SatCon Intros New 500 kW PowerGate PV Inverter

SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, announced the launch of its new 500 kW grid-connected PowerGate™ photovoltaics (PV) inverter with recent orders for the North American market. The 500 kW unit rounds out SatCon's family of solar array inverters, including designs for 50 kW, 100 kW, 225 kW and 500 kW three-phase applications, and designs for 15 kW to 30 kW single-phase applications.

SatCon's products eliminate many of the independent components and field wiring required by other designs. SatCon's PV inverters include all of the necessary equipment to convert solar array dc power to useable ac power and also allow the excess to be sold back to local utilities.

SatCon's PowerGate PV inverters are designed to meet UL1741 certification, which then qualifies them to be listed by the California Energy Commission. The certifications enable SatCon's PV inverters to be eligible for California state-sponsored rebate programs, such as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Self Generation Incentive Program, which in 2004, made available over $90 million in rebates for new solar array installations.