To address the problem of unstable power supply causing frequent interruptions in Filipino households, companies are taking steps to make solar technology more accessible to middle-income families.
Among the companies leading this initiative is Ginlong (Solis) Technologies, which recently unveiled its S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter in the Philippines during the Future Energy Show 2023. The company aims to empower more Filipino families by providing them with easy access to solar power technology.
According to Solis After-sales Support Engineer, John Karlo de Guzman, “Our focus is to help middle-class Filipinos gain access to renewable energy technology. By introducing the S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter, we are enabling households to have a reliable and uninterrupted power supply, ultimately improving their quality of life.”
Solis’ newest technology, with added generator connections and control functions, works as a fully independent power center to meet the needs of Filipino residential and C&I markets, where power interruptions occur, especially during the summer due to high power demand.
“So we know that in the Philippines, there are some power interruptions lately, especially in summer. So using S6 hybrid on-grid, you won’t experience power interruption when the distribution utility [can’t] supply power from the grid,” de Guzman said.
Solis’ newest product, the S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter, is equipped with enhanced connectivity and control capabilities allowing easy incorporation with generators thanks to the multiple input methods and automatic on/off control. Furthermore, it comes with an automatic UPS switch that allows households and businesses to manage power outages.
The product has five operating modes; the work mode, where the inverter is in energy storage mode, and uses the available PV power to support home loads; the self-use mode stores excess PV power unto the battery; the feed-in-priority mode which would export the excess PV power after the home loads are supplied; the off-grid mode where the systems can be used in cases where power is not connected to the grid; and the back-up mode, which can be used during the self-use or feed-in-priority mode.
As electricity prices continue to rise, the installation of Solis’ new product, equipped with a solar PV system, can help generate savings in a residential home.
“Using the generator and PV itself with the S6 inverter, I think it can [save] up to 60 to 80% of the monthly consumption or monthly electrical bill,” de Guzman said.
Furthermore, the S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter can be connected to smartphones via Bluetooth or WiFi, allowing Filipino households to easily navigate through the product depending on their current needs.
The S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter can also accommodate up to six connections in parallel, with a maximum total load of 48 kilowatts (kW), with a 10-second 200% surge backup overload capability.
The hybrid inverter is compatible with lead-acid and lithium batteries, with multiple protection features, allowing the product to be as flexible as possible.
“This flexibility avoids over-specifying higher capacity inverters, PV arrays, generators, and batteries than necessarily required, with considerable CAPEX and OPEX savings over our competition. Users can be confident of a seamless supply during grid interruptions, even for the most sensitive electronic equipment,” Solis Country Manager James Frank said.
