NEXTracker to sell Ideal Power’s SunDial as part of their newly launched NX Fusion Plus

Ideal Power has announced that NEXTracker will be selling its SunDial solar PV plus storage string inverter as part of their newly launched solar plus storage tracker. NEXTracker’s “NX Fusion Plus” will integrate the SunDial together with NEXTracker’s solar tracker, a battery pack, and software to deliver maximum return on investment to solar power plants. The solution will be packaged and sold by NEXTracker to its global customer base to increase the amount of solar production for its customers. According to a research firm Lux Research the solar plus storage market will reach $8 billion by 2026.

“We are honored to have been approached by NEXTracker to supply our new SunDial Plus multi-port solar plus storage inverter. The SunDial™ Plus will give them a strong competitive advantage as no other company in the tracker space is offering a complete solution with integrated inverter and energy storage today,” said Dan Brdar, CEO of Ideal Power. “We also believe this agreement with NEXTracker will solidify SunDial’s presence in the solar plus storage market that continues to show sizeable potential for growth.”

NEXTracker was acquired last year by global electronic manufacturing giant Flex (formerly known as Flextronics).

“We chose Ideal Power because they are a market leader with a track record in the inverter space,” stated Alex Au, NEXTracker CTO. “Together, we have developed an optimized inverter solution specifically for NX Fusion Plus for long duration storage plus solar.”

The SunDial, based on Ideal Power’s patented Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), is a grid-tied commercial 30kW PV string inverter that has an integrated six-string PV combiner and DC disconnect with 480V, 3-phase output.