A group of scientists at the University of Cordoba, in Spain, has developed a photovoltaic system design for hot water production that is claimed to use around 95% of the available energy it can ...

Scientists in India have proposed a new concept that improves the yield of rooftop PV systems under partial shading. This concept combines conventional total cross-tied (TCT) techniques with partial ...

What do designers demand of connectors for today’s photovoltaic systems? Examples of the latest connectors for solar-panel installations. Solar power is changing the world, but the photovoltaic (PV) ...

A team of researchers in China has developed a portable balloon-mounted photovoltaic system, offering a viable solution for emergency solar power generation in mid to high-latitude regions. In a new ...

WAUKESHA, Wis., June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneracⓇ Power Systems (NYSE: GNRC) has introduced a new, more efficient approach to PV system design and optimization with PWRzone, a total system ...

As utility-scale solar projects grow, managing voltage drops remains a critical challenge for EPCs and system designers. Jason Coleman of Terrasmart explores how optimising eBOS architecture offers a ...

The School of Electrical Engineering at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) organized a five-day residential skill ...

Energy yield as a metric for PV performance is no longer sufficient on its own. Image: American Public Power Association, Unsplash. The size of PV projects and increasingly complex market conditions ...

In Episode 36 of “EC&M Asks,” a video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Ryan Mayfield, founder and SME of ...

Fig 1. String inverters are notoriously unreliable and represent a single point of failure. They typically come with a five-year limited warranty and have to be replaced at least once during the ...