Alencon will unveil the newest generation of its stand-alone DC-DC Optimizer, the SPOT, at conference focused on O&M
Figure 1: Alencon Systems will unveil the latest version of its industry leading DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT, at the PV Operations &Maintenance USA conference in San Francisco December 6 and 7. The latest version of the SPOT includes a host of energy yield improving functionality for both new and existing PV plants.
Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will showcase the newest generation of its DC-DC optimizer at the PV Operations & Maintenance USA conference December 6 and 7 in San Francisco, CA. Alencon’s String Power Optimizer, the SPOT, is the PV industry’s most powerful and versatile DC-DC optimizer for large commercial and utility scale applications.
The latest version of the SPOT features a more rugged, low profile design along with a number of unique power electronics features to allow both new and existing PV plants to generate more energy while also streamlining their operations and maintenance (O&M) activities. Alencon’s SPOT can improve the yield of PV plants from anywhere 5 – 10% on average.
The latest version of the SPOT, the fourth generation of Alencon’s DC-DC optimizer offerings, includes a variety of enhanced features to previous versions of the product. Its NEMA4 enclosure has been recast to make it more rugged yet lighter weight and thus easier to install. The SPOT’s power electronics are the most sophisticated of their kind found in the PV industry today. The 25 KW unit allows maximum power point tracking (MPPT) to be performed on four PV strings at once, twice as many as any similar device on the market today.
