String Optimizer

V1000 Series

Ampt V1000
String Optimizer
Lower Cost and Higher Performing PV Systems
Ampt V1000 String Optimizers are DC/DC converters
that are used in conjunction with optimized inverters to
lower the cost and improve the performance of largescale PV systems. Ampt optimizers feature patented
technology that enables PV systems to deliver more
value than traditional system designs without Ampt.

Features:

String Stretch technology allows

2x the number of modules per string
Ampt Mode technology increases
inverter rated output power
Two MPP trackers per PV string
improve system performance
High efficiency power conversion
Patented output voltage and current
limits
Independent power optimization
without reliance on communication

Benefits:

Ampt optimized systems are distinguished from

other solutions by uniquely delivering a true spendless-get-more value proposition. Systems with
Ampt lower the total system cost on day one and
deliver more energy to increase lifetime revenues.

Decrease DC wiring and combining

costs up to 50% and reduce wire
losses
Decrease inverter cost up to 50%
Decrease AC electrical BOS costs
Increase inverter efficiency
Deliver more energy with higher MPP
tracking resolution
Recover lifetime degradation losses
Prevent failed PV strings from
dropping the entire array

Results:

Reduce upfront total system cost

Increase system lifetime performance
Realize a lower cost of energy
Increase return on investment

Ampt System

Traditional System

Ampt String Optimizer

More energy
2 MPPT per string

2x number of
modules per string

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50% fewer combiners

and disconnects
50% fewer homeruns
and smaller wire
40 - 70% increase in
inverter rated output power
to lower cost per watt

Inverter with
Ampt Mode

Ampts Patented Features Increase System ROI

Ampt String Optimizers feature Ampts patented String
Stretch and Ampt Mode technologies as well as dual
MPP trackers per string to deliver differentiated value.
String Stretch Ampts technology puts output voltage and current limits on each string. With output voltage limits, string lengths are no longer limited by the PV
modules open circuit voltage on the coldest day allowing PV designers to double the number of modules per
string - for example, 40 modules (72-cell) per string on
a 1000 volt system. The output current limit removes the
need for system designers to build in current carrying capacity margin for over sun conditions when specifying
cable thickness, fuse and other component ratings while
still complying with safety codes. This means smaller
conductor sizing per kilowatt delivered. With Ampt, system designers save up to 50% on electrical BOS costs.
High efficiency
99.5% / 99.3% / 99.2%
(Max / CEC / Euro)
Compact design
10.71 x 8.66 x 3.94
272mm x 220mm x 100mm
Safety compliant
ETL to UL 1741; IEC 61000-6-1,
61000-6-3, 62109; CE
Outdoor rated - IP 66

Ampt Mode Inverters operating in Ampt Mode

have a higher and narrower input voltage operating range. With more modules per string, the inverters input voltage increases. This allows the inverter
to deliver a higher minimum AC output voltage at the
same current which raises the rated output power
of the inverter. Delivering more power from a given
inverter lowers the inverters cost per watt. Inverters with Ampt Mode are available from our partners.
Dual MPPT per string Ampt String Optimizers put
two maximum power point trackers on every string. By
distributing MPPT throughout the array, Ampt optimized
systems mitigate or eliminate mismatch losses to deliver more energy under changing environmental and
system conditions over the lifetime of the power plant.

Contact Ampt for product specifications.

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