Alfred Karlstetter,
General Manager,
SolarEdge Europe
“Home energy use is increasing, driven largely by the adoption of electric vehicles, home heating and cooling systems, and smart home devices. Reducing energy costs is therefore a top homeowner priority, as well as decreasing carbon footprint. SolarEdge Home is an advanced smart energy system that enables homeowners to manage and monitor solar energy production and usage in real-time from their mobile app. After changing the way power is generated and harvested from the sun with DC-optimization, we are now transforming the way in which homeowners can maximize the consumption of that solar energy within the home.”
E-Mobility
E-Mobility
Principles driving innovation at SolarEdge:
Enable customers to maximize energy self-reliance with solar power produced by their owned systems
Drive customer electricity bills down while maintaining continuity of energy supply through smart storage and utilization
Achieve simplicity and convenience through a single system that manages and monitors energy production, storage, and consumption
Facilitate control of home energy devices with a single app, providing a full range of data and commands for real-time decision making
SolarEdge maintains 444 granted product patents with an additional 462 patents pending[1].
A majority of our patents relate to DC power optimization and DC to AC conversion for alternative energy power systems, power system monitoring and control, battery technology and management systems.
Our new commercial solution is based on the three phase inverter with Synergy Technology which scales up to 120kW. This inverter maximizes energy production with up to 175% DC oversizing and includes technology that autocorrects to avoid module performance degradation. The modular design is composed of independently working Synergy Units and controlled by a single Synergy Manager for easy installation, serviceability, and energy management across large sites with significant ongoing energy needs.
This new inverter embeds an innovative pre-commissioning feature that validates critical PV components, wiring and communications, and early-stage fault detection from a smartphone before connection to the grid. It enables installers to resolve all issues before leaving the site, significantly reducing the need for return visits. Due to its relatively lightweight design, this three-phase inverter can be installed with ease and efficiency.
It also takes PV safety to the next level with built-in thermal sensors to protect hardware and surge protection devices to withstand surges caused by lightning or grid events. The SolarEdge Monitoring Platform enables tracking of the system in real time with remote, module-level monitoring and troubleshooting.
SolarEdge is increasingly developing comprehensive offerings for commercial, industrial, and utility applications, offering a suite of solutions for a diverse range of business energy requirements.
Once homeowners have installed a PV system with SolarEdge components, we want to ensure they gain the maximum energy benefits available, while minimizing their carbon footprint. To help them achieve this, we provide homeowners with mySolarEdge, a free mobile monitoring application. mySolarEdge enables tracking of solar energy production, consumption, and storage in real time, and remote management of smart home appliances such as SolarEdge’s EV Charger. The app also provides users with critical system information and enables them to independently resolve routine system issues. From the installer’s perspective, the mySolarEdge app also reduces the need for site visits by allowing installers to offer fast and efficient remote support.
In 2021, we added valuable features to the mySolarEdge app. For example, the new Weather Guard feature, launched in North America, is designed to automate and maximize backup power. This is achieved by directing solar energy to charge the battery when a severe weather incident is predicted.
Innovative solutions for Commercial and Industrial energy management
Real-time PV control for homeowners
We aim to bring the latest innovative technology to as many markets as possible, while tailoring each offering to meet local regulatory needs and usage preferences in each market. In line with this intention, we expect to launch SolarEdge Home in North America, South Africa, and Australia in the coming year.
In 2021, we launched our S-Series range of Power Optimizers, now available for all sizes of residential installations. Our Power Optimizers increase energy output from solar installations by constantly tracking the maximum power point of each module, thereby reducing the mismatch power losses that typically occur in traditional PV systems due to shading or soiling of solar panels. This enables the Power Optimizers to maximize system uptime and energy production.
Our S-Series includes our most advanced safety standards and ease of installation. In addition to the SolarEdge comprehensive safety suite with integrated SafeDCTM functionality and rapid shutdown, the S-Series features SolarEdge Sense Connect, an industry-first technology that prevents potential electric arcs by continuously monitoring the connector temperatures. Also, the S-Series includes an improved cable layout design that makes system installation safer, easier and faster. We plan to expand the S-Series range to commercial installations in the coming year.
Next generation Power Optimizers: enhanced safety and easier installation
PV for homeowners has been our core market from the outset. Although we continue to expand and diversify, our heart always holds a special place for those individuals who choose to live sustainably every day, relying upon SolarEdge technology to help them harvest the sun’s power and contribute to a cleaner, greener planet. A focus of our innovation continues to be enabling homeowners and home dwellers to gain maximum benefit from their smart energy installations.
In 2022, we launched a significant expansion of our residential portfolio: “SolarEdge Home,” the next generation in smart energy management systems. The solution is designed to dynamically manage, monitor, and optimize solar energy production, consumption and storage in real-time. It also enables homeowners to optimize the electricity source selection at all times, reducing costs and minimizing the consumption of peak-rate grid electricity. Through monitoring and synchronizing the energy needs of all connected devices and appliances, SolarEdge Home automatically maximizes PV energy consumption, and manages the power load, scheduling decisions and homeowner preferences to ensure maximum convenience and cost-savings.
Transforming integrated home energy management
Innovative Solutions
SolarEdge prides itself on its innovative DNA. From the outset, our vision was to transform energy markets and change the way energy is harvested. We have relentlessly developed the most advanced technologies to bring renewable energy solutions to our markets, our customers, our end-users as well as for the good of the planet. We continue to develop new generation products that enable our customers around the world to harvest even more of the sun’s natural energy in systems that are flexible, affordable, accessible and safe - whether in the home or in a range of industrial settings such as corporations, factories, carports, floating installations, ground-mounts and agriculture. We have a patent innovation program that encourages and rewards employees to develop new patentable ideas to further improve our solutions and the advancement of clean energy.
Innovative Culture
SolarEdge Home Operating System:
SolarEdge Home Network:
SolarEdge Home Smart Energy Devices:
SolarEdge Home Battery:
SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter:
Available for single and three phase PV systems, SolarEdge Home consists of several new products to address the diverse needs of homeowners. These include:
The backbone of the SolarEdge Home, automates complicated storage, scheduling and energy source decisions. This software orchestrates the operation of all connected devices, energy production and consumption at any given moment to make sure the home’s energy needs are addressed as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.
A proprietary wireless network that seamlessly connects and communicates with most SolarEdge Home devices.
A growing suite of scalable smart energy devices that enable increased solar energy consumption, including a SolarEdge EV Charger designed to enable homeowners to drive on sunshine and a SolarEdge Hot Water Controller which automatically diverts excess PV energy to provide hot water.
SolarEdge’s storage solution offers 94.5% round-trip efficiency, storing energy to provide power when it’s needed most. This solution is designed to operate seamlessly with SolarEdge inverters. The SolarEdge Home Battery can provide backup power during grid outages (when used with the SolarEdge Home Backup Interface). It can also connect to additional SolarEdge Home Batteries for greater storage capacity and offers compatibility with third-party generators.
Combining SolarEdge’s award winning and most efficient inverter technology with the intelligence, scalability and advanced safety features, the SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter is essential for managing the growing demands of energy hungry lifestyles. Additional devices can be connected to the inverter at the time of installation or in the future to help homeowners manage ongoing energy needs to avoid increasing power bills, overcome grid outages and support further home electrification.
Yogev Barak,
Chief Marketing Officer
“Just as advances in energy efficiency and improved economics are important for the proliferation of solar energy, so too is the attention to safety and installation practices that champion installer and firefighter safety. We will continue to set benchmarks in industry safety standards by focusing on innovative solutions that bring ever more reliability to the industry.”
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Our new commercial solution is based on the three phase inverter with Synergy Technology which scales up to 120kW. This inverter maximizes energy production with up to 175% DC oversizing and includes technology that autocorrects to avoid module performance degradation. The modular design is composed of independently working Synergy Units and controlled by a single Synergy Manager for easy installation, serviceability, and energy management across large sites with significant ongoing energy needs.
This new inverter embeds an innovative pre-commissioning feature that validates critical PV components, wiring and communications, and early-stage fault detection from a smartphone before connection to the grid. It enables installers to resolve all issues before leaving the site, significantly reducing the need for return visits. Due to its relatively lightweight design, this three-phase inverter can be installed with ease and efficiency.
It also takes PV safety to the next level with built-in thermal sensors to protect hardware and surge protection devices to withstand surges caused by lightning or grid events. The SolarEdge Monitoring Platform enables tracking of the system in real time with remote, module-level monitoring and troubleshooting.
SolarEdge is increasingly developing comprehensive offerings for commercial, industrial, and utility applications, offering a suite of solutions for a diverse range of business energy requirements.
Once homeowners have installed a PV system with SolarEdge components, we want to ensure they gain the maximum energy benefits available, while minimizing their carbon footprint. To help them achieve this, we provide homeowners with mySolarEdge, a free mobile monitoring application. mySolarEdge enables tracking of solar energy production, consumption, and storage in real time, and remote management of smart home appliances such as SolarEdge’s EV Charger. The app also provides users with critical system information and enables them to independently resolve routine system issues. From the installer’s perspective, the mySolarEdge app also reduces the need for site visits by allowing installers to offer fast and efficient remote support.
In 2021, we added valuable features to the mySolarEdge app. For example, the new Weather Guard feature, launched in North America, is designed to automate and maximize backup power. This is achieved by directing solar energy to charge the battery when a severe weather incident is predicted.
Innovative solutions for Commercial and Industrial energy management
Real-time PV control for homeowners
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As at end of December 2021.
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Yogev Barak,
Chief Marketing Officer
“Just as advances in energy efficiency and improved economics are important for the proliferation of solar energy, so too is the attention to safety and installation practices that champion installer and firefighter safety. We will continue to set benchmarks in industry safety standards by focusing on innovative solutions that bring ever more reliability to the industry.”
We aim to bring the latest innovative technology to as many markets as possible, while tailoring each offering to meet local regulatory needs and usage preferences in each market. In line with this intention, we expect to launch SolarEdge Home in North America, South Africa, and Australia in the coming year.
In 2021, we launched our S-Series range of Power Optimizers, now available for all sizes of residential installations. Our Power Optimizers increase energy output from solar installations by constantly tracking the maximum power point of each module, thereby reducing the mismatch power losses that typically occur in traditional PV systems due to shading or soiling of solar panels. This enables the Power Optimizers to maximize system uptime and energy production.
Our S-Series includes our most advanced safety standards and ease of installation. In addition to the SolarEdge comprehensive safety suite with integrated SafeDCTM functionality and rapid shutdown, the S-Series features SolarEdge Sense Connect, an industry-first technology that prevents potential electric arcs by continuously monitoring the connector temperatures. Also, the S-Series includes an improved cable layout design that makes system installation safer, easier and faster. We plan to expand the S-Series range to commercial installations in the coming year.
Next generation Power Optimizers: enhanced safety and easier installation
Alfred Karlstetter,
General Manager,
SolarEdge Europe
“Home energy use is increasing, driven largely by the adoption of electric vehicles, home heating and cooling systems, and smart home devices. Reducing energy costs is therefore a top homeowner priority, as well as decreasing carbon footprint. SolarEdge Home is an advanced smart energy system that enables homeowners to manage and monitor solar energy production and usage in real-time from their mobile app. After changing the way power is generated and harvested from the sun with DC-optimization, we are now transforming the way in which homeowners can maximize the consumption of that solar energy within the home.”
SolarEdge Home Operating System:
SolarEdge Home Network:
SolarEdge Home Smart Energy Devices:
SolarEdge Home Battery:
SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter:
Available for single and three phase PV systems, SolarEdge Home consists of several new products to address the diverse needs of homeowners. These include:
The backbone of the SolarEdge Home, automates complicated storage, scheduling and energy source decisions. This software orchestrates the operation of all connected devices, energy production and consumption at any given moment to make sure the home’s energy needs are addressed as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.
A proprietary wireless network that seamlessly connects and communicates with most SolarEdge Home devices.
A growing suite of scalable smart energy devices that enable increased solar energy consumption, including a SolarEdge EV Charger designed to enable homeowners to drive on sunshine and a SolarEdge Hot Water Controller which automatically diverts excess PV energy to provide hot water.
SolarEdge’s storage solution offers 94.5% round-trip efficiency, storing energy to provide power when it’s needed most. This solution is designed to operate seamlessly with SolarEdge inverters. The SolarEdge Home Battery can provide backup power during grid outages (when used with the SolarEdge Home Backup Interface). It can also connect to additional SolarEdge Home Batteries for greater storage capacity and offers compatibility with third-party generators.
Combining SolarEdge’s award winning and most efficient inverter technology with the intelligence, scalability and advanced safety features, the SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter is essential for managing the growing demands of energy hungry lifestyles. Additional devices can be connected to the inverter at the time of installation or in the future to help homeowners manage ongoing energy needs to avoid increasing power bills, overcome grid outages and support further home electrification.
SolarEdge prides itself on its innovative DNA. From the outset, our vision was to transform energy markets and change the way energy is harvested. We have relentlessly developed the most advanced technologies to bring renewable energy solutions to our markets, our customers, our end-users as well as for the good of the planet. We continue to develop new generation products that enable our customers around the world to harvest even more of the sun’s natural energy in systems that are flexible, affordable, accessible and safe - whether in the home or in a range of industrial settings such as corporations, factories, carports, floating installations, ground-mounts and agriculture. We have a patent innovation program that encourages and rewards employees to develop new patentable ideas to further improve our solutions and the advancement of clean energy.
Innovative Culture
PV for homeowners has been our core market from the outset. Although we continue to expand and diversify, our heart always holds a special place for those individuals who choose to live sustainably every day, relying upon SolarEdge technology to help them harvest the sun’s power and contribute to a cleaner, greener planet. A focus of our innovation continues to be enabling homeowners and home dwellers to gain maximum benefit from their smart energy installations.
In 2022, we launched a significant expansion of our residential portfolio: “SolarEdge Home,” the next generation in smart energy management systems. The solution is designed to dynamically manage, monitor, and optimize solar energy production, consumption and storage in real-time. It also enables homeowners to optimize the electricity source selection at all times, reducing costs and minimizing the consumption of peak-rate grid electricity. Through monitoring and synchronizing the energy needs of all connected devices and appliances, SolarEdge Home automatically maximizes PV energy consumption, and manages the power load, scheduling decisions and homeowner preferences to ensure maximum convenience and cost-savings.
Transforming integrated home energy management
Innovative Solutions
Principles driving innovation at SolarEdge:
SolarEdge maintains 444 granted product patents with an additional 462 patents pending[1].
A majority of our patents relate to DC power optimization and DC to AC conversion for alternative energy power systems, power system monitoring and control, battery technology and management systems.
Enable customers to maximize energy self-reliance with solar power produced by their owned systems
Drive customer electricity bills down while maintaining continuity of energy supply through smart storage and utilization
Achieve simplicity and convenience through a single system that manages and monitors energy production, storage, and consumption
Facilitate control of home energy devices with a single app, providing a full range of data and commands for real-time decision making
Smart Innovation
Sustainability Report 2022 /