{"id":79574,"date":"2018-02-01T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T17:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=79574"},"modified":"2018-02-26T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T20:38:26","slug":"utility-scale-central-inverters-features-matter-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2018\/02\/utility-scale-central-inverters-features-matter-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Utility Scale Central Inverters: Features that matter and best practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringwhitepapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cover_Sungrow-WP-Uitility-Scale-Central-Inverters-250x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"324\" \/>The solar industry is evolving constantly, with an increasing number of strict requirements and standards being\u00a0imposed on PV plants for 2018 and beyond. 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