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June 9, 2010 National Semiconductor and Shoals Technologies Collaborate on Smart Panel Product Lines
June 9, 2010 National Semiconductor and QC Solar Sign Sales Agreement to Manufacture, Market Intelligent PV Electronics
June 9, 2010 National Semiconductor and Huber+Suhner Debut Smart Solar Products
June 9, 2010 National Semiconductor and GESOLAR Develop Smart Solar Panels
June 1, 2010 National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Chipset Makes Solar Panels “Smarter” (Press Photo)
April 29, 2010 National Semiconductor's Power Management-based SolarMagic Technology Receives Industry Honors
March 18, 2010 National Semiconductor Named EDN Innovation Awards Finalist in Four Categories
December 2, 2009 National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Power Optimizer Wins Renewable Energy Design Award at 2009 Elektra Awards
October 27, 2009 Solmetric PV Designer Software Calculates Shade Adjusted Output
October 26, 2009 National Semiconductor Expands SolarMagic Global Distribution Network
October 19, 2009 National Semiconductor to Speak at Solar Power International about Current Limitations of PV Systems and Challenges of International Expansion
September 17, 2009 Wall Street Journal Names SolarMagic Power Optimizer Runner-Up for 2009 Technology Innovation Award (Press Photo)
July 29, 2009 National Semiconductor Selects Solco Choice Electric to Distribute SolarMagic Power Optimizers in Australia
July 13, 2009 SolarMagic Retrofit of Affordable Housing Project Increases Energy Harvest by 22.6 Percent
June 21, 2009 National Semiconductor Launches SolarMagic Power Optimizers in Japan
June 21, 2009 National Semiconductor and West Holdings Collaborate to Promote SolarMagic Power Optimizers in Japan
May 28, 2009 National Semiconductor and SunEdison Initiate Trials to Optimize Output of Solar Arrays
May 27, 2009 National Semiconductor and Suntech Collaborate on SolarMagic Technology for PV Systems
May 27, 2009 National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Wins Intersolar Award
May 27, 2009 HaWi Field Trial Shows SolarMagic Recoups Over 54 Percent of Lost Energy in Solar Arrays
May 27, 2009 National Semiconductor Launches SolarMagic Power Optimizers in Europe, North America (Press Photo)
May 26, 2009 SolarMagic Power Optimizer Passes Rigorous Testing for Reliability, Durability
May 14, 2009 Solmetric to Develop Photovoltaic Layout and Estimation Software Tool for SolarMagic Power Optimizers
April 29, 2009 SolarMagic Receives Worldwide Compliance Certifications
March 19, 2009 National Semiconductor Acquires Act Solar, Extending Its Solar Energy Efficiency and Management Capabilities
March 05, 2009 National Semiconductor Innovation Recoups Over 50 Percent of Solar Power Lost Due to Shade
February 23, 2009 Solar Installers See Shade As Deal Killer for PV, Survey Shows
June 30, 2008 National Semiconductor Enters Photovoltaic Market with Technology That Maximizes Solar Energy Production (Press Photo)

 Upcoming Events

 June 9-11, 2010  Intersolar Munich, New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich Germany.  

 SolarMagic Articles

Title Author Publication Publication Date
Strategies For Achieving Optimal Plant Performance With Monitoring Tech (pdf) Ronnie Pettersson Solar Industry 12/09
Smart Solar Energy Management Ralf Muenster Eco Generation 10/1/09
Shade Happens: Installation Considerations with Solar Panels Ralf Muenster Photovoltaics World 9/15/09
Solar Monitoring Systems Help Drive Home Photovoltaic Efficiencies (pdf) Ronnie Pettersson Solar Industry 7/09
Exploiting Alternative Energies (in Italian) Dennis Monticelli Elettronica Oggi 6/09
Intelligent Energy Management for Solar Technology (in German) Ralf Muenster Energy20.net 5/09
It's Magic Time (in German) Ralf Muenster, Stefanie Eckardt Elektronik Journal 5/09
Increasing PV Panel Energy Output (requires registration) Perry Tsao Electronic Design 03/31/09
Shade Happens Ralf Muenster Renewable Energy World 02/02/09
Smart Solar Energy Management Drives Solar Adoption Ralf Muenster Power Systems Design Europe 12/08
Brainstorm: New Year Tech Kevin Kayser ECN 12/05/08

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SolarMagic Retrofit of Affordable Housing Project National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic™ power optimizers boosted electricity production by 22.6 percent at the Oak Street Terrace housing project for seniors in Oakland, Calif.
Title File size Title File size
Facility from the street 63MB High-angle wide shot, looking south 76MB
Panning shot 44MB High-angle, sweeps up to pan 45MB
Wide shot 30MB Wide shot from corner, showing shade on panel 90MB
Panning shot L to R 40MB Static shot of shaded panel 21MB
High-angle panning shot, back & forth 93MB Zoom/pan to shaded panel 30MB