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Mark,<div>I thought that the SolarEdge reduced the 'string' voltage to 1V per unit/module, reducing the high DC voltage risk factor, until the inverter switch was turned on?</div><div><br>The fact that by hitting the "off" switch on the inverter will reduce the potentially high DC voltage to 1V per unit/module could be an advantage from a safety perspective (maintenance, firemen/utility workers)</div><div><br></div><div>Labor/time-wise, it is like installing both a microinverter system and a string inverter system together, soooooo....</div><div><br></div><div>benn</div><div><br><span class="ecxecxecxecxEC_Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(0, 32, 96)"><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. </font></span><div><div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">benn@daystarsolar.ca</font></div><div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">780-906-7807 </font></div><div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">HAVE A SUNNY DAY
</font></div><div><br></div></div><br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: markf@berkeleysolar.com<br>To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 06:10:05 -0700<br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge v Enphase<br><br>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">Folks,</font>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">Can anyone discern any compelling benefit of using the SolarEdge architecture over a Enphase?</font>
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<font size="2" face="Arial">It seems to me that with SolarEdge you get the benefits of a microinverter with all the downside of series string inverters.</font><BR>
<font size="2" face="Arial">SolarEdge still leaves you with bolting up a box at every module, with high voltage (over 250V) DC wiring, and doubling DC connector count.</font><BR>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Mark Frye</font>
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