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SMA Solar Technology AG
Type	Public (ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9)
Founded	Niestetal, Germany (1981)
Key people	Günther Cramer, Peter Drews, Roland Grebe, Pierre-Pascal Urbon, Marko Werner
Industry	Solar energy, Railway technology
Products	Inverter (electrical)s
Revenue	€680 million (2007)
Employees	3,300 (mid-2009)
Website	www.sma.de

SMA Solar Technology AG is a German solar energy equipment supplier founded in 1981 and based in Niestetal, a suburb of Kassel, Germany. It is the world's largest manufacturer of inverters for solar photovoltaic modules, with an estimated 40% share of the global market. ^[2] As most renewable energy forms (e.g., solar, wind, hydropower) generate direct current electricity, the inverter is an essential system component to 1) transform electricity from DC to AC for use in national electric grids 2) optimize the power coming from solar arrays by continuously finding the maximum power point (MPP) along the short circuit current/open circuit voltage (IV) curve of the arrays and 3) provide safety functions, such as isolating a solar array from the main electrical grid during maintenance or repairs. Since September 22nd, 2008 SMA has been listed on the TecDAX. As of mid-2009, the number of employees is approximately 3,300. SMA represents the German acronym for Steuerungs-, Mess- und Anlagentechnik (control, measuring and equipment technology).

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^ "TecDAX Investors Fear The Worst". http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/EN/index.aspx?pageID=44&NewsID=3461. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
^ "Solar company to build world's largest inverter plant in Germany". http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=28518&codi=31306&level=0&idproducttype=8. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

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[0] "TecDAX Investors Fear The Worst". http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/EN/index.aspx?pageID=44&NewsID=3461. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

[1] "Solar company to build world's largest inverter plant in Germany". http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=28518&codi=31306&level=0&idproducttype=8. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

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