Iq8 Commercial Microinverter Installation; Parts And Tools Required - enphase IQ8 Design Manual

4 IQ8 Commercial Microinverter installation

4.1 Parts and tools required

In addition to the IQ8 Commercial Microinverters, PV modules, and racking, you will need the following.
Enphase BOM
Enphase IQ Gateway Commercial 2
Enphase Installer App
Tie wraps or QD Cable Clips
QD Sealing Caps
QD Terminator
QD Disconnect Tool
Field Wireable QD Connectors
Model number
Max voltage
QD-12-13-120 277 VAC
QD-12-20-120 277 VAC
QD-12-25-108 277 VAC
Other items
•
AC junction box
•
Number 2 and 3 screwdrivers
•
Screwdriver blade width 4 mm to 3.2 mm (1/8") (recommended tool to torque the
screw on contact carrier and to disconnect field wireable connector)
•
Wire cutters, voltmeter
•
Torque wrench, sockets, wrenches for mounting hardware, 30mm wrench
•
DC disconnect tool for the DC connector type used
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Table 16: QD Cable types/ordering options
Required to monitor production. IQ Gateway Commercial 2
(model ENV2-IQC2-AM3-3P) communications gateway
Download the Enphase Installer App mobile app, open it, and log
in to your Enlighten account. Use it later to scan microinverter
serial numbers and connect to the IQ Gateway Commercial 2
track system installation progress. To download, go to
enphase.com/toolkit
(ET-CLIP-100)
(QD-SEAL-10) for any unused drops on the Enphase Q Cable
(QD-TERM-10) typically, 1 Terminator (End feeding branch circuit)
or 2 Terminator (Center feeding branch circuit) required per
branch circuit
(QD-DISC-10)
Male QD-CONN-10M and female QD-CONN-10F
QD Cable types/ordering options
Connector
Size
spacing
12 AWG 1.3 m (4.3 ft)
12 AWG 2.0 m (6.6 ft)
12 AWG 2.5 m (8.2 ft)
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IQ8 Commercial Microinverter grid-tied PV system
PV module orientation
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Connector
count per
box
120
120
108
November 2023
USG-00026-1.0