The Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable
Energy Systems (CSE) successfully demonstrated two installations of Plug
and Play solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at its “2016 Demo Day.”
Plug and Play PV Systems are easy to
install, easy to inspect for code compliance, and can participate in
electronic Permitting, Inspection and Interconnection (ePI&I)
processes. The vision for Plug and Play PV is to make solar system
installation as easy and safe as it is for everyday appliances.
The Plug and Play PV project, funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy SunShot Initiative, will help to dramatically
reduce the installed cost of residential PV systems, from USD 3–4/Watt
today to USD 1.50/Watt by 2020, CSE emphasizes.
“We have taken the Plug and Play PV approach to the
next level by demonstrating that different technology approaches can
meet the vision with simplified installation, simplified inspection, and
electronic permitting, inspection and interconnection,” says
Dr. Christian Hoepfner, Executive Director of Fraunhofer CSE and
principal investigator on the Plug and Play PV project.
“This opens the path for many manufacturers to
develop and offer Plug and Play PV systems. Fraunhofer CSE and its
commercial partners are now looking forward to piloting the Plug and
Play PV approach on a larger scale in 2017.”
Fraunhofer CSE has been working closely with a
number of major stakeholders, including the City of Boston, electrical
utilities like National Grid and Eversource, and industry partners such
as Lumeta, SunPower and VoltServer, among others.
As part of the Plug and Play Demo Day, Fraunhofer
CSE performed a live installation of a string inverter PV system
including commissioning in less than 75 minutes.
Another Plug and Play PV system based on
micro-inverters was also demonstrated. The project will next develop
pilot projects in multiple utility territories in 2017.
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