HI Rick, The distance that our power line communications (PLC) signals travel will be impacted by the electrical noise on the site and the impedance of the wiring. I don't think we have published a max distance in any of our recent tech briefs or planning guides. That said, in some of our commercial design guides we had previously recommended up to 250 ft in a non-filtered environment and up to 600 ft when the IQ Gateway and microinverters are located on the load side of a power line filter or an isolation transformer (for example, on a dedicated 480V primary to 120/208V secondary transformer).
Keep in mind that when the PLC signals are used for controlling the microinverters, such as sites that have power export limiting (PEL) profiles or when the microinverters are paired with IQ Storage systems, the communications must be more reliable than when used for monitoring alone. Cordially, Nick Soleil Enphase Energy Senior Product Manager (707) 763-4784 x7267 // office (707) 321-2937 // cell Powering What’s Next™ | The Enphase Energy Management System<https://enphase.com/en-us/products-and-services/envoy> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer #03262011-300 California C10 Licensed Electrician #986315 ________________________________ From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> on behalf of rick--- via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2022 3:53 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Cc: r...@solshineenergy.com <r...@solshineenergy.com> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Max Distance EXTERNAL EMAIL - Use caution when responding, clicking, and/or downloading attachments. Wrenches, What is the furthest that anyone has placed their IQ-based system from the gateway? Enphase recommends up to 250’. We’ve done ~350’ without issue. Anyone gone further? Thanks in advance. rick brown SolShine Energy Alternatives, LLC Electrical & Solar Contracting Services https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.SolShineEnergy.com__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3ylgVpW-A$ O: 540.235.3095 M: 540.808.9502 VA Class A Contractor Lic# 2705147660 VA Master Electrician Lic# 2710062762 VA Alternative Energy Systems Installer NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional 110112-21 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://re-wrenches.org__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3xVTL1p4g$ List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3zLF7HgKw$ There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3yjYyCFjg$ https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3xTOuecWw$ List rules & etiquette: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3yK4wJwGw$ Check out or update participant bios: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.members.re-wrenches.org__;!!J0D89H32QIeNiQ!y2FyO_IVyHmKDxdB5GFdDdcdA_ytLdUN9Rc-Ii5yhMzfmUi_g7ZFJRpCD_Ky5QSqJreyrb2vIVhvV_Fqh9xtjzPVb3wreX-7AQ$
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