MLPE & optimization
Industry Term

DC-Optimized System

A DC-optimized system uses DC optimizers at the module level with a central or hybrid inverter to manage solar production and conversion.

What does DC-Optimized System mean?

A DC-optimized system uses DC optimizers at the module level with a central or hybrid inverter to manage solar production and conversion.

Why choose a DC-optimized solar design?

DC-optimized systems can combine module-level visibility and mismatch mitigation with the efficiency and serviceability advantages of centralized conversion. In other words: smart modules, fewer unnecessary conversions, happier electrons.

How it relates to Tigo

Tigo’s TS4 optimizers, inverter products, and GO Battery products support DC-optimized solar-plus-storage system designs.

Related Tigo resources

  • TS4-A-O
  • TS4-X-O
  • EI Inverter (US)
  • EI Inverter (EU)
  • GO Battery (US)
  • GO Battery (EU)

Related glossary terms

  • DC Optimizer
  • DC Architecture
  • Hybrid Inverter
  • Solar-Plus-Storage