Smart & Super Essential: The Growing Role of Solar Inverters as the Brain of Solar Power Systems & Beyond

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Recording of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | The smarter E Europe Conference 2023 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 17:26 .

Dr. Sönke Rogalla
Head of Department Power Electronics and Grid Integration
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme
Deutschland

The advances of technology along the solar value chain in recent years have been breathtaking: Innovations have included considerably larger wafers, new cell technologies, much higher-efficiency solar modules, smarter inverters with management systems that can control fully electrified high-tech homes and less material-intensive fixed or tracking mounting systems that can be installed faster and boost system yields.

This session will provide an overview of the latest technologies:

  • Wafer-to-module technology innovations
  • Grid-connection and system control devices
  • Mounting technology for solar system installations

Further Talks of this session:

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Prof. Dr. Rutger Schlatmann
Head of the Division Solar Energy
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Deutschland

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CSO Projects
Schletter Solar GmbH
Deutschland

To Talk

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CSEM SA
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To Talk

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Dr. Bertrand Paviet-Salomon
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Prof. Dr. Rutger Schlatmann
Head of the Division Solar Energy
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Deutschland

Christian Salzeder
CSO Projects
Schletter Solar GmbH
Deutschland

Dr. Sönke Rogalla
Head of Department Power Electronics and Grid Integration
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme
Deutschland

To Talk

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