<div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any experience installing SolarEdge? The advantage that I see over microinverters from a reliability standpoint is that the power optimizers do not contain electrolytic capacitors. The inverter is also supposed to last longer since it does not handle the MPPT duties so the electronics are less complex.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Marv - Do you have any SolarEdge reliability and / or performance data you can share beyond the white paper on the SolarEdge website? Also, one issue that I've had with Enphase is an occasional loss of data transfer between inverters and the monitoring system - does SolarEdge have that issue? If not, how have you overcome it? Can you share a link to a live SolarEdge system monitoring interface?</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Truitt</div><div>Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting</div><div><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Mark Frye <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markf@berkeleysolar.com">markf@berkeleysolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span>Indeed.....</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span>Yes it is 1v per module when not operating, but still
>250V when operating. That means that all code requirements for >250V
still apply to the DC wiring such as bonding bushings for conduit as required
etc.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">SolarEdge is
making hay off of this safety feature, but this feature is inherent in
microinverters as well. </font></span></div><div class="im">
<p><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial"></font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial">Mark Frye</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial">Berkeley Solar Electric Systems</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial">303 Redbud Way</font></span> <br>
<span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial">Nevada City, CA 95959</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial"><a href="tel:%28530%29%20401-8024" value="+15304018024" target="_blank">(530) 401-8024</a></font></span> <br>
<span lang="en-us"></span><a href="http://www.berkeleysolar.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">www.berkeleysolar.com</font></u></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial"> </font></span> </p>
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<font face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>benn
kilburn<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:54 AM<br><b>To:</b>
Wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge v
Enphase<br></font><br></div><div class="im">
<div></div>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>
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