6 FAQs about PV inverter accounts for component cost

Why is a photovoltaic plant more expensive than a PV module?

Today the expenses related to all the other components in a photovoltaic (PV) plant beside the PV modules are higher than the PV module cost itself. Thus more attention is paid to inverters, mounting structures and planning aspects as well as operation and maintenance costs (O&M) to further reduce the total costs of PV electricity production.

How much does a solar PV system cost?

Back in 2008, the specific system price was 3260€ per each kWp for a 1.4 MW-sized PV plant with crystalline silicon PV modules with a cost share for BOS of only 24%, including 9% for installation and 7% for a central inverter.

Why do PV inverters need a control of charging a battery?

In the last two decades, the PV inverter markets focused on high efficiency values above 97% with longer guarantee periods to optimize costs. With the changes in customer needs additional features of PV inverters have called for the control of charging a battery.

How efficient is a PV inverter?

In 2001 the average efficiency of a PV inverter smaller than 5 kW was 92% euro-efficiency (see Section 5.1) with a maximum efficiency of 96% for the transformer-less products, developed in the decade before .

Why do PV modules have different efficiency values?

Overview of PV system types and BOS components The pricing of PV modules with different efficiency values is typically related to the cost share of the area-related BOS costs such as mounting structure, manpower and cost of land.

How many types of PV inverters are there?

About 4600 PV inverter types have been offered on the international markets in the last few decades . The lowest prices in 2014 showed the highly reliable central inverter at about 80€/kW and 110€/kW for the smaller string inverter used mainly for PV plants in buildings. Three phase string inverters account for one-third of the world market.

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