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Bentek to Exhibit New Residential, Commercial and Utility-Scale PV Products in Booth #3314 at SPI

(view press release) SAN JOSE, CA ― September 2015 ― Bentek, a manufacturer of a broad range of OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV marketplaces, will exhibit in Booth #3314 at Solar Power International (SPI), scheduled to take place Sept. 14-17, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, […]

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Bentek Adds Second Manufacturing Shift to Meet Customer Demand

SAN JOSE, CA ― July 2015 – Bentek, a leader in manufacturing a broad range of solar OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has increased its manufacturing capacity by adding a second shift at its new San Jose, California manufacturing facility. The second shift has been added in response to […]

Bentek Expands Cable Harness Capacity in New Solar Manufacturing Facility

Bentek Expands Cable Harness Capacity in New Solar Manufacturing Facility

SAN JOSE, CA ― June 2015 – Bentek, the leader in manufacturing a broad range of solar OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has increased its cable harness capacity at its new San Jose California manufacturing facility to meet growing customer demand. Bentek has shipped more than 35,000 string combiners […]

Bentek PowerRack w/Integrated 3-Phase String Inverters Installed by Vista Solar in Capitola, CA

Bentek’s Inverter PowerRacks Gaining Customer Acceptance

SAN JOSE, CA ― June 2015 ― Bentek, a manufacturer of OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV markets, continues to see Bentek PowerRacks gaining customer acceptance on U.S. solar projects. The PowerRack has recently been chosen by Vista Solar, a leading Bay Area PV integrator, for a few rooftop […]

Bentek Solar Utility-Scale AC Recombiner

Bentek Continues to Expand AC Product Line with New Utility-Scale AC Recombiner

SAN JOSE, CA ― May 2015 ― Bentek Solar, a manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, announces that it has further expanded the Bentek AC product line. The newly designed AC Recombiner has been engineered in partnership with Advanced Energy Industries to […]

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Bentek’s Power Economizer Integrated Into RSS Reduces Power Consumption by 50 percent

SAN JOSE, CA ― May 2015 ― Bentek, a manufacturer of a broad range of OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV marketplaces, has succesfully integrated the Bentek proprietary Power Economizer into the Bentek Residential Rapid Shutdown System (RSS) . “The Power Economizer is a Bentek proprietary designed printed circuit […]

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RAPID SHUTDOWN (RSS) – APPLICATION NOTE

View Bentek’s Rapid Shutdown System (RSS) application note providing an update on how PV systems can be designed to meet NEC 2014 article 690.12 using RSS.

Inverter racking helps meet NEC Requirements

NEC 2014 section 690.12 requires that inverters must be installed within 10 ft of the solar array to meet rapid shutdown requirements. Inverters must also be elevated to meet new fire safety codes. The easiest way to achieve this is to mount inverters on racking, but since manufacturing these isn’t in the realm of most […]

Bentek Rapid Shutdown products

Bentek’s Residential Rapid Shutdown System Gaining Customer Acceptance

Bentek continues to see the Bentek Residential Rapid Shutdown System (RSS) gaining customer acceptance where NEC 2014 690.12 is being enforced. Todd Druskat of E2 Solar Inc. commented, “We chose Bentek’s RSS for it’s simplicity in design and cost effectiveness.  The product is labeled as a Rapid Shutdown Solution, with two and three string options. […]

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Bentek Expands Manufacturing Capacity to more than 100,000 sqft

SAN JOSE, CA ― March 2015 ― Bentek, a manufacturer of a broad range of OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV marketplaces, has expanded its total manufacturing capacity in San Jose California. With the addition of a new 50,000 ft.2 facility, Bentek now has more than 100,000 ft.2 of […]