Dear Tony - Thank you for the pointer to your excellent videos.Regarding the
optimizers... are they shut-down-able or do they always operate if the solar
panels are illuminated? 73, W9IP
Mike:
My neighbors Solar Edge system produces noise with the inverter turned
off so it appears that the Optimizers generate noise as long as the
panels are illuminated by the Sun.
Solar Edge said that this was unlikely, so my neighbor and I ran a test
that evolved placing tarps over the solar panels with the inverter off.
We found that the noise diminished with most of the panels covered and
then stopped completely once we had all panels covered.
There was some speculation that the panels themselves could generate
noise but that seems doubtful since the noise signature of the Optimizer
appears the same when tested on the bench or when connected to a solar
panel. I don't recall who it was but someone on this reflector sent me
an SDR screenshot of a bench-tested Solar Edge Optimizer.
If you fast forward my Solar Panel RFI video to the 2 minute 38 second
mark, you'll see what the noise looks like with the solar panels
illuminated by the Sun with the inverter turned off.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9awWs4mwC4
Tony -K2MO
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