Siemens Industry Inc., Lintelle Engineering and FreeWave Technologies have collaborated on the development of a flexible smart combiner box.
The smart combiner box includes a Simatic S7-1200 controller, FreeWave MM2, wireless Ethernet radio, modular and scalable design (12, 16, 20 or 24 strings), integrated string current and voltage measurement, multiple grounding terminals, integrated wire management, built-in diagnostics for remote troubleshooting and remote PLC code upload capability via wireless interface, and is rated up to 20A at 600 VDC per string, according to the companies.
Siemens: 49 69797 6660
Lintelle: (831) 439-8400
FreeWave: (866) 923-6168
SOURCES: Siemens Industry, Lintelle Engineering, FreeWave Technologies
