Let me know if I should be posting this elsewhere ...
I have a question for the group:
I have an existing PV system on my roof. Standard 340W panels, each attached to an Enphase IQ7+ microinverter. It is working fine, but when the grid is down, the microinverters shut off and I am powerless. I would like to to be able to harness some power from the panels when the grid goes down.
My plan is to purchase a "solar generator" such as the EcoFlow Delta Pro and power it from three of my existing roof panels when the grid goes down. Attached is a diagram of the connection that I am proposing.
The red connections would be the new connections that I would add.
I would also install a manual transfer switch near my main panel. When the grid is down, I will plug the DC lines from my solar panels into my Delta Pro, then I will throw the transfer switch which will isolate my house from the grid and feed power from the Delta Pro into my house. I would also throw the switch at my combiner box which would isolate the microinverters from my house, thus insuring (I think) that they stay off.
My question is: Would these new connections possibly damage my existing Enphase IQ7+ microinverters or Qcell panels?
Unless I make a mistake, I don't think the microinverters are ever going to be operational when the Delta Pro is operational. So, in theory, I think the microinverters will never know that there is any new wiring.
But you guys know more than I do!
What say you?
I have a question for the group:
I have an existing PV system on my roof. Standard 340W panels, each attached to an Enphase IQ7+ microinverter. It is working fine, but when the grid is down, the microinverters shut off and I am powerless. I would like to to be able to harness some power from the panels when the grid goes down.
My plan is to purchase a "solar generator" such as the EcoFlow Delta Pro and power it from three of my existing roof panels when the grid goes down. Attached is a diagram of the connection that I am proposing.
The red connections would be the new connections that I would add.
I would also install a manual transfer switch near my main panel. When the grid is down, I will plug the DC lines from my solar panels into my Delta Pro, then I will throw the transfer switch which will isolate my house from the grid and feed power from the Delta Pro into my house. I would also throw the switch at my combiner box which would isolate the microinverters from my house, thus insuring (I think) that they stay off.
My question is: Would these new connections possibly damage my existing Enphase IQ7+ microinverters or Qcell panels?
Unless I make a mistake, I don't think the microinverters are ever going to be operational when the Delta Pro is operational. So, in theory, I think the microinverters will never know that there is any new wiring.
But you guys know more than I do!
What say you?
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