Tigo Energy, the leading provider of module-level power electronics equipment to the solar industry, announced that its Smart Commercial Solar rapid shutdown and monitoring technology is now being deployed at a mining facility in Australia.

“With Tigo, we get fast turn-off technology, as well as plug-and-play compatibility with all the inverters we use, and this made Tigo the obvious choice for the system we deployed for our mining customer,” said Anastasi Kotoros, Chief Marketing Officer at Smart Commercial Solar.

Driven by the TS4-AS and Energy Intelligence (EI), Tigo’s technology reduces the electrical output power of each solar module with rapid shutdown. The Tigo TS4-AS Flex MLPE device is UL PV Rapid Shutdown System (PVRSS) Certified with leading inverters to meet US NEC 2014, 2017 and 2020 requirements for fast shutdown and to provide module-level monitoring. The new requirements, which will apply to mining operations across Australia, are another example of how regulators are working to ensure the safety of first responders and anyone who needs access to solar panels.

According to Tigo Energy, the mine is the first Tigo TS4-AS site to be fully tested and meet the electrical safety standard under the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013, Regulation 2022, which requires all Direct The current energy (DC) meets certain short-circuit and ground-fault protection requirements. In response to increased safety regulations, Tigo’s rapid shutdown technology has also been made available for customer use in Australia’s commercial/industrial solar markets.

James Dillon, Chief Marketing Officer at Tigo Energy, will lead a presentation at the All-Energy Australia Exhibition & Conference in Melbourne, Australia, on October 27. Titled ‘The Solar Industry Matures: Rapid Shutdown Around the World’, it will cover the benefits of rapid shutdown and highlight the global adoption of rapid shutdown standards and requirements to support solar installer partners in Australia.