{"id":3092,"date":"2013-12-10T19:39:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T10:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2014-01-05T18:08:15","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T08:38:15","slug":"microinverters-worth-well-im-loving-mine-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/microinverters-worth-well-im-loving-mine-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Microinverters Worth It? Well, I&#8217;m loving mine so far&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3093\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tindo-output.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3093\" alt=\"tindo microinverter monitoring\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tindo-output.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On 26th Nov my microinverter monitoring showed 45kWh generated. Woo Hoo!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Microinverters&#8230; In my experience, Aussie solar installers either love &#8217;em or hate &#8217;em. Seriously! 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They get super hot on the roof in the sun and many installers claim they have seen huge failure rates.<\/li>\n<li>Their claim their performance is over rated<\/li>\n<li>They claim they are a customer service nightmare, because they can get a call every time the output on the monitoring system dips slightly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I personally think that the disadvantages of microinverters can be overcome by good engineering. It is completely possible to make a micro inverter that can withstand Aussie conditions for 25 years plus. Although I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll see many poor quality ones on the market first!<\/p>\n<p>As for the customer service argument: good software can guide the customer and advise if a service call is really necessary.<\/p>\n<p>As for the performance claims. The evidence I&#8217;ve seen so far shows that, averaged over a whole year, \u00a0a microinverter system will produce about 8% more than a central inverter connected to identical panels. And that&#8217;s only going to improve as micro inverters get more efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I recently moved from Brighton Public Library to a custom designed, straw bale SQHQ, and thought I&#8217;d put my money where my mouth is. I bought a 6kW solar system powered by SolarBridge microinverters. My thought process was along the lines of:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If microinverters are so unreliable, I&#8217;ll have loads of material for the blog as I bitch about them all year long!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So far, after 3 months, they&#8217;ve not missed a beat. Hot Damn!<\/p>\n<p>I do have to say that I am absolutely blown away by their performance. On a good day in November my 6kW system will produce 45kWh. 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