Act Solar’s New Technology Gives 6-11% Power Boost To Solar PV Systems
Act Solar, Inc., a power management optimization company, announced the limited availability of its flagship solar product, PowerString™ with patent-pending Injection Boost™ technology. According to the company, extensive field testing has proven that PV systems using PowerString™ initially yield 6-11% more power, and are projected to cumulatively deliver 40-80% more total power over 25-40 years of operations. The company is now seeking additional customer locations to further validate PowerString’s™ performance benefits.
Act Solar’s PowerString™ complements central inverters by dynamically re-circulating small amounts of electricity, as needed. Injection Boost actively maintains the balance of the array, which assures maximum power output.
Santa Clara University was one of the first proving grounds for PowerString™. Act Solar installed PowerString on the SCU campus’ 50kW array in 2008, and improved its power production by 16.2%.
"Introducing PowerString into our solar systems aligns well with our goal of generating as much of the campus energy as possible from renewable sources," said Joe Sugg, Assistant Vice President of University Operations at SCU. "I was pleased to see that Act Solar’s PowerString improved the efficiency of our main solar array so significantly."
"PowerString is the next phase of efficiency and cost reduction for the solar industry," said Act Solar CEO and founder Andrew Foss. "To date, the solar industry has focused on lowering the upfront costs of materials, components and labor. While these efforts are critical, we know that Act Solar will further lower generation costs by improving and assuring maximum power output over the life of the array. Solar system integrators, operators and financiers will substantially lower their cost-per-kWh with PowerString."
