Enphase Vs String Inverter

Enphase offers only microinverters there are no string inverters in their lineup.

Enphase vs string inverter.

With a microinverter based system every solar panel is coupled with one small inverter that is mounted on the back of the panel. The microinverters come in different capacities that are suitable for solar panels from 195 watts up to 460 watts or more. Enphase focuses on microinverters and does not have any string inverters in their product lineup. The independent labs at pv evolution compared enphase microinverters with solar edge string inverters in several key benchmark areas with this study.

For the lowest wattage panels enphase still offers the earlier iq6 series. A system is only as reliable as its weakest link and the string inverter is the weakest link in any dc optimizer system. In an enphase system there s no single point of failure. Microinverters reduce system complexity and are easier to design and install.

One installer shares his story and his in depth inverter selection process. In an enphase system there s no single point of failure. Enphase centers around microinverters and doesn t have any string inverters in their item lineup. Think of solar panels like bulbs in a string of holiday lights.

In conventional inverter systems when one panel fails the whole system goes out. With a micro inverter based framework each solar panel is combined with one micro inverter that is mounted on the rear of the board.