| Princeton Power Builds
Integrated Solar Pumping Power Converter
Princeton Power Systems, developer of AC-link technology for advanced
electrical power conversion and conditioning, has delivered a prototype
power converter that has been integrated into the solar pumps at a
leading international solar engineering and water management company.
The power converter uses Princeton Power's patented AC-Link technology
to convert solar power into usable regulated electricity, which is then
used to power a large water pump. This is highly useful in agricultural
applications, which consume a great deal of electricity and require
reliable water movement. "We built an integrated unit that could efficiently and reliably maximize the amount of power drawn from the solar panels, and complement it with power from the utility grid whenever necessary," said Darren Hammell, president and CEO, Princeton Power Systems. "Princeton Power's AC-link performs 'Max Power Tracking' to make the solar panels operate as efficiently as possible, which lowers costs by 30 percent." The work that Princeton Power has performed is the final deliverable of a subcontract from WorldWater & Power Corp., a prime contractor to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities under its Renewable Energy and Economic Development (REED) program. The REED grant has been used to develop power electronics for controlling interaction between the electric grid, solar power and an electric motor. The REED program provides funding that is focused on growing the renewable energy industry in New Jersey and to make New Jersey the new "Silicon Valley" for renewable energy economic development.
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