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Ahh, thanks, that makes so much more sense! It seems that 5kW inverters have efficiencies around 97% which is pretty good. I wonder if they could print the mi
by rrmm 12y ago
Ahh, thanks, that makes so much more sense! It seems that 5kW inverters have efficiencies around 97% which is pretty good. I wonder if they could print the micro-inverters as part of the panel manufacture and then just add the caps and inductors they need during packaging.
This might also be a good opportunity to add features like distributed power generation, so that for remote locations, a power grid could be setup with residential panels, but no central power station.
- crdoconnor 12y agoInverters tend to die a lot quicker than panels, so it probably would not make sense to make them part of the panel itself. A dead inverter would mean a dead panel that was otherwise just fine.