Gal Bauer
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Tour of the Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) Monitoring Portal
Tigo's Energy Intelligence (EI) software provides module-level monitoring for an accurate insight into your PV system. The software shows module-level performance and helps to easily identify probl...
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Commissioning a System with the Tigo Energy Intelligence
This article is being Archived soon! The new version is at: Commissioning a TS4 System - Getting Started ------------------------------------------------------------- The Commissioning of a Tigo ...
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Can I run my TAP Communication Cable in the DC Power Conduit?
The communication/control circuits of the TAPs and Gateways associated with Tigo Optimizers and Smart Modules system fall under the following NEC Articles: NEC Article 300, Wiring Methods and Mate...
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Why is my annual Tigo monitor total X% higher than my actual power meter?
The Tigo system reports DC production data, whereas the power meter reports AC data. The AC data also includes wiring losses (in the homeruns, connectors, etc.) and the inverter's conversion effic...
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Can you explain the relationship between the inverter MPPT and the optimized module/string?
For a great explanation on the science of Tigo’s MPPT please see the article and whitepaper called “Impedance Matching”. The Tigo technology effectively sets the string current using the best modul...
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What is the payback period of the Tigo Energy system?
The Tigo Energy system provides an extremely quick payback period. Smart Modules optimized by Tigo have an even quicker payback as they have fewer wiring and installation costs. The amount of addit...
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When does optimization on a smart module or retrofit turn on? How much of a difference between the best performing module and a given module for the optimizer to activate?
About 1%
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How are Tigo Optimizers Different From Other DC-DC Optimizers?
Tigo optimizers (for Smart Modules and retrofit) are compatible with any inverter technology that exists at the market at the time of manufacturing. This enables system designers to keep working wi...
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How are Tigo Optimizers Different from Microinverters?
Tigo Energy optimizers do not convert DC to AC. Our DC-DC solution enables greater energy harvest because it is 99.6% efficient and the installation benefits from highly efficient central inverters...
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How long are the leads on Tigo optimizers?
The leads for the typical Smart Module Jbox are 1.1 meters. The leads for the 2ES (retrofit) are 1.3 meters standard. Tigo offers an XL version of the 2ES retrofit that has 2.1 meter leads.