The Universal PV Interface Alliance (UPVI) formally announced its launch as an industry consortium dedicated to the development of a standard, universal electrical and mechanical interface between photovoltaic modules and embedded module-level electronics or cable assemblies.
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The consortium is intended to enable manufacturers to implement a single interface that is tested and certified to be interoperable with other UPVI-certified products. UPVI Alliance unifies several parallel efforts to develop a non-proprietary interface, and is expected to ultimately reduce costs, complexity, and technology risk for manufacturers of PV modules, module-level power electronics, junction boxes, and cable assemblies.
Founders of the UPVI Alliance include SunPower, SolarBridge Technologies, SolarEdge, and Tigo Energy.
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Source: ElectroIQ
