Reduced Core Size: Magnetic core losses decrease at higher frequencies, allowing the use of smaller, lighter cores made from advanced materials.
Compact Windings: Higher frequencies reduce the number of turns required in the windings, minimizing copper usage and overall volume.
Faster Dynamic Response: Enables tighter regulation of output voltage and current, improving compatibility with grid codes and renewable energy integration standards.
High Magnetic Permeability: Allowing for stronger magnetic flux density at high frequencies, which reduces the required core cross-sectional area by up to 40% compared to silicon steel cores.
Low Core Losses: Nanocrystalline alloys exhibit minimal hysteresis and eddy current losses even at 100kHz, ensuring efficient energy transfer and reducing heat generation.
Thermal Stability: Maintaining magnetic properties across a wide temperature range (-40°C to +120°C), critical for reliable operation in harsh outdoor environments.
Litz Wire Technology: Instead of solid copper conductors, the transformer uses Litz wire—strands of insulated copper wires twisted together. This design minimizes skin effect and proximity effect losses at high frequencies, allowing for higher current densities without excessive heating.
Planar Winding Configuration: Windings are arranged in flat, printed circuit board (PCB) layers or thin copper foils, reducing winding resistance and enabling tighter packing. This planar design cuts the winding volume by 30–50% compared to conventional cylindrical windings.
Precision Winding Alignment: Automated manufacturing ensures uniform spacing between windings, minimizing leakage inductance and improving voltage regulation—key factors for maintaining high efficiency at varying loads.
Direct Bonding to Heat Sinks: The transformer core is thermally bonded to aluminum heat sinks, creating a low-resistance path for heat dissipation. This reduces operating temperatures by 15–20°C compared to non-integrated designs.
Vacuum Impregnation: Windings are vacuum-impregnated with high-temperature epoxy resin, eliminating air gaps that trap heat and improving thermal conductivity between windings and the core.
Optimized Enclosure Design: The transformer is positioned within the inverter chassis to leverage airflow from the system’s fans, ensuring consistent cooling even during peak power output.
Volume Reduction: Compared to inverters with low-frequency transformers, the NMS Series achieves a 40–60% reduction in transformer volume. For example, a 5kW NMS inverter with a high-frequency transformer occupies approximately 0.015m³, versus 0.035m³ for a conventional 5kW inverter.
Weight Savings: The use of lightweight core materials and optimized windings reduces transformer weight by 30–50%, making the inverter easier to transport and install—especially in rooftop applications where structural load is a concern.
Power Density Improvement: Energy density (expressed as kW per liter) increases from 0.1–0.2 kW/L in traditional designs to 0.3–0.5 kW/L in the NMS Series, enabling higher power outputs in the same physical footprint.
Higher Efficiency: Reduced core and winding losses translate to inverter efficiencies of up to 98.5% at full load, maximizing energy harvest from solar panels.
Faster Transient Response: The transformer’s ability to handle rapid changes in frequency and current improves the inverter’s ability to ride through grid disturbances, complying with strict grid codes (e.g., IEEE 1547).
Reduced Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): Shielded windings and optimized core designs minimize EMI emissions, reducing the need for bulky filtering components and ensuring compatibility with other electrical equipment.
Scalability: The compact transformer design allows for modular inverter configurations, enabling easy expansion of solar systems by adding additional NMS Series units without requiring extra space.
Residential Rooftops: The smaller inverter size simplifies installation in tight spaces (e.g., under eaves or in utility closets) while maintaining high power output for typical home energy needs.
Commercial Arrays: Higher power density allows for more inverters to be mounted in a single combiner box or rack, reducing cable runs and installation costs for large-scale systems.
Mobile and Off-Grid Systems: The lightweight design makes the NMS Series ideal for portable solar setups, such as those used in remote monitoring stations or temporary construction sites.