SolarEdge

An Israeli firm called SolarEdge creates and sells solar inverters for photovoltaic arrays, software for tracking energy production, battery-powered energy storage systems, and other associated goods and services to consumers in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. The company was founded in 2006 and has locations in the United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was founded in Delaware. The business was the first to commercially market power optimizers, a gadget that provides maximum power point tracking (MPPT) at the module level before channeling the electricity produced back into a central inverter.

In many solar photovoltaic systems, a central inverter converts the direct current (DC) power generated by the panels into grid-compatible alternating current (AC). The panels are connected in series to form a string. The main disadvantage of this strategy is that production is constrained by the output of the panel with the lowest performance because maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is carried out for the entire string. Weather and shading can have an impact on performance.

Power optimizers, which are tiny devices installed behind each individual solar panel and provide module-level MPPT before sending the energy to a central inverter, help SolarEdge solve this issue. In addition, power optimizers enable panel-level energy production monitoring as opposed to the total or string-level information supplied by conventional central inverters.

Founded: 2006
Headquarters: Herzliya, Israel
Website: https://www.solaredge.com/us