{"id":25457,"date":"2018-10-30T06:31:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T20:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=25457"},"modified":"2018-10-30T06:31:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T20:01:57","slug":"enphase-longi-solar-mb0804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-longi-solar-mb0804\/","title":{"rendered":"Enphase Energy And Longi Solar Partner On AC Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enphase-longi-ac-panel.png\" alt=\"Longi Solar and Enphase Energy\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enphase-longi-ac-panel.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/enphase-longi-ac-panel-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enphase energised Longi Solar AC Modules (ACMs) based on seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters will be making an appearance soon.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>An AC Module is a solar panel fitted with a microinverter that produces Alternating Current (AC) instead of Direct Current (DC).\u00a0 A microinverter is a miniature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/\">solar inverter<\/a> that operates at the per-panel level instead of the conventional arrangement of a single string inverter being used with multiple solar modules. Among the advantages are more flexible system design, per-panel monitoring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-panel-optimisation\/\">panel level optimisation (PLO)<\/a>. You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/micro\/\">AC solar panels and microinverters here<\/a>; along with their benefits and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Longi Solar says it will initially start off with two AC solar panel product lines &#8211; its 300-320W 60-cell mono panels will be paired with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-iq7-microinverter-australia-mb0641\/\"> Enphase IQ 7 microinverter<\/a> and Longi&#8217;s 340-375W 72-cell mono modules will feature the Enphase IQ 7+.<\/p>\n<p>The companies state the ACMs will enable installers to be more competitive through improved capital management, reduced labor costs, improved SKU management with accelerated design and installation times.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s expected the ACMs will be available in the US sometime this quarter, but a date wasn&#8217;t provided for availability in Australia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;LONGi Solar is the world&#8217;s leading manufacturer of monocrystalline PERC PV modules, and this AC module partnership is yet another validation of the ACM concept and of Enphase microinverter technology,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.enphase.com\/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1080193\"> said<\/a> Enphase Energy president and CEO Badri Kothandaraman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other panel manufacturers to team up with Enphase on AC solar panels include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-sunpower-solarbridge-mb0626\/\">SunPower<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-energy-q1-mb0570\/\">Solaria Corporation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-panasonic-ac-solar-mb0463\/\">Panasonic<\/a>, JinkoSolar (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/jinkosolar-eagle-ac-panel-mb0200\/\">Eagle AC<\/a>) and LG (<a href=\"https:\/\/enphase.com\/en-us\/ac-module\/partners\/lg\">NeON 2 ACe<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/enphase-review.html\">Enphase Energy<\/a> is well-established in Australia, Longi Solar products only arrived on the local scene in 2017 &#8211; you can read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/longi-solar-panels\/\">company and its solar panels here<\/a>. We don&#8217;t have a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/longi-solar-review.html\">Longi Solar reviews<\/a> here on SolarQuotes as yet, but the feedback to date has been positive.<\/p>\n<p>Longi solar panels many have only been available in Australia for just over a year, but the company established local ties well prior. It teamed up with the University of New South Wales in 2015 on technology R&amp;D, industrialisation\u00a0 and personnel training activities. 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An AC solar panel is a module that has been fitted with a microinverter so that it produces Alternating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SunPower solar panels and Enphase microinverters","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sunpower-enphase.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sunpower-enphase.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sunpower-enphase.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sunpower-enphase.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45692,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunpower-maxeon-5-ac-mb1797\/","url_meta":{"origin":25457,"position":3},"title":"SunPower Maxeon 5 AC Solar Panel\u00a0Unveiled","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"December 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced its new SunPower Maxeon 5 AC solar panel is available in selected European countries. If and when it will be available in Australia isn't clear. 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