Enphase Vs String Inverter

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Enphase vs string inverter.

Microinverters reduce system complexity and are easier to design and install. With a micro inverter based framework each solar panel is combined with one micro inverter that is mounted on the rear of the board. Enphase focuses on microinverters and does not have any string inverters in their product lineup. A system is only as reliable as its weakest link and the string inverter is the weakest link in any dc optimizer system.

Enphase centers around microinverters and doesn t have any string inverters in their item lineup. The microinverters come in different capacities that are suitable for solar panels from 195 watts up to 460 watts or more. The independent labs at pv evolution compared enphase microinverters with solar edge string inverters in several key benchmark areas with this study. Think of solar panels like bulbs in a string of holiday lights.

Think of solar panels like bulbs in a string of holiday lights. In an enphase system there s no single point of failure. In an enphase system there s no single point of failure. In conventional inverter systems when one panel fails the whole system goes out.

With a microinverter based system every solar panel is coupled with one small inverter that is mounted on the back of the panel. One installer shares his story and his in depth inverter selection process.