In addition to the basic components required for component installation, micro-inverters and power inverters can also be used as one of the smallest components in photovoltaic installation equipment. However, according to IMS Research's report, these small parts, which are dependent on microelectronics, had a market growth rate of 500% in 2010, and they continue to carry this miracle far beyond their own weight.
The residential solar market in the United States is a pioneer in the use of such parts and will continue to sit firmly on the throne of major markets. Therefore, SolarPower International (SPI), recently held in Dallas, Texas, has naturally become the latest addition to the field of companies and the latest innovations in this hot field.
AzurayTechnologies
Azuray Technologies took its new product with it in the market shortly before the SPI was held. Azuray's booth is 1455. The products on display are DC-DC power optimizer and AC160 solar module performance monitor.
These two new products are masking solutions for detecting and optimizing the entire solar array. It is gratifying that the installer can decide whether to perform mask compensation through the AP 260 or decide whether the component performance monitoring is sufficient to meet the demand by selecting the AC160.
Gil Miller, vice president of business development at Azuray, said: "Both products can communicate with the ACM300 (communications gateway), which complements the optimization, security and monitoring functions. As a result, our customers are using both Smaller and cheaper products can also yield high reliability and more power generation.â€
Azuray claims that its AP260 and AC160 use automotive-grade components rated for 85°C and can operate for 25 years under the harshest temperatures typical of extreme thermal cycling. The product is said to be compatible with all major solar inverters and solar modules. Like other companies in the field, Azuray promotes solar power by up to 25%.
EnphaseEnergy
EnphaseEnergy becomes the market leader by virtue of its industry pioneers. The company celebrated its millionth micro-inverter shipment in Dallas, which is considered an important milestone by the company. How some people are willing to go out of their way, they can try to install their own physical display array.
At first, it was not envisaged that the public facilities market would be used for such products. However, if the reliability of the central inverter is not solved, it may open the door for this new technology in this market.
In addition, Enphase also took the opportunity to exhibit Enlighten 3.0 with its large-scale PV equipment monitoring and analysis capabilities. Visitors can visit the company's booth 2009 to get a preview. However, PV-Tech's editors will choose to visit the booth around 3 pm on Wednesday, October 19, because the company will hold an ice cream party. It is not yet clear what the middle ground is, but if one accidentally puts a scoop of ice cream on the display model, it may therefore verify the robustness of its product.
Enecsys
The company that held the flag of Britain's micro-inverter at the Dallas Expo was Cambridge Enecsys. Enecsys will demonstrate at booth 511 how micro-inverters outperform traditional series inverters in terms of life, reliability and power generation.
One of the key features of the products introduced by Enecsys is that they do not use electrolytic devices that are generally considered to be consumable components. According to Enecsys, their micro-inverters have no performance loss in the ambient temperature range of -40oC to +85oC, and the efficiency is as high as 96%. The warranty period is 20 years.
The company's exhibits also include a Duo model, available in 360W and 480W versions, supporting two fully-distributed MPPTs that connect solar modules, and converting their DC output to AC power. Enecsys' Duo micro-inverter is said to enable micro-inverter solar PV equipment to compete with the series inverter equipment in terms of asset cost.
ArrayPower
ArrayPower made a wise choice, which was to formally announce its new sequence inverter technology before SPI, not during the show. According to ArrayPower, the Sequential Inverter is aimed at the commercial-grade installation market, which not only enables component production to be fully integrated into the product during component production, but also eliminates the hassle of using liquid capacitors, thereby extending the life of the device. More than 25 years. What's more, components equipped with sequence inverters can also create three-phase commercial-grade AC power by forming pulses and sequences throughout the array, thereby improving overall device performance.
Wendy Arienzo, CEO of ArrayPower, said: “Our research and development work on the serial inverter technology has been fruitful. Now ArrayPower can finally reduce costs and improve the safety and performance of solar equipment through a 'plug and play' AC component. With our solutions, solar manufacturers can produce efficient, durable AC components that are also economically attractive for commercial installations."
ArrayPower stated that its serial inverter technology will be formally introduced at the SPI show.
Although Ulead New Energy is in the initial stage of development, the development trend of integrated micro-inverters has begun to take shape. The booth at 2127, Upsolar, will showcase its ACM using Enphase micro-inverter technology. UTOP announced that its ACM combines the installation and grounding equipment of ZepSolar, which not only significantly reduces system balancing costs but also significantly reduces installation time.
In order to be forward-looking and meet the requirements of the market for its service life, UAC's ACM and Enphase micro-inverters each provide a 25-year warranty for their respective technologies.
Canadian Solar Solar, a major component manufacturer of Astor Solar, actively joined the company and released its IntelligratedPower component at SPI. At booth 2516, you can take a look at this product called CommercialAC. According to Artes Solar, this is the first three-phase AC solar module and inverter combination that can be connected to the grid at any time and designed specifically for commercial installations.
The component maker said that they have developed a new hotspot suppression technology that eliminates the need for diodes, making their products more reliable and robust than ordinary micro-inverters. Of course, there is also a 25-year warranty. The IntelligratedPowerCommercialAC component will be available in 2012.
SolarBridgeTechnologies
Continuing with the previous ACM topics and component-integrated micro-inverters, SolarBridge Technologies has released its frame-connected Pantheon micro-inverter at the North American Solar Show in July (Intersolar North America). The company also has established partnerships with a number of component suppliers and will see more inverter products during the show. On the SPI, the frame-connected Pantheon micro-inverter will be exhibited at SolarBridge booth 4316.
Other products Although we do not mention TigoEnergy, National Semiconductor, DirectGrid, SolarEdge or eIQ here, it does not mean that the growing number of micro-inverters and DC-DC optimizer manufacturers will not have their own products during the show. release news.
According to IMS Research, in 2015, 45% of micro-inverters and 40% of power optimizers will be shipped with components, so this sector of the PV market will have further development.
The residential solar market in the United States is a pioneer in the use of such parts and will continue to sit firmly on the throne of major markets. Therefore, SolarPower International (SPI), recently held in Dallas, Texas, has naturally become the latest addition to the field of companies and the latest innovations in this hot field.
AzurayTechnologies
Azuray Technologies took its new product with it in the market shortly before the SPI was held. Azuray's booth is 1455. The products on display are DC-DC power optimizer and AC160 solar module performance monitor.
These two new products are masking solutions for detecting and optimizing the entire solar array. It is gratifying that the installer can decide whether to perform mask compensation through the AP 260 or decide whether the component performance monitoring is sufficient to meet the demand by selecting the AC160.
Gil Miller, vice president of business development at Azuray, said: "Both products can communicate with the ACM300 (communications gateway), which complements the optimization, security and monitoring functions. As a result, our customers are using both Smaller and cheaper products can also yield high reliability and more power generation.â€
Azuray claims that its AP260 and AC160 use automotive-grade components rated for 85°C and can operate for 25 years under the harshest temperatures typical of extreme thermal cycling. The product is said to be compatible with all major solar inverters and solar modules. Like other companies in the field, Azuray promotes solar power by up to 25%.
EnphaseEnergy
EnphaseEnergy becomes the market leader by virtue of its industry pioneers. The company celebrated its millionth micro-inverter shipment in Dallas, which is considered an important milestone by the company. How some people are willing to go out of their way, they can try to install their own physical display array.
At first, it was not envisaged that the public facilities market would be used for such products. However, if the reliability of the central inverter is not solved, it may open the door for this new technology in this market.
In addition, Enphase also took the opportunity to exhibit Enlighten 3.0 with its large-scale PV equipment monitoring and analysis capabilities. Visitors can visit the company's booth 2009 to get a preview. However, PV-Tech's editors will choose to visit the booth around 3 pm on Wednesday, October 19, because the company will hold an ice cream party. It is not yet clear what the middle ground is, but if one accidentally puts a scoop of ice cream on the display model, it may therefore verify the robustness of its product.
Enecsys
The company that held the flag of Britain's micro-inverter at the Dallas Expo was Cambridge Enecsys. Enecsys will demonstrate at booth 511 how micro-inverters outperform traditional series inverters in terms of life, reliability and power generation.
One of the key features of the products introduced by Enecsys is that they do not use electrolytic devices that are generally considered to be consumable components. According to Enecsys, their micro-inverters have no performance loss in the ambient temperature range of -40oC to +85oC, and the efficiency is as high as 96%. The warranty period is 20 years.
The company's exhibits also include a Duo model, available in 360W and 480W versions, supporting two fully-distributed MPPTs that connect solar modules, and converting their DC output to AC power. Enecsys' Duo micro-inverter is said to enable micro-inverter solar PV equipment to compete with the series inverter equipment in terms of asset cost.
ArrayPower
ArrayPower made a wise choice, which was to formally announce its new sequence inverter technology before SPI, not during the show. According to ArrayPower, the Sequential Inverter is aimed at the commercial-grade installation market, which not only enables component production to be fully integrated into the product during component production, but also eliminates the hassle of using liquid capacitors, thereby extending the life of the device. More than 25 years. What's more, components equipped with sequence inverters can also create three-phase commercial-grade AC power by forming pulses and sequences throughout the array, thereby improving overall device performance.
Wendy Arienzo, CEO of ArrayPower, said: “Our research and development work on the serial inverter technology has been fruitful. Now ArrayPower can finally reduce costs and improve the safety and performance of solar equipment through a 'plug and play' AC component. With our solutions, solar manufacturers can produce efficient, durable AC components that are also economically attractive for commercial installations."
ArrayPower stated that its serial inverter technology will be formally introduced at the SPI show.
Although Ulead New Energy is in the initial stage of development, the development trend of integrated micro-inverters has begun to take shape. The booth at 2127, Upsolar, will showcase its ACM using Enphase micro-inverter technology. UTOP announced that its ACM combines the installation and grounding equipment of ZepSolar, which not only significantly reduces system balancing costs but also significantly reduces installation time.
In order to be forward-looking and meet the requirements of the market for its service life, UAC's ACM and Enphase micro-inverters each provide a 25-year warranty for their respective technologies.
Canadian Solar Solar, a major component manufacturer of Astor Solar, actively joined the company and released its IntelligratedPower component at SPI. At booth 2516, you can take a look at this product called CommercialAC. According to Artes Solar, this is the first three-phase AC solar module and inverter combination that can be connected to the grid at any time and designed specifically for commercial installations.
The component maker said that they have developed a new hotspot suppression technology that eliminates the need for diodes, making their products more reliable and robust than ordinary micro-inverters. Of course, there is also a 25-year warranty. The IntelligratedPowerCommercialAC component will be available in 2012.
SolarBridgeTechnologies
Continuing with the previous ACM topics and component-integrated micro-inverters, SolarBridge Technologies has released its frame-connected Pantheon micro-inverter at the North American Solar Show in July (Intersolar North America). The company also has established partnerships with a number of component suppliers and will see more inverter products during the show. On the SPI, the frame-connected Pantheon micro-inverter will be exhibited at SolarBridge booth 4316.
Other products Although we do not mention TigoEnergy, National Semiconductor, DirectGrid, SolarEdge or eIQ here, it does not mean that the growing number of micro-inverters and DC-DC optimizer manufacturers will not have their own products during the show. release news.
According to IMS Research, in 2015, 45% of micro-inverters and 40% of power optimizers will be shipped with components, so this sector of the PV market will have further development.
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