LS Energy Solutions at Intersolar with Michael Wise

About this episode

Michael Wise discusses string inverter technology and the future of energy storage at Intersolar San Diego.

Michael Wise, Commercial Operations Manager at LS Energy Solutions, talks string inverter technology, battery-agnostic design, and how scalable 140 kW units’ power everything from 5 MW commercial systems to the 200 MW Big Rock installation at Intersolar San Diego. The conversation covers voltage flexibility, container configurations, safety considerations, and what's next for energy storage — including sodium-ion, flow batteries, and supercapacitors. Topics Covered: Inverter Power Brick MSSP Gen 2 Battery racks Battery modules Battery cells Ion ESS DC Solutions Big Rock Sodium Ion Super capacitators Flywheels Reach out to Michael Wise here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wise-17929b56 Website: www.ls-es.com/ Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean www.solarsean.com/30hr2023nec

People in this episode

Host: Sean White

Guest: Michael Wise

Topics covered

• string inverter technology
• battery-agnostic design
• energy storage
• voltage flexibility
• sodium-ion batteries
• flow batteries
• supercapacitors

Keywords

• inverter technology
• battery design
• energy storage solutions
• commercial systems
• sodium-ion
• flow batteries
• supercapacitors
• safety considerations
• voltage flexibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LS Energy Solutions, NABCEP, LinkedIn, Website, solarSEAN, heatspring

Places: Intersolar San Diego, Big Rock

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