AWARDSSHORTLIST
The growth of the PV market has been driven by necessity as the world comes to grips with a dwindling supply of traditional fuel sources to meet the global appetite for energy. In this competitive environment, which products, process and people will provide creative ingenuity?
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Development Award
Enecys Ltd
Enecsys solar PV, grid connected micro-inverter
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The Enecsys micro-inverter converts DC to AC at each solar module, eliminating the need for a central string inverter. A solar PV system based on Enecsys micro-inverters will have improved energy harvest and therefore cut the cost of harvested power by up to 20% over the lifetime of the installation compared with a conventional system using string inverters.
The Enecsys solar micro-inverter is designed for high reliability and has a life expectancy of at least 25 years, thereby matching the life of solar modules to which they are directly connected. The exceptional reliability of the Enecsys micro-inverter is achieved through a patented design that embodies three key attributes: a rugged topology, a
component set based on high temperature rating and reliability, and a unique patented energy control technique.
The Enecsys micro-inverter is first to use thin film capacitors instead of less reliable electrolytic capacitors and eliminates the use of opto-couplers, which are also known to have relatively poor reliability.
In addition, PV systems using Enecsys micro-inverters are simpler to plan, easier to install and intrinsically safer. It is the only micro-inverter specified to maintain full performance from -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C, and achieves peak efficiency of 94.1% over this temperature range.
The Enecsys micro-inverter is equipped with a robust built-in ZigBee wireless communication system that connects to the Internet via a gateway. It provides detailed information on the performance of each solar module, a capability not available with string inverters.
This comprehensive monitoring system uniquely gives users and installers detailed real-time information to ensure that the solar system is operating with optimized performance over the life of the installation.
Enecsys is the only company to have publicly announced a micro-inverter designed for both the European (220-240Vac, 50Hz) and North American (110-120Vac, 60Hz) markets.
The micro-inverter is the first on the market with a 20-year warranty, achieved by the removal of electrolytic capacitors in the design. It is also the first to operate at high efficiency (94.1%) over a wide temperature range (-40 to +85 deg. C), so its performance is maintained in real world conditions.
Industry
Development Award
Senning
Secure Packaging for Wafers and Cells
Packing today is in styro boxes. The problems are numerous, one way use, not very environmentally friendly and styro crumbles and can cause damage to wafers or cells.
The Senning foil wrapping machine foil wraps a stack of wafer or cells. ( 100 or more) With foil wrapping it can guide a stack through the machine without damaging the edges of the stack. With shrinking a stack can not be guided, so the edges are in danger. The stack is inserted in a foam top and bottom shell and covered in a card board cover for full protection The Senning foil wrapping machine foil wraps a stack of wafer or cells. (100 or more) offering a transport breakage rate close to “0”
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