China’s transition, India’s growth, inverters’ insight

Global inverter market: A strong 2017 for the solar inverter market may have mirrored growth elsewhere in the PV component chain, but the vital role that the inverter plays in a typical solar system may offer some clues as to where the solar industry is headed, both in 2018 and beyond.

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pv magazine

01 Aug 2018

华电100MW-Qinjiashan, Datong, 100MW-Plant(1)(1)

A sea of modules, controlled by string inverters. Such a sight is increasingly common across the globe. | Image: Huawei

It is often said in solar that the inverter is the ‘brains’ of the PV system. And as these systems themselves become more intelligent and sophisticated, the role of the inverter is evolving beyond simply inverting direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC), to incorporate a broadening range of functionalities.‘Twas ever thus, of course. Even …

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