[RE-wrenches] remember the pirate solar inverter?

[August Goers]

Hi Nik:



See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_micro-inverter



Quote:



“In 1993 Mastervolt introduced their first grid-tie inverter
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid-tie_inverter>, the Sunmaster 130S,
based on a collaborative effort between Shell Solar, Ecofys and ECN. The
130 was designed to mount directly to the back of the panel, connecting
both AC and DC lines with compression fittings
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_fitting>. In 2000, the 130 was
replaced by the Soladin 120, a microinverter in the form of an AC adapter
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_adapter> that allows panels to be
connected simply by plugging them into any wall socket
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets>.”



Best,



August



Luminalt



*From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
Behalf Of *Nik Ponzio, Building Energy
*Sent:* Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:31 PM
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*Subject:* [RE-wrenches] remember the pirate solar inverter?



Question for the old timers out there: What was very early micro inverter
called that was designed to plug directly into the wall? It had DC input
for single solar panel and the output was a live 120V male plug.



On a related note, is there anything like the SMA Secure Power Supply
inverters that will run off just 1 or 2 panels?


Thanks for any insight..
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