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Power management company Eaton recently announced the North American launch of its high density rack power distribution unit (PDU) platform. Building on the power distribution capabilities of Eaton’s ePDU G3 technology, the high density rack PDU offers advanced configurability and serves as an solution for environments in which high power density is essential, such as multi-tenant and colocation data centers or large enterprise facilities.

The new products offer integrators a choice of HDBaseT matrix switchers, extenders and companion accessories to distribute UltraHD 4K content with high dynamic range (HDR).

Roger S. Conrad is Founder and Chief Analyst ofConrad’s Utility Investor, Energy & Income Advisorand Deep Dive Investing.

EVP, Global Head of Engineering and Construction, Sonnedix, overseeing the design and construction of assets for global solar PV platform.

Fiber-optic cabling is growing increasingly popular as a more affordable and more future-ready solution than traditional copper-based cables, and there will be several notable fiber solutions at ISE 2019.

That’s what happened when I climbed into one of the new electric 4x4s at Cheetah Plains and experienced the joy of a near-silent game drive.

The standard that relates to the safety of PV systems is IEC 62109-1 ‘Safety of Power Converters for use in Photovoltaic Power Systems’. Part 1 specifies general requirements and part 2 defines specific requirements for inverters. The standard is relevant to systems up to 1,500 V and its scope outlines the design and construction methods required to ensure protection against common hazards such as electrical shock, mechanical, temperature, fire, chemical and more. Of particular relevance to dc-dc converters is the reference to IEC 60664 ‘Insulation Coordination for Equipment within Low-Voltage Systems’. Unlike some older standards, IEC 60664 does include requirements for operating at altitudes above 2,000 m and partial discharge testing which is very relevant to 1,500-Vdc operating voltages. Partial discharge is the gradual breakdown of microvoids in insulation at high voltage leading to degradation and eventually complete failure. Partial discharge is required to be absent during tests and necessitates particular construction of the isolation barrier in a dc-dc converter. As in all safety standards, insulation requirements depend on the system voltage, installation over-voltage (OV) category and pollution degree (PD) of the environment. For PV systems with a 1,500-Vdc bus, OV II is used for the PV panel circuits with minimum impulse withstand of 6,000 V. Whereas, OV III is used for the grid-connected inverter stage and requires 8,000 V impulse withstand. As the installations are considered industrial grade with some environmental protection, PD 2 is generally applicable, which allows only nonconductive pollution with occasional condensation. Designing to meet standards such as IEC 62109-1 is not trivial, with many more considerations required than mentioned.

The ARC Defender shirts go above and beyond the basic safety standards. They meet the ASTM F1506 standard for flame-resistance and have an arc flash rating of HRC/ARC level 2, ranging from an ATPV of 6.4 – 9 cal/cm². You’ll also be able to rely on protection against electrical sources, because they meet the NESC 2012 standard as well.

Journeys by Design (01273 623790; journeysbydesign.com ) offers six nights in South Africa from £8,542pp (four sharing) including three nights at Cheetah Plains on an exclusive basis and three at Ellerman House Villa. Domestic flights and road transfers are also included. 

Everyone has heard of Apple, and thus you’re already aware of the rigorous planning, testing, engineering and attention to details they give their products to make every single one of them built to perfection. Paracable decided to submit their cables for approval by Apple, and after two years of collaboration and extensive worst-case scenarios performed on cables, they’re finally MFI certified, which means these cables have the same contents as original Apple charging cables, and are safe and even recommended for use.

We hope you’ve found our mini-guide to solar panel kits helpful! We’ve covered a lot of information here, so let’s look back at our top picks for solar panel kits one last time: