Enphase Energy is launching the new IQ9N Microinverter for residential solar across the United States. Built with gallium nitride (GaN) technology, IQ9N Microinverters are built to work with the latest solar panels and have a 25-year limited warranty.
The IQ9N from Enphase Energy.
IQ9N Microinverters support 16 A of continuous direct current and 427 VA of continuous output power. They are backward compatible with IQ7 and IQ8 Series Microinverters and IQ Batteries, and can expand existing solar arrays.
“Every hour our crew spends on a roof — and every time we have to go back — cuts into our margins,” said Bill Ward, president at Elbac Solar. “The IQ9N Microinverters work with the installation process we already use, and because they’re so dependable, we’re not getting pulled back out for service calls. For installers, that’s what a real win looks like.”
IQ9N Microinverters are engineered to work in partial shading, high-temperature environments and complex roof layouts. They convert DC to AC at each panel. They’re NEMA Type 6 rated with a double-insulated, corrosion-resistant polymer housing and an operating temperature range of -40°C to +65°C.
“IQ9N Microinverters are a major leap forward in residential inverter performance,” said Carlos Martínez Muñoz, president at Solar Roots, an installer of Enphase products in Puerto Rico. “The combination of GaN technology, higher efficiency, and support for the latest high-power panels lets us design better systems for our customers and unlock more energy from every roof.”
IQ9N Microinverters that are manufactured in U.S. facilities with domestic content are designed to be FEOC compliant and may help eligible projects qualify for domestic content bonus tax credits. The products also comply with Buy American Act standards for federal direct procurement contracts.
“Residential solar customers expect their systems to perform at the highest level for decades,” said Aaron Gordon, senior VP and general manager of the systems business unit at Enphase Energy. “IQ9N Microinverters combine our proven distributed architecture with GaN technology and support for the latest panels, giving homeowners the most powerful, efficient and reliable Enphase microinverter we’ve ever built.”
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