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Product Briefing Outline: Advanced Energy Industries, has introduced its newest Solaron branded transformerless inverter with a 500kW capability, specifically designed for utility-scale, grid-tied photovoltaic applications. Extending the Solaron portfolio beyond inverters for commercial and small-scale utility installations, the 500kW inverter achieves similar, efficiencies of 97.5%, pending a CEC-weighted (California Energy Commission) efficiency rating.

Problem: In addition to delivering more power per inverter for utility-scale installations, the newest Solaron model delivers previously unachievable return on investment (ROI)—from installation through decades of energy harvests.  Specifically, 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.

Solution: Designed for utility-scale installations, the Solaron 500kW inverter features a durable, transformerless, grid-tie design, converting raw DC power from solar-cell arrays to high-quality AC-grid electricity. With its robust controls and patented, soft-switching technology, the Solaron inverter achieves 97.5% CEC efficiency (pending). A wide MPP (maximum power point) tracking window is designed for maximum, day-long power processing. Both local and remote communications and control are always available via AE's Solaron IDS integrated data system.

Applications: Utility-scale, grid-tied photovoltaic systems.

Platform: Features such as AE's ‘Integrated Data System’ (IDS) with instant access to Solaron data from anywhere at anytime and AE's SafeGuard wholly-customizable, service program are part of the Solaron optimized balance-of-system (BoS) architecture, which can proactively maximize system uptime, power generation and inverter life.

Availability: Currently available.