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While the central vs. string debate dominates much of the discussion in the inverter market, Italian manufacturer Fimer supplies both, and argues that both are suitable depending on the circumstances. The company’s new central platform can also efficiently cope with increasing DC/AC ratios, says Maren Schmidt, managing director of its utility business line.

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Michael Fuhs

09 Aug 2021

The new PVS-260/PVS-300 takes a modular approach to deliver flexibility with the capex advantages of a central inverter, claims Fimer. | Image: Fimer

For utility-scale PV, the market share of central inverters is continuously shrinking with respect to string inverters. Nevertheless, you are you expanding your portfolio with a central inverter – why?Maren Schmidt, managing director utility business line, Fimer: Our global experience shows that the demand for central inverters is strong, with 39% of the market still …

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