Solar pv inverters in China's booming market

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PV inverter integrated energy storage device availability has increased significantly, which helps resolve among renewable energy industries for effective load management growing demand, because the energy storage device to ensure the continuous supply of power, and to minimize interruption, load management to become more efficient, thereby increasing the reliability of the grid.

Chinese suppliers are doing the main beneficiaries, with full occupation of the domestic enterprises for the second consecutive year the position of the top 10. According to IHS report, the growth of China's PV inverter market more than 100% last year, domestic enterprises occupy the top of the charts. Market research, said the explosive growth of the inverter sales in China last year saw revenues mushrooms 亿 2012 from US $ 4 to US $ 8 billion.

"Caused by low local companies highly competitive pricing, highly complex business environment and lengthy credit terms obtained either from the success of a large share of the market to stop them, or forcing them to focus on other areas," IHS said. However, IHS said that growing demand will generate strong growth in the coming years, China PV inverter market, shipments are expected in 2018 will reach 18GW.

China has established the goal of distributed photovoltaic 8GW, 2014 IHS said that although a slow start means that only about 4GW will get built, distributed system, the inverter will become an increasingly important producer of market, prompting steering low power inverter.

"After the huge mounted utility-scale projects ground several years rapid growth in remote areas of the country, China has begun to pay more attention to the development of high power demand and distributed rooftop solar field," said Frank Hsieh, senior market analyst PV IHS.

"Although the share of small string inverters will occupy a growing market, IHS predicts that large centralized inverters remain the mainstream of utility-scale PV systems in China, due to its lower upfront costs and less connection point, "Xie end. "High-power inverters are expected to account for 80% of shipments to these systems by 2018."

Something important about pv power system

Photovoltaic panels convert light energy from solar cells directly into DC power. The word "photovoltaic" comes from the word "photo", meaning light, "V", from Alessandro Volta, a pioneer in the study of electricity. Therefore, the "photovoltaic" literally means "light - electricity."

"Off-grid" or independent, solar photovoltaic system is not connected to the grid, and often rely on battery storage power generated by the solar system. "Grid" solar photovoltaic systems connected to the grid, allowing you to use electricity at night or when the sun do not shine. When your solar panels produce more electricity than you use, the electricity can flow back into the grid, if you have an active program of net metering program. This allows you to rotate the credit meter backwards.

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Costs range typical residential photovoltaic systems from $ 10,000 to $ 20,000, including installation. However, due to the incentives and tax breaks, you can up to 50%, in order to reduce the cost of the system.

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