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UPDATE – New design Enphase AC Battery now available for pre-order from Energy Matters!
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Enphase Energy, Inc. has announced its entrant in the commercial and home energy storage market.
The Enphase AC Battery is a modular, plug-and-play storage device that integrates with the Enphase Energy Management System.
Each Enphase AC Battery will provide 1.2 KWh of energy storage and 275W/550W power-output. Additional modules can be easily added.
“It provides benefits for the system owner, while also helping with grid stability,” said Raghu Belur, co-founder and vice president of products and strategic initiatives at Enphase. ” We are bringing the same technological innovation to storage that we brought to solar, by pairing our innovative distributed architecture with the best-in-class battery chemistry in the industry.”
Japanese battery manufacturer ELIIY Power has been selected as the chemistry provider for Enphase AC Battery.
” The combination of our leading battery technology with Enphase’s leading power electronics creates a truly innovative storage solution,” said Hiroichi Yoshida, president of ELIIY Power.
Other elements of the complete Enphase Energy Management System include Enphase micro-inverters.
A microinverter is a small box attached on or near each solar panel in an array that carries out the task of converting DC current to AC; usually performed by a single or multiple traditional string inverters. A major advantage of micro-inverters is the failure of single unit means only the output of the module it is associated with is lost rather than the entire string. The microinverter also allows for panel level monitoring.
The Enphase Envoy is also part of the complete Enphase energy storage system. It’s a communications gateway that provides network access to the solar array; enabling comprehensive monitoring and management of an Enphase system.
The battery can also be monitored and controlled via the Enphase Enlighten software interface. For solar installers, Enlighten Manager streamlines operations and maintenance processes of an entire system. For solar power system owners, MyEnlighten displays energy production, system health and environmental benefits.
The complete Enphase Energy Management System, including the Enphase AC Battery, will be available in the second half of 2015. Those wishing to register their interest in the system can contact Energy Matters on 1800-EMATTERS.
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