IQ7+ Micro Installation
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Information
- The Enphase IQ System
- Planning for Microinverter Installation
- Parts and Tools Required
- Enphase Microinverter Installation
- Step 1: Position the Enphase Q Cable
- Step 2: Position the Junction Box
- Step 3: Mount the Microinverters
- Step 4: Create an Installation Map
- Step 5: Manage the Cabling
- Step 6: Connect the Microinverters
- Step 7: Terminate the Unused End of the Cable
- Step 8: Complete Installation of Junction Box
- Step 9: Connect the PV Modules
- Step 10: Energize the System
- Set Up and Activate Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Data
IQ 7 / IQ 7+ / IQ 7X Micro Installation and Operation
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Parts and Tools Required
In addition to the microinverters, PV modules, and racking, you will need the following:
Enphase Equipment
• Enphase IQ Envoy gateway (ENV-IQ-AM1-240) required to monitor solar production. For
installation information, refer to the Enphase IQ Envoy Installation and Operations Manual.
• Enphase Installer Toolkit
Download the Enphase Installer Toolkit mobile app and open it to log in to your
Enlighten account. With this app, you can scan microinverter serial numbers and
connect to the IQ Envoy to track system installation progress. To download, go to
enphase.com/toolkit or scan the QR code at right.
• Tie wraps or Q Cable Clips (Q-CLIP-100)
• Enphase Sealing caps (Q-SEAL-10) for any unused drops on the Enphase Q Cable
• Enphase Terminator (Q-TERM-10) typically two needed per branch circuit
• Enphase Disconnect Tool (Q-DISC-10)
• Field Wireable Connectors (male and female: Q-CONN-10M and Q-CONN-10F)
• Enphase Q Cable:
Cable Model
Connector Spacing
PV Module
Orientation
Connector Count per
box
Q-12-10-240
1.3m
Portrait
240
Q-12-17-240
2.0m
Landscape (60-cell)
240
Q-12-20-200
2.3m
Landscape (72-cell)
200
Other Items
• Number 2 and 3 screwdrivers
• Wire cutters, voltmeter
• Torque wrench, sockets, wrenches for mounting hardware