Solar Edge

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About SolarEdge SolarEdge is an Israeli based company & the global leading solar inverter manufacturer producing solutions that optimize power from solar panels. The company designs inverters that maximize power generation at the individual PV module level, while lowering the cost of energy. The company has a presence in residential, commercial and utility markets and has shipped more than 14.6GW of systems worldwide. SolarEdge developed the DC optimized inverter solution in 2006 which maximizes power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV system, and results in an improved RoI. It is a DC optimized inverter topology that has split the traditional inverter system into a simplified inverter and power optimizer. The power optimizers are located on the solar panels turning them into intelligent panels and maximize system output by panel-level monitoring and real-time adjustments of voltage levels to optimize performance. The simplified inverter in this case is responsible only for the conversion from AC to DC power and grid connection. The SolarEdge commercial solar system includes cloud-based monitoring platform which is accessible from computers, smartphones, tabs, etc. and enhanced safety mechanism. The SolarEdge solution aims at: Optimizing and monitoring power generation per panel Using similar installation methods as traditional systems Minimizing long term O&M costs. How the SolarEdge Solution is different from Traditional String Inverters? We are going to discuss how the SolarEdge solution is better than the traditional string inverters. Given below is a table summarizing their differences: 1) Shadow Impact Shadow impact measures the effect of any shadow on the performance of the solar PV system. The shadow could be from trees, high-rise apartments in the neighbourhood, birds, etc. The three inverter systems ie. SolarEdge solution, traditional string inverter and microinverter react differently to shadows. Since panels are stitc