Balancing Cost, Reliability and Performance with New Module Level Power Electronic Architecture
Module-level power electronics, including microinverters and DC optimizers, accounted for 55% of the U.S. residential market in 2015 according to GTM Research, marking a rapid shift in the design and installation of new PV systems. With new National Electrical Code requirements and increasing competition, residential PV installers and financiers must consider a complete list of benefits and challenges for any given PV system solution across the entire solar value chain, from manufacturing and distribution to ownership and O&M. When making financial comparisons between solar inversion options, installers must analyze all required components, account for the complete electrical balance of system (eBOS), study the functional details and use standard AC-rated metrics.
In this webinar, we utilize design tools and system architecture characteristics to openly compare historic residential solar topologies -- traditional string inverters, microinverters, DC optimized string inverters and introduce a next generation power electronics, called Ultraverter, along 6 critical buying criteria for solar inverters, including:
- Code Compliance: Rapid Shutdown Compliance / 2014 NEC 690.12 / Future-proof: 2017 NEC
- Rapid Design and Installation
- Mitigated IT Headaches and Cross-Talk
- Delivery of a Reliable System with highest Yields
- Realization of Total Lifetime System Cost
- Simple and Easy Self-Service, coupled with Obsessive Corporate Customer Service
Each design brings its own set of benefits, challenges and effect on total lifetime system costs. This webinar will guide viewers towards the consideration of all incumbent costs, performance benefits and how the right choice for power inversion can drive more competitive solar offerings.
With the introduction of Ultraverter, the basic design methodology of Business Intelligent Solar Design will be detailed.
Born of the idea that through business-minded system design vast user experience improvements and increased profits are possible. Ultraverter is the incarnation of Business Intelligent Solar Design.