For over 40 years, SMA has made using solar energy easier and more efficient. The SMA Energy System Home continues this tradition, empowering homeowners to generate and use even more sustainable energy. At the heart of the system is the new ground-breaking hybrid inverter, the Sunny Boy Smart Energy which enables both immediate energy use and energy storage in a single device, with three available backup options. The Sunny Boy Smart Energy shines with its high-speed battery charging capability. Conventional charging performance is challenged during transitional months by few hours of sunshine and plenty of cloud cover, but Sunny Boy Smart Energy’s fast charging allows more solar power to be harvested and stored in those few hours, ready to power loads and reduce energy costs.

The Fortress Power Envy True 12kW – a whole-home, all-in-one inverter solution. Paired with the Fortress Power eFlex 5.4 kWh, the eVault MAX 18.5 kWh or LFP-10 MAX batteries, the Envy features a 200A AC passthrough providing up to 12kW (50A @ 240V) of whole-home backup power.

The Envy features a built-in generator input with AC/DC coupling, on- and off-grid capabilities, plus a 3 MPPT output allowing for a maximum of 21 kW PV array. The Envy is equipped with a built-in APsmart Module Level Rapid Shutdown Transmitter and Button, along with Pre-built AC & DC breakers allowing for fast installation and commissioning. Use our online monitoring app to access your system from anywhere.

Tiny homes, mobile or marine applications, off-grid applications, and grid-tie battery backup applications. (Note that the 5kW inverter The 5K inverter will NOT be added to the CEC (California Energy Commission) or HECO (Hawaii Electric) lists for grid connection.) However, 5K can still be installed OFF-GRID applications in these markets. (You can add more batteries for additional capacity if desired.)

Helpful Hint with Sol-Ark hybrid inverters: Unlike most string inverters – Sol-Ark hybrid inverter solution will not have a complete power loss for a series string of modules if one of the panels goes bad (stops producing) *** so as long the total voltage of the remaining panel meets or exceeds the min MPPT voltage range of 150VDC.

The OutBack Power Radian Series GS8048A-01 grid-interactive inverter adds new grid support functionality which can prevent loss of power generation due to grid disturbances with voltage and frequency ride through.

UL 1741 SA: Standard for Safety—inverters, converters, controller and interconnection systems equipment for use with distributed energy resources. Grid support or “smart inverter” functionality will be required by Hawaii and California beginning September 8, 2017. UL 1741 SA is the new safety standard certifying products which meet the rigorous requirements needed to ensure safe and reliable operation in support of grid modernization efforts.