Inverter mounting

[Kevcando]

Need some input on mounting ideas on these inverters, don't really have the room to mount all 4 in a row on the bottom. How would you do it?

 

[meetyg]

If these are like most MPP inverters, they usually suck air from the top sides and blow hot air out of the bottom. So you need to space them out a bit to allow airflow from the top sides and and the bottom to exhaust.

In your case I would do a jagged mounting:
Two at the top, two at the bottom, but have the the bottom row offset a bit to the right.

Something like this:

Just make sure you have enough spacing all round for each inverter according to the instruction manual.

 

[Northernchateau]

Is there anywhere saying you can't mount the panels horizontally?
That would allow for air flow and all the wires would come out in 1 direction and give you some space.

 

[Kevcando]

If these are like most MPP inverters, they usually suck air from the top sides and blow hot air out of the bottom. So you need to space them out a bit to allow airflow from the top sides and and the bottom to exhaust.

In your case I would do a jagged mounting:
Two at the top, two at the bottom, but have the the bottom row offset a bit to the right.

Something like this:
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Just make sure you have enough spacing all round for each inverter according to the instruction manual.

Thanks haven't thought about mounting them that way.

 

[Kevcando]

Is there anywhere saying you can't mount the panels horizontally?
That would allow for air flow and all the wires would come out in 1 direction and give you some space.

It said the recommended position is to mount vertically, but displays can be removed and mounted elsewhere.

 

[Zwy]

Is there anywhere saying you can't mount the panels horizontally?

In the manual- vertical only

That would allow for air flow and all the wires would come out in 1 direction and give you some space.

Takes the same amount of square footage for the inverters.

 

[Zwy]

Need some input on mounting ideas on these inverters, don't really have the room to mount all 4 in a row on the bottom. How would you do it?

It will be hard to do like the mockup, there needs to be more space at the bottom than top as hot air is exhausted out the bottom. Second, you have a wiring trough at the bottom so it appears you might be running conduit. That would be difficult to do with the inverters stacked.

Any other close walls? What about the wall on the left under the windows?

 

[Northernchateau]

In the manual- vertical only

Takes the same amount of square footage for the inverters.

The recommendation was not to save space but to make installation easier. We all know running battery wires to the units and making them look neat sometimes can be a challenge. If they could be horizontal facing the bottoms toward each other IMO would be a clean set-up

 

[Kevcando]

It will be hard to do like the mockup, there needs to be more space at the bottom than top as hot air is exhausted out the bottom. Second, you have a wiring trough at the bottom so it appears you might be running conduit. That would be difficult to do with the inverters stacked.

Any other close walls? What about the wall on the left under the windows?

 

[Kevcando]

It will be hard to do like the mockup, there needs to be more space at the bottom than top as hot air is exhausted out the bottom. Second, you have a wiring trough at the bottom so it appears you might be running conduit. That would be difficult to do with the inverters stacked.

Any other close walls? What about the wall on the left under the windows?

Yea can't put on left below the window thats the garage door.

 

[Zwy]

Yea can't put on left below the window thats the garage door.

I see it now. I think I'd mount on a different wall in the garage.