APPLICATIONINVERTERS
no charge to campers are biologically degradable. And that is why, at the end of 2010, he built a solar power plant on the roofs of his cattle stalls. As early as 2008 Eavis had already been presented with the “Greener Festival Award” for his commitment.
Largest private photovoltaic power plant “We want to arrange the festival and layout the farm as ecologically as possible”, says Eavis. “By putting in the solar plant we have taken a big step towards reaching this goal.” With an output of 200 kilowatts his plant is Great Britain’s largest private solar power plant. Two SolarMax TS series central inverters convert direct current from more than 1,100 solar modules into alternating current which conforms to mains parameters.
The yield is enough to meet the energy needs of 40 households. In addition, the system saves some 100 tons of carbon dioxide annually. The plant is operated by Solarsense UK Ltd. “Because of their high quality we have decided in favour of inverters made by Sputnik Engineering,” declares Solarsense general manager Kerry Burns.
“In addition, we were convinced by the devices’ price/performance ratio and the plant monitoring system.” Solarsense installed the internet-based data logger MaxWeb xp which can send alarms to Burns and his staff via SMS in case of a malfunction.
Plant data Worthy Farm, Glastonbury Power output Modules Inverters
200.88 kWp
Inclination & orientation Expected annual yield Commissioning
Customised portfolio
“Our product range matches fantastically the individual market segments of the British photovoltaic market which is so important to us.
That is why we are so pleased that SolarMax inverters were used for this flagship project as well,” says Daniel Freudiger, General Manager of Sputnik Engineering International AG and Head of Sales & Marketing at the company’s Swiss headquarters in Biel.
In September 2010, the Swiss manufacturer had its products certified for the British market and has been supplying Great Britain ever since.
The supply covers string inverter of the SolarMax S series (with rated outputs of 1.8 to 4.6 kilowatts) and SolarMax MT (in the output range of 10 to 15 kilowatts) as well as SolarMax TS series central inverters (with rated outputs of 50, 80, 100, 300
1116 polycrystalline Romag-Module SolarMax 80TS and SolarMax 100TS Inclination 5°, South 160,704 kWh
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