[RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?

[Kirpal Khalsa]

August....we have a half dozen systems out there....They are all producing
with high efficiency and no failures yet....I think one advantage they have
over micro's is that your wire runs are made using 350VDC  and so you can
get up to 25 modules or  ~5200 watts per string ( which ever you hit
first)....where as with Enphase you are limited to 16 inverters.
Addtionally they have 300 watt optimizers which i like for the bigger 60
cell modules.  This means no clipping. That said Enphase has some
arguements why clipping isn't so bad.....
We have found there to be more labor on a Solar Edge installation as there
is both a central inverter and a rooftop box that needs installed.
All the communications to their web site has been working perfectly so far.
 As does the communication between the inverters and optimizers.
Make sure to get the proper module connectors that match your solar panels.

Good luck.

Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-218-0201 m
541-299-0402 o


On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 2:58 PM, August Goers <august at luminalt.com> wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
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> That was my take up until recently. However, we’ve had lots of Enphase
> failures with M190s and M210s (to Enphase’s credit, no failures yet with
> M215s and M250s) so I’m hesitant to put more and more micros up on the
> roof. Plus, the price starts to beat micros around a system size of 4+ kW.
> We’re seeing a lot of competitors offer Solar Edge in the Bay Area
> including Solar City so there must be some good reasons to use them. In my
> mind, reliability is of utmost importance and I don’t have any firsthand
> knowledge on how the Solar Edge systems are working. I think they’ve only
> been in the US for about 3 years.
>
>
>
> Best, August
>
>
>
> *From:* re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:
> re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *William Dorsett
> *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 11:36 AM
> *To:* 'RE-wrenches'
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?
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> August, it’s hard for me to see the point if you get all those benefits
> (long strings, module level tracking and monitoring, design flexibility)
> for the same price with micros.
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>
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> Bill Dorsett
>
> Manhattan, KS
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>
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> *From:* re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [
> mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org<re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org>]
> *On Behalf Of *August Goers
> *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 10:57 AM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge Experience?
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>
>
> Hi Wrenches,
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>
>
> I have been watching Solar Edge for a while now and am curious if other
> wrenches have been using their product and what they think about it. I’m
> generally hesitant to adopt new technology until it has a good track record
> but I have to admit that I’m seeing some serious benefits in the Solar Edge
> system – long strings, module level tracking and monitoring, design
> flexibility, etc. Can folks who have tried their product let me know what
> you think and if you’ve had any failures?
>
>
>
> http://www.solaredge.us/groups/us/inverter/single-phase-solar-inverter
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> August
>
>
>
> Luminalt
>
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