On January 12th, 2012, ZBB Energy Corp. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.), developer of renewable energy power platforms, announced that it has received the ETL listing to UL 1741 certification from Intertek Testing Services for its 25-kW grid-tied inverter module of the ZBB EnerSection power and energy control center.

Integrated storage solutions for markets where certification is required for grid interconnected systems

"The UL certification is a great milestone for our company. The combination of certified grid-tie inverter electronics and our patented DC based ZBB EnerSection offer customers in the distributed grid a turn-key intelligent system," ZBB Energy President and CEO Eric Apfelbach said.

"The strategic design wins in our backlog have been driven by the benefits of this offering. ZBB is uniquely positioned to deliver integrated storage solutions in markets where certification is required for grid interconnected systems. We can now begin shipping product from our backlog to customers who've been waiting for UL grid-tie capabilities."

The UL 1741 certification incorporates IEEE 1547 requirements for the interconnection of distributed generation (DG) resources. The certification signifies that the inverter module of the ZBB EnerSection meets all of the product safety standards for connection to a utility power grid anywhere in the United States or other countries where UL standards are accepted.

The ZBB EnerSection is a modular, controllable, bi-directional, hybrid power conversion platform that intelligently integrates, manages and optimizes multiple renewable and/or conventional power generation sources simultaneously while incorporating energy storage. Its configurable architecture integrates multiple AC and DC power generation sources discreetly with one or multiple types of energy storage units with any combination of utility grid-tie inverters, stand-alone inverters for off-grid AC power and/or DC outputs to provide DC power.

In addition, ZBB Energy said it is currently working on UL 1741 certification for its 60-kW and 125-kW grid-tie units.

2012-01-18| Courtesy: ZBB Energy | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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