Featured in Women at work – 08-2019

Inverter issues

PVEL’s inaugural inverter scorecard is showing up the need for much more scrutiny on the reliability of inverters. But are developers and EPCs even paying attention?

By

Christian Roselund

20 Aug 2019

It’s no secret that inverter problems are among the most common causes of failure at PV plants, with many needing to be swapped out less than halfway through the term of a 25-year power contract. And while PV modules are frequently subject to intense third-party testing – in addition to standard certification testing – there …

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