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By Alina Neacsu
Infineon Technologies has been selected by BRC Solar to supply CoolGaN transistors for its latest solar power optimizer. The devices enable panel-level maximum power-point tracking (MPPT), helping improve efficiency and power density in residential and commercial rooftop solar installations.
For eeNews Europe readers, the announcement highlights the continued adoption of gallium nitride (GaN) technology in renewable energy systems. It also shows how wide-bandgap semiconductors are being used to increase energy yield while reducing system size and power losses.
BRC Solar has selected Infineon’s CoolGaN 100 V transistors as the switching technology for its Power Optimizer. The devices, housed in a 3 mm × 5 mm package, are designed to deliver high switching performance and power-handling capability while supporting panel-level MPPT.
Unlike string-level MPPT, where partial shading of a single panel can reduce the output of an entire string, panel-level optimisation allows each panel to operate at its optimum power point, increasing the overall energy yield of a solar installation.
According to Infineon, the CoolGaN 100 V family combines low switching losses, higher switching frequency capability and reduced electromagnetic interference compared with silicon alternatives, enabling power optimizers that meet efficiency, size and regulatory requirements.
“The adoption of CoolGaN technology from Infineon in BRC Solar’s Power Optimizers demonstrates the tangible impact that GaN switching performance can deliver in real-world renewable energy systems,” says Johannes Schoiswohl, Senior Vice President & General Manager GaN Business Line at Infineon. “By enabling higher efficiency, greater power density, and cloud-based performance monitoring in the same compact form factor, CoolGaN helps solar system designers push the boundaries of what is achievable in rooftop solar applications and brings meaningful benefits to end users and the environment alike.”
Infineon says the combination of CoolGaN switching performance and its portfolio of discrete and integrated GaN products allows BRC Solar to optimise the balance between cost, size and efficiency. The resulting Power Optimizer is intended to improve performance in residential and commercial rooftop solar installations.
“Since its founding, BRC Solar has recognized the transformative potential of gallium nitride technology for achieving best-in-class performance in solar power optimizers,” says Pascal Ruisinger, CFO at BRC Solar GmbH. “Infineon and BRC Solar share the same vision: to leverage state-of-the-art technologies such as CoolGaN to benefit the environment and society by delivering optimized green energy through feature-rich and affordable products.”
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