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Analog Devices Power Conversion Platform Improves Safety, Reliability and Efficiency in Renewable Energy Applications
Analog Devices Inc. today announced its fully integrated power conversion platform for next-generation solar power, energy storage, and electric vehicle infrastructure applications. The platform, which includes processing, gate driving, and sensing components, was designed to enable new faster-switching architectures and accommodate increasing safety regulations. By integrating ADIs established iCoupler digital isolation technology with the new, breakthrough mixed-signal processor design (ADSP-CM41x), the platform simplifies system design for power inverter manufacturers while also improving system safety and reliability, and helping drive down the cost of renewable energy.
Learn about ADIs isolation products:
http://www.analog.com/en/products/interface-isolation/isolation.html
Learn about ADIs portfolio of mixed-signal control processors:
http://www.analog.com/en/products/processors-dsp/cm4xx-mixed-signal-control-processors.html
Learn about ADIs other renewable energy solutions:
http://www.analog.com/en/applications/markets/energy/renewable-energy-generation.html
Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone®, an online technical support community:
https://ez.analog.com/community/analog-microcontrollers
Learn about ADIs isolation products:
http://www.analog.com/en/products/interface-isolation/isolation.html
Learn about ADIs portfolio of mixed-signal control processors:
http://www.analog.com/en/products/processors-dsp/cm4xx-mixed-signal-control-processors.html
Learn about ADIs other renewable energy solutions:
http://www.analog.com/en/applications/markets/energy/renewable-energy-generation.html
Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone®, an online technical support community:
https://ez.analog.com/community/analog-microcontrollers
Power systems must be carefully designed to protect the end user from electric shock and the system from physical destruction by isolating current measurement from the power-handling circuitry and transient signals. Traditionally this protection has come at a price as the use of multiple redundant isolated components drives up both cost and system complexity. Analog Devices recently announced the ADSP-CM41x processor series, which features a revolutionary new design that integrates dual-core safety redundancy into a single chip. The ADSP-CM41x is an integral part of the power conversion platform, and is now the first and only processor of its kind to be awarded a Certificate of Safety Attestation, VDE-AR-N4105, from TUV-SUD. This provides designers with added confidence in their own certification process and a pathway to faster, more cost-efficient system development.
Also included in the platform are the AD740x sigma-delta-based A/D converter, which replaces larger, more expensive sensor modules to reduce system cost and improve isolated current measurement, and the ADuM413x series of isolated gate drivers, featuring iCoupler digital isolation technology.
Also included in the platform are the AD740x sigma-delta-based A/D converter, which replaces larger, more expensive sensor modules to reduce system cost and improve isolated current measurement, and the ADuM413x series of isolated gate drivers, featuring iCoupler digital isolation technology.
To assist developers in evaluating and designing with the platform, Analog Devices also announced the release of a new evaluation kit, the ADZS-CM419F-EZLITE. The kit is available now for $410.00.
JA Solar to Hold Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 15, 2016
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 10:30a.m., Beijing time at its headquarters located at No. 36, Jiang Chang San Road, Zhabei, Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China. The shareholder record date is May 16, 2016.
A notice of the AGM describing the matters to be considered during the meeting is available via the AGM link in the Events & Presentations section at the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.jasolar.com.
A notice of the AGM describing the matters to be considered during the meeting is available via the AGM link in the Events & Presentations section at the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.jasolar.com.
SolaTrim Adds National Solar Distributors Inc. as Third Canadian Supplier for Innovative Solar Protective Barriers
More Canadian Solar Installers Adopt SolaTrim Protection System to Aid Compliance with Recent Pest Abatement Subrule Added to Canadian Electrical Code
SunLink VP Clara Nagy Debates Solar Mounting Cost Reduction Roadmap at GTM Solar Summit 2016
SunLink Corporation’s Vice President of Sales Clara Nagy will join other solar industry executives and thought leaders on The Roadmap to Low Cost Ground Mount Balance of Systems panel at todays Greentech Medias Solar Summit 2016 in Scottsdale, Ariz. As part of the panel discussion, Nagy will outline the immediate and long-term strategies SunLink is pursuing to lower balance of systems costs and help its customer partners successfully navigate the evolving global solar market.
SunLinks evolution into a full-scope solar project solutions company that offers highly engineered mounting solutions together with expert installation and O&M services and an advanced software platform positively impacts both hard and soft project costs for our customers. Now, customers are able to procure a combination of the most advanced mounting solutions, trusted services and next-gen data monitoring and SCADA controls provided by our hybrid cloud and security platform in an integrated package from a single partner, which reduces both their capital and portfolio management costs, explains Nagy.
SunLinks evolution into a full-scope solar project solutions company that offers highly engineered mounting solutions together with expert installation and O&M services and an advanced software platform positively impacts both hard and soft project costs for our customers. Now, customers are able to procure a combination of the most advanced mounting solutions, trusted services and next-gen data monitoring and SCADA controls provided by our hybrid cloud and security platform in an integrated package from a single partner, which reduces both their capital and portfolio management costs, explains Nagy.
I look forward to demonstrating how EnTech software platforms like VERTEX change solar project economics for the better, continued Nagy. In addition, Im eager to share how our industry leading R&D program is moving beyond the lab to collect real-time project performance data from the field using Internet of Things technology as a means to reduce material costs by enabling dynamic designs. Thanks to innovation inspired by EnTech convergence, the roadmap to lower costs has never been so interesting or exciting.
To see Clara Nagy at the Solar Summit, attend the balance of systems panel, The Roadmap to Low Cost Ground Mount Balance of Systems, today, May 11, at 3:00pm local time. For scheduling meetings at the conference and a demonstration of SunLinks new solar project intelligence platform VERTEX, contact sales@sunlink.com.
To see Clara Nagy at the Solar Summit, attend the balance of systems panel, The Roadmap to Low Cost Ground Mount Balance of Systems, today, May 11, at 3:00pm local time. For scheduling meetings at the conference and a demonstration of SunLinks new solar project intelligence platform VERTEX, contact sales@sunlink.com.
ESS All-Iron Flow Battery Operational at Stone Edge Farm Microgrid
System to provide a variety of value streams at California Winery in net-zero microgrid
Solarrus Corporation changes name to MaxGen Energy Services to underscore its unified approach to servicing customers
Solarrus Corporation, a leading independent service provider in the US solar, electric vehicle and battery energy storage industries, announced today that it is changing its name to MaxGen Energy Services.
meteocontrol installs monitoring systems for 130 MWp PV power in Great Britain
meteocontrol GmbH has equipped six British solar parks belonging to BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH with its monitoring systems and put them into operation. 60 data loggers of the blueLog X series help to ensure trouble-free operation and standards-compliant electricity feed-in. BayWa r.e. built the turnkey facilities with a total power capacity of around 130 MWp within six months. The company then worked with meteocontrol to connect them to the grid on schedule in March 2016.
meteocontrol provided the monitoring systems for the solar parks in Southern England and Wales as a turnkey solution. Based on comprehensive planning, each PV system was equipped with the necessary measuring technology in stations as well as pre-wired and fully assembled metrological control cabinets. meteocontrol installed a total of 60 data loggers from the innovative blueLog X series. 30 meteocontrol stations are in place at the 30 MWp Rose & Crown free field system in Wisbech alone. Working on site, the PV specialists from Augsburg then put the monitoring systems into operation and thus ensured that the PV facilities were commissioned according to schedule.
"Finishing the solar parks on time allows us to gain accreditation for the ROC 1.3 program in Great Britain and once again demonstrates our competence as a quality-oriented project developer and general contractor," said Matthias Taft, Energy Director at BayWa AG and Managing Director of BayWa r.e. "With meteocontrol as a dependable partner, the monitoring systems were installed and commissioned quickly and efficiently." BayWa r.e. has taken on operation management for the six PV plants itself and thus oversees wind and solar parks producing around 440 MW in the UK.
For project developers, system operators and EPC companies, meteocontrol provides tailor-made monitoring solutions and a complete service from planning to commissioning. "This ensures cost-effectiveness and short project runtimes. In the end, our customers get everything from a single source," explained Martin Schneider, Managing Director of meteocontrol. "However, the quality of our turnkey solution is even more important. The components are optimally matched to each other and ensure trouble-free operation and maximum yields in the long term. BayWa r.e. places highest demands on system components and system integration. We’re therefore delighted that meteocontrol was enlisted for these system projects in Great Britain," said Martin Schneider.
JinkoSolar signs master purchase agreement with CivicSolar
Under the terms of the agreement, JinkoSolar has been selected by CivicSolar as a Preferred Module Partner and will account for 25% of CivicSolar’s module sales.
Masdar to Deliver Cycle 2 of UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund
A 150kW solar PV plant in Rotuma, Fiji, is one of the three solar micro grid projects in the country deployed by Masdar, with funding from the first cycle of the UAE Pacific Partnership Fund.
Solar Frontier modules selected for Enilso solar projects in Mexico
The solar projects range from 5-10 kW residential projects to 200-500 kW agricultural installations.
