Inverters

Scientists from Australia’s national science agency and the electricity research and development arm of Google have developed a new ‘smart’ inverter they claim is almost twice as fast and about 50% more efficient than existing commercial inverters.

Havells India will expand the solar power generation capacity for self-consumption to 16 MW by installing a 4.6 MW solar power plant at its Alwar facility this fiscal.

Sineng supplied 2,887 units of its 275 kW string inverters (SP-275K-INH) for a 641 MW solar project at the 30 GW Khavda Solar Park in Gujarat. The solar project is developed and owned by Adani.

GP Eco Solar will use the funds raised through the initial public offering (IPO) on NSE Emerge to fuel its growth in the solar sector. It will allocate around INR 12.45 crore for working capital and expansion, and invest INR 7.6 crore in subsidiary Invergy India for a new solar inverter assembly facility in Noida.

Scientists in Czechia have proposed to use parallel inverters in PV systems to not only reduce instability, but also to increase power yield. The proposed approach reportedly results in higher maximum power point tracking (MPPT) performance.

India’s Howd Innovations (Solar Yaan) has launched three-phase string inverters with capacities ranging from 5 kW to 25 kW.

Enphase has released 208 V three-phase inverters for the small commercial market. The advancing hardware comes with a specialized support team and tailored design tools.

Scientists in India have developed a 500 W seven-level inverter prototype based on switched capacitors. The device is reportedly able to achieve a high efficiency despite switching, conduction, and capacitor voltage ripple losses.

The IQ8-3P solar microinverter enables peak power output of up to 480 W.

Panasonic Life Solutions India has launched residential solar kits in India that are easy to install and maintain. The kits include BIS- and IEC-certified solar modules and inverters and come with a mobile app-based energy monitoring system.