Trina exposes 600 W module

• The Chinese giant has actually jumped ahead of rivals who just recently revealed their intent to work in the direction of the next generation of mega panels by pledging to have its 600 W Vertex item on sale by the end of March.

5 months after releasing its first 500 W-plus solar module, Trina Solar has introduced a next-generation Vertex series it states can produce as long as 600 W.

At an interview held by the firm at its Changzhou headquarters on Thursday, head of item method and also monitoring Zhang Yingbin gave details of a panel collection that includes 2 items for worldwide consumers: a 6 × 10 cell, bifacial model which it has actually declared can yield up to 600 W, as well as a 5 × 11, 550 W gadget, which is likewise double-sided.

Structure on the business's 210mm-wafer-based, multi-busbar, high-density-interconnection, 500 W-plus items, Trina said the innovation which ramps up result still further was using half-cut instead of trisection-cut cells. "The optimum module performance is up to 21.2%," stated Zhang.

The Vertex has reduced open-circuit voltage of 41.7 V and an increased current of 18.4 A, according to Trina. The string power available for solar jobs can rise to 41% for designers who utilize the Vertex, the manufacturer said, with the item offering linked balance-of-system savings of RMB0.1/ W ($ 0.014), thanks to a requirement for less cable televisions, structures, racking and various other infrastructure. That would certainly drive levelized cost of power decreases of 2-3%, stated Trina.

This year

Zhang stated the Changzhou-based company will certainly begin creating the 550 W Vertex this year, with the 600 W variation expected in the first quarter of following year. Trina stated it will certainly have 10 GW of annual Vertex manufacturing capability this year, rising to 21 GW next year as well as 31 GW the year after.

The Q1 ambition for the a lot more effective Vertex model would certainly swipe a progress Trina's competitors, who formed the 600 W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance this month with the purpose of producing the next level of ultra-powerful modules.

The Vertex would likewise enhance the claims of the 210mm silicon wafer recommended by Trina equally as some of its rivals urge 182mm needs to be the sector requirement.