The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in Hawaii, which deployed storage before grid-forming inverters became available, became a test case for diagnosing grid issues that can arise with older ...

The average bifacial boost was 4.69% for November 2023. Bifacial boost is the relative advantage of the average specific energy yield of all bifacial products compared to the average specific energy ...

Download this new white paper today to learn how to surround your PV inverter with simulation instruments to ensure optimum performance and standards compliance. As renewable energy sources continue ...

Damage to a relay contact after cyclic current loading. A better understanding of inverter reliability will help boost performance and reduce costs. Image: Fraunhofer IMWS. Inverters are critical to ...

A damaged relay contact after cyclic current loading. Image: Fraunhofer IMWS. A German government-funded project has developed a new methodology for predicting the lifetime of inverters used in solar, ...

Case study examines a common PV inverter failure that can drive uncommon issues in the field — namely, damage to the AC protection equipment from DC fault currents for short periods during transformer ...

In utility-scale PV plants, the DC-side is often the most vulnerable part of the entire system. With complex wiring and numerous connection points, even a minor issue at one point can cause equipment ...

More inverters are coming to the end of their life, and needing replacement, as the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry matures. Inverter failures usually occur on systems that are 10-plus years old. At ...

To ensure continued reliable operation of the distribution grid with rapid growth of inverter-based DER, and to utilize smart inverter functions in grid operations, the DER interconnection standard ...