Maxim Optimisers – Shadeproof Solar?
Maxim optimiser review. Maxim Integrated panels are my latest find. Maxim is a brand of solar panel optimiser that is going to challenge the conventional optimiser market. In this review, I’ll first explain why optimisers are needed, what optimiser options are currently available, and finally why Maxim optimisers are the next generation in an exciting […]
GoodWe BP series for Retro-fitting Solar batteries
GoodWe has just released what could most simply be called a solar battery charger, the GoodWe BP. If you want to sound a little more informed called a charge controller. Big deal. How many solar hybrid inverters are out there at the moment and why should we care about GoodWe’s? Who is GoodWe? The name […]
SMA Sunny Boy inverter review
SMA Sunny Boy has a new model string inverter. At last, the world’s most renowned inverter manufacturer is back in the game. The archaic SMA Sunny Boy will be brought into the second half of the ridiculously accelerating solar decade. First – as if to test the market – the 1.5 and 2.5 Sunny Boy is […]
Has Samil Power gone bust?
Samil Power are not answering their phones. The solar industry believes they have closed down – but there is no information that Samil has gone into receivership or administration. So what’s going on? Update, May 2018. Samil power has exited Australia. If the company you originally purchased your solar system off is still […]
Redback Hybrid Inverter Review
Redback Technologies have now entered the solar inverter market. I first heard about Redback inverters last year and wrote a not so glowing review about the Brisbane-based product. James from Redback read my review and invited me to meet him at Redback’s HQ to see if he could change my mind, and my blog. I jumped […]
Tigo Optimizer Review
A review of the new TIGO TS4 Platform Tigo optimizers have been on my to-do list for a while. With Tigo’s new range of optimisation, safety and monitoring on the “TS4 platform” if figured it was time to get around to it. Tigo TS4 Platform Specs What does a panel optimizer do? An optimizer it a box of tricks that you sit behind individual […]
The Truth About Battery Ready Inverters
Battery ready vs battery compatible With the announcement of the Tesla Powerwall in 2015, the release of the LG Chem battery and the Fronius storage, being “battery ready” is the talk of the town. Consumers are aiming for a higher level of self-sufficiency and lower power bills. Batteries will revolutionize the industry; there are exciting […]
Oversizing Solar Panels on an Inverter
“Ha, check this out, Honey! They have quoted us for 13.2kW of panels but only a 10kW inverter! Surely the oversizing solar panels won’t be good for the inverter! Is that even legal?” This post will first address the question of the inverter’s capability of handling excess power. Next, we will see what Australian regulations […]
Schneider Conext Inverter Review
The Schneider Conext Inverter has grabbed my attention lately, so I put some time into reviewing it to see if it was worth adding to our range. Schneider Electric is a huge multinational company. Their Queensland state office is down the road from my office on… Schneider road. Yep, they dominate. I’m most familiar Schneider circuit breakers both domestic and […]
B & B Inverters review
B & B inverters have come onto the radar with some Brisbane sales companies pushing them as a premium inverter. They have been touted to be as good as an SMA, ABB or Fronius (the undisputed leaders for string inverters.) That’s a big for a Chinese Solar inverter claim! Let’s review them. I first heard of B&B […]
