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Global Solar Microinverter and Power Optimizer Market: Overview
Microinverters and power optimizers, collectively called module-level power electronics (MLPEs), are currently one of
the fastest growing market segments in the global solar power generation market. Although centralized or string
inverters are still by far the most preferred and deployed choice of technology for rooftop solar panel systems
worldwide, the promise of optimal performance and comparatively more power output (an estimated 25% more than
conventional PV systems), especially when the PV systems are installed in unevenly shaded or complex regions (e.g.
having two or more orientations), are increasing the popularity of MLPEs on a global front. Interestingly, over half of
all the residential rooftop solar PV installations in the U.S. had some form of MPLE in 2014.
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Solar microinverters and power optimizers offer similar benefits to solar PV systems but operate in different ways.
Both systems are mounted inside solar panels and allow the PV cells to perform optimally when one or more panels
in the PV system are shaded. The primary difference between the two is that microinverters directly convert the DC
current produced by the solar panels into the AC current that can be utilized by household appliances, while power
optimizers are used to tune the performance of the solar panel through maximum power point tracking (MPPT),
which essentially is a way to condition the DC current generated by the PV cells before sending it to a central
inverter.
Global Solar Microinverter and Power Optimizer Market: Key Trends and Opportunities
The substantial reduction in costs of microinverters and power optimizers and the continuous research and
development efforts of manufacturers aimed at refining the technologies, are some of the key factors that will help
the already flourishing market gain momentum over the report’s forecast period.
Meanwhile, the regulatory scenario pertaining to the safety of solar panel systems is shaping in a way that could
change consumer’s perception of microinverters and power optimizers. The National Electric Code (NEC), the
preeminent electrical installation code in the United States, has made it mandatory for solar panel arrays to have a
rapid shutdown feature, with a switch to the feature near the solar PV setup, in its 2014 version.