I have installed (14) LG 280 Watt and Enphase M215 and have been monitoring the system now for 2 weeks. I'm really pretty happy with the combination. On my highest production days, I have seen the micro inverters produce 224 watts of energy. So far, I have not hit or gone over the 225 Watt maximum that the M215 will produce. I don't know why they rate this micro inverter at 215 watts or why they say they are only good for 60 cell panels, which mine are.
I live in a Dallas suburb, and my roof is 16 degrees off of true south (asmith is actually 64 degrees). I used PVWatts to find the optimum fixed angle to achieve the highest yearly energy production. I have my panels mounted on my roof, and tilted up on the upper side to achieve the optimum 27 degrees angle to ground. I have been tempted to flatten them out some to see if I can see the 225 watts clipping, but it is just to hot.
Summer days here are over 100 degrees, sometimes for three months in a row. I have my panels raised to allow maximum air flow, but I can still a small drop in production on hot days.
According to PVWatts, July should be my highest production month. I have been told by forum members that I will see clipping in the spring. Maybe spring will produce more energy on clear days, but less overall because of more cloudy days. Time will tell.
I live in a Dallas suburb, and my roof is 16 degrees off of true south (asmith is actually 64 degrees). I used PVWatts to find the optimum fixed angle to achieve the highest yearly energy production. I have my panels mounted on my roof, and tilted up on the upper side to achieve the optimum 27 degrees angle to ground. I have been tempted to flatten them out some to see if I can see the 225 watts clipping, but it is just to hot.
Summer days here are over 100 degrees, sometimes for three months in a row. I have my panels raised to allow maximum air flow, but I can still a small drop in production on hot days.
According to PVWatts, July should be my highest production month. I have been told by forum members that I will see clipping in the spring. Maybe spring will produce more energy on clear days, but less overall because of more cloudy days. Time will tell.
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