The global trend is towards renew- able energy sources where tapping an hour of the sun’s energy is more than enough to satisfy the world’s energy needs year around. While energy con- sumers want reliable power at lower costs, utility concerns are grid management and energy delivery costs. “At Sunverge, we believe that distributed computing in- telligence, paired with advanced power electronics and battery storage, can solve these challenges,” says Kenneth Munson, President and CEO, Sunverge Energy. Headquartered in Stockton, CA, Sun- verge offers utilities a platform to harness the power of distributed energy for the benefit of both the consumer and the grid.

The Sunverge Solar Integration Sys- tem (SIS) is a simple, intelligent, and cost-effective distributed energy storage system that captures solar power and de- livers it when needed most. The innova- tive grid-tied model combines batteries, power electronics, and multiple energy in- puts in a UL certified appliance and cloud based software platform that aggregates, monitors, and controls distributed genera- tion and stored energy.
SIS units, along with a solar system, are installed at homes and businesses and connected to the grid and the local elec- tricity supply. Applications run on each unit to automatically lower electricity bills, improve power quality, and protect the grid. The unit monitors solar genera- tion, electricity demand, electricity pric- es, and battery capacity in real-time, re- acting to events as they happen. If the grid goes down, the unit provides solar backup power to the home. If the home is generat- ing more solar power than it needs, excess is stored in the battery.

As SIS units are installed at customer sites, a virtual power plant of solar and storage resources are built. Across the en- tire fleet of units in operation, aggregated power and energy is reserved, scheduled, and dispatched. As events such as storms, downed circuits, or even fluctuating wholesale electricity prices occur, units are coordinated to provide an orchestrated response. Integration with utility systems for demand response, outage manage- ment, and energy management allow for more automated and data-driven control.

Sunverge has taken a holistic ap- proach to the design and engineering of the product that meets stringent utility requirements for performance, reliability, and safety.