<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hello David,<br><br>Our inverters are a *true* AC Module, not just a micro-inverter that's been<br>attached to the PV frame or other structure. They replace the junction box<br>on PV, and must be installed by a PV manufacturer, distributor, or OEM<br>that are certified to the appropriate UL Standards for that process. Our<br>AC Modules are not designed for field/site installation to PV.<br><br>The advantages to this: We're exempt from DC-side ground-fault and<br>arc-fault because all DC conductors are internal to our inverter, and are<br>all less than 80Vdc.<br><br>Being mounted directly to the PV eliminates the j-box, diodes, high-voltage<br>DC conductors, and expensive DC connectors and their associated hassles.<br>This also reduces the product cost and decreases the system installation<br>time. You're also assured of a perfect match of our
inverter to the PV.<br><br>For notes - our AC Module inverters are made in Fort Worth, Texas.<br><br><br><br>Dan Lepinski, Senior Engineer<br>Exeltech Solar<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 10/31/12, David Katz <i><dkatz@aeesolar.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: David Katz <dkatz@aeesolar.com><br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 10:39 AM<br><br><div id="yiv486954989">
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Dan Lapinski,<br>
Does Exeltech make a microinverter that can be site-installed? <br>
David Katz<br>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:26 am<br>
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<td style="font:inherit;" valign="top">I'd like to correct an error in Jim's statement below related to how we<br>
at Exeltech handle warranty.<br>
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If an AC Module inverter should fail, the entire module does not need to<br>
be sent back for warranty -- just the inverter itself. In our case, this<br>
involves removing four small screws to separate the inverter from the<br>
base. The "lid" (or top of the enclosure) is the heat sink of the inverter.<br>
The base stays attached to the PV. There's no wiring involved. It's all<br>
internal, and you don't have to do anything except remove the old<br>
inverter from the base and plug in the new one.<br>
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Once you access the back of the PV, total time to effect the swap<br>
is typically about 1 minute.<br>
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Dan Lepinski, Senior Engineer<br>
Exeltech Solar<br>
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From: Solarguy <ntrei@1scom.net><br>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Modules ready for primetime?<br>
To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 9:05 AM<br>
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Another question to consider when it comes to ACPV warranty replacement is, do you have to send the entire module back for repair if there’s a warranty claim on the inverter. Solar Bridge & Exeltech
both say yes. All things equal, Solar Bridge still has DC apparatus exposed but not Exeltech. It would be nice to just be able to drill out the pop rivets and unplug the SB unit & return for repair.
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">And yes, I’m kinda biased toward Exeltech but they have been building inverters for 20+ years.
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext;"> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>William Dorsett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:14 AM<br>
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Kirk, the BenQ modules use SolarBridge inverters. One of the questions to ask with ACPV is who backs the warranty on the inverter. According to SolarBridge’s
website, the module manufacturer warranty’s the combination. This is fine as long as the mfg stays afloat but in this time with such major players as Sharp and BP backing out, who do you turn to if your inverter has a problem? As Bill said Exeltech is in this
too, and warranty’s their own, so is one step less removed. </span></p>
<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>
<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">One of the things we’ve gathered is that Enphase, with an installed base of something over a million, is having some problems with its first version, 190. Is
that a problem inherent in the components chosen in its design or something as simple as insufficient potting? It is fairly low percentage, but it also hasn’t been 25 years. And how does that balance with the installed base of any of the other microinverter/ACPV
manufacturers? </span></p>
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">It seems that the temperature at which micros are required to live is the main advantage of remote string inverters. They can be down in the shade with free air
moving around them. On the other end of that trend are the ACPV which might have very little room between them and the module backing. There might be several practical actions like mounting the modules with the inverter on the down side so the air flow is
cooler (a little like putting the pump or fan on the cool input side of a thermal collector), or spacing the array higher off the roof to allow more air flow.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">I do agree with Bill that this is the direction the industry is heading and very quickly.</span></p>
<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>
<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;">Bill Dorsett</span></p>
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Hi Nik,<br>
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As of SPI 2012, Solar Bridge advertized seven module manufacturers using their product.<br>
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Remember Exeltech, manufacturer of exemplary sine wave inverters, is also a player in this ACPV market, undoubtedly other players, too.<br>
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IMHO, ACPV is the route that the industry will _eventually_ follow. </p>
<pre>Bill Loesch</pre>
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<p class="yiv486954989MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">I have a prospective customer requesting AC modules for a commercial job. What is currently available?
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Thanks in advance.<br>
Nik<br>
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