<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Matt,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I can’t tell you the reason but I had the same problem on my Outback VFX.</div><div class="">I didn’t put it on a O scope, but sure looked like a 60 cycle flicker to me. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On my system of 2 enphase, when the loads exceeded the output of the enphase the flicker when away.</div><div class="">But only 2 isn’t very real world.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the end it was just a test for me, and it didn’t work.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">jay</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">peltz power<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 21, 2015, at 6:18 AM, Matt Sherald <<a href="mailto:matt@getpimby.com" class="">matt@getpimby.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">I wired an Enphase string into my critical loads panel at my shop. I was curious to see how it would work as I have customers with Enphase systems that occasionally contact me about adding a battery backup system.<br class=""><br class="">Why do the fluorescent lights and LEDs flicker once the grid power is
dropped. The flicker seems to start as soon as there is enough sun to
power up a few of the micros (they don't even have to be making much
power).<br class=""><br class="">The shop is grid-tied with a XW 4024 for battery backup. Battery capacity is 370Ah.<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I'd love an explanation as to why this happens and if there is a way to mitigate the flicker I would also love to hear it.<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many thanks!</div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class="">-- <br class=""><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Matt Sherald<br class=""></div>PIMBY Energy, LLC<br class=""></div><div class="">NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® </div>304-704-5943<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.getpimby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="">www.getpimby.blogspot.com</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.getpimby.com/" target="_blank" class="">www.getpimby.com</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""></div></div>
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