Direct Grid Technologies Micro-Inverter in Volume Production

Direct Grid is now shipping its DGM-460 solar photovoltaic micro inverter in volume for

lead customers in North America.

Direct Grid’s production ramp is launched through its contract manufacturing partner,

SRI. Formerly a division of Siemens, SRI is an electronics contract manufacturer,

carrying all the quality certifications and advanced production capability Direct Grid

requires to fulfill their aggressive volume ramp plan.

Direct Grid plans to manufacture 30,000 units per month. In addition to European

manufacture in SRI’s Durach, Germany location, SRI is commissioning an additional line

in Direct Grid’s corporate headquarters in Edgewood New York. This added capacity will

enable the company to fulfill demand throughout 2011.

With the design goal of creating a new paradigm for solar photovoltaic micro-inverters

accessing the high power segments, Direct Grid has developed the industry leading DGM-

460, a 500-watt class micro-inverter using the high reliability and high efficiency

Closed Loop MOSFET Planar technology developed and patent pending by the company. While

competitive micro-inverters can address modules up to the 200-210-watt regime, the DGM

-460 can handle a “duo” configuration, with one micro-inverter for every two modules,

up to 500W.

Direct Grid Technologies, LLC also offers power harvesting data collection products and

photovoltaic monitoring solutions.