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Fort Collins, Colo. — Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has unveiled its latest Solaron offering, a 500-kW, utility-scale, transformerless, grid-tie photovoltaic (PV) inverter. Extending the Solaron portfolio beyond commercial and small-scale utility installations, the 500-kW solar inverter achieves a 97.5 percent California Energy Commission (CEC) efficiency rating (pending).
The AE Solaron suite of products, services and accessories include the AE Integrated Data System (IDS) that provides instant access to Solaron data from anywhere at anytime and the AE SafeGuard customizable service program. These solutions are part of the Solaron optimized balance-of-system (BoS) architecture, which can proactively maximize system uptime, power generation and inverter life.
Designed for utility-scale installations, the Solaron 500-kW inverter features a transformerless, grid-tie design, converting raw DC power from solar-cell arrays to high-quality AC-grid electricity. A wide maximum power point (MPP) tracking window ensures day-long power processing, and both local and remote communications and control are always available via AE's Solaron IDS.
In addition, the new inverter is said to deliver a faster return-on-investment (ROI) from installation through to decades of energy harvests. Before installation is complete, integrators can save tens of thousands of dollars per panel section because multiple Solaron inverters can be routed into a single, medium-voltage station, said Advanced Energy. In operation, Solaron efficiencies enable power producers to achieve higher energy harvests over an inverter's lifetime, resulting in more favorable landed cost-per-kilowatt-hour ratios than was possible until now, according to the company.
The company offers a portfolio of services from installation assistance to long-term warranties and maintenance programs.
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