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Frank Rosenkranz
Country: Austria
Year joined industry: 1982
Company first worked for: Former AMP Austria (now TE Connectivity)
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: Yes

Frank was involved in several patents and researches at both companies. The invention is for a connector system
used mainly in the solar industry (DC current) for a quick reliable easy installation. The installation is at the site
with environmental difficulties (on roof, wind, cold, ….) and without any special tooling and/or preparation. The
application is as follows: Simply cut the solar wire (no matter if size 2,5 or 4 or 6mm² [AWG 14-10] as all three wire
sizes will work in this one/same connector). Measure the cable insertion length on the indication mark of the outside
of the connector with the depth indicator. Mark the insertion length with your thumb and insert the blank cut cable
into the housing with the full pre-defined, measured length. Once fully inserted just use simple (parallel head) pliers
and close top- and lower-part to each other. Once both half’s are correct terminated/closed the shiny indicator
show correct closing (you can measure as well with a simple cheap special gauge). The connector is equipped with
a known reliable industry standard IDC technique and is filled with a special developed Gel that grant IP68 (1m/24
hrs) tightness. The Gel itself is used since decades in the Power connecting industry for water tightness.

Rabindra Satpathy
Country: India
Year joined industry: 1983
Company first worked for: Orissa Renewable Energy Development
Agency , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: Yes

Rabindra Satpathy started with 1.1 MWp Wind Power project in 1984 along with 25 KWp PV - Diesel Hybrid
System in Odisha, India. This was followed by several Solar PV power projects all over India with 110 KWp first
grid connect solar plant near Pune, India. This was followed by India’s first 5 MWp solar plant in Rajasthan and 1
MWp rooftop solar plant in 2010 at Delhi. He has been involved with village electrification project in Kuming and
Urmuxi province, China (2004-06); BIPV project in Hong Kong Science Park, in Malaysia; First 460 KWp rooftop
solar plant in Bangkok – 2004; and several other solar projects in Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia
between 2002-2007. He was Involved in solar cell and PV module manufacturing at Tata BP Solar and Reliance
Solar Group in India; several village solar electrification projects in India and Asia Pacific region; large MWP IPP
Solar PV power plant for private Indian companies; and, development and field testing of several solar PV products
and systems including development of solar PV modules and systems. He has also undertaken several oil and gas
project solar power energisation through few Australian companies. Rabindra has worked for solar companies like
Tata BP Solar India, Siemens Solar, Shell Solar, Solar World, RIL Solar Group, Trina Solar, Emami Power and Jakson
Solar Business and has been leading solar companies since 2007. He has published +30 Solar related papers
in conference, Journals, books and is Currently writing a book - Solar PV Power - Sand to Systems. Rabindra is
currently on the Board of Director of International Solar Energy Society.

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