One of the factors driving solar system sales is reduced prices for photovoltaic (PV) arrays. In 2016, prices for PV arrays dropped below $1/W for the first time. Another factor is improved inverter ...

Inverter load rejection overvoltage tests have proven so successful in Hawaii that a testing partner, Hawaiian Electric Companies, has proposed to double its hosting capacity for solar energy.

ActionPower has released a modular programmable ac and dc power supply and load, aimed at testing photovoltaic micro-inverters. Helion, as it will be called, fits a 3U rack slot and designed to work ...

Load banks are commonly utilized in product design and in production testing of power supplies and other power conversion devices, including motor drives and inverters. Load banks come in two forms: ...

A groundbreaking study by solar leasing company SolarCity, the U.S. Department of Energy s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Hawaiian Electric has explored the potential of solar ...