Session overview

Quantifying the Gain of Mismatch Mitigation: What a New Study Approach Reveals

Traditionally, the industry benchmark for energy loss due to module mismatch is 2%.  From our experience monitoring more than 1.5 million sites around the world, we felt that module mismatch was much greater. So we conducted an in-depth two-stage study to assess the level of actual module power discrepancy inside strings in real-world scenarios, and deduce the energy variance between modules of identical nameplates.  We then compared SolarEdge DC optimized systems to typical string inverters to calculate the energy loss due to mismatch. In this presentation we will share our exciting findings which challenge the current baseline.

Bio

With over 10 years of experience simulating commercial PV projects, Shy has been helping SolarEdge customers achieve a better understanding of the expected energy production and revenue from their projects. Specializing in various simulation tools, Shy has become an expert in the accurate prediction of not only future energy production of a given site, but also the expected advantage of the SolarEdge system compared to a traditional inverter.   

Before joining SolarEdge in 2011, Shy worked several years as an architect in New York and Tel Aviv, specializing in 3D design of commercial projects.