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For asset owners with a fleet of projects ready for revamping, there are multiple factors to consider when picking the right inverter. pv magazine caught up with Goodwe’s Michael Heidenreich to discuss these and other developments on the inverter market. Heidenreich has spent nearly two decades working with power electronics, well over half of which was in the solar industry. At Goodwe he is now the senior sales manager for projects.

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Marian Willuhn

09 Aug 2021

From left, Marian Willuhn of pv magazine, Michael Heidenreich of Goodwe, Jörn Hackbarth of Sonnedix, and George Schulz of Ariel Re discussed inverter revamping at the pv magazine Roundtables Europe event this year. | Image: pv magazine

Goodwe’s most powerful string inverter has an output of 250 kW – similar to the output of central inverters a few years ago. What distinguishes today’s string inverters?Devices 10 years or older were central inverters, mostly adapted from UPS systems, frequency converters, or similar solar applications. These devices were usually standalone units with dimensions of …

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