Enphase IQ8AC Micro-inverter

The Enphase IQ8AC microinverter is fully equipped for a smart grid. The IQ8AC therefore meets the requirements of complex power grids with regard to voltage management and frequency decoupling. The Enphase IQ8AC can be remotely updated through the Envoy S to meet the requirements of grid developments. Monitoring per panel is no problem at all with the Envoy S Metered monitoring module.

The Enphase IQ8AC inverters are extra fire-safe because they transport much lower voltages, and are equipped with a rapid shutdown system via the required Q relay.

The Enphase IQ8AC microinverter has a maximum output current of 360Watt at peak times. You can connect up to 530W peak to it without any problems, but then the number of generated watts above 360 will be capped.

Suitable for solar panels with, 60 (or 120 half) and 72 (or 144 half) cells.

Note! A maximum of a 16 amp group may be placed on a 25 amp grid connection (1/3 selectivity). These micro-inverters produce 1.59 amps each. A maximum of 10 solar panels may therefore be placed on the 16 amp group. For a slightly larger system, two cables must be drawn to the meter box, each with its own fuse. The maximum amperage that can be placed on a 40 ampere main fuse is 25 ampere, so that is about a maximum of 15 panels on this main fuse. If you have a 3×25 ampere mains connection, you can therefore connect a maximum of 3×15 is 45 solar panels, which is equivalent to an inverter capacity of 16200 watts.

If you make a string, make sure with your design that you prefer not to put more than 8 panels in a row one after the other, because of the monitoring that can then falter a bit. Rather make T-splits and more strings to minimise data flow.

The IQ8 cannot be combined with the IQ7 series. The IQ8 must be fitted with an Envoy-S Standard or Envoy-S Metered gateway.

Note! Warranty on these inverters only applies if an Envoy and relay are connected to them!

Click on the datasheet for more information, or take a look at the Enphase website.