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by algo_trader 1030 days ago
> but this is actually my day job.

You are probably more knowledgable than me. I am just here for the cake.

However, AFAIK the most fault prone components in PV are inverters and (where applicable) transformers.

> 5-10x more than what was mentioned.

This was my mistake. I started with 5c/W and missed a decimal place.

None of this addresses the key issue - you mentioned 10% loss for a simple DC converter, and the next commenter [1] mentioned the newer generation of far superior alternatives.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37260441