A US-based cybersecurity firm has released a report detailing dozens of vulnerabilities it discovered in products from some of the world’s major solar inverter manufacturers. But there’s good news. [Read more…]
How a Simple Contactor Can Improve Your Battery Backup
Modest hybrid inverters are sometimes oversold by salespeople or romanticised by customers. Their ability to back up your house in a blackout can be limited by capacity and wiring constraints.
If you have awkward house wiring and an older, smaller, cheaper hybrid, we may have an answer to get you backup throughout the house.
Inverters Don’t Stick To The Script: Neither Should Customer Support
Modern solar power systems are becoming complex beasts, so it’s more important than ever that you have the best possible support behind the product you buy. Read on as we share a masterclass in customer service from Fronius.
The Best Solar Inverters In 2025: According To Aussie Installers
The beating heart of any solar system is its inverter, and nobody knows them better than the experts who work with them daily. It’s time to announce the winners of the 2025 SolarQuotes Installers’ Choice Awards for Best Solar Inverters. [Read more…]
Solved: The Voltage Mismatch Causing Sungrow Inverters to Drop Power
Like any complex modern technology, solar inverters often have flaws. In this post, I’ll explore one of the most curious problems I’ve seen in recent years. Thanks go to Sungrow for keeping my job interesting… [Read more…]
Nerd Alert! Crunching the Numbers on the New 1000V Solar Standard
Whilst we usually try to make our blog posts understandable to almost anyone, this post will get technical, as I show, with numbers, why the new 1000-volt limit for residential solar makes life better for installers and homeowners alike.
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AS4777.1 Updated! A Thousand Reasons To Love New Standards
Australian Standards are too expensive, so we buy them from across the dutch.
Solar installers have a love hate relationship with the Australian standards. But with this week’s update of the solar inverter standard AS4777.1 there’s reasons to celebrate. Read on as I explain how raising the residential solar voltage limit to 1000 Volts DC helps put more solar on your roof and more AC power into your switchboard.
The Secret To Breaking Australia’s 6.6kW Solar Barrier: Add A Battery
Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) has just dropped version 1.3 of their solar installation guidelines, and the good news is that they’ve tweaked the rules in Section 4, making it easier to oversize your solar setup without having to tell porky pies. [Read more…]
The Best Solar Inverters In 2024: According To Aussie Installers
What are the best solar inverters in Australia in 2024?
I surveyed SolarQuotes’ network of over 500 Aussie solar installers to find out. [Read more…]
Hybrid Inverter Or Solar Inverter: Which Is Best For Adding Batteries Later?
Lately at SolarQuotes, we’re getting slammed with this question:
“I’m gonna get a battery at some point. Should I get a hybrid inverter or a regular grid-tie inverter?”
That’s the million-dollar question. I know which one I would get, but I’m not you! [Read more…]
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