Nick, Can you confirm that there are plans to have a single Envoy that is backward compatible with both IQ and M series? I'm pretty sure I heard that in a webinar.
Good news on the communication issue. That's a relief! Jason On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Nick Soleil <[email protected]> wrote: > Enphase does allow an IQ Envoy and an older Envoy (Envoy-S or earlier) on > the same site. We were initially conservative and didn't officially > recommend it, but have removed that wording from our IQ Microinverter > datasheet and from our trainings. > > > The new IQ Envoy won't talk to the M and S-series micros (and vice-versa), > so you will need two Envoys, one of them being an IQ Envoy. > > > Cordially, > > Nick Soleil > > Enphase Energy | Product Manager, Envoy and IQ Accessories > > > (707) 763-4784 x7267 // office > > (707) 321-2937 // cell > > [Enphase_esig_logo6.jpg]<https://enphase.com/ > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/19a5714f8532c6603d2faad8d9f4964c677aaa4e?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenphase.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=5b1f2d0be536f91b> > > > > > Energy Evolved<http://enphase.com > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/852be8b26eccd4763126647246e14a30acffe853?url=http%3A%2F%2Fenphase.com&userId=1613865&signature=db50d6b694ab80a8> > >™ > > Powering What’s Next™ | The Enphase Energy Management System< > http://ow.ly/HbVS3 > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/5fc48423e6c27d599cc32923131f73d02876a93c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fow.ly%2FHbVS3&userId=1613865&signature=02e06bbb7674409c> > > > > > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer #03262011-300 > > California C10 Licensed Electrician #986315 > > Texas Master Electrician #284451 > > > > > ________________________________ > From: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> on behalf > of Jason Szumlanski <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 4:49 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] MIXING ENPHASE M-2XX / IQ6 MICROS & ENVOY / > IQ-ENVOY ON SAME AC COMBINER LOAD CENTER > > Although Enphase recommends against it I believe (mixing generations at > this time), in theory you need one ACCP, two Envoys (one of each type), and > you can aggregate into a single portal system (just add the second Envoy to > the activation). I think the mixing of systems is not recommended due to > potential communication interference. > > From what I understand they are launching an IQ Envoy that will handle both > systems in the future, but they are not there yet. > > I'm actually sourcing some M250's at this moment to add to a M215 system > for a client. I wanted to avoid the whole IQ issue and let someone else be > the guinea pig, so let us know what results you have! :) > > We are about to have hundreds of homes with a mix of some with M series and > some with IQ series in very close proximity. This should be interesting! > But I don't expect any major issues home to home. The first IQ systems are > not showing any issues yet. > > > Jason Szumlanski > > > > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 8:27 PM, Gary Willett < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > ESTEEMED WRENCHES: > > I'm in the process of engineering a project to add 16 new Enphase IQ6 > > micros to an existing 48 Enphase M215-IG system that has been > > in-service about 2 years. > > The original system has a NEMA-3R outdoor AC Combiner Panel (ACCP) > with > > each of the (3) M215 AC strings landing on a separate 2-pole 20A > > circuit breaker. > > The Enlighten Envoy is mounted in a NEMA-4 plastic enclosure below the > > ACCP, and is powered by a 1-pole 15A breaker in the ACCP. > > My intent is to land the new 16-IQ6 string on a new 20A breaker in the > > ACCP, and to power its Envoy (if needed) also from the ACCP. > > In studying Enphase documents: > > > > (A) IQ6 micros have to be monitored by an IQ-Envoy. > > (B) Envoy uses a 1-pole "L1, "N", and "EGC" a dedicated NEMA-5R > > receptacle branch circuit for power supply and its AC comms modem. > > (C) IQ-Envoy uses "L1, "L2, and "N", for power supply and its AC > > comms modem, and is wired directly to its dedicated 2-pole breaker. > > > > My questions: > > > > 1. Can I replace the existing Envoy with a new IQ-Envoy, and monitor > > the all 64 micros (48 existing M215s; 16 new IQ6s) with the new > > IQ-Envoy? > > 2. If the answer to "1" is yes, that's what I would like to do. > > 3. If the answer to "1" is no, can I still land the new IQ6 string > > on the existing ACCP, or do I need to place another ACCP just for > > the new IQ6 string and any future growth? > > 4. If the answer to "1" is no, can the existing Envoy and the new > > IQ-Envoy both be powered from the same ACCP? > > 5. 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