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iBoards are the new Plug & Play pre-made distribution board – making your Enphase installations faster and easier – saving valuable time onsite.

Meter boxes are becoming so cluttered and there is not much room to mount the envoy, circuit breakers and CTs but with the iBoard your install is now effortless.

All wiring is boot lace crimped for solid, safe & secure terminations.

Completely pre wired & neat cable management.

Consumption CT cabling installed from Envoy to large terminal strips inside the enclosure to make connection of the consumption CT cabling easy and fast.

Enough room to fit the Enphase mobile connect module inside enclosure.

The latest Enphase software and CT configuration pre-programmed saving you up to 1 hour onsite

AC battery & AC solar label kit included

Built for electricians by electricians

Five years warranty on parts

Clear window for viewing LED communication lights

BYD, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries and RFI- battery technology solutions specialists for 40 years are excited to present a new generation of the popular BYD systems, with upgrades based on specific market feedback and requirements.

The new Battery-Box Premium product line is ideally suited for the most sought after application fields in the Australian and New Zealand market – including on-grid & off-grid residential and small commercial applications.

Based on the new installation regulation AS/NZS 5139, the new product line is designed to reduce both the installation time and the costs for the installers while fulfilling the installation standards.

The new system generation builds on the strong foundation provided by the exceptional performance of tens of thousands of Battery-Box systems around the world.

Just like the predecessor models, the Battery-Box Premium line is based on BYD’s lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) technology for maximum safety, life cycles, and power.

The systems also feature the patented modular plug design and do not require any internal wiring, thus allowing maximum flexibility and ease of use. All models are compatible with leading 1 and 3 phase battery inverters and have a successful track record of being tested for high efficiency.

“At BYD we understand that the most important applications for energy storage might not even been defined. We therefore want to provide the most powerful, robust, and flexible tool possible to cover all current needs of our customers and to equip them for future demands”, said Julia Chen, Global Sales Director, BYD Battery-Box.

• AS/NZS 5139 requirements and IP55 standard for outdoor installations.
• VDE 2510 compliant and has added safety protection features for the installation itself.
• High-powered emergency-backup as well as on-grid and off-grid functionality for single and three-phase installation
• Internet connectivity for all models simplifies monitoring and remote control.
• The technological evolution also resulted in an increased low-temperature performance.
• The cobalt-free Premium generation also has a higher energy density and thereby an even smaller footprint and thus needs less floor space.
• The greater capacity per module reduces the number of components. Combined with the improved design and locking mechanism, this makes installation even easier and shortens installation times.
• The Premium system designed with cabinet free concept, to reduce the delivery cost and storage costs for customers

BYD Global Supply Director (left) & Scott Magee, RFI CEO (right)

Presented by RFI Product Manager Arvind Ravichandran, we will take you through an overview of the new Battery-Box premium range including:

• New BYD Premium Product Portfolio- including a new Off-Grid/Commercial Solution- LVL 15.4, new Battery Box- HVS 10.2 and new Battery Box- LVS 15.4
• Selling the benefits- Why BYD is one of the best solutions on the market

Date: Wednesday 26/02/2020
Time: 2 pm AEDST (NSW/VIC/ACT/TAS)
(1 pm QLD, 11 am WA, 1:30 pm SA) You will need to register at the link below. 

Manufactured in Singapore, the game-changing REC Alpha has now arrived in our National Distribution Centre and available for shipment to you!

Heterojunction (HJT) cell technology

• No LID = no power loss; you get the power you pay for
• Leading temperature coefficient means more energy as temperature rises
• Maximum power for maximum savings and accelerated return on investment
• Its leading power density (217 watts/m²) is ideal to get the most from limited spaces
• Over 20% more power on your roof compared to conventional panels

Advanced cell connection technology

• Increased number of wires greatly improves flow of electricity current
• Eliminating invasive soldering removes risk of cell damage or microcracks for long-lasting high performance
• Stylish looks thanks to thin, barely-visible wires and uniformly black-colored cells
• Full-black variant is a design masterpiece and the most elegant feature for your home
• Solder-free cells reduces lead content by a colossal 81%
• Environmentally-friendly manufacturing drastically reduces carbon footprint

REC Alpha empowers homeowners to drastically

reduce their carbon footprint

A 6.1 kW installation (~16 x 380 Wp REC Alpha panels) creates over 7,200 kWh of clean energy per year. This cuts CO2 emissions of a home by 4.3 tons per year. Equivalent to:

REC’s iconic Twin panel design

• Award-winning design, pioneered by REC
• Panel split into two ‘Twin’ sections
• Reduces internal resistance for more power and reliability
• Continued energy production in shaded conditions means you see higher energy yields

Super-strong frame

• Support bars protect cells and glass from bending under load
• Allows extreme loads up to 7000 Pa
• Panels maintain high performance levels over the installation lifetime
• 30 mm frame height makes panel easier to handle
• Frame design allows optimized transportation: more panels/pallet = more panels/container = fewer trucks on the road = more savings

Industry-leading warranty

• 25 year product warranty*: covers any panel defects
• 25 year performance warranty: ensures panels perform exactly as they’re expected to – every year for 25 years
• 25 year labor warranty*: gives added protection in case a panel needs to be serviced
• At least 92% of nameplate power in year 25; an industry best
• Unprecedented savings, more economic security, and greater energy autonomy for consumers

•  Quick Guide – REC Alpha Series

•  Datasheet – REC Alpha Series

•  Packaging Specifications – REC Alpha Series

•  Empowering Consumers with maximized power

•  Installation Manual – REC Alpha

•  Warranty – REC Alpha Series

•  Fact Sheet – REC’s industry – topping warranty

By Monique Merino, RFI Product Manager (IoT)

As solar installations continue to increase and we move more towards smart grid solutions which require more connectivity, having a reliable connection for your solar system is essential. Modern solar inverters require connectivity to communicate data back to an internet connected portal.  RFI has the innovative solution to for this (and many other) solar applications.

If you have ever had a solar system installed, or are an installer yourself, you will have come across the situation of having to run a hard-line RS485 cable from your inverter to your meter unit through impractical or almost impossible terrain when connecting your inverter to a meter. While this is the recommended solution from many inverter manufacturers it is often impractical, expensive or impossible to lay a hardwired cable for RS485. This calls for a more innovative approach to achieve communications between a meter and inverter.

Communications in solar installations is often seen as a mysterious and complex part of the install, but it doesn’t need to be. Using a pair of Maxon Datamax LoRa terminals a wireless RS485 link can be established within minutes. As small outstation devices, the terminals are fitted with RS485 (and RS232) serial connectivity, this allows for direct connectivity to the inverter comms interface through the RS485 serial connector commonly found on solar inverters. The terminals are then programmed to talk to each other over LoRa radio through paired device IDs, matching frequency and data rate. With supply from RFI terminals can be supplied pre-programmed with settings appropriate for your device to further simplify setup.

So, what are the advantages of using the Maxon Datamax LoRa terminal solution for inverter communications? LoRa is a LPWAN communications protocol, this means that it is low power consumption solution that can communicate over a long range. This makes it better suited to these sorts of applications when compared to other protocols that have been tested for this use case, such as WiFi, which are designed for high-power short-range solutions. LoRa’s embedded end to end encryption and redundancy for packet finality also make it a desirable and versatile solution. The ease of installation of the product and the low power, low cost of the LoRa terminals also makes them an economical solution when compared to the cost of running long cable runs.

Since a large range of solar inverters and meters can be connected by RS485 or RS232 this makes this solution compatible with a wide range of devices and brands. This illustrates the flexibility of the Maxon Datamax LoRa terminal solution for wireless solar communications.

For any additional information, please contact the sales team at enquiry@rfi.com.au.

Monique Merino, Product Manager (IoT)