Hoymiles commissions microinverter factory in Mexico
Hoymiles says it has commissioned a microinverter factory in Monterrey, Mexico, with an initial production capacity of 500,000 units per year.
Envertech launches microinverters for PV systems with up to 60 modules
Envertech says it has developed microinverters for PV systems supporting up to 60 modules, allowing up to four modules per unit with separate maximum power point tracking.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Aiko Solar, GoodWe, Ginlong Solis post H1 profit declines
Aiko Solar, GoodWe, and Ginlong Solis have all posted declines in net profit for the first half of 2024 due to industry overcapacity.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Risen, Sungrow, Arctech reveal H1 results
Module maker Risen Solar has posted a net loss of CNY 963 million ($135.2 million) for the first half of 2024, while Sungrow and Archtech have recorded profit increases.
US startup offers AI-based software solution to predict component failure in utility-scale inverters
Infinrel says its Energy Kardio Graph solution can sample small electrical perturbations on the input and output of the inverter at MHz scale and enable insight into the actual operation of the inverter on its switching cycle basis.
Dutch hackers report flaws in Enphase IQ Gateway devices
Two “ethical” hackers from the Dutch Institute of Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) have identified six vulnerabilities in Enphase IQ Gateway devices. The researchers are now working with the US inverter manufacturer to address the bugs in the next version of the product.
Low-cost machine learning framework for snail trail detection in PV panels
Conceived by French scientists, the novel system uses ensemble learning and does not require anything more than a commercially available optimizer. Before it makes a decision, the method combines K nearest neighbors, support vector machine, and decision tree learning. Accuracy is reportedly up to 89%.
New approach to measure PV inverter degradation in semi-arid climates
New research from Morocco has found that the Sandia PV Array Performance Model is the most suitable for measuring AC power in PV systems located in arid-climate conditions. The scientists conducted a series of tests a three different PV systems located at a testing facility in Ben Guerir, in central Morocco.
TMEIC to open 9 GW utility-scale solar inverter factory in Texas
TMEIC says it will set up a 9 GW utility-scale solar inverter factory in Texas, in addition to relocating the headquarters of its TMEIC Corporation Americas unit to Houston in March 2025.
Sinovoltaics updates PV inverter manufacturer financial stability ranking
The latest financial stability ranking of inverter manufacturers lists Hoymiles Power Electronics, Eaton, Enphase, Kstar and Delta Electronics as the top five.
