When fully complete, the mid-size installations will deliver a combined 20 megawatts of electricity generation to the South Australian grid, powering around 5,000 homes and supporting the shift to greater renewable generation.
The first two projects began construction in early 2021, with final commissioning occurring in September 2021. The YES Group designed, installed and commissioned both solar farms to include Fimer’s PVS-175 and Medium Voltage Compact Skid inverter solutions.
10,000 megawatt hours per year
The 1.9-megawatt Bowmans Solar Farm Project is located 100km north of Adelaide and encompasses 4,400 solar panels, single-axis tracking and eleven Fimer PVS-175 string inverters combined with Fimer’s PVS-175-MVCS solution. It will produce over 4,850 megawatt hours per year or power over 750 homes.
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The 4-megawatt Renmark Solar Farm Project was the second project to be completed and is located 250km northeast of Adelaide. The site includes over 9,790 solar panels, single-axis tracking and twenty-four Fimer PVS-175 string inverters, combined with Fimer’s PVS-175-MVCS solution, and will produce over 10,000 megawatt hours per year.
Easy connection to the power grid
Fimer’s PVS-175 is a three-phase string inverter and comes with 12 independent MPP trackers for increased design flexibility and increasing yields. The fuse-free design can deliver up to 185 kilowatts at 800 volts AC. This not only maximizes the ROI for ground-mounted utility-scale applications but also reduces Balance of System costs for small to large scale, free field ground-mounted PV installations.
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The PVS-175 inverters installed on both sites are connected to Fimer’s Medium Voltage Compact Skid (MVCS), which includes both low-voltage and medium-voltage switchgear, transformer and protection in a prefabricated skid that enables an easy and cost-effective connection of each solar farm to the South Australian grid. (mfo)
