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 ...

China Datang Corp., through its subsidiary Datang Hainan Energy Development, has unveiled the world’s first 2,000 V photovoltaic validation and certification base in Wenchang, China's Hainan province.

Fraunhofer ISE tested grid-forming inverters, covering a range of sizes, from seven companies. Image: Fraunhofer ISE. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System (Fraunhofer ISE) has completed ...

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 ...

The 2012 Defense Energy Technology Challenge awarded Ideal Power Converters (IPC) the top prize for its 3-Port Photovoltaic (PV) and Battery Converter. DoD issued the Challenge to seek new innovative ...