Can I blindly use any Solar Inverter with any Solar Panel…
Is it so easy to connect any solar inverter with any solar panel or is there a catch.
Let’s start with Warning !! High power wattage solar panels and common solar inverters are not necessarily compatible
More and more solar panel manufacturers are trying to woo us by record breaking boiler plate rating of 550Wp, 600Wp and above. We are living in an era of high wattage of individual solar panels.
Please pause, take a breath and read carefully this article from Path to Green Homes.
What they are not telling us is as panel wattage increases, solar panel current increases.
A closer look at the specification sheet of these high wattage solar panels suggests that solar panel current is very high.
In the table below are examples of solar panels which have high currents (>15A). These solar panels are not recommended !!! until the compatible inverter is available.
| Brand | Series | Current | Installer near you |
| Trina | Vertex (585-670)Wp | 17.55A | Send Enquiry |
| Trina | Vertex Bifacial (580-665)Wp | 17.39A | Send Enquiry |
| Chint | Astro 6 Semi (650-665)Wp | 17.50A | Send Enquiry |
| Risen | TITAN (645-670)Wp | 17.42A | Send Enquiry |
| Suntech | Ultra X (580-670)Wp | 17.43A | Send Enquiry |
| Canadian | HiKu7 (580-670)Wp | 17.32A | Send Enquiry |
| Vikram | Somera 12 (635-665)Wp | 17.55A | Send Enquiry |
| Vikram | Prexos 12 Bifacial (635-660)Wp | 17.85 | Send Enquiry |
| Waaree | Ahnay Bifacial (580-665)Wp | 17.46A | Send Enquiry |
| Adani | Elan Pride Bifacial (590-650)Wp | 17.44A | Send Enquiry |
Unless matching inverters are found , solar panel current should be ideally less than 15A for two reasons. Firstly, high current leads to over-heating (hot spots) in panels and secondly, inverters which accept such high input current are not so easily available.
Path to Green Homes recommends the following series of solar inverters for the best current compatibility .
| Brand | Series | Current handling capability (more is better) | Installer near you |
| GRID | Send Enquiry | ||
| Enphase | 3Φ/1Φ (0.24-0.64)kW – IQ8 | 15A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| SolarEdge | 3Φ (9-17)kW 120/208V US | 24A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| KACO | 3Φ (3-29)kW Blueplanet | 20A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Fimer | 1Φ (1-6)kW UNO PLUS | 20A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Kostal | 3Φ (10-30)kW PIKO | 20A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| SMA | 3Φ (12-30)kW SUNNY TRIPOWER US | 16.5 current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Delta | 1Φ (4-10)kW M Series US | 20A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Sungrow | 3Φ (28-30)kW SGCX | 19.5A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| HYBRID | Send Enquiry | ||
| Enphase | 3Φ/1Φ (0.19-0.36)kW – IQ7 | 15A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| SolarEdge | 1Φ (3-10)kW Energy Hub | 27.5A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| KACO | 3Φ 10kW Blueplanet Hybrid | 12A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Fimer | 1Φ (3-6)kW UNO PLUS US | 20A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Kostal | 3Φ (3-10)kW PLENTICORE Plus | 13.5A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| E3/DC | 3Φ 12kW S10 X | 13.5A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Neoom | 3Φ (6-10)kW KJUUBE LIGHT | 12.5A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Generac | 1Φ 8kW PWRcell | 15A current capability | Send Enquiry |
| Sungrow | 1Φ (3-6)kW SH-RS | 16A current capability | Send Enquiry |
Popular brands of inverters have many models which have not been able to catch up with solar panel current .The inverter input current capability is much less than solar panels.
Here is a list of inverters with low Input current capability….These inverter models could be avoided when panel current is high.
| Brand | Series | Comments | Installer near you |
| Enphase | 3Φ/1Φ (0.19-0.36)kW IQ7 | 10A only | Send Enquiry |
| KACO | 1Φ (2-3)kW SG-S | 10A only | Send Enquiry |
| Fimer | 3Φ (10-30)kW PVS | 8A only | Send Enquiry |
| SolarEdge | 3Φ (3-30)kW | 5A only | Send Enquiry |
| Delta | 1Φ (3-28)kW SOLIVIA US | 7.2A only | Send Enquiry |
| SMA | 1Φ (1-6)kW SUNNY BOY | 9A only | Send Enquiry |
| GoodWe | 1Φ (3-5)kW EM | 11A only | Send Enquiry |
| Solis | 1Φ ( 2-10)kW 4G | 10A only | Send Enquiry |
| Fronius | 3Φ (25-27)kW ECO | 7.3A only | Send Enquiry |
| Sungrow | 1Φ (3-5)kW SG | 10A only | Send Enquiry |
Such difference between current capability of “solar inverter” and “solar panel” leads to loss in power as high as 30% !!!
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