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  • eah123
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2015
    • 25

    Solaredge HD-wave

    Is this the future? They say it available in December of this year.

    SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. says its new HD-Wave inverter represents one of the most significant advances in solar technology in the past two decades.
  • inetdog
    Super Moderator
    • May 2012
    • 9909

    #2
    Originally posted by eah123
    Is this the future? They say it available in December of this year.

    http://www.energymatters.com.au/rene...d-wave-em5062/
    At first glance and listening to the description, it does not appear that the marvelous HD advanced technology is anything more than use of pulse width modulation an a high switching frequency to avoid the need for a large amount of iron and copper in either inductors or transformers.

    The on/off switching may be using better semiconductor technology than the older MOSFET designs, allowing lower switching losses and therefore higher efficiency.
    SunnyBoy 3000 US, 18 BP Solar 175B panels.

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    • bcroe
      Solar Fanatic
      • Jan 2012
      • 5203

      #3
      Originally posted by eah123
      Is this the future? They say it available in December of this year.

      http://www.energymatters.com.au/rene...d-wave-em5062/
      I don't see anything revolutionary in the operational description. Sure it can be made smaller
      by raising the switching frequency. But the catch to that, is usually lower efficiency. These
      guys claim over 99% efficiency; if they really can do that, I want to know how. Bruce Roe

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      • emartin00
        Solar Fanatic
        • Aug 2013
        • 511

        #4
        Originally posted by bcroe
        I don't see anything revolutionary in the operational description. Sure it can be made smaller
        by raising the switching frequency. But the catch to that, is usually lower efficiency. These
        guys claim over 99% efficiency; if they really can do that, I want to know how. Bruce Roe
        well don't expect them to tell you. Everything in solar seems to be very confidential.

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        • bcroe
          Solar Fanatic
          • Jan 2012
          • 5203

          #5
          Originally posted by emartin00
          well don't expect them to tell you. Everything in solar seems to be very confidential.
          If its really that good, their competition will reverse engineer it. I'll be watching; have done such
          things myself. I was already pretty impressed with most aspects of current inverters. Bruce Roe

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          • tehan
            Solar Fanatic
            • May 2015
            • 100

            #6
            Originally posted by inetdog
            ...it does not appear that the marvelous HD advanced technology is anything more than use of pulse width modulation an a high switching frequency...
            It's a bit more than that. They are using multi-level modulation: in simple terms, they are varying both the height (voltage) and the width (duration) of the pulses. That has been done before on higher power inverters but not I believe on residential units.

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            • TimeOrMoney
              Junior Member
              • Dec 2015
              • 36

              #7
              It'll be interesting to get the details on this. As usual, the website video is pure marketing fluff.

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              • Willaby
                Solar Fanatic
                • Jun 2015
                • 205

                #8
                Originally posted by TimeOrMoney
                It'll be interesting to get the details on this. As usual, the website video is pure marketing fluff.
                When I first saw the company promo vid a couple months ago I was thinking I wished I had it, faster, better, sleeker, etc and I'm ready to trade in my 5 month old SE5000. Not really, but its interesting how the promo compares it to their own, current SExxxx model as if it will be obsolete. For anyone considering it, I'd think there's an element of risk similar to what the Enphase M190's are going through especially since I'm sure Enphase did extensive testing on their first version. Comparing to this "HD" version not for the same reasons, but at least the SExxxx series have been out a few short years. I mean it's still electrons in and out, right, difference is just size and maybe 1% improvement? All said, I think I'd wait a couple years into production and see if they come out with a convertible version, with leather interior.

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                • sensij
                  Solar Fanatic
                  • Sep 2014
                  • 5074

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Willaby
                  When I first saw the company promo vid a couple months ago I was thinking I wished I had it, faster, better, sleeker, etc and I'm ready to trade in my 5 month old SE5000. Not really, but its interesting how the promo compares it to their own, current SExxxx model as if it will be obsolete. For anyone considering it, I'd think there's an element of risk similar to what the Enphase M190's are going through especially since I'm sure Enphase did extensive testing on their first version. Comparing to this "HD" version not for the same reasons, but at least the SExxxx series have been out a few short years. I mean it's still electrons in and out, right, difference is just size and maybe 1% improvement? All said, I think I'd wait a couple years into production and see if they come out with a convertible version, with leather interior.
                  I pretty much agree with this. From what I understand, the HD-Wave version is trading out more tested / established inverter circuitry for an architecture that has more points of failure using components that may be more prone to failure. From my perspective, lots of risk for not much gain.
                  CS6P-260P/SE3000 - http://tiny.cc/ed5ozx

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                  • TimeOrMoney
                    Junior Member
                    • Dec 2015
                    • 36

                    #10
                    The thing SolarEdge could get out of this is lower cost due to the smaller overall size (less metal, plastic). In terms of whether it'll be more or less reliable, it depends upon the design. I led product design (and production) teams for 25 years, so know that some organizations put timeliness ahead of quality. That always costs a company more in the long run. The place I worked longest for had a mantra: safety, quality, timeliness, cost (in that order) and we engineers were evaluated to that. Point is, we don't know the SolarEdge internal processes, so it's hard to know whether the "HD wave" will be more or less reliable. At least the financials of the company look good enough that they may be around long enough to make good on their warranty.

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                    • doctorman
                      Member
                      • Feb 2017
                      • 40

                      #11
                      this is a great topic and I wanted to revive it

                      anyupdate on the HDwave model

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                      • ButchDeal
                        Solar Fanatic
                        • Apr 2014
                        • 3802

                        #12
                        Originally posted by doctorman
                        this is a great topic and I wanted to revive it

                        anyupdate on the HDwave model

                        the 3000 and 3800 were shipping early January. We have switched our smaller systems to the HDWave inverters.

                        The 5000, 6000, and 7600 versions are supposed to ship by the end of the quarter
                        OutBack FP1 w/ CS6P-250P http://bit.ly/1Sg5VNH

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                        • SunEagle
                          Super Moderator
                          • Oct 2012
                          • 15126

                          #13
                          Originally posted by ButchDeal


                          the 3000 and 3800 were shipping early January. We have switched our smaller systems to the HDWave inverters.

                          The 5000, 6000, and 7600 versions are supposed to ship by the end of the quarter
                          That is good to hear. Glad they are moving forward with those options.

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                          • doctorman
                            Member
                            • Feb 2017
                            • 40

                            #14
                            will the bigger units like the 7Kw have the power outlet option as advertised?

                            SELF-SUSTAINING POWER OUTLET (OPTIONAL)
                            Nominal Output Voltage 120 V
                            Maximum Output Power 1500(2) W
                            External Outlet with GFDI YES

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                            • ButchDeal
                              Solar Fanatic
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 3802

                              #15
                              Originally posted by SunEagle

                              That is good to hear. Glad they are moving forward with those options.
                              yeah the efficiency is nice but they are smaller lighter so easier to install and fit into places.
                              The also meet rapid shutdown for 2017 code. (automatic shutdown)


                              The energy coming out should be a smoother curve as well.
                              OutBack FP1 w/ CS6P-250P http://bit.ly/1Sg5VNH

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