Thursday, December 31, 2009 12:36 am | Edgar A. Gunther
A few thousand reference design SolarMagic units shipped in Fiscal 2Q10.
Smart photovoltaic modules with integrated SolarMagic chips to debut in the second half of calendar 2010?
While “
National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Power Optimizer Wins Renewable Energy Design Award at 2009 Elektra Awards” was the early December headline, per the “
National Semiconductor F2Q10 (Qtr End 11/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript” on December 10, 2009, National Semiconductor Corporation (
NYSE:NSM) President and Chief Executive Officer
Donald Macleod said:
Another power management growth area for us is in renewable energy and in particular in the solar area. We aim to be the power electronics leader in this completely new power efficiency communications and monitoring capability, and we do this by improving the efficiency of solar installations and also electric vehicle batteries.
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The Solar Magic explained.
[San Francisco, CA USA]
At Intersolar North America, Ralf Muenster, Director Renewable Energy Segment, National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) presented “Maximizing PV Output with Power Optimizers” in the program session:
Photovoltaic Technology (3): System Technology, Inverters & Off-grid Systems Large Scale PV Power Plants & Concentrating PV
Perhaps bucking to competitive pressure, Mr. Muenster addressed the perennial SolarMagic question, “How does this device work?” Please see SolarMagic, Solar Magic for background.
I didn’t catch the presentation, so I asked Mr. Muenster for the correct description of nominal operation and with SolarMagic installed
[San Francisco, California USA]
Observing the obvious.
I managed to spend some time at Intersolar North America 2009 this week in San Francisco.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)
From
Intersolar North America
The big news was US President Barack Obama somehow finding the time to visit Applied Materials before the Major League Baseball 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri. A crowd formed to understand how AMAT is driving down cost per watt.
From
Intersolar North America
Solyndra, Inc.
I noticed Michael Kanellos take a cameraperson over to
Holistic approach improves Photovoltaic (PV) system energy yield by up to 25% while reducing BoS (Balance of System) and installation cost.
Mass production slated for September 2009.
It has been a while since Intersolar 2009: My Photovoltaic Top 10 List honored SolarEdge Technologies Inc. with the first place ranking,1. (tie) Best Start-up.
My interaction with SolarEdge started before Intersolar 2009 during the PV Industry Forum 2009. I decided to skip the Arima EcoEnergy Technologies Corp. presentation (which I wanted to hear) at the Concentrating
SolarMagic Outside Demo on the Freigelände at Intersolar 2009.
After visiting the SolarMagic stand, I managed to swing by the SolarMagic outside demo opposite Hall B5 before the National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) Intersolar 2009 SolarMagic press event (please see SolarMagic, Solar Magic).
I received a cordial reception in contrast to my previous experience as the Photovoltaic Blogger banned from SolarMagic "Sneak Peek" Show.
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Intersolar 2009: SolarMagic Outside Demo on the Freigelände
After waiting for a group to finish (yes, I can be patient at times), I got the demo run through by Ms. SolarMagic herself
[Munich, Germany]
Photovoltaic power electronics are hot!
Clocking in with 1417 exhibitors covering 104000 square meters across nine halls and an outdoor area, I was competing with about 60000 visitors to capture my unfair share of Intersolar 2009 over three days at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. Given the massive size and my ongoing hiatus recovery, I could have used another day to investigate more stands. With that caveat, here are my subjective views of the best Intersolar 2009 had to offer mimicking the Late Show with David Letterman format.
A Picasa slideshow of the Photovoltaic Top 10 List is displayed at the
[Munich, Germany]
SolarMagic Power Optimizer repositioned as a solution for Mismatch.
“SolarMagic Wins Intersolar 2009 Award”
“How does this device work?”
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National's SolarMagic at Intersolar 2009
On the same day as its 50th anniversary, National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) announced “National Semiconductor Launches SolarMagic Power Optimizers in Europe, North America” and held an Intersolar 2009 press event hosted by Chairman and CEO Brian L. Halla and the SolarMagic executive team.
Mismatch supplanted Shade Happens as the key problem SolarMagic helps to solve. Beyond SolarMagic’s ability to recover disproportional power
[Palo Alto, California USA]
Distributed Power Electronics Going Solar.
AC Microinverters vs. DC Maximum Power Point optimization.
What about SolarMagic?
“Transforming Solar Installation with New Inverters and New Electronics” was the theme for the Wednesday, May 13, 2009, meeting of the Silicon Valley Photovoltaics Society (SVPVS) at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).
Greentech Media Analyst at Large Eric Wesoff kicked off the event with a summary of power electronics developments in the Photovoltaic (PV) industry. Dominated by
National Semiconductor boosts the voltage on SolarMagic Hype.
SolarMagic Specification Sheet not released either.
When I was surfing over at RenewableEnergyWorld.com earlier this week, I noticed a Leaderboard ad for SolarMagic from National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM). Unable to resist, I clicked it and was led to the new SolarMagic website (http://www.solarmagic.com). Clicking on the News & Events tab, I found the upcoming Road Show for Installers & Dealers and sent an email requesting to
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