Webinar | Navigating Voltage Drop
The webinar features Ana Conde and Alvaro Hurtado presenting PVcase's new cable sizing and voltage drop tool, which enhances accuracy in PV power plant design by addressing common cabling challenges, reducing costly voltage loss, and improving solar project development.
Precision in PV power plant design is crucial, especially when it comes to cabling, as long runs often lead to costly voltage loss. PVcase offers a smart solution: a tool for calculating voltage drop in cable configurations that reduces errors and improves the overall accuracy of solar projects.
Hear from Ana Conde, Head of Product Marketing, and Alvaro Hurtado, Senior Product Manager, as they showcase how PVcase software aids every stage of PV project development, featuring the new cable sizing and voltage drop tool.
What to expect:
- Identify common design pain points in solar projects.
- Learn the effects of inaccurate voltage drop and wire sizing.
- Discover the tool’s new voltage drop feature.
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