SMA America Inc. (Grass Valley, CA) disclosed that Underwriter Laboratory (UL) has recognized the company's Sunny Central 125U-208 V grid-tie inverter. SMA can now offer a complete line of inverters in the US. The Sunny Central, capable of converting 125,000 W of solar energy, is the latest in the line of commercial-scale inverters to be introduced to the US from Germany.
SMA now offers the Sunny Boy inverter in 700 W, 1,100 W, 1,800 W, 2,500 W, 6,000 W and Sunny Central 125,000 W inverters for solar-electric/photovoltaic (PV) installations, wind, and fuel cell power systems. All units offer system modularity, and are designed for residential or commercial PV applications; the Sunny Central is perfect for larger, industrial applications.
SMA Marketing Director for America Sam Vanderhoof stated, "We are proud to offer another full-featured, power-conditioning inverter for the fastest-growing market segment in the PV industry. We are also happy to be a key player, bringing clean renewable energy to California, along with new jobs that support our products."