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Uptime Improvements for Photovoltaic Power Inverters

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-10ER85908
Agency Tracking Number: 94075
Amount: $99,952.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 02 c
Solicitation Number: DE-FOA-0000161
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-03-18
Small Business Information
6595 N Oracle Rd
Tucson, AZ 85704
United States
DUNS: 157955597
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Justin Judkins
 Dr.
 (520) 742-3300
 justin.juudkin@ridgetopgroup.com
Business Contact
 Milena Thompson
Title: Dr.
Phone: (520) 742-3300
Email: milena.thompson@ridgetopgroup.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

An innovative Reliability-Prediction System funded by DOE for Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Cell Inverters will yield important benefits to the Public. The power conditioning module in a PV system, the inverter, has been identified as the component with the lowest reliability in many studies. This SBIR Program will significantly benefit the DOE, by improving state-of-the-art of degradation diagnostics and reliability prediction methods for field-deployed PV inverters. The public will benefit from the Ridgetop significant contribution towards renewable energy sources supported through Presidential energy initiatives. Ridgetop

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