The systems engineer at the installation company I used did some research
of his own once I reached out to him, and he said he found more reports of
RFI with single inverter systems than with individual microinverters on
each panel. And I found some reports on my own that seemed to support that.
But then I also reached out to the ARRL RFI lab to see what they knew. I
received a reply from Mike Gruber, W1MG, EMC Engineer at ARRL HQ, who said
that they had received multiple reports of RFI from systems with SolarEdge
optimizers, which are inverters that mount at each panel. He also
mentioned that SolarEdge does not recommend installing their inverters near
a ham station.
I suspect — but don't know for sure — that the Enphase inverters tend to be
quieter because they have to meet the much more rigorous RFI standards of
the EU. Enphase is a German company.
73,
Frank N6OI
On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 3:04 PM Mark Schoonover <mark@ka6wke.net> wrote:
> The micro inverters I used were also from Enphase. 8KW system w/32 panels.
> Totally quiet.
>
> I wonder if solar RFI is related to single inverter systems? I don't have
> any direct experience with them and don't have access to one to test.
>
> 73! Mark KA6WKE
>
> Website: https://www.ka6wke.net
>
> On Sun, May 23, 2021, 15:01 Frank <kibbish@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My personal experience is that you will have no RFI problems with a solar
>> system that uses individual microinverters at each panel so long as you
>> use
>> microinverters from Enphase. I have 22 panels (320W each) on my roof, and
>> some of them sit less than 30 feet below my 6-band hex beam. I have
>> absolutely no RFI from them on any band. I've spoken to several other
>> hams
>> that also have Enphase microinverters on their home solar systems, and
>> also
>> have no RFI problems.
>>
>> One thing that definitely helps in designing the system is having a solar
>> installer that is willing to work with you to ensure the system is RFI
>> free. The solar installation company that I selected knew nothing about
>> potential RFI issues when I first contacted them, but they looked at my
>> concern as an opportunity for them to learn. They were happy to put me in
>> touch not only with their internal systems engineer but also one of their
>> non-ham customers. That customer let me bring my KX3 and a portable
>> antenna to their home and do a considerable amount of RFI sniffing on
>> multiple bands to ensure that their system (which was similar to what I
>> was
>> planning to install) would not generate RFI.
>>
>> 73,
>> Frank N6OI
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 2:37 PM <rfi-request@contesting.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 12:32:51 -0700
>> > From: "Robert T. Devine" <rtdevine@comcast.net>
>> > To: <rfi@contesting.com>
>> > Subject: [RFI] SOLAR INSTALLATION PROS/CONS
>> > Message-ID: <02c501d7500a$6d66aee0$48340ca0$@comcast.net>
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>> >
>> > Looking for information from those that have experienced Solar
>> > Installations
>> >
>> > Pro's and con's appreciated
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Robert T. Devine, KC6AWX
>> > Manager, ARRL 6th District Incoming QSL Bureau
>> >
>> >
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