2009-09-21 - The first inverter developed by ABB for the solar market is to be launched at the world’s leading photovoltaic (PV) solar conference taking place in Hamburg this week.
By ABB Communications
The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009 (EU PVSEC) is on from September 21 to 25.
ABB has decades of experience with inverter* technology, and is a long-standing supplier of components to solar inverter manufacturers. Solar inverters convert the direct current that is produced by the sun in photovoltaic plates into alternating current that can be fed into the electrical grid.
ABB's solar inverter will be available in ranges from 100 kW to up to 500 kW, and are optimized for cost-efficient, multi-megawatt solar power plants.
“With the launch of our solar inverter this week, ABB is moving to strengthen its position in the photovoltaics market. The positive feedback from our strong and well-established partners in the solar market puts us in a confident mood," said Dirk Leinweber.
Leinweber is responsible for sales and marketing of PV products at ABB Automation Products in Germany, and is convinced the new inverter has the potential to help ABB to gain further market share in the PV market.
Designed for maximum reliability so that PV solar systems can achieve maximum uptime, ABB's PVS800 solar inverter is modular, very compact and fully integrated into ABB's global service network. All three points together - reliability, cost savings and global service - are unique in the solar industry, says Leinweber.
“The path ABB is taking now was mapped out long ago," he added. "The company has much experience in the field of converter technology, and has been an acknowledged supplier to leading producers for many years. We are now drawing on this experience to enter the market ourselves."
(*An inverter is an electrical device for converting direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC). A rectifier is used to convert AC to DC.)