-8:18 p.m. Pacific Time on January 14, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) is launching its own solar inverter, which has completed the company's home solar products together with Powerwall.
Since acquiring SolarCity in 2016, Tesla has been providing its own solar solutions.
One of Elon Musk's strategies when planning the acquisition was to make Tesla stand out in the market through different products, which have become a commodity in the solar industry.
The car manufacturer tried to make its own solar panels, but failed.
However, Tesla has achieved success with its Powerwall, a household battery pack that is very compatible with residential solar installations, and its solar roof tiles have also begun to achieve some success.
Surprisingly, considering Tesla’s extensive expertise in electric vehicle power electronics, the company has never had its own solar inverter, which is an important part of the solar installation...until now.
Now, the company is adding a new internally designed "Tesla Solar Inverter" to its product line:
The company described the latest products offered by its energy division:
"Tesla solar inverters complete the Tesla home solar system, converting solar direct current into alternating current for household consumption. Tesla's well-known expertise in the field of power electronics, strong safety features and simple installation process The combination produces an excellent solar inverter compatible with solar roofs and traditional solar panels. After installation, homeowners use the Tesla app to manage their solar system and monitor energy consumption, resulting in a truly unique ecosystem experience. "
According to the new buyer, the new inverter has been installed on the new Tesla solar installation. You can visit our Tesla Solar Guide to learn more about Tesla rooftop solar panel installation and solar roof tiles.
Tesla listed some key characteristics and specifications of its new solar inverter:
This is an unsurprising development. The most surprising thing is that Tesla's extensive expertise in the field of power electronics has not happened before.
It should allow Tesla to better control the design and monitoring of the entire system.
However, these specifications are groundbreaking.
Before having its own solar inverter, it is known that Tesla used Delta and SolarEdge inverters.
Many people think that the most important feature of a solar inverter is its efficiency. The 97.5% efficiency is a bit better than Delta's 97%, but not as good as the SolarEdge's 99% efficiency.
In other words, Tesla solar inverters have some nice features, such as a 4-point tracker, which may be useful if your solar modules come from different strings on different parts of the roof-solar roofs are likely to have this Condition tile installation.
Another advantage of Tesla's solar inverter is the wireless update function, which means that the company can improve the product's software over time.
Finally, the biggest advantage (albeit uncertain) may be cost. By leveraging its already large power electronics production capacity in electric vehicles and charging stations, Tesla is likely to achieve better costs than its competitors.
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