Weidmuller USA
Caroline March-Long, Dir. Marketing
Email: caroline.march-long@weidmueller.com
Phone: 804-677-2812
Richmond, VA (July 24, 2023) — Weidmuller USA, a provider of Smart Industrial Connectivity products and solutions headquartered in Richmond, VA, is pleased to announce new models of Photovoltaic (PV) DC Combiner Boxes designed to operate large-scale PV systems more efficiently:
PV DC Combiner Boxes Monitored and Unmonitored
Weidmuller’s innovative solution bundles, protects, and combines PV strings more efficiently. The PV DC Combiner Boxes offer users the ability to integrate short-circuit and overvoltage protection, as well as string monitoring solutions (I,V,T and SPD and switch isolator status) for PV systems using central inverters with PV panels in trackers and fix tilt systems. The DC Combiner Boxes with monitoring can receive up to 16 inputs and the unmonitored version can handle up to 32 inputs.
Highlights include:
Weidmuller’s new PV DC Combiner Boxes for High Power Panels feature bifacial solar panels with solar cells on both the front and back of the panel. This allows the solar energy to be collected on the back of the panel and increases the energy yield of the solar energy system. Four new PV-DC combination boxes for bifacial half-cell modules also allow a higher current consumption due to the fuse holders used. These combiner boxes are compact and durable solutions for bifacial half-cell modules.Highlights include:
With the planned expansion of the Weidmuller facility in Richmond, all of these models and more renewable energy solutions will soon be produced in the USA.
“As a globally-recognized solution provider for electrical connectivity, engineered enclosures, and communication infrastructure, our PV DC Combiner Boxes for Standard and High Power Panels are specially designed to offer exceptional performance, reliability, and flexibility for solar power applications in all industries,” — Pete Tecos, Head of Global Key Account Management
About Weidmüller Group
Founded in 1850 and operating in Richmond, VA, for almost 50 years, the Weidmüller Group has production sites, sales companies, and representatives in more than 80 countries. Together with its customers, the Germany-based, family-owned company is shaping digital transformation with products, solutions, and services for smart industrial connectivity and the Industrial Internet of Things. In fiscal year 2022, Weidmüller generated a turnover of more than one billion euros with about 6,000 employees around the world. Weidmuller USA has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by Richmond Times-Dispatch for two years in a row (2022-2023).