This news is classified in: Sustainable Energy Solar
May 21, 2018
Enphase Energy, Inc. a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of solar microinverters, today announced that it started shipping Enphase IQ™ 7X microinverters to solar distributors in the U.S. The Enphase IQ 7X Micro™ is the highest power and highest efficiency variant of the seventh-generation IQ family of microinverters.
The IQ 7X offers 97.5% CEC efficiency and supports 96-cell PV modules up to 400 W, with peak AC output power of 320 W and a Maximum Power Point (MPP) tracking range of 53-64 V. It leverages Enphase's 55nm custom ASIC for higher reliability and better economies of scale. IQ 7X integrates seamlessly into the Enphase Home Energy Solution with IQ™ and allows energy monitoring and insights from the Enphase Enlighten™ software platform's easy-to-use interface. Solar installers will benefit from the same fast and easy installation with the existing suite of IQ products: the lighter two-wire Enphase Q Cable™, and the Enphase IQ Combiner+™ with pre-installed Enphase IQ Envoy™.
"Putting IQ 7X into the hands of our distribution and installer partners is another key milestone in Enphase's charge towards profitable top line growth," said David Ranhoff, chief commercial officer at Enphase Energy. "The IQ 7X will help deliver on our vision of innovation, high quality and expansion into high-volume solar markets around the world, as well as reaching our 30/20/10 target operating model."
Enphase installers in the U.S. are excited about offering the IQ 7X to their customers:
The Enphase IQ 7X Micro is also ideal for integration into AC Modules (ACMs). In February 2018, Enphase announced the co-development of high efficiency ACMs with Panasonic's N Series HIT® (N325/N330) PV Modules.