Alencon PV Systems
With a collection of GrIPs in a centralized inverter system, installation labor, cost and complexity are reduced drastically. The elevated input voltage of an Alencon system allows the realization of conduction losses not exceeding 1%. Additionally, conductor sizes can be reduced by up to 16 times when compared to a common PV system. System up-times can now reach 100%, and cuts in production of 10% or more due to inverter failures are consequently eliminated.
The centralization of inverters also allows for cost effective water-cooling. Adiabatic or geothermal water cooling systems are a part of our complete solution and provide a steady stream of 50-60°F water. This means that when others have to shut down or reduce output, Alencon inverter systems continue to provide full power.
All this, in combination with the tremendous capacity of up to 100MW per system, makes Alencon systems the first truly utility-sized options for PV installations.
Smart Solar Power Harvesting
With the Virtually Immersive Equipment Watchdog System
An Alencon Systems PV array utilizes 200-5000 Solar Power Optimizers and Transmitters (SPOTs™). Each SPOT regulates voltage and current to keep all PV strings at their maximum power point (MPP tracking), resulting in an estimated increase in harvested energy of up to 12% compared to conventionally wired PV strings. The user has complete control over each SPOT and can, with our innovative VIEW™ system, monitor all parameters recorded by the equipment.
The virtually immersive SCADA system gives many advantages over commonplace data logging software, including the ability to visualize cloud cover and forecast power output in real time. The collection and presentation of data from each individual string and component in a large scale system can become overwhelming. VIEWS™ makes everything easily accessible and oversee-able on a single screen.
Colors denote the output of a string, SPOT or GrIP, and give a quick reference as to what is going on in your system. Moving closer reveals various parameters collected at the unit such as temperature, voltage and power output.
(20MW System shown above)
