PrimeVOLT, a leading solar inverter supplier from Asia, showcased its latest product portfolio at the Smart Energy Council Conference and Exhibition (Booth No. 31), Australia’s premier solar, storage and smart energy event, which was held from May 3 to 4, 2023 at the International Convention Center Sydney. With a focus on cutting-edge PV inverters such as PV 5KTL-D1/G2P, PV 10KTL-D1P, PV 10/15KTL-D3/G2, PV 5KHB-120, and PV 10KHB-D3, PrimeVOLT demonstrated its innovative design and manufacturing capabilities in the PV inverter industry.

“As one of the fastest-growing solar energy markets in the world, Australia represents a significant growth opportunity for PrimeVOLT,” said Lisa Ren, General Manager of PrimeVOLT New Energy Ausrralia Pty Ltd. “Our commitment to the booming market and our strategic partners is demonstrated through the establishment of PrimeVOLT New Energy Australia Pty Ltd. We are dedicated to delivering superior products and services that are tailored to the unique needs and preference of the local market.”

During the exhibition, PrimeVOLT made an important announcement, appointing ECO Sakura Energy Pty Ltd. as its official distributor for the Australian market. The special Authorization Ceremony was attended by Lisa Ren add Roy Zhao, Director of ESE, highlighting the strategic move for PrimeVOLT New Energy Australia Pty Ltd to achieve greater success in this growing renewable energy market. “We are confident that ESE’s in-depth knowledge and experience in the industry will provide the best service and support to our customers in the region. This partnership is a crucial step towards fulfilling our mission of delivering innovative and sustainable solar solutions to our local users,” added Lisa.

With decades-long expertise in PV inverter design and development, PrimeVOLT has established a prominent brand presence in the industry, securing its position as the top inverter shipment provider for the Taiwan market in 2022. The achievement has made it the go-to choice for major power plants seeking reliable and high-quality products. Committed to fulfilling its vision of empowering a greener world, PrimeVOLT has increased the manufacturing capacity from 3GW to 10GW at its new Shenzhen plant. This significant move signifies the company’s dedication to driving sustainable energy and solidifying its position as a leading solar solution service provider globally.

PrimeVOLT’s commitment to manufacturing excellence is evidenced by their state-of-the-art facilities, which are equipped with industry-leading automation production and all-round intelligent equipment. By implementing the most rigorous international standards, the company ensures consistent and superior product quality. Notably, all of PrimeVOLT’s products have obtained CEC certification, resolving access issue in the Australia market and providing a solid foundation support for the company’s expansion ambition into more overseas markets.

At the exhibition, PrimeVOLT debuted its brand new three phase hybrid inverter PV 5/6/8/10 KHB-D3, which boasts superior efficiency with a PV-AC efficiency rating of 98.4% and a BAT efficiency rating of 97.9%. Its large PV input power of 15kW and 30A large MPPT currents make it compatible with high-power solar modules. It also supports a wide battery voltage range of 150-600V and a 50A charge-discharge current, enabling fast charge-discharge to meet the demands of high consumption. The new inverter offers a maximum backup output of 10kW and a typical 10ms transfer to backup mode, supporting 150% unbalanced loads in backup mode.

The PV 5/6/8/10 KHB-D3 is built to withstand even the most challenging outdoor conditions, featuring a protection rating of IP65 & C5. Key components from world-famous brands ensure quality and reliability, while built-in multiple protections, including DC switch, DRM, over-voltage, over-current, and leakage current, provide extra peace of mind. Optional add-ons like AFCI/GFCI/SPD are also available. Its natural cooling, fan-less design is coupled with a BMS system to ensure longer battery lifetime. Multiple working modes and flexible settings allow for maximum energy efficiency, and quick commissioning via an app and 7x24h online management make for easy installation and maintenance.

Smart Energy Council Conference and Exhibition 2023 is a highly anticipated event that brings together a diverse range of stakeholders in the renewable energy industry, including manufacturers, distributors, project developers, financiers and many more. With over 250 suppliers and more than 10,000 industry professionals in attendance, the exhibition offers a unique opportunity for industry suppliers and experts to broaden their networks and explore new business opportunities. PrimeVOLT’s participation in the event is a testament to the company’s unwavering commitment to driving a greener planet and creating a better tomorrow for generations to come.

 

[About PrimeVOLT]

As a leading brand in green energy, PrimeVOLT is dedicated to designing and manufacturing solar inverters for customers worldwide. Its robust R&D capabilities, coupled with high-quality products and professional services, have made PrimeVOLT the number one brand in the PV inverter industry in Taiwan. Moving forward, PrimeVOLT will continue to provide innovative products and energy storage solutions to contribute to a green and sustainable future.

As the global movement towards net-zero emissions gains momentum and the European Union introduces its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Taiwan is leading the way in combating climate change by passing the Climate Change Response Act. This act accelerates the transition to net-zero and renewable energy for both public and private sectors. The Taichung City Government is taking active steps to promote green energy and build a low-carbon city. To this end, the Taichung Jianguo Market, the largest public retail market in Taiwan, has built a rooftop solar power system by repurposing the top floor parking lot. The system, which was officially connected to the grid on March 6, is expected to supply electricity to 461 households annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 991.822 metric tons. This is equivalent to the annual carbon absorption of 2.6 Da’an Forest Parks. The initiative is set to inject new life into green energy development and the revitalization of public spaces, creating a nationwide benchmark for public green rooftop projects.

 

The solar power generation system at Taichung Jianguo Market, designed and constructed by Mingjun Energy, has a total capacity of 1,948,570 kW per year. The innovative rain shelter design, combining H-steel structure and C-beam, allows for the installation of solar modules above it. This design not only improves the building’s service life but also maximizes the usage rate of the top floor parking lot. The project features PrimeVOLT intelligent solar inverters, which are compliant with IP66 waterproof and dustproof standards and pass the salt spray test of the international regulation standard IEC 60068-2-52:2017 severity 5. Even with Taiwan’s diverse climate, the system provides stable operation and excellent power conversion performance. The PrimeVOLT inverter is equipped with four sets of MPPT that can be flexibly configured to optimize power generation according to the different configurations and orientations of the solar panels. Its PF 0.9 real power output without load shedding function can enhance the overall power generation revenue. Additionally, the optional AFCI function can detect arc abnormalities in time, reducing the risk of fire for the system.

FAN Mingchung, Senior Sales Manager from PrimeVOLT, emphasized the crucial role of solar inverters in ensuring the safety and efficiency of solar systems. He also mentioned that at the Taichung Jianguo Market, 22 three-phase on-grid inverters of 60kW have been installed, each embedded with maximum power point tracking technology that can achieve a remarkable conversion efficiency up to 98.6%. The cutting-edge technology fully maximizes the power generation efficiency of the system, ensuring that the rooftop solar power system provides reliable and efficient clean energy to the community.

Established in 2010, PrimeVOLT is the new energy brand of Taiwan’s major power supply manufacturer APD. Leveraging its robust R&D expertise, PrimeVOLT offers top-notch solar inverter products with premium quality and high performance to both domestic and international markets. With a steadily increasing shipment volume, PrimeVOLT has already installed a total of 1.8GW of solar systems. In recognition of its outstanding PV inverter products, PrimeVOLT has been awarded the highest honor in Taiwan’s solar industry, the “Golden Energy Award”, for two consecutive years. As the leading solar inverter brand, PrimeVOLT is firmly committed to providing excellent and reliable products to its clients around the world.

【About PrimeVOLT】

PrimeVOLT is a leading brand in green energy, affiliated with Taiwan’s renowned power supply giant APD. The company is dedicated to designing and manufacturing solar inverters for customers worldwide. Its robust R&D capabilities, coupled with high-quality products and professional services, have made PrimeVOLT the number one brand in the PV inverter industry in Taiwan. Moving forward, PrimeVOLT will continue to provide innovative products and energy storage solutions to contribute to a green and sustainable future.

Learn more：https://primeVOLT.com.tw

Heat waves are striking globally, and it is imperative to curb the speed of global warning with the use of renewable energy; how to implement the applications of renewable energy and Net Zero carbon reduction have become important issues that governments and enterprises around the world are now focusing on. Taiwan is on the Tropic of Cancer and has sufficient sunshine all year long, which makes it very suitable for solar photoelectricity development; however, it also often faces the challenge of difficult land acquisition. As a matter of fact, many lands in coastal areas of Taiwan are often abandoned due to subsidence or severe salt damages, which caused them to be geologically unfavorable for farming. The construction of solar farms not only can bring a ray of life to the revitalization of barren lands, neither will it affect the development of normal agriculture; the considerable carbon reduction effects that it can bring due to the renewable energy are also extremely meaningful nowadays when global warming is intensifying.

The Sen Ju Green Energy Solar Farm located at Fangyuan Township, Changhua County is a ground-based solar farm built on such barren lands. The capacity of the devices of this farm is 2MW, and they all use PrimeVOLT’s 60kW three phase on-grid PV inverters. The owner stated that Changhua County has sufficient sunlight, and according to the data from Taipower, the average daily power generation per 1 kW of solar power is as high as 3. 55KWH, which is the highest average power generation among all counties and cities in Taiwan. It is estimated that its investment payback period will be the shortest in all counties and cities in Taiwan; it is extremely economical. More importantly, the annual power generation of the farm is as high as 2. 6 million KWH. According to the statistics of Taipower, the average power usage per household for 2021 was 352KWH, which means that this farm can provide electricity for over 600 households for a year; it can even reduce carbon emission by approximately 1300 tons per year, which is the annual carbon intake of over 3 Daan Forest Park. Because of the construction of the solar energy system on the barren lands that are unfavorable for farming, its actual carbon reduction contribution to the global environment cannot be underestimated.

 

*Sen Ju Green Energy – Changhua Fangyuan solar farm fully adopts PrimeVOLT’s 60kW smart on-grid PV inverters

This farm is close to the Changhua Wanggong coastal area, where there are strong sea breeze and severe salt damages; the owner specifically chose PrimeVOLT 60kW string solar PV inverters that comply with IP66 waterproof and dust-proof standards and passed IEC 60068-2-52: 2017 severity 5 international salt spray tests. Its salt-proof design can adapt to the special geographical environment of high salt damage in the coastal areas, and fully exert the maximum performances of the inverters. In addition, PrimeVOLT 60kW three phase on-grid PV inverters are equipped with four sets of MPPT that can be flexibly configured according to the different terrains and orientations of the farm, converting the power generation of the solar module more efficiently. The PF 0. 9 real power output with no derating can improve the overall power generation revenue, and the AFCI arc detection function can detect arc anomalies in real-time, reducing the risk of fire for the farm.

That’s worth mentioning is that PrimeVOLT inverters are string type with the features of flexible configuration and easy construction/maintenance. The difficulty for its operation and maintenance is much lower than the more centralized inverters. Whenever there are malfunctions, it is easier to identify the failure point of string inverters; this improves the efficiency for operation/maintenance and saves the cost for maintenance manpower significantly. In addition, the entire series of PrimeVOLT inverter products all have built-in DC junction box functions, there is no need to purchase additional DC junction boxes; it can reduce the construction cost for the farm directly, and shorten the investment payback period of the solar farm, in which the AC/DC surge protector can provide comprehensive protection for the farm to improve the safety of the farm.

PrimeVOLT inverters have won the “Taiwan Excellent PV” award repeatedly from the Ministry of Economic Affairs with their outstanding and high-performance product qualities; higher power and energy-storage models will continually be launched in the future based on market trends and needs. PrimeVOLT will work hand in hand with its various large farm customers across Taiwan to implement energy transition and achieve the government’s goal of Net Zero carbon emission by 2050.

Annual Convention of PV Industry – Energy Taiwan – launches at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall I on Oct. 19-21. PrimeVOLT, Taiwan’s leading brand of String PV Inverters, showcases its 110/125kW high power inverter and ESS Energy Storage System for the first time to attract crowding visitors (booth: 10815). During the exhibition, PrimeVOLT Inverter is further awarded “Taiwan Excellent PV” by the Bureau of Energy MOEA; the strength of PrimeVOLT once more wins the honor of national recognition.

In order to increase the ratio of renewable energy, the government continuously promotes PV system installations by offering bulk tariff benefits and incentives for large-scale installations, bringing up a tide of medium and large-scale site installation in the 2H of the year; high power inverter models will become mainstream demands. As the power of modules has increased continuously in recent years, the global PV market will also develop towards 500W and higher scales. To cope with market trending, PrimeVOLT specially launched 110/125kW high power inverters to meet demands for stand-alone types and installations for large-scale sites in agriculture, fishery and power markets. Vincent Fan, Senior Sales Director of PrimeVOLT, notes: Compared with central type inverters, PrimeVOLT’s string-designed inverters offer more flexibility in both planning and layout, as well as in maintenance and operation aspects. Viewing from 20-year long-term M&O costs, the Return on Investment (ROI) is far better than that of the central type; which is also the reason why PrimeVOLT would have launched 110/125kW high-power string-designed inverter in Q4 under the eager expectation of customers and the marketplace.

PrimeVOLT flagship 110/125kW 3-phase inverter has 9 sets MPPT/18 sets DC inputs with combined current input up to 20A, applicable to next-generation M10 and G12 modules for supporting 380V/480V (3-ph 3W/3-ph 4W) power systems. Built-in with DC box and Virtual Power Compensation/ Nighttime PID (Potential induced Degradation) functions. An optional Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) is also available for improved safety.

Transient PV power generation in Taiwan surmounted 5.55Gw on 8/22, exceeding Taiwan’s record total nuclear power generation; MOEA also actively promotes the combination of PV and energy storage systems, expecting to achieve 500 MW installation by 2025, and formally brings up the heat of energy storage market of the island. PrimeVOLT has successfully exported ESS products and gained recognition from European and USA customers in recent years; this is their first exposure in Energy Taiwan 2022, exhibiting multiple single and 3-phase models ranging from 4.6 to 10kW, with maximum efficiency up to 98.4%, maximum discharge current up to 120A; up to 10 units can be paralleled simultaneously. They are also compatible with most market available BMSs (Battery Management Systems) for satisfying customer needs and meeting market expectations on the application of energy storage systems.

This is the 10^th year of the “Taiwan Excellent PV” award organized by the Bureau of Energy MOEA; the awarding ceremony is scheduled simultaneously as Energy Taiwan. Taiwan Excellent PV is the utmost honor of the Taiwan PV Industry. After winning the award for the first time last year with 30kW Inverter, PrimeVOLT once more gained this honor this year with the 75kW Intelligent 3-phase Inverter. Criteria of this year’s Taiwan Excellent PV are sterner; in addition to the accelerated acetic acid mist test on the copper, an additional thermal cycling test is increased in accordance with the international code IEC 61215, ensuring the inverter meets CNS 15426 standards under harsh environments. PrimeVOLT 75kW (PV-75000T-U) 3-phase Inverter passed all the harsh tests and excelled, winning Taiwan Excellent PV for the second time and further revealing the exceptional excellence of PrimeVOLT Inverters.

The 303 power outage in Taiwan highlighted the importance of power generation with green energy; the Energy Business department of AUO responded to the government’s energy transition policies, and is committed to providing solar power system solutions. It held the “2022 AUO Featured Energy Product Briefing” at Tainan Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City on 3/18, and the indicator brand of Taiwan inverters – PrimeVOLT, was also invited and participated as a featured partner of AUO to share its all series of new smart inverter products, and had lively exchanges and interactions with the industry’s EPC guests on-site.

The Bureau of Energy set a 20GW solar photoelectricity goal by 2025, and large ground-based power plants have large construction capacities; these will become the focus of development in the next few years. In response to the high-power inverter needs of large-scale power plants, PrimeVOLT not only has its existing 60/75kW upgraded performance series models, it will also launch new high-power flagship three phase inverters in the second half of the year.

PrimeVOLT’s business associate, Ming-Chung Fan stated that: “PrimeVOLT’s 60/75kW upgraded performance inverters lead the industry and were the first to obtain 440/460/480V VPC certificates; they meet the needs of Taipower and are applicable to the different power environments in Taiwan. They can reduce the cost of transformers that the customers need to configure for 440/460V voltage systems. After thePrimeVOLT60/75kW upgraded performance inverter series were launched, there were high inquiries from the industry; currently, the cumulative installed capacity in Taiwan has exceeded 220 MW.”

PrimeVOLT’s business associate Ming-Chung Fan was invited to participate in the AUO Featured Energy Product Briefing

 

Facing the need of large-scale power plant constructions, in order to reduce unit costs for solar power modules, they are continually developing towards large sizes/high-power/high current; high-power inverter models will become mainstream. PrimeVOLT is about to launch the highly anticipated high-power flagship series – 110KW/380V and 125KW/480V three phase on-grid inverters in the fourth quarter; the new models have up to 9 sets of MPPT, 18 string output, and the maximum DC input current of the string is as high as16/20A. They meet the high-power module configurations in the future and can lower the construction costs of power plants effectively.

The government announced that the wholesale electricity price rate for the first half of the year was lower than expected, and this is bound to push the number of constructions of solar power plants; optimistic outlook for the solar power market is expected. As a major local inverter manufacturer, PrimeVOLT is not only known from its products with outstanding quality, it also has a powerful and professional research and development team that can quickly respond to EPC customers from the early planning of power plants, to before the completion of the power plant, including investigations by Taipower, regulatory trends, replacement plan evaluation and suggests and all other technical consultations. PrimeVOLT became the most trusted partner of many EPC customers with the value-for-money services they provided that are rare in the industry.

In 2021, under unstable factors such as lack of materials and increased prices in the market, PrimeVOLT inverters were still adopted by many solar farms across Taiwan, and its market share still ranks number two; this shows its strength. PrimeVOLT will continue to launch new inverter products in the future that meet market trends with the most competitiveness in the market to satisfy the needs of customers.