CAMARILLO, Calif., Oct. 6, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Power-One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PWER) announces its PVI-250 and PVI-300 Central PV inverters have been certified and listed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to UL 1741 second edition and CSA C22.2 No.107.1-01 standards, making these popular commercial and utility grade renewable energy power inverters available for sale and installation across North America.
These products are the latest offering in a quickly expanding family of best-in-class inverters for the North American solar market.
"Obtaining the required certification for the new PVI-CENTRAL-250-US and PVI-CENTRAL-300-US is the next step for Power-One to launch its popular central inverters throughout the North American marketplace," said Paolo Casini, Vice President Product Marketing, Renewable Energy Solutions.
"These inverters feature Power-One's unique modular architecture with reduced operation and maintenance costs, improved operation availability and multiple power-point tracking (MPPT). The benefits of Power-One Aurora products include a full range of inverters from small 3kw residential inverters to large utility grade 1.4MW turnkey solutions, all featuring high performance efficiency, best in class energy harvesting and a global service and support network."
The PVI-CENTRAL-250-US and PVI-CENTRAL-300-US will be followed by a further addition to the family with a 400KW transformerless unit, for connection to a medium voltage transformer, by end of the year.
For more information on Power-One please visit www.power-one.com. Also look out for Power-One's range of Aurora power inverters (Booth #4326) at the Solar Power International tradeshow from October 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.
About Power-One
Power-One designs and manufactures energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, including inverters for alternative/renewable energy (solar and wind) and products for routers, data storage and servers, wireless communications, optical networking, semiconductor test equipment, industrial markets and custom applications. Power-One, with headquarters in Camarillo, California, has global sales offices, manufacturing, and R&D operations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Power-One is a public company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PWER. For more information about the Company, please visit www.Power-One.com.
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