New Enphase IQ8X Micro-inverter

[@briankennedy9040]

How concerned would you be about clipping with these 460W+ panels with the IQ8X inverters which max out at 380VA?

[@s.lionelmcauley4455]

IQ8P-480-watt, introduced in South Africa last week and India this week. Coming to the USA any day. Three-phase version to follow. This video appears dated. Enphase innovation will not wait for Solar Surge video release dates :)😉

[@TurreTuntematon]

Agree, not sure why they don’t know about this IQ8P version?

[@briankennedy9040]

IQ8P has a maximum voltage of only 65V and may not support the REC Alpha Pure RX panels shown in this video.

[@christopherallen2642]

What me would like to hear about. Is how some of these new products like the new batteries. Work with the IQ7 for the people that previously invested in Emphase products. Is it possible when your speaking with them on your recordings. Could you please bring this question up to them so we can hear there feed back. Or any other companies. Especially for the people that didn't purchase a battery yet. Thanks for the awesome videos. They have definitely been helpful to people like myself. Trying to learn more about this solar journey.

[@dustinmerkley7303]

Epnhase Battery Can Work with Any M series M215, M250 & any IQ6, 7 & 8.
Th only problem is that if you have a system with some other older M series panels & you want to add some more panels with IQ inverter, you can't mix & match Enphase inverters in a IQ Battery system.
So all Enphase inverters work with the IQ Battery except the S280 inverter.
But on a Cost Per kW basis Enphase is significantly more expensive Battery system compared to almost all other Solar Battery systems.

[@edwardteyssier2357]

Instead of waiting for the inverter companies to make higher power inverters to catch up with the panel manufacturers who are making ever more powerful panels, the panel manufacturers should subdivide their panels into two (or more ) with a separate connector for each subdivision. For example, a 580 watt panel could be divided into two each 290 watt sub-panels so that the existing 300 class of inverts can be used. Also, since resistances in parallel divide, it seems to me that there would be less I squared R loss with two connectors (with the sub-panels operating in parallel rather than in series) so greater overall efficiencies.

[@chancestreetman8314]

Great news!

[@edwardteyssier2357]

Example: A 600 watt panel, if made as two 300 watt sub-panels, could use two of the existing and relatively inexpensive and readily available IQ8+ inverters. This might be cheaper and more energy efficient, and probably more reliable than using one 600 watt inverter. Why? Firstly, because the 600 watt inverter running up next to its power limits, is likely to be about twice as expensive than two IQ8+ inverters. The 600 watt inverter, if it even exists, will be less reliable than two inverters running well below their max ratings. Also, depending on how the sub-panels are designed, running two panels in parallel makes the resistance 1/4 of running all the cell in series. (e.g. R + R = 2 R (series connection); R || R = R/2 (parallel connection)

[@jonmkohler]

I don’t see the link to the IQ8X inverter specs in the description as mentioned at 3:38

[@debbiedavis943]

woulde you cover the pros and cons of some of the new multioutput mircoinverters that allow up to 6 or 8 panels to be run from one microinverter.

[@TurreTuntematon]

There is also a 480w Enphase micro model IQ8P, which I think should be mentioned in this video 😊

[@briankennedy9040]

Does it support the higher voltage these panels output?

[@michiganengineer8621]

I am looking at a battery agnostic system built around either a pair of EG4 18k's or a pair of Sol-Ark 15k's. Will the Enphase micro-inverter work to AC couple solar power into the generator input on a Sol-Ark?

[@mattbrew11]

Yes

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@mattbrew11 Thanks, I actually found confirmation on that a few days ago. I might go with them to AC couple come into my primary inverter(s) but I'd LOVE to have Sol-Ark release their M-2000 micro inverters.

[@MerkDolf]

😄 👍👌...

[@trinco5555]

More and more manufacturers are creating closed systems and not even updating their apps to work with 3 rd parties even though current clamps are there … This is a backward step for the industry and at the moment supporting high power panels are somewhat confused by the industry and we may need standard bus systems to avoid these kind of proprietary systems.