SolarEdge Technologies47505 Seabridge Drive, Fremont, California, United States

SolarEdge provides an end-to-end distributed solar power harvesting and PV monitoring solution, maximizing the power generation of residential, commercial and large-scale PV system installations by up to 25%, for a faster return on investment.

Module manufacturers, installers and system owners enjoy the benefits of SolarEdge solutions which allow maximum power production through module-level MPPT, optimal roof utilization through constraint free design and enhanced maintenance and accurate trouble shooting through module-level monitoring. Another benefit is the guaranteed automatic DC shutdown for installers, maintenance personnel and firefighters through the unique SafeDC™ mechanism.

Founded in 2006, SolarEdge established the DC power optimizer segment and is leading it with over 70% market share. By Q2 2014, SolarEdge has shipped over 4,000,000 power optimizers to more than 60 countries worldwide. With strategic partnerships across the PV value-chain from module manufacturers to integrators, SolarEdge installations can be found in five continents.

Vision: 

SolarEdge envisions that every solar module will be individually managed by DC-DC module-level electronics, accelerating the pace towards grid parity and making clean energy affordable.

Mission:

We are committed to:

• Transforming traditional solar power harvesting into module-level optimization that sets new performance benchmarks
• Delivering an end-to-end system solution that overcomes all of the challenges presented by the traditional PV harvesting systems
• Setting new standards for solar PV performance, safety and reliability 

The SolarEdge three-fold architecture consists of power optimizers which perform module-level MPPT, a highly reliable solar PV inverter, and a portal for module-level PV monitoring and yield assurance. The power optimizer is connected by installers to each PV module or embedded by module manufacturers, replacing the traditional solar junction box. The system features the following technological advancements:

Module-level MPPT:

A highly-optimized algorithm ensures that each module is constantly kept at maximum power point (MPP), preventing energy losses due to module mismatch or partial shading conditions. In addition to the energy benefit, module-level MPPT is faster than MPPT performed by a centralized inverter. This allows the modules to better react to changes in sun irradiance and temperature, thus minimizing power loss on cloudy days when changes in irradiance are frequent and fast, which leads to increased energy yield. The DC-DC conversion employed by each power optimizer is highly efficient with the highest known peak efficiency in the industry of 99.5%.

Fixed String Voltage:

A unique SolarEdge innovation, the string’s voltage is maintained at a fixed optimal point for DC to AC inversion, regardless of a strings length or environmental conditions. The fixed string voltage enables maximum design flexibility with uneven string lengths and strings on multiple facets for full roof utilization, optimal inverter efficiency, reliability and reduced installation cost.

Advanced Power-Line-Communication:

All power optimizers continuously measure and communicate a range of module-specific status indicators. Performance data is transmitted from the power optimizer to the inverter over the existing DC power lines (PLC), eliminating the need for additional wiring. In the inverter, a built-in communication gateway with LAN and wireless connectivity options enable easy broadband connection to a remote monitoring server.

ASIC Technology:

One key factor in increasing the efficiency and overall reliability of the power optimizer is the elimination of discrete components and their integration into Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). The high-voltage, high-current, analog blocks are implemented within the high-voltage Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) process, geared specifically for harsh-environmental conditions such as those of the automotive industry. The logic-based digital blocks are implemented within the mature, extremely high-yield process developed by the world's largest semiconductor fabrication plant.

SolarEdge invented an intelligent inverter solution that revolutionized the way power is harvested and managed in a solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The SolarEdge direct current (DC) optimized inverter system maximizes power generation at the individual PV module level while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system.

Addressing a broad range of solar market segments, from residential solar installations to commercial and small utility-scale solar installations, the SolarEdge system consists of inverters, power optimizers, storage solutions, and a cloud-based monitoring platform.

The SolarEdge system enables superior power harvesting and module management by deploying power optimizers to each PV module while maintaining a competitive system cost by keeping the alternating current (AC) inversion and grid interaction centralized using a simplified DC-AC inverter.

Module manufacturers, installers, and system owners enjoy the benefits of SolarEdge technology, which allows maximum power production through module-level maximum power point tracking (MPPT), optimal roof utilization through constraint-free design, and enhanced maintenance and accurate troubleshooting through module-level monitoring. Another benefit is the DC shutdown for installer, maintenance personnel, and firefighter safety through SolarEdge's SafeDC™ mechanism.

Since beginning commercial shipments in 2010, SolarEdge has shipped approximately 3.4 Gigawatt (GW) of its DC optimized inverter systems and products have been installed in solar PV systems in more than 96 countries.

SolarEdge’s mission is to become the leading provider of inverter solutions across all solar PV market segments and broaden the availability of clean, renewable solar energy.