Morningstar "Reimagines" the Solar Controller
Summary
Production starts in Fall 2022 with delivery scheduled for late in the year.“As a key player in the evolution of the solar charge controller, something we’ve worked at perfecting over the past three decades, we’d never lightly use the term ‘revolution’ at Morningstar,” noted CEO Lee Gordon. It’s the culmination of everything we’ve learned in solar engineering and design in a single integrated platform, one that doesn’t need to be surrounded by a complex and clumsy ecosystem of add-on accessories to deliver peak functionality. We figured ‘if anyone can come up with a better way to integrate control into a system, Morningstar can.’ GenStar is the result—the industry’s first fully-integrated solar DC charging system.”Continued Mellema, “We started with an all new design incorporating lithium DNA, acknowledging the future of energy storage and in keeping with the goal of delivering a truly future-proofed product. We designed-in the ability to oversize PV arrays to meet today’s need for larger systems and provide integrated load control—30 Amp capability, unique for controllers in this class. The US-based, privately-owned company is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania, with an engineering research and development center in Maryland, and a global network of dedicated, best-in-class distribution and manufacturing partners.