Branch Circuit Capacity; Utility Service Requirements; Wire Lengths And Voltage Rise - enphase IQ 7 Micro Installation And Operation Manual

Branch Circuit Capacity

Plan your AC branch circuits to meet the following limits for maximum number of microinverters per
branch when protected with a 20 amp (maximum) over current protection device (OCPD).
Maximum IQ 7 Micros
per AC branch circuit (240 VAC)
16
Maximum IQ 7 Micros
per AC branch circuit (208 VAC)
13

Utility Service Requirements

The Enphase IQ Series Micros work with single-phase service. Measure AC line voltages at the electrical
utility connection to confirm that it is within the ranges shown:

Wire Lengths and Voltage Rise

When planning the system, you must select the appropriate AC conductor size to minimize voltage rise.
Select the correct wire size based on the distance from the beginning of the microinverter AC branch
circuit to the breaker in the load center. Enphase recommends a voltage rise total of less than 2% for the
sections from the microinverter AC branch circuit to the breaker in the load center.
Enphase provides guidance about choosing wire size and maximum conductor lengths in the Voltage
Rise Technical Brief at enphase.com/support. Refer to this brief for voltage rise values in Enphase Q
Cables and on how to calculate voltage rise in other wire sections of the system.
Standard guidelines for voltage rise on feeder and AC branch circuit conductors might not be sufficient for
microinverter AC branch circuits that contain the maximum allowable microinverters. This is due to high
inherent voltage rise on the AC branch circuit.
Best practice: Center-feed the branch circuit to minimize voltage rise in a fully-populated
branch. This practice greatly reduces the voltage rise as compared with an end-fed branch.
To center-feed a branch, divide the circuit into two sub-branch circuits protected by a single
OCPD. Using the Q Aggregator is a convenient way to do this.
11
Maximum IQ 7+ Micros
per AC branch circuit (240 VAC)
Maximum IQ 7+ Micros
per AC branch circuit (208 VAC)
240 Volt AC, Single Phase
L1 to L2
L1, L2 to ground
208 Volt AC, Single Phase
L1 to L2
L1, L2 to ground
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IQ 7 / IQ 7+ / IQ 7X Micro Installation and Operation
per AC branch circuit (240 VAC)
13
per AC branch circuit (208 VAC)
11
211 to 264 VAC
106 to 132 VAC
183 to 229 VAC
106 to 132 VAC
Maximum IQ 7X Micros
12
Maximum IQ 7X Micros
10
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