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SolarMagic power optimization was created to minimize environmental (shading, clouds, dirt, debris) and system mismatch (string-string imbalance, different orientations, tilts, panel aging) that degrades system performance and efficiency. Through this technological innovation, system current and voltage mismatches have been corrected and increased performance efficiencies have been achieved providing design flexibility and lower balance of system (BOS) costs.
Power optimization increases PV system energy harvest and maximizes ROI by correcting hidden imbalance and extending system life. Imbalance is caused by current or voltage mismatch and can prevent systems from meeting performance expectations. SolarMagic™ power optimization improves system output regardless of environmental conditions, weather, or design. Independent studies have shown that SolarMagic power optimization recaptures up to 71% of energy lost to mismatch.
SolarMagic power optimization technology was installed at Oak Street Affordable Housing unit in Oakland, California. According to Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison, "For over four years, our Oak Street installation has been helping residents pay less electricity. SolarMagic is helping us to get 22.6 percent more power out of the same panels, making the system even more productive and cost effective."
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