Solana Generating Station

Eaton to Provide Energy Management Solutions for Arizona’s Largest Solar Power Plant

Reliability

• Solar farms are often located in remote areas, which presents operation and maintenance challenges. Eaton's NEMA 3R enclosures and outdoor electrical houses help protect equipment from the elements and keep it running.
• Eaton's integrated power assembly (IPA) buildings reduce the need for on-site construction and offer the convenience of a control room and office space.
• Eaton also supports solar farms after startup, offering remote monitoring services and an extensive selection of worker training.

Efficiency

• Eaton builds solar systems tailored to unique requirements, providing DC switching equipment, AC switching equipment and the solar inverter in once assembly. This installation is easy to install and preconfigured, saving space, time and costs.

Safety

• Due to the variable and unpredictable power output from solar sources, special consideration and analysis is often required to address voltage stability and regulation, reactive power compensation and other effects on the electrical system. Eaton's team of experienced engineers provides the skills necessary for a successful and safe solar installation, from initial assessment through post-installation measurement and verification.

Utility Solar Power
Our NEMA 3R enclosures and outdoor electrical houses help protect equipment from the elements and keep it operating. Eaton’s complete Solar Integrated Power Assembly buildings reduces the need for construction on remote sites. The equipment is pre-configured for easy installation, saving space, time and cost.

Commercial Solar Power
We know space is always at a premium. That’s why we offer totally integrated power control and management solutions like the Integrated Solar System (ISS). This single space-saving lineup houses the system’s DC switching equipment, solar inverter and AC switching equipment. The equipment is pre-configured for easy installation, saving space, time and cost.

Residential Solar Power
We can assemble a package of BOS equipment that is ready to be installed. You’ll have one vendor, one purchase order, one delivery schedule and a single point of accountability.

Turnkey Services
Successfully implementing innovative solar technologies takes time and expertise. Our engineering team can handle it all, from initial site assessment through post-installation measurement and verification.

S-Max Series grid-tie solar inverter
Each critical component inside the S-Max inverter is proven to be reliable based on known life cycles of high-volume industrial and electrical control equipment. UL listed for 600 Vdc three-phase applications.

Residential Solar Products
The Eaton Grid-Tied Solar Inverter’s offer market leading efficiency and voltage operating range which maximizes energy yield and return on investment for consumers.

DC Circuit Breakers
Achieve both disconnecting means and overcurrent protection with Eaton's DC Circuit Breakers, which are rated up to 2000 Amps at 600V DC. When a disconnect only is required, a DC rated Molded Case Switch can be used. PV Solar applications include recombiners and inverter disconnects.

DC solar disconnects
Eaton disconnects are used when a means of control, circuit protection and safety are required.

Solar Combiner Boxes
Eaton's Solar Combiner Boxes aggregate the many DC source circuits present in a solar photovoltaic system while providing NEC overcurrent protection requirements.

AC switching devices
Eaton's AC safety switches provide a means to manually connect or disconnect the load from the source.

DC switchboard
Eaton's DC switchboard has a much smaller footprint than spreading the switches out in a rack, making it a smart solution for installations where space is at a premium and providing a 25 percent savings on installation costs.

Satellites and Service Centers
Eaton's 16 U.S.-based regional satellites and service centers can customize components to local electrical codes and regulations.

Training
Eaton provides training to on-site operators to maintain the electrical power system equipment, including providing industry-leading safety training.

Turnkey solutions
Eaton not only offers the products and services to support a successful solar installation, we also offer turnkey solutions and engineering support services from start to finish—including design, installation and post-installation support.

Commissioning services
Our specialists can manage a construction project from start to finish. With our project-management services, you’ll have a single point of accountability—with a smaller risk of project delays and failures.

Maintenance services
Eaton’s engineers can start up and commission equipment, perform planned maintenance, monitor performance and diagnostic problems remotely and respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Integrated Power Assembly (IPA)
These buildings reduce the need for construction on remote sites and offer the added convenience of a control room and office space.

Power Xpert meters and software
These Web-based power quality meters with built-in Web servers help you monitor branch circuits and other applications through an easy-to-use Web interface, so you can predict problems before they happen.

SF6-free switchgear
Eaton’s medium voltage switchgear designs use environmentally friendly choices for insulation, avoiding sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), an extremely harmful greenhouse gas 20,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2).

Christopher Thompson, solar business unit manager for Eaton Corporation, spoke on the Charter Communications Southern California local edition of CNN Headline News about Eaton's broad commitment to sustainability and solar power, the current state of the energy industry and emerging trends.

John Vernacchia, Renewable Energy Segment Manager at Eaton, outlines the company's DC-switching products and inverters for residential and commercial applications.

Eaton's Sustainability Video highlights our ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs or options of the future.