<div dir="ltr">I've noticed that the Enphase compatibility calculator needs some work - it called out microinverters as being compatible when clearly the operating voltages or currents were outside of the ranges listed on the spec sheet. Need to double check all of the voltage and currents at both high and low ranges with the appropriate temperature corrections applied to make sure they work! And, good point about modules losing a bit of max current and voltage as they age.<div><br></div><div>August<div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 8:43 AM Jesse Dahl via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I like enphase too. I live in northern MN and we see cold temps of -40 F in the winter and they hold up. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 23, 2024, at 10:09 PM, david quattro via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">I used Chilicon on a couple installs, and Enphase is far better.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 9:05 PM greg egan via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Good intel.  I believe their micros are rated to -40C/F.  If they quit <br>
working at that temp it would be okay as long as they start back up when <br>
if warms up.  Normally when it's that cold the sun is pretty scarce at <br>
this latitude.<br>
<br>
Greg Egan<br>
Remote Power Inc.<br>
Fairbanks, AK<br>
<br>
On 9/23/2024 7:47 PM, MDElectricSolar wrote:<br>
> Been around forever, good tech support, the products have been improved and refined, easy to install, good monitoring platform. Not sure how they would fare in Alaskan winters though…<br>
><br>
> Maybe an sma installed indoors?<br>
><br>
> Michael D Nelson<br>
> MD Electric & Solar, Inc.<br>
> 707-684-0064 mobile<br>
> 707-884-1862 office<br>
> <a href="http://www.mdelectricsolar.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mdelectricsolar.com</a><br>
> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar</a><br>
><br>
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>> On Sep 23, 2024, at 8:41 PM, greg egan <<a href="mailto:greg@remotepowerinc.com" target="_blank">greg@remotepowerinc.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Michael, thank you.  Any particular reason you like them best?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Greg Egan<br>
>> Remote Power Inc.<br>
>> Fairbanks, AK<br>
>><br>
>>> On 9/23/2024 7:29 PM, MDElectricSolar wrote:<br>
>>> Enphase…<br>
>>><br>
>>> Michael D Nelson<br>
>>> MD Electric & Solar, Inc.<br>
>>> 707-684-0064 mobile<br>
>>> 707-884-1862 office<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.mdelectricsolar.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mdelectricsolar.com</a><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>>> On Sep 23, 2024, at 7:30 PM, greg egan via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> Esteemed wrenches,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Have a client that is grid connected (not my usual client) and looking to do solar without back up.  Has shading issues so I'm thinking micros would work best for this application, plus take care of rapid shut down without needing extra devices/wiring.  Problem is I have not ever installed micros.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Any recommendations on brands /models that have been reliable? Decent tech support?  Customer just wants something that works and is relatively simple to navigate the online monitoring.  Probably 4-5 kW so not a huge system.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks in advance, I appreciate it!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Greg Egan<br>
>>>> Remote Power Inc.<br>
>>>> Fairbanks, AK<br>
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