[RE-wrenches] Request for Enphase inverter comments

[Marv Dargatz]

Greg,

The 200W, 96 cell inverter is CSA listed to UL1741, and is on the CEC 
list of eligible inverters.  Obviously there are more products on the 
way, but I'm not at liberty to discuss the details right now.  We do 
keep the website VERY up to date.

Your results are very much inline with our findings on MANY instrumented 
beta sites.

See Ya!

Marv
Enphase Energy
707 763-4784 x7016

Greg Seelhorst wrote:
> Wrenches, 
> 
> I will let the Enphase inverter rep, Marv, answer any questions about future
> higher watt rated inverter generations, but we had first had experience
> installing a beta test of eight 200W enphase inverters HIP-200BA3 modules on
> a former installation of 16 modules on a Fronius IG3000 inverter.  We took
> eight of them off the old Fronius installation and connected them to eight
> Enphase inverters.  One of the eight enphase inverters was defective from
> the start and was replaced the next day.
> 
> The initial readings showed that the eight panels with Enphase inverters
> actually produced between 10-15% more than the Fronius inverter output with
> 2 strings of four HIP-200BA3 modules.  I can keep the group updated on any
> evolving events to which I am privy.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Greg Seelhorst
> Installation Manager
> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer®
> Solar Works
> 400 Morris Street, Suite C
> Sebastopol, CA 95472
> 707-829-2518 (work)
> 707-849-6819 (cell)
> 707-829-8283 (fax)
> CA Solar License (C-46) #878231
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/24/08 8:58 AM, "Kurt Albershardt" <info at es-ee.com> wrote:
> 
>> 175W is an output rating, so for most climates it will do the job.  They
>> mentioned a slightly higher rated unit on the horizon.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --On Friday, October 24, 2008 8:33 AM -0700 "Wind-sun.com"
>> <windsun at wind-sun.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Another problem that is even more basic is the 175 watt limitation, when so
>>> many popular panels are now in the 180 to 220 watt range, and getting larger
>>> all the time.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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