Lightning And Surge Suppression; Parts And Tools Required; Enphase Equipment - enphase IQ8 Installation And Operation Manual

Lightning and surge suppression

Enphase microinverters have integral surge protection, greater than most traditional inverters.
However, if the surge has sufficient energy, the protection built into the microinverter can be
exceeded, and the equipment can be damaged. For this reason, Enphase recommends that you
protect your system with a lightning and/or surge suppression device. In addition to having some
level of surge suppression, it is also important to have insurance that protects against lightning and
electrical surges. Enphase has tested the following devices:
•
Leviton 51110-SRG
•
Schneider SquareD HEPD50
NOTE: Protection against lightning and resulting voltage surges must be in
accordance with local standards.

Parts and tools required

In addition to the microinverters, PV modules, and racking, you will need the following:

Enphase equipment

•
IQ Gateway: Required to monitor production and configure microinverters to be
compliant with certain AHJs. IQ Gateway (model ENV-IQ-AM1-240) communications
gateway or IQ Combiner (model X-IQ-AM1-240-B, X-IQ-AM1-240-2, X-IQ- AM1-240-3, X-
IQ-AM1-240-3C).
•
Enphase Installer App: Download the Enphase Installer App, open it, and log in to
your Enphase Installer Platform account. Use it later to scan microinverter serial
numbers and connect to the IQ Gateway to track system installation progress. To
download, go to
right.
•
Tie wraps or IQ Cable Clips (Q-CLIP-100)
•
IQ Sealing Caps (Q-SEAL-10) for any unused drops on the IQ Cable.
•
IQ Terminator (Q-TERM-10) typically two needed per branch circuit.
•
IQ Disconnect Tool (Q-DISC-10)
•
IQ Field Wireable Connectors (male and female: Q-CONN-10M and Q-CONN-10F)
•
IQ Cable:
Cable model
Q-12-10-240
Q-12-17-240
Q-12-20-200
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Enphase IQ8, IQ8+, IQ8M, IQ8A, and IQ8H Microinverters
https:/ /enphase.com/installers/apps
Connector spacing
1.3 m
2.0 m
2.3 m
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PV module
orientation
Portrait
Landscape (60-cell)
Landscape (72-cell)
Connector count
per box
240
240
200
January 2024
IOM-00068-1.0