Tigo
Energy, Inc., pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE, today
announced the new Underwriter
Laboratories (UL) certification of its Photovoltaic
Rapid Shutdown Systems (PVRSS) based on the company’s TS4 Platform
and PV inverters from Yaskawa
Solectria Solar, the leading U.S. commercial PV inverter
manufacturer. The Yaskawa Solectria Solar inverters listed below are now
listed with Tigo’s TS4-F
(Fire Safety), TS4-O
(Optimization), and TS4-L
(Long Strings) as PVRSS solutions. Contact Tigo for more information
on solutions for integrated
and retrofit
PV installations.
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This UL certification is part of Tigo’s multi-vendor initiative
providing customers with the advantages of reliable, safe, and
cost-effective solutions. The use of Tigo smart modules and
high-efficiency inverters allows design flexibility for installers to
comply with National Electric Code (NEC) 2017 690.12 PVRSS regulations.
Tigo is internationally recognized as the only module-level power
electronic vendor to have UL-certified
PVRSS with multiple PV module manufacturers. To learn more about
Tigo’s PVRSS solutions, join Tigo’s online NABCEP-accredited
trainings.
The following Yaskawa Solectria Solar inverters are UL listed as PV
Rapid Shutdown Systems with Tigo’s TS4 units:
TS4-F (Fire Safety)
The most cost-effective PVRSS
solution with SunSpec-defined power-line communication.
PVI
36TL
PVI 50TL & PVI 60TL with firmware 9.0 or later
XGI
1000 – 60/60
TS4-O (Optimization) and TS4-L (Long Strings)
The only
certified multi-vendor PVRSS solutions on the market are module-level
monitored
and include additional features like optimization
or long string designs.
PVI 23TL
PVI 36TL
PVI
50TL & PVI 60TL with firmware 9.0 or later
Tigo is currently taking orders. For price and delivery of PVRSS
UL-certified TS4 products, contact +1.408.402.0802 ext. 1, sales@tigoenergy.com,
or consult your preferred
solar distributor. For more information about Yaskawa Solectria
Solar inverters, visit https://www.solectria.com/.
About Yaskawa Solectria Solar:
Yaskawa
Solectria Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yaskawa
America, Inc., is the largest commercial inverter manufacturer in
the United States. Solectria’s products include 14kW to 750kW inverters,
string combiners and web-based monitoring for solar PV systems of all
sizes. Solectria is backed by Yaskawa’s 100 years of power electronics
and inverter experience. Solectria’s three-phase central inverters and
new XGI series inverters are made in the USA with global components. PV
System owners, developers and EPCs rely on the high performance,
reliability and bankability of Yaskawa Solectria Solar. To learn more,
please visit www.solectria.com.
About Tigo Energy, Inc.
Tigo is a Silicon Valley company founded in 2007 by a team of
experienced technologists. Combining a unique systems-level approach
with expertise in semiconductors, power electronics, and solar energy,
the Tigo team developed the first-generation Smart Module Optimizer
technology for the solar industry. Tigo’s vision is to leverage
integrated and retrofitted Flex MLPE and communications technology to
drive the cost of solar electricity down. By partnering with tier 1
module and inverter manufacturers in the industry, Tigo is able to focus
on its key innovation with the smartest TS4 modular platform and
leverage the broader ecosystem. Tigo has operations in the USA, Europe,
Latin America, Japan, China, Australia, and the Middle East. Visit www.tigoenergy.com.
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