[RE-wrenches] MPPT greater than 150V

Thu Mar 26 22:22:43 PDT 2009

OutBack has also been working on higher voltage MPPTs as well but we have chosen to not hype  unfinished/unreleased new products (i.e. vaporware). 

Expect to see a new OutBack MPPT controller with many advanced features and new capabilities later this year - including higher input PV voltages. Just don't expect us to talk about it for years before shipping it... 

There is still the question of the  efficiency trade off of higher PV array voltages vs lower voltage PV arrays - but we are sure it will be worthwhile in many installations and we will offer it. 

We also have been shipping a wind version of the FLEXmax MPPT controller with the A.R.E. turbines for about a year now with very good performance - real installations at real customer sites - not just beta tests - and we are working with Bergey and others now as well. 

Christopher Freitas
OutBack Power

Christopher

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Sent: Thu Mar 26 20:30:38 2009
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] MPPT greater than 150V

Per the posts Midnight solar and Apollo Solar are both in beta testing.  Has anyone heard Outback must be also?  Is Outback going to announce a HVCC this spring?

--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Tump <tump at hughes.net> wrote:

> From: Tump <tump at hughes.net>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] MPPT greater than 150V
> To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 8:01 PM
> I certainly am aware of the things both bob & robin,
> mary & crew have made
> in the industry.
> THANK YOU MIDNITE! I too am glad that they have some
> "working" units out
> there. I have voiced my frustrations to the Midnite folks
> & knowing robin &
> mary personally I'm certain that my comments will not
> be taken as insulting.
> 
> Still I/we've been waiting a long time. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
> Behalf Of Jennifer
> Bryce
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:32 AM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] MPPT greater than 150V
> 
> 
> " Zzzzzzzz"?  In Midnites defense, I can tell you
> mine works great! Good
> products take a long time to make sure that YOU do not end
> up as  
> the Beta tester.
> (The most common way for RE gear manufacturers to refine
> products)
> 
> It is a double edged sword, we beat the manufactures up for
> not  
> delivering product.
> Then stab them if units have problems once released. Just
> read through  
> the archive.
> 
> My Beta Classic is rock solid and doing great, it has
> worked well on  
> my solar arrays and wind turbines for over half a year.
> No smoke here, it is a real product.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 26, 2009, at 7:06    -Mar 26, Tump wrote:
> 
> > Zzzzzzzz We've been waiting for a HI voltage CC! 
> A standard unit?
> > Yeah
> > and.....
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
> > [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
> Behalf Of 
> > ryan at solar4maine.com
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:46 AM
> > To: re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] MPPT greater than 150V
> >
> >
> >
> > Midnites Classic CC is close they are beta testing
> there high
> > voltage unit.
> >
> > I am actually beta testing there standard voltage
> unit. boB is
> > working very
> > hard on these and i suspect we will see them soon.
> There is a long  
> > list of
> > features packed into this little unit. I will let boB
> or Robin fill  
> > in all
> > the blanks but we should be going live with all the
> beta sites on  
> > the net
> > soon.
> >
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