Getting the Most out of MPPT

The main goal of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is to take (“harvest”) the maximum possible energy generated by the continuously-variable voltage and current outputs from a solar panel.  This energy then must be converted into stable, synchronized AC current and...

Keeping the Grid Stable

Power grids that enjoy a comparatively high level of distributed power generation assets are struggling to address the potential threats to power quality and grid stability that independent distributed power production can bring.  Chief among those challenges are (1)...

Raising the Bar on MLPE

Since 2012 smaller-scale solar electric PV installations have accelerated away from the use of conventional string-based centralized inverters in favor of implementing power conversion at the module itself.  Implementations of the module-level approach are grouped...