Satcon Technology, a supplier of utility-scale power transfer solutions for renewable energy segment, declared that it has been chosen by Quanta Renewable Energy Services and Ryan Company, a provider of utility-scale solar PV solutions to supply 10 numbers of 1 MW Prism Platform solar solutions.
Satcon Prism Platform is a fully integrated megawatt medium voltage (MV) solution optimized for utility-scale solar PV installations. Credit: Satcon
The supplied solutions will be utilized in the New Jersey Oak Solar PV Power Plant, a 10 MW AC type of solar power production facility located in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. The solar plant anticipated to get completed by the year end will remain the biggest non-utility owned solar PV facility in the east of Mississippi.
The Fairfield Township solar plant will incorporate the Satcon-supplied Prism Platform Solutions together with its Equinox inverters. The Prism Platform is the company’s ready to use type of utility-grade multi-megawatt building block, which includes power conversion electronics, MV disconnect switches and factory-assembled step-up transformers. The solution will take advantage of Satcon’s latest Equinox PV inverters that offer 98.5% peak level efficiency and a wide choice of thermal operating ranges. The proposed power generation facility will also incorporate Spectrum site controller manufactured by Satcon, which enables controlling of low-voltage ride-through and system power factor at the interconnectivity point remotely.
Steve Rhoades, President and Chief Executive Officer of Satcon, stated that by utilizing a mix of technology innovations and system design, the company has achieved a notable level of enhancements in system level performance thus enabling least levelized cost of energy while offering effective control of the solar installation.