TEAL Electronics, a subsidiary of SL Industries, Inc., introduced a new string monitoring and wireless communication option for TEAL’s Configurable Combiner Box product line, the PVobserver™, for commercial and utility scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Remote string monitoring enables the operator of a commercial or utility scale Solar PV power plant to know immediately if […]
SolarEdge Technologies Inc. announced that its newest generation of module-embedded power optimizers is now certified and generally available for sales. The optimizer, certified worldwide as a "recognized PV component" and listed in North America, is embedded as a junction box in smart modules, optimized by SolarEdge. The new power optimizers have record efficiency of 99.5%, […]
Controlnet International Inc. is unveiling its iCONNET SPB EMS (Energy-Management-System), which the company describes as the electricity operating system for next-generation Self-Powered Buildings (SPB) with the most efficient integrated smart-home functions. The iCONNET EMS is a customizable and scalable modular array system that can be adapted into any existing home, high-rise, commercial and industrial buildings. […]
IXYS Corp. announced the release of its 2nd generation IXOLAR™ SolarBIT products, which are made of high-efficiency monocrystalline solar cells. The IXOLAR SolarBITs are well suited for charging many types of battery-powered off the grid products. The products are offered as a component so customers can assemble them at ease to incorporate solar charging into […]
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (AOS) announced new AlphaMOS (αMOS™) solutions that are optimized for emerging dc to ac power inverter applications. The new line up of products is ideally suited for use in solar micro-inverter modules, which the company says are becoming the popular topology in residential and portable solar applications. Traditional solar setups […]
Anderson Power Products (APP) announced the expansion of their SPEC Pak™ family of products to include Solar SPEC Pak™ with power handling...
SMA has expanded the capacity of its Sunny Tower inverter system, which is well suited for commercial-scale PV arrays, to include 30 through 48 kW configurations. With the Sunny Tower, solar professionals can now install any combination of SMA Sunny Boy 5000-US, 6000-US, 7000-US and 8000-US inverters to create a custom power output based on […]
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and SunWize Technologies have reached an agreement for distribution of AUO’s solar PV products in North America. SunWize will distribute AUO’s full line of solar PV products to its vast network of solar installers. AUO’s product line includes the newly released AC Unison, a high-efficiency ac module with an integrated microinverter. […]
Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX13256, an H-bridge transformer driver with a wide input-voltage range for isolated power supplies. According to Maxim,...
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. announced that it now offers ultra high voltage 700V BCD (Bipolar CMOS-DMOS) technology targeting smartgrid and green energy applications such as ac-dc adaptors and LED lighting to meet the specialized needs of foundry customers. The new ultra high voltage 700V BCD technology features lower conduction and switching loss by integrating low voltage […]
Anderson Power Products (APP) announced the expansion of their SPEC Pak™ family of products to include Solar SPEC Pak with power handling capabilities up to 1000V. Solar SPEC Pak consists of a 4 position Receptacle and Plug with a Locking Latch that conforms to NEC 2008 requirements. Designed for wire to wire and wire to […]
MITRAMAX Energy and PV Power Tech announced the availability of their range of high voltage PV modules that continuously deliver automatically tracked peak output at high voltage of 400Vdc. P. S. Deodhar, the Chairman of Mitramax Energy, the Indo-German joint venture company, and the former Electronics Advisor to Rajiv Gandhi, said that these HVPV modules […]
CyboEnergy, a subsidiary of CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group Inc., unveiled its patent-pending CyboInverter, said by the company to be the world’s first solar power Mini-Inverter. Each 4-channel CyboInverter can connect to four PV solar panels using standard MC-4 connectors. Multiple CyboInverters can easily daisy chain with ac cables, which connect to the power grid on […]
Phono Solar, a specialist in the complete design and production of high quality mono crystalline and poly crystalline silicon solar modules, has just launched what they describe as cutting-edge HEC panels. The new high efficiency cell (HEC) technology features +3% positive tolerance for increased productivity in their already impressive solar offering. Phono Solar HEC panels […]
Leviton announced the expansion of its Evr-Green™ line of residential, commercial and public charging systems with the addition of the 120 Level 1 Portable Charger and 160 Level 2 Home Charging Station. The two devices will be available for purchase by residential and commercial customers beginning August 1, 2011 through Leviton’s distribution channels: e-store, electrical […]