The power management company, who has a strong solar energy branch, is dedicating the 100 year anniversary celebrations to its solar products, and the growth of the solar market.

Eaton provides consistent and reliable solar power solutions that yield performance, safety, and uptime improvement. The company offers the convenience of one-stop-shopping for electrical balance of system (BOS) solutions by designing and producing electrical BOS tailored to an organisation’s unique requirements for residential, commercial and industrial applications.

Eaton has a spectrum of solar power solutions designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and leave a smaller footprint on the environment. These solutions include: alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) switching and protection, low voltage and medium voltage switchgear, AC/DC surge protection, load centres and enclosures, monitoring and metering, vacuum contactors and customised BOS solar kits.

As one of the renewable energies, the solar power sector is showing high growth rates. Eaton has had many years of expertise in photovoltaic products, including the PV inverter, a core component in any solar electrical system. As this is a power inverter that is integrated in the supply grid, optimum performance and reliability is crucial.

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According to a new Australian Research Council Advisory Group study, the solar inverter market was worth $US3.1 billion in 2008 and is forecasted to increase at a rate of 31 per cent to reach over $US12 billion in 2014.