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1600–1800W 4‑input microinverter Advice please

Could anyone suggest a 1600–1800W 4‑input microinverter without buying from alibaba

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  • QrizB
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    edited 29 March at 10:34AM

    Once you're bigger than a kilowatt or so, it's not really a micro inverter any more.

    Do you really need four separate MPPTs? If the four panels are all together, could you configure them as a single string and use a string inverter?

    Something like this:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168216028090

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  • NedS
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    Agreed, you either need 4 micro-inverters that can handle a single 400-450W panel (something like an Enphase IQ8), or you need a small string inverter for your 1600-1800W string of 4 panels.

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  • FLAMPARD
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    gone for the wvc-1600

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