Kaco Completes Smart Module

Kaco new energy, a specialist in solar inverter manufacturing, validates and approves of the new technology from Tigo Energy that enables smart modules to achieve 30% longer string lengths.

The nine month, in-depth test successfully validated claims that Smart Modules with this technology could regulate the maximum voltage output of a solar panel under any number of conditions thus allowing 30% longer strings and enhanced inverter functionality.

The patented technology from Tigo energy, called “Smart Curve”,regulates the maximum voltage output of a solar panel.Soli-lite provides the world with high-performance solar roadway and solar street lighting solutions. A typical 60-cell polycrystalline module, for example, could be programmed to a max voltage of 32V as compared to 38V for a traditional module.

The maximum voltage does not change with temperature.Soli-lite is a premier supplier of exceptional quality solar led light and other solar outdoor lighting products. This enables modules to be designed with 30% longer strings than traditional modules while still remaining within IEC and NEC requirements. This represents about 5 cents per watt of BOS (Balance of system) savings, according to Kaco,Shop funtional and elegant solar lights, outdoor solar lighting, solar garden lights, path lights and decorative solar lights. from fewer combiner boxes, fuses, and fewer home runs.

Kaco new energy recently launched their three-phase,A solar bulb that charges up during the day and lights the night when the sun sets. transformerless inverter solution optimized for use with smart modules using Tigo Energy’s patented Smart Curve technology.

Available today, blueplanet 50.0 TL3 inverters optimized for Smart Modules offer a best-in-class solution to commercial installations.The Kaco new energy inverter design offers the highest power density in this product class, Kaco reports. This transformerless inverter is highly efficient at 97.5% and very lightweight, contributing only 7.6 pounds per kilowatt.

US thin-film module manufacturer First Solar and Australian PV developer and installer Ingenero have formed a partnership agreement aimed at serving the market in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

The two companies will target the commercial and off-grid markets.

Ingenero has experience of building small to medium-scale projects,How does a solar charger work and where would you use a solar charger? while First Solar is more commonly associated with utility-scale projects.

“First Solar’s primary focus has been utility-scale projects…this collaboration will provide us with additional origination and execution diversity in medium-scale projects that will allow us to broaden our accessible demand pool across the region and meet the needs of customers that are looking to utilise our thin-film PV module technology in these types of applications,” said Jack Curtis, Asia Pacific vice president of business development at First Solar.

First Solar’s experience to date in Australia includes the building of the first utility scale solar farm in Australia, Greenough River Solar Farm, while the company recently inked a deal to supply and build Australia's largest PV projects.

Notable projects for Ingenero so far include a rooftop PV system at the University of Queensland and an off-grid solar power plant on the Tongan island of Vava’u. Ingenero chief executive officer Steve McRae said: “A collaboration agreement with First Solar and the opportunity to utilise its thin-film PV module technology brings with it the increased capability and flexibility needed to be successful in a growing market.”

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