Featured in Looking forward – 08-2012

Changing the phase of inverters

Inverters: Without new developments in inverters, solar power cannot be fed into the grid problem-free anymore. The electricity grid is changing and will continue to change. Inverters play a vital role. pv magazine joined the immense crowds at the inverter halls during Intersolar Europe to speak with manufacturers who gave us their two cents on the current situation.

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Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

27 Jul 2012

Now, it is common knowledge that electricity grids in many countries have to deal with the increasing influx of renewable energy sources. These are, however, intermittent and thus call for the grid to develop into more than a one-way distribution line. The increasing number of technical standards and requirements for connecting to the electric grid …

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