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New algorithm to identify underperforming strings in PV systems

Researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH in Germany have developed a self-referencing algorithm to detect and quantify underperformance in PV installations. The scientists described the novel ...
Business Wire

New Ampt i50 String Optimizer Manages the Power of Each Solar Tracker and Increases Tracker Utilization to Lower the Cost of PV Power Plants

FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ampt, the world’s #1 DC optimizer company for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced the release of the i50 String Optimizer – the next generation ...
pv magazine International

New MPPT approach for multi-string PV systems under partial shading

Researchers at Egypt's South Valley University have developed a novel control strategy to deal with partial shading in PV systems. The new approach uses a multi-string PV system with a converter ...
Electronic Design

String Inverters Increasingly Used in Megawatt-Scale PV Projects

In a sign of their growing acceptance, string inverters are increasingly being considered in megawatt (MW)-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, with over 40 percent of inverter buyers regarding them as ...
Optics

Fraunhofer ISE develops medium-voltage string inverter for photovoltaics

German research center the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has developed and successfully commissioned what it calls the world’s first medium-voltage string inverter for ...
PR Newswire

Huawei's Smart String-level Disconnection (SSLD) Tech for PV Plant Safety Certified by DEKRA and Intertek

With the penetration rate of solar power increasing, the safety issues of PV system can't be ignored, among which over 70% are from DC side according to the statistics of Huawei. Due to the ...