Microgrid & Distributed Energy Equipment worked example

Inverter Cabinet Capacity at 65% line uptime: a worked example

Suppose line uptime falls to 65%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate how many inverter or PCS cabinets a microgrid and distributed energy equipment line can finish per shift, after line uptime and first-pass test yield, so build and program teams can confirm capacity covers the order before committing a ship date.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Inverter cabinets finished per cycle: 4 cabinets / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available build cycles: 480 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Line uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • First-pass test yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross inverter cabinet capacity = inverter cabinets finished per cycle × available build cycles.
  • Good inverter cabinet capacity works out to 1,211 cabinets at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross inverter cabinet capacity works out to 1,920 cabinets at these inputs.
  • Inverter cabinet capacity downtime loss works out to 672 cabinets at these inputs.
  • Inverter cabinet capacity yield loss works out to 37.44 cabinets at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where line uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 cabinets, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 1,211 cabinets.
  • It computes good (sellable) inverter cabinet capacity by derating gross cycle output for line uptime and first-pass test yield, and breaks out the downtime and yield losses. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Good inverter cabinet capacity: 1,211 cabinets (headline result)
  • Gross inverter cabinet capacity: 1,920 cabinets
  • Inverter cabinet capacity downtime loss: 672 cabinets
  • Inverter cabinet capacity yield loss: 37.44 cabinets

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Inverter Cabinet Capacity calculator, set line uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.