South Africans looking for a capable home backup power system should take great care when choosing an inverter. While batteries and solar panels tend to be more flexible in terms of upgrades down the ...

APEI and GaN Systems have developed a 1MHz gallium nitride power dc-dc boost converter delivering 5kW at 98.5% efficiency. GaN power transistors are lightning fast, have low on-resistance, and are ...

A new standard is in force, restricting single phase solar PV (and battery storage) to just 5kW. I understand this standard is “national” and is just coming into force. If you want to have more than ...

South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom has made it clear that “loadshedding” – rolling scheduled power cuts – isn’t going to end any time soon. This reality, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ...

There are numerous brands and models of solar panels and inverters on the market for those looking to escape load-shedding, but only a handful come highly recommended by the experts. Quote comparison ...