Recent content by cwilken

I have been happily using the Growatt PV keeper for over a year and it works great. I had the same problems with the software at first until I right clicked the icon and selected "run as administrator" It never crashes now. It can also be used to change your growatt settings from the computer...

I am working on installing some on my roof with a NEM agreement. But until then if I keep my usage to three 230 watt panels I should stay under my baseline energy use.

The idea is to connect before the contactor so that it is feeding the main all day long. It would be wired in parallel at the air conditioner unit and turn on whenever the main and sub breaker were on. The IQ7 only is adding energy when it can feel existing AC and then it modulates to it and...

g I bought 20 230 watt solar panels with Enphase IQ7s. I might put some on my roof but I'm thinking of using some as shade structures around my house. I Imagine welding a 6 foot high angle iron structure to put one solar panel on as the shade structure over my AC unit. I would then plug it...

No, but if you have anything to add Id be glad to hear it!!!!

Thanks so much for this as I am using them as shade structures around a big garden and prefer to put them scattered about in 3 areas. This is very helpful! Now i will just wire 240 to these spots and put groups of 4, 6 and 5 together.

Thanks everyone...I have one last question for Newbostonconst: 1. When you make your own cable there is not polarity with the two hot wires that interface with each IQ7???? 2. There is no issue in having more than one circuit that has a chain of IQ7s attached? For example if one circuit 100...

Only 2 conductors??? That must be the two hots....correct?

I have a digital meter as shown. Im wondering if my utility will measure the daily net amount or measure like you say both inbound and outbound AC and do the math themselves per day.

Thanks Newbostonconst ! So from the picture I would cut the connector on the extended end and cap the connector on the other end. Then I would put a 3 or 4 prong 240 volt plug on the other end and plug it in or wire it directly to a 20 amp circuit. Is there a ground connector in there too or...

Were you able to attach a cord to multiple IQ7s in parallel and plug them into a 240 outlet? Or were you able to sting a few panels together and use one IQ7 to plug into the outlet?

Why on a separate breaker if it were say just 2 amps on a 15 or 20 amp breaker shared with some other loads?

So would it be possible to wire just a panel with a IQ7 microinverter to a 240v plug in order to reduce my homes phantom load or do I need more hardware interface than that? I'm thinking of not going over the daytime baseload. Could I wire two in parallel like that?

Maybe there is no stepdown issue. I think I said that because of a lifetime of calling AC 110 and 220 when in fact it is 120 and 240. So does a IQ7 microinverter automatically match the frequency and voltage of the grid it is attached to or does it need an Envoy interface?

Could you wire a single panel and IQ7 to a 240v plug and have it work without any other interface? I'm interested in just reducing my homes phantom load.