Featured in India's solar horizon – 08-2011

Solar’s little black box

Junction boxes: Optimizing electronics are increasingly being integrated into junction boxes, posing new challenges for designs. Increasingly, collaborations are forming between junction box and electronics manufacturers. pv magazine takes a look across some of the latest products and ideas behind solar’s little black box.
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While every solar panel needs one, sitting inconspicuously underneath most panels, the junction box (JB) may not seem to be really that important. But as PV installations get smarter these little black boxes are becoming increasingly important. Manufacturers are responding to this by producing innovative designs with integrated electronics, increased access, more durable construction and …

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