{"id":101346,"date":"2023-02-21T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=101346"},"modified":"2023-02-22T08:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:34:45","slug":"storage-and-power-electronic-highlights-from-intersolar-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2023\/02\/storage-and-power-electronic-highlights-from-intersolar-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage and power electronic highlights from Intersolar 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Intersolar North America and Energy Storage North America 2022 shook off the dust of a two-year hiatus on any in-person solar trade shows. By Wednesday afternoon last year, the show floor was quiet, but attendance increased for 2023. Intersolar issued a press release<\/a> on Tuesday, the first day of this year\u2019s show, reporting a record-breaking 6,000 registrants and 350 exhibitors.<\/p>\n

Yet it\u2019s more than a trade show. One of the main attractions of Intersolar has become the annual Solar Games, where teams of contractors compete to install a residential project on a mock pitched rooftop. In the background of meetings with manufacturers at booths, classic rock music and commentary blasts from the back of the room.<\/p>\n

In those booth meetings, manufacturers expressed feeling bolstered by the incentives included in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. Many have plans to expand their existing domestic presence or move operations stateside. The path to truly domestic component manufacturing is narrowing for certain hardware like solar trackers, and others like solar panels that use raw materials not produced here have a longer path ahead.<\/p>\n

Despite that, interest in everything solar hardware is at an all-time high. Here\u2019s some of what we saw at Intersolar this year.<\/p>\n

Also, be sure to check out our mounting system highlights here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Briggs & Stratton\u2019s SimpliPhi Integrated Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

SimpliPhi<\/a>, a longtime manufacturer of inverter and energy storage technology, was acquired by power equipment manufacturer Briggs & Stratton last year. Under new branding, B&G brought along its SimpliPhi storage solutions that employ a lithium iron phosphate chemical composition. These battery units are scalable, meaning they can be tied consecutively to meet increasing backup power demands. At the show, the batteries were paired with SimpliPhi\u2019s SPHI-IN-6, a 6-kW hybrid inverter. All B&G SimpliPhi products have a 10-year warranty.<\/p>\n

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Briggs & Stratton’s SimpliPhi Integrated Systems.<\/p><\/div>\n

TranzVolt\u2019s G2 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Solar panels keep getting bigger, and they will continue to do so. This presents the challenge of creating complimentary technologies like mounts and power electronics to properly install these large-scale modules. For installers working in the residential space, it also means figuring out how to get these giant panes of glass to the rooftop safely. TranzVolt\u2019s solution is G2<\/a>, a remote-controlled lift that hoists solar panels and other components to the roof by climbing a ladder. Click that tweet to see how it works.<\/p>\n

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Check out the TransVolt G2, a device that lifts solar panels (and other hardware to the roof) pic.twitter.com\/dCoMPAQGhB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Billy Ludt (@SolarBillyL) February 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n