Welcome, History – Outback Power Systems Systems User Manual

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Welcome

Welcome to the ﬁ ft h year of OutBack Power designing

and manufacturing great products with you, our custom-

ers, in mind. OutBack’s ability to continuously innovate

and lead the industry as well as listen to our customers

has been a major inﬂ uence in our success.

Since our last catalog, OutBack has spent countless hours

in research and development to engineer products at an

elevated level of technological innovation. Our eﬀ orts

have resulted in new products and improved reliability.

Some of these new products include: our vented higher

power versions of our inverter/chargers, the world’s most

eﬃ cient grid-interactive inverter/charger, a fully integrated

grid-interactive system and mobile inverter/chargers for

when you are on the move.

Despite our accomplishments we will not become

complacent. In 2005 we expect to maintain a steady

growth and pioneer solutions to challenging problems

and developing even more cutting edge power electronics.

We will continue to collaborate with our customers in

order to develop our products and improve our industry

leading technical support.

We are conﬁ dent that OutBack is a company that is

built to last, and we would like to thank you for your

continued support in powering the planet, one system

at a time...

2001

OutBack Power started by a passionate group of

engineers whom wanted to bring power conversion
electronics technology into the 21st century.

This small startup quickly grew by oﬀ ering innovative and
well designed solutions to renewable energy problems.
OutBack listened to their customers and made many of the
changes that were suggested, creating a truly customer fo-
cused company in the power conversion electronics industry.

2002

OutBack introduces its ﬁ rst sealed sinewave in-

verter/charger - the FX2024, with resounding success.

This single model changed the way people looked at system
design by oﬀ ering unprecedented ﬂ exibility in system design
and expansion while the sealed construction allowed for uses
which previously would have been considered too “extreme”
for other inverter/chargers.

OutBack releases the MX60 solar MPPT charge controller
redeﬁ ning performance and value.

This revolutionary product changed the way solar systems
were being installed and quickly gained a reputation for get-
ting the most power possible from a PV array - often making
it more expensive to not use one.

2003

OutBack launches the ﬁ rst of the vented versions of

the FX series inverter/chargers.

These VFX models were introduced in direct response to our
customer’s requests providing higher power at a similar price
as the sealed counterpart.

OutBack launches the PS2 value - priced system integration
accessories.

This line of accessories addressed the needs of our customers
for competitively priced system integration accessories for
smaller systems.

2004

OutBack releases the world’s most eﬃ cient

grid-interactive inverter/charger.

These models raise the bar for performance and value for
battery-connected grid-interactive inverter/charger systems.
OutBack introduces the PS1 fully integrated grid-interactive
power system.

This unique system sets a new standard for system
integration, performance and ease of installation in
grid-interactive applications.

2005

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