{"id":94780,"date":"2021-06-17T11:53:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=94780"},"modified":"2021-08-04T10:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T14:14:41","slug":"module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MLPE-Overview-Cover-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MLPE-Overview-Cover-Image.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MLPE-Overview-Cover-Image-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MLPE-Overview-Cover-Image-357x238.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Gwen Brown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurora Solar<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).<\/p>\n<p>Once costly specialty products, module-level power electronics (MLPE) have made great strides in the last decade and are rapidly growing in popularity. And there\u2019s a good reason for that! Incorporating these devices can offer a number of design benefits.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s article, we explore some of the benefits of module-level power electronics and take a closer look at each type and where they fit within a PV system design.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/blog\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gwen Brown, Aurora Solar Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers). Once costly specialty products, module-level power electronics (MLPE) have made great strides in the last decade and are rapidly growing in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20220,"featured_media":94784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[4222],"tags":[3232],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Solar Power World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-17T15:53:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-04T14:14:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MLPE-Overview-Cover-Image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"770\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"513\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Aurora Solar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SolarPowerWorld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SolarPowerWorld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Aurora Solar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/\",\"name\":\"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-17T15:53:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-04T14:14:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/06aaaf04caf76450dec51f21a91dff1b\"},\"description\":\"Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/\",\"name\":\"Solar Power World\",\"description\":\"Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/06aaaf04caf76450dec51f21a91dff1b\",\"name\":\"Aurora Solar\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1ea43b59bd63c6fb965931eaa5cb5ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1ea43b59bd63c6fb965931eaa5cb5ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Aurora Solar\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/author\/aurora-solar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer","description":"Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer","og_description":"Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/","og_site_name":"Solar Power World","article_published_time":"2021-06-17T15:53:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-08-04T14:14:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":770,"height":513,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MLPE-Overview-Cover-Image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Aurora Solar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SolarPowerWorld","twitter_site":"@SolarPowerWorld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Aurora Solar","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/","name":"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-06-17T15:53:13+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-04T14:14:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/06aaaf04caf76450dec51f21a91dff1b"},"description":"Solar contractors face many decisions when it comes to finding the best solar design. One important consideration is determining whether to use module-level power electronics (microinverters or DC optimizers).","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/06\/module-level-power-electronics-mlpe-for-solar-design-a-primer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Module-Level Power Electronics (MLPE) for solar design: A primer"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/","name":"Solar Power World","description":"Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/06aaaf04caf76450dec51f21a91dff1b","name":"Aurora Solar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1ea43b59bd63c6fb965931eaa5cb5ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1ea43b59bd63c6fb965931eaa5cb5ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Aurora Solar"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/author\/aurora-solar\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20220"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}