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Critierias to look for in micro-inverters

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and my plan is to make a plug & play kit out of them.

Unfortunately, I don't know which criterias to consider to select micro-inverters.

Any recommendation between these or others:

Enphase IQ7
Deye Sun 2000W
Apsystems QS1 or DS3

I also didn't figure out yet what makes micro-inverters more or less DIY-friendly.

Thanks
 
I would bring the Miro-inverters down where you can easily check and or replace.
Pic below is of sunny boy micro inverters I got for free.
Panels are being put on roof in the next week.
With Enphase you need an ENVOY
With Sunny Boy you need a MULTIGATE
Deye Sun & Apsystems I don't know.
 

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I have the Deye Sun2000 EU version, with 4 mppt inputs.

Having 4 separate inputs is great in my opinion.
The Deye can be monitored on the cloud (updates every 10 minutes or so). There is a possibility to monitor it locally using the app SolarMan app, but I haven't tried that setup.

I have mine for 1 year, and it's working great with 2 x 455w half cut panels (one per input) and another 4 x 100w flexible panels (combined in 2s2p) on the third input.
The monitoring allows you to see the production of each input, or total.

So far I'm pretty happy with mine. After initial setup it's just set and forget.
 
Ampster said:
You only need an Envoy for monitoring. They will function without an Envoy. The criteria to look for is range of Voltage and Amps and max output in Watts.
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True. I like the apps that come with Sunny Boy & Enphase. Deye Sun monitoring in the cloud is new to me but I haven't seen them for sale in Australia new or second hand.
 
meetyg said:
I have the Deye Sun2000 EU version, with 4 mppt inputs.

Having 4 separate inputs is great in my opinion.
The Deye can be monitored on the cloud (updates every 10 minutes or so). There is a possibility to monitor it locally using the app SolarMan app, but I haven't tried that setup.

I have mine for 1 year, and it's working great with 2 x 455w half cut panels (one per input) and another 4 x 100w flexible panels (combined in 2s2p) on the third input.
The monitoring allows you to see the production of each input, or total.

So far I'm pretty happy with mine. After initial setup it's just set and forget.
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Sounds a great setup. I like it.
 
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