pv magazine International

New study shows reducing number of solar modules per string reduces risk of hotspots

Scientists in Indonesia have investigated early operational defects in a 24.9 MW solar PV system in Sumatra and have identified hotspot formation as the dominant defect. They also detected 282 cases ...
pv magazine International

How to reconfigure PV modules in degraded solar plants

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have analyzed the techno-economic viability of improving photovoltaic (PV) plants with degraded modules by reconfiguring them. The team ...
PV Tech

String versus central versus modular: what’s next for inverter technology?

For many years, the utility-scale solar PV market has been dominated by central and string inverters, with each claimed to have their own benefits for utility-scale solar applications. Lately, modular ...
Optics

Module-level sensors detect faults in large solar power plants early

Large photovoltaic power plants often comprise tens of thousands of modules and components. Whenever individual solar modules malfunction, intact bypass diodes can contain a strong power loss in the ...
Business Wire

ON Semiconductor’s SiC Power Modules to Support Delta’s Solar PV Inverters

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has introduced a full SiC power module for solar inverter applications, which has been selected by the ...