That is an excellent answer. I'd add into the hive mind that enphase micros will run on their own without envoy but need to have been set up. IE run up on an envoy and set to grid voltage in their operating space.richbee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:41 amThey are microinverters, so you tend to have 1 per panel and can scale up to have as many as you like, all connected together with an internet gateway. It's very efficient in terms of getting the best from every panel, but could quickly add up to be more expensive than a string inverter if you're after a full house roof system.AE-NMidlands wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:55 amI didn't realise Octopus were going for smaller devices than the Givenergy stuff they currently work with - or is there a units mix-up?Enphase’s IQ8 microinverters, which provide up to 384 W to support high-powered solar modules, and IQ Battery 5P, a modular design with 5 kWh of capacity,
At £146 from TradeSparky it really is a baby, I wonder that it is worth doing anything this small if you have to pay for all the other stuff (and labour) which goes to make up a pv system. Maybe they plan to run a dozen in parallel?
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If that has been done then yep each micro can be a fast track to small form factor standalone PV. There is also the route if say tight for space on an already PV populated house or going for small form factor PV (lower voltage) to run the panels in series to knock the voltage up from say 18V to 36V.
That's kind of where I am in my thinking here at Turkish hoose. They say the IQ7 is a 60 cell specific micro inverter but I'm willing to have a go with a couple of these panels.
Also a couple of data sheets for a couple of different Enphase micros. Personally, I prefer the M215's but the IQ7 has more flexibility in maxing out two panels through one microinverter?
