizers

What are Power Optimizers for Solar Inverters?

Power optimizers are additional devices used in Solar Power generation to convert DC to DC (that’s right, not a typo, DC to DC). Power optimizers tune the performance of individual panels in the Solar power plant. 

Optimizers are required because the photoelectric effect does not produce the same energy in all the panels equally. Factors like the shading of panels due to clouds and dust can result in non-uniform distribution of power.

What are the types of Power Optimizers for Solar Inverters?

Module-level Power Optimizer: Power optimizers at each module level optimize the energy distribution to negate the effect of peculiar conditions.

Sometimes the panels don’t operate at the optimal power efficiency. In that case, the module measures the maximum power point tracking. MPPT helps to optimize the DC characteristics to get the maximum possible power output.

In Solar Power plants, the panels get connected in series. Therefore the reduced output from a few panels can lead to the reduced power output power of the whole system. 

Sometimes up to 50% of power is lost. Power optimizers become critical for not only optimizing the output DC power. But also save the system from power loss of up to half of the capacity.

How do the Power Optimizers for Solar Plant work?

Large Solar plants face an efficiency dip in power production and delivery of the power to the load. Solar Inverters convert DC to AC for the consumers. 

The DC input to the inverters is not consistent without an optimizer. Power optimizers use maximum power point tracking to make the DC power output from panels optimal.

This optimal DC power is fed to the Solar Inverters to get the efficient flow of current at optimal levels. Smaller DC voltage is hard to convert into AC voltage. Power Optimizers are necessary, especially for big Solar power plants.

What are some top brands of Power Optimizers for Solar Inverters?

SolarEdge produces high quality PV modules for Power Optimization in the Solar Inverters.

Latest technology in Power optimizers is presented by the following brands.

• Alencon

• Tigo

• APsystems
• SunSepc

Wholesalers

Solar Products Wholesalers 

Wholesaling refers to buying some products or goods directly from its manufacturer usually at a discount and then reselling it to the retailers for a comparatively higher cost than the original. Basically, wholesalers handle products and package them in small quantities and then sell them to retail customers, either for commercial or personal use. 

Many industries have wholesalers, and that will not skip the solar industries. Nowadays, many solar wholesale stores/firms are operating across the globe, making it much easier for retailers to go solar. Sometimes retailers find it hard to reach direct manufacturers of solar products because some companies do not have their solar stores/shops in public, with that they are not also offering solar products per piece. Through wholesale solar stores/shops, these individuals can easily buy the solar products that they need to replace or maintain their solar systems. 

If you are in need of solar product suppliers for an individual purpose, you may visit some solar outsourcing marketplace to get an updated list of solar wholesalers near your location. There are many solar platforms that provide enough information and data about the solar industry in your region, including all the reliable solar wholesalers in town.

Senegal

Solar Market Outlook in Senegal

A partnership between the World Bank, IFC, the European Investment Bank and Proparco has worked together to finance two solar PV plants in Senegal. This solar project is projected to provide clean and sustainable power from solar sources for more than half a million Senegalese residents. 

The two solar plants mentioned above were launched in May of 2021 with a total solar capacity of 60 MWac. The plants will generate energy with a tariff making it one of the cheapest electrical costs in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. But apart from the access to affordable and sustainable energy, it’s the ability to reduce carbon emissions by 89,000 annually that will be the biggest benefit of installing these new plants. 

The two projects are a result of the auctions that were tendered by the Senegalese government through the Energy Regulatory Commission. Despite the growth in the number of residents in the country that now has access to power, there is still a significant amount of them that lacks access to electricity. But things are looking up with the affordability of solar power especially since the previous source – fuel imports – was too costly for the economy to sustain. 

Solar Energy Equipment Supply Capacity in Senegal

The availability of local suppliers of solar power in Senegal is rather limited. However, there are plenty of local and online suppliers of solar power equipment to small- and large-scale installations.

Top 8 Major Seaports & Logistics in Senegal

Senegal benefits from its exceptional location that facilitates efficient and easy logistics and trade activity. It has many functioning ports used for commercial activity such as Dakar, Thies, and Ziguinchor.