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Growing from 1000VDC PV Systems to 1500VDC; Why and How?

Growing from 1000VDC PV Systems to 1500VDC; Why and How?

Full Title: Growing from 1000VDC PV Systems to 1500VDC; Why and How?
Author(s): Allan Gregg
Publisher(s): GreenTech Media
Publication Date: December 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):

Why did the industry move from 600 volt solar arrays to 1000 volt solar arrays? The answer is simple, to reduce system costs. The value of increased system voltages is realized in infrastructure savings, reduced installation costs, and end-to-end efficiency improvements. That is the same reason that the industry is now moving from 1000 volt systems to 1500 volt systems. Central inverters have led the way, but Sungrow has just introduced a 1500V string inverter that promises a complete industry shift.

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