Nat Semi Launches SolarMagic Power Optimizers in Europe and North America

Built upon National’s analog power management circuits, SolarMagic power optimizers give back PV system owners much of the power they currently lose to real-world conditions including partial shade, panel aging, and irregular array designs. Field-testing has shown SolarMagic recoups up to 57 percent of power losses.

For installers, SolarMagic technology provides additional benefits:
· Greater flexibility in PV array design
· Improved reliability of the entire PV system
· High-value retrofit option for existing installed base
· More potential business (solar-suitable site growth of up to 25 percent)

National Semiconductor has earned a reputation for product reliability in its 50 years as a leader in analog power management and energy efficiency. SolarMagic power optimizers are backed by a 20-year warranty.

“By finally making shade and irregular array design non-issues, National Semiconductor's SolarMagic expands the market for installers to include homes they once thought were ineligible for solar,” said David Katz, CEO, of AEE Solar. “SolarMagic frees installers from the traditional rules of designing new solar installations and returns to system owners energy they may not even known that they had lost. In addition, SolarMagic gives dealers a real reason to discuss retrofitting their installed base with a new technology their customers will embrace.”

“SolarMagic power optimizers offer an innovative solution to the problem of panel mismatch that has plagued the solar industry since its inception,” said Hans Wimmer, CEO of HaWi. “What has been particularly impressive is its ease of integration. Being module agnostic, our installers throughout Europe can easily incorporate SolarMagic into new and existing installations regardless of panel brand.”