Install Manual

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INSTALLATION

Plan a location for the IQ

Batteries

The IQ

Battery housing is NEMA type 3R and can be installed indoors

or outdoors. The terminal blocks accepts copper conductors of No. 14 - 8

AWG.

A ) Following local standards, choose a well-ventilated location where

the ambient temperature and humidity are within -15° C to 55° C

(5° F to 131° F) and 5% to 100% RH, non-condensing, preferably

out of direct sunlight. The optimum ambient temperature range

for installation location is 0º C to 30º C (32º F to 86º F). Provide

smoke alarms in the residence in accordance with building, re and

installation codes.

B ) Ensure that the mounting location can sustain the total weight

of the IQ

Batteries and mounting bracket. Total weight for the

Battery 3T, including the IQ

Battery base unit, cover and

wall mount bracket, is 48.8 kg (107.6 lbs). Total weight for the IQ

Battery 10T, including the three IQ

Battery base units, cover, and

wall mount bracket, is 152.1 kg (335.3 lbs).

* WARNING: The installer should install blocking between studs

to ensure that no single stud carries the entire weight load of the

Batteries.

C ) Plan the mounting location to be at least 15cm (six inches) off the

ground and 15cm (six inches) from the ceiling for IQ

Battery 3T

and IQ

Battery 10T.

NOTE: Wherever local codes allow a smaller separation distance

for Energy Storage installations, the minimum spacing around IQ

Battery 10T MUST be at least six inches from the top, bottom, left,

and right side of the product.

Keep the IQ

Battery away from falling or moving objects, including

motor vehicles.

* WARNING: If mounted in the path of a motor vehicle, we

recommend a mounting height that is 91 cm (thirty-six inches)

minimum above the oor.

D ) Ensure that there are no pipes or electrical wires where you plan to drill.

E ) Plan to maintain at least 91cm (thirty-six inches) of clearance in

front of each IQ

Battery.

F ) Consider the dimensions of the IQ

Batteries, easy access, height,

and length of cable when selecting the location.

G ) Select a location where you can interconnect to the Enphase IQ

System Controller.

H ) Follow all local standards and restrictions set forth by AHJ

(Authority Having Jurisdiction).

I ) Up to two IQ

Battery 10T (or six IQ

Battery 3T) units can be daisy

chained on a single branch circuit. For installations with more than

this number of units, there must be a separate load center, subpanel,

or circuit combiner with over current protection to combine the

daisy chained circuits, and you must run only one circuit for all the

Battery units to the IQ

System Controller (or to Enphase IQ

Combiner for grid-tied-only installations). You must select proper

conductors and circuit breakers for these circuits according to local

codes, standards, and other applicable requirements. IQ

System

Controller supports up to a maximum of 80 A breaker for IQ

Battery connection circuit.

The subpanel could be a small, two circuit box with circuit breakers.

The circuit breakers in the box would have to be suitable for

back-feeding, per NEC 408.36(D).

Select the right size subpanel and breakers based on the number

of IQ

Battery units being installed. Up to four IQ

Battery 10Ts or

twelve IQ

Battery 3Ts can be safely connected to 80A load center.

To do this, you must purchase an off-the-shelf subpanel and install

as shown in the image in next column.

J ) The maximum conductor size for IQ

Battery 3T and IQ

Battery

10T is 8 AWG and the maximum breaker rating with this conductor

size is 40 A.

Install the AC disconnect

Following all local codes and standards:

A ) Install an AC disconnect that can break the maximum rated current

of the branch circuit under load. The AC disconnect must be readily

accessible and located within line-of-sight of IQ

Battery, per NEC

2017 706.7(A).

B ) Each IQ

Battery unit is suitable for use with up to No. 8 AWG wires

on a maximum 40 A branch circuit. If more than 32 A of IQ

Batteries

(corresponding to a 40 A branch circuit) are installed, a separate

subpanel must be installed between the IQ

Battery units and IQ

System Controller to combine the IQ

System Controller circuits

together. All circuit breakers in the subpanel must be suitable for

back-feeding, per NEC 408.36(D).

C ) Verify that AC voltage at the site is within range: single-phase L1 to L2

voltage must measure between 211 and 264 VAC, while L-N should

measure between 106 and 132 VAC.

Prepare to install the wall-mount bracket

A ) Make sure that the planned position for the wall-mount bracket

meets clearance requirements as shown. The image depicts a

single-width bracket for the IQ

Battery 3T, but clearances and

requirements are the same when installing a triple-width bracket for

the IQ

Battery 10T.

B ) Ensure that the mounting location can sustain the weight of the

Batteries and mounting bracket. Total weight for the IQ

Battery 3T including the mounting brackets and cover is 48.8 kg

(107.6 lbs), while the total weight for IQ

Battery 10T including

the mounting bracket and cover add up to 152.1 kg (335.3 lbs).

C ) Starting at installation position closest to the power source, mark a

level line on the wall as a guide.

* WARNING! Multiple risks. Make sure not to drill or attach into

electric wiring or pipes that are in the wall!

Mounting on vertical stud

Battery 3T

NOTE: The above shown image is just for reference. Use other slots

on the wall mount if additional xing is required for stability (To be

assessed by the installer).

Wood stud

* WARNING: Parallel power production sources only. Do not connect

load circuits.