National Semiconductor and GESOLAR Launch Smart Solar Panels

National Semiconductor Corp. and Green Energy Solar (GESOLAR) have developed GESOLAR brand modules with embedded SolarMagic power optimization technology from National.

The award-winning SolarMagic product line combines National’s unique expertise in power electronics with advanced monitoring and management capabilities to maximize energy capture across a solar installation. GESOLAR’s high-efficiency polycrystalline photovoltaic (PV) modules incorporate SolarMagic power optimization to offer an affordable “smart panel” solution to the underperformance issues common with solar energy installations.

“National Semiconductor and GESOLAR share a commitment to bringing quality technologies to market and expanding the viability of clean energy around the world,” said Mike Polacek, Senior Vice President, National Semiconductor. “Together we developed ‘smart panels,’ high-performance solar modules that enable residential and commercial solar systems to cost-effectively produce significantly more energy than that produced by standard panels.”

“We are excited to collaborate with the pioneer in power management electronics to develop the next generation of solar panels,” said Stephen Tong, CEO, GESOLAR. “Our new line of GESOLAR modules is a cost-effective, high performance product that will expand the market for solar installations.”

National’s SolarMagic SM3320 is the first analog-intensive power management chipset in a new category of in-panel electronics that improves power output, reliability and cost-effectiveness of solar systems. SolarMagic enables each solar panel to produce the maximum energy regardless of whether other panels in the array are under-performing due to mismatch. SolarMagic monitors and maximizes the energy harvest of each individual PV panel through a combination of advanced algorithms and leading-edge mixed-signal technology. In worldwide tests, SolarMagic can recoup up to 71 percent of power lost to mismatch – regardless of cell technology – giving installation owners more predictable power output and increased return on investment.

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