Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (hereinafter, “TMEIC”; President & CEO Kiyotaka Machida) has received an order of its SOLAR WARETM 2700, 1500V outdoor PV inverters in the United States. SOLAR WARETM 2700 realizes the world’s largest-class single-unit capacity and the world’s highest level of power conversion efficiency.
1500V PV system is globally capturing attention as a next-generation system because not only it achieves high efficiency of overall facilities versus 1000V system but also highly economical PV system by consolidating equipment and reducing the labor cost.
In the United States, where consideration regarding 1500V systems has made the most progress, installations have accelerated since 2016 and will be employed in the majority of utility-scale PV systems by the end of 2017. Additionally, the 1500V system is also being considered in Japan, India and China.
TMEIC currently has received an order of SOLAR WARETM 2700 from juwi Inc., which is a U.S. subsidiary of juwi AG (headquartered in Germany) that is recognized as a world-leading company in development and construction in the area of renewable energy. This project is located in the northern area of the U.S. state of Colorado, and at the end of June 2016 TMEIC plans to deliver 12 units of its SOLAR WARETM 2700 with a generating capacity of 30MW.
TMEIC is the first Japanese company*1 to receive an order for 1500V system PV inverters in the U.S. market, which can be attributed to its growing reputation from customers as evidenced by TMEIC’s proven track record of sales in the global market as well as in terms of performance, quality and reliability.
Note: TMEIC research as of April 2016.
1. Features of SOLAR WARETM 2700/2500
Maximum 1500V DC voltage (input side) and the world’s largest-class capacity of 2700kW/2500kW
Outdoor PV inverter responding to harsh environments (ambient temperature of -20～50°C)
Fan-less technology (natural cooling up to 50% of rated power) applied for electricity saving and increased reliability
World-class power conversion efficiency of 98.8%
Responding to plant control for Smart Grid (remote control of output, power factor, etc.)
Compliant with UL and IEC standards
2. Customer Benefits
Approximately 30% reduction of the number of inverters installed compared with 1000V inverters.
The number of peripheral equipment such as a set-up transformer, switchgear and cables as well as installation and wiring work can be reduced, thereby contributing to a reduction of construction costs.
The highest level of power conversion efficiency contributes to maximizing revenue.
Significant reduction of maintenance costs by long life fan.