[RFI] Ut oh. VisionSolar is parked next door.

[Tony]

On 12/16/2020 2:16 PM, David Eckhardt wrote:
> I've emailed engineering at SolarEdge, the Isreali company, regarding RFI which is so synonymous with the solar power industry in general.  I have never received a reply from any of them. I strongly suspect they are acutely aware of RFI

David:

I can tell you first hand that Solar Edge is well aware of the RFI 
issues caused by their systems. I've been dealing with the company since 
2016 and my case has yet to be resolved.

They denied any RFI issues with their equipment at the time, but years 
later, after being presented with evidence which involved covering the 
solar panels with tarps to demonstrate how the noise disappeared with 
the system deactivated and how it reappeared when uncovered, they conceded.

So here we are 4 years later from complete denial to the ARRL handling 
some 200 Solar Edge cases since then. We had three more cases pop up 
here on Long Island so this is clearly the greatest threat to amateur 
radio.

Unless we take this more seriously, I think it's only a matter of time 
before the issue becomes so wide-spread that there's no way to put the 
toothpaste back in the tube.

I've written the CTO of Solar Edge numerous times (see contact info 
below) but that has had little effect on changing the design of their 
systems.

Tony -K2MO


Ilan Yoscovich

Chief Technology Officer

*SolarEdge Technologies.*

1 Hamada st.,

Herzelia, Israel

Office:    +972.9.957.6620

Mobile: +972.54.808.8110

E-mail: ilan.y at solaredge.com <mailto:ilan.y at solaredge.com>