IQ8 Commercial Microinverter grid-tied PV system
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4 IQ8 Commercial Microinverter installation
4.1 Parts and tools required
In addition to the IQ8 Commercial Microinverters, PV modules, and racking, you will need the following.
Enphase BOM
Table 16: QD Cable types/ordering options
Enphase IQ Gateway Commercial 2
Required to monitor production. IQ Gateway Commercial 2
(model ENV2-IQC2-AM3-3P) communications gateway
Enphase Installer App Download the Enphase Installer App mobile app, open it, and log
in to your Enlighten account. Use it later to scan microinverter
serial numbers and connect to the IQ Gateway Commercial 2
track system installation progress. To download, go to
enphase.com/toolkit
Tie wraps or QD Cable Clips
(QD-SEAL-10) for any unused drops on the Enphase Q Cable
QD Terminator (QD-TERM-10) typically, 1 Terminator (End feeding branch circuit)
or 2 Terminator (Center feeding branch circuit) required per
branch circuit
Field Wireable QD Connectors Male QD-CONN-10M and female QD-CONN-10F
QD Cable types/ordering options
Model number
Max voltage
Size
Connector
spacing
PV module orientation
Connector
count per
QD-12-13-120 277 VAC 12 AWG 1.3 m (4.3 ft) Portrait 120
QD-12-20-120 277 VAC 12 AWG 2.0 m (6.6 ft) Landscape 120
QD-12-25-108 277 VAC 12 AWG 2.5 m (8.2 ft) Landscape 108
Other items
• AC junction box
• Number 2 and 3 screwdrivers
• Screwdriver blade width 4 mm to 3.2 mm (1/8”) (recommended tool to torque the
screw on contact carrier and to disconnect field wireable connector)
• Wire cutters, voltmeter
• Torque wrench, sockets, wrenches for mounting hardware, 30mm wrench
• DC disconnect tool for the DC connector type used