The Cat PVC395 MP solar panels are rated at 395 W per panel and achieve efficiencies of over 19 % through a shingled- cell design with multiple redundant paths for electricity flow. This eliminates many of the reliability challenges of traditional front-contact solar panels. Additionally, the panels use a unique parallel circuit architecture that significantly limits power loss from shade and soiling.
“The P-Series solar panel technology offered through our relationship with Caterpillar can generate up to 32 % more energy than conventional panels in the same space over 25 years” said Peter Aschenbrenner, executive vice president for SunPower.
The Cat Hybrid Energy Solutions suite includes the Master Microgrid Controller (MMC), which keeps loads continuously energised at the lowest cost by managing the flow of power from every source in the system, Connect Remote Asset Monitoring, which offers real-time collection and remote monitoring of site performance data in Cat Microgrid applications, and Cat Bi-Directional Power (BDP) inverters, which provide real and reactive power with grid-forming and grid-following capabilities.
