One installer shares his story and his in depth inverter selection process.
Enphase vs string inverter.
In an enphase system there s no single point of failure.
Think of solar panels like bulbs in a string of holiday lights.
Enphase centers around microinverters and doesn t have any string inverters in their item lineup.
With a micro inverter based framework each solar panel is combined with one micro inverter that is mounted on the rear of the board.
The independent labs at pv evolution compared enphase microinverters with solar edge string inverters in several key benchmark areas with this study.
In conventional inverter systems when one panel fails the whole system goes out.
Enphase offers only microinverters there are no string inverters in their lineup.
Think of solar panels like bulbs in a string of holiday lights.
In an enphase system there s no single point of failure.
In conventional inverter systems when one panel fails the whole system goes out.
The microinverters come in different capacities that are suitable for solar panels from 195 watts up to 460 watts or more.
Microinverters reduce system complexity and are easier to design and install.
Enphase focuses on microinverters and does not have any string inverters in their product lineup.
With a microinverter based system every solar panel is coupled with one small inverter that is mounted on the back of the panel.