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}}Deye initially started out making dehumidifiers, but the Ningbo, China based company | }}Deye initially started out making dehumidifiers, but the Ningbo, China based company has since become one of the biggest players in the solar inverter market. | ||
A German YouTuber recently [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoun-p9nvwA took a sponsored factory tour] [German], showing production of their solar inverters. | A German YouTuber recently [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoun-p9nvwA took a sponsored factory tour] [German], showing production of their solar inverters. | ||
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This raises customer protection concerns if a manufacturer has the ability to destroy or render unusable equipment legally purchased by an individual, but also cyber security concerns if a Chinese company (all of which are controlled by the state as per law of the PRC) or an individual or group who gains control of the system has the power to remotely disable or destroy infrastructure in other countries. | This raises customer protection concerns if a manufacturer has the ability to destroy or render unusable equipment legally purchased by an individual, but also cyber security concerns if a Chinese company (all of which are controlled by the state as per law of the PRC) or an individual or group who gains control of the system has the power to remotely disable or destroy infrastructure in other countries. | ||
===RelayGate (''July 2023'')=== | ===RelayGate (''July 2023'')=== | ||
A group of YouTubers revealed that Deye submitted compliant solar micro inverter devices for certification by German authorities, but later omitted a critical safety component (safety relay) in production runs of several models that were shipped to customers in that area. It was estimated that up to 25% of balcony micro solar installations were affected. After the scandal went public, Deye offered customers a free additional relais box to retrofit the missing safety component to the relevant devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Möcker |first=Andrijan |date=2023-07-18 |title=RelayGate: Deye Solar Microinverters Lack Essential Part |url=https://www.heise.de/news/RelayGate-Deye-Solar-Microinverters-Lack-Essential-Part-9220307.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Heise Online}}</ref> | A group of YouTubers revealed that Deye submitted compliant solar micro inverter devices for certification by German authorities, but later omitted a critical safety component (safety relay) in production runs of several models that were shipped to customers in that area. It was estimated that up to 25% of German balcony micro solar installations were affected. After the scandal went public, Deye offered customers a free additional relais box to retrofit the missing safety component to the relevant devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Möcker |first=Andrijan |date=2023-07-18 |title=RelayGate: Deye Solar Microinverters Lack Essential Part |url=https://www.heise.de/news/RelayGate-Deye-Solar-Microinverters-Lack-Essential-Part-9220307.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Heise Online}}</ref> | ||
==Ways to operate inverters without internet or a cloud== | ==Ways to operate inverters without internet or a cloud== | ||