Who Makes the World’s Most Efficient String Inverters?
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Germany holds 7 of the top 10 most efficient inverters in the World. Not surprising as Germany holds the top spot for photovoltaic installations with 7.74 GW’s (see graph below). Second place goes to Italy with 3.74 GW’s installed. Below are the top ten inverters and their efficiency ratings:
- Steca 98.6%
- Sunways 97.8%
- Fronius 97.7%
- Diehl Ako 97.7%
- Voltwerk 97.7%
- SolarEdge 97.6%
- Mastervolt 97.5%
- Mirsibushi 97.5%
- Solutronic 97.4%
- Fefu 97.4%
(This information was compiled from product data sheets).
The solar inverter market leader in terms of market share, SMA, is positioned just under the best ten companies. The difference in the claimed maximum efficiency between Steca and SMA is 1.6% . In actual applications, the energy losses through inverters should be considered over the 10-15 years’ lifetime and efficiency in real-life conditions.
Source: Solarbuzz Marketbuzz 2010
*Market size definition based on PV systems installed and/or delivered to site.
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