Enphase Energy IQ 7 microinverters

Enphase Energy is introducing its seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters to Australia and New Zealand. The IQ 7 microinverter platform is suitable for the solar markets in Australia and New Zealand as it delivers large system sizes on a small footprint due to its increased efficiency.

The lightweight (1.08 kg) microinverters offer high power performance and a compact form factor (212 x 175 x 30 mm). With 96.5% efficiency, the microinverters produce up to 23% more power at nearly half the weight of Enphase’s S-series microinverters, which they replace. They also offer an easier installation experience with two-wire cabling, and leverage semiconductor integration via a 55 nm ASIC chip for better economies of scale.

The platform supports a wide variety of solar panels up to 440 W as well as 60- and 72-cell modules. The 250 W AC Enphase IQ 7 Micro and the 295 W AC Enphase IQ 7+ Micro will be followed by a high-power 320 W AC variant, the Enphase IQ 7X Micro, to address 96-cell modules.

As part of the Enphase IQ System, the microinverters offer several benefits to installers, project developers and home owners, including: seamless integration into the Enphase Microinverter System with IQ, as well as energy monitoring and insights from the Enphase Enlighten software platform’s easy-to-use interface; fast and easy installation with the lighter two-wire Enphase Q Cable, making installations more flexible; efficient asset management through granular fleet monitoring and planned maintenance; and enhanced service and inventory management through a limited SKU count. An innovative Envoy-S communications gateway offers installers the ability to retrofit existing S- and M-Series systems with IQ 7 microinverters.