Eaton’s Power Xpert Solar 1670 kW Inverters
Power management company Eaton announced its Power Xpert Solar 1670-kW solar inverter is certified to meet Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1741-2010 standard by Intertek. The certification is required for solar inverter connection to the electrical grid, and demonstrates reliable and safe performance in utility applications.
“The UL listing is a major achievement that will allow more customers to take advantage of the field-proven and cost-effective technology,” said Chris Thompson, solar business unit manager, Eaton. “When combined with our new monitoring and racking products, Eaton is now able to provide utility-scale customers with a single source for end-to-end balance of system solutions.”
With a true megawatt inverter platform and unique transformer coupling approach, the Power Xpert Solar 1670 inverter enables a skid-less inverter station designed to reduce equipment requirements and installation costs. The inverter and transformer are connected through a direct-coupled throat connection engineered to boost system electrical efficiency and reduce cable requirements, pad size and commissioning time.
The Power Xpert Solar inverter can also provide a ±0.91 power factor range without power de-rating. This technology is engineered to help developers and designers eliminate or reduce the amount of equipment required to provide power factor and reactive power (VAR) support.
Eaton is leveraging more than 100 years of experience and expertise in utility and industrial environments to bring to market the Power Xpert Solar utility-scale inverter. Backed by a century of performance and experience with electrical power systems, the robust Power Xpert Solar inverter is engineered to optimize, reliability and cost of ownership.