Featured in The quality issue – 04-2018

A burning issue

Cables and connectors: The quality and performance of solar balance of system components in the U.S. market is generally quite high, but there are still low quality, knock-off, or outright counterfeit products available at discounts large enough to attract some shortsighted installers or other buyers in the market.

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Charles W. Thurston

18 Jun 2018

Low quality solar panels have attracted much attention in the solar industry, perhaps because poor performance is readily measured and visible upon system startup. However, less attention is being paid by buyers to low quality solar balance of systems (BOS) components, which may not exhibit faults for years, say several PV component manufacturers.“Low quality or …

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