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Inifinity Energy Solutions is keen to assist you choose The Best Solar System for your Home. There’s a lot of buzz about solar energy – and we welcome it with open arms. The clever systems derive clean, pure energy from the sun, combating greenhouse gas emissions.

But before you buy, we want you to be armed with all the information so you can make the right choice for both you and the environment. To put it simply, we know we will serve your needs energy saving needs better than the systems that are currently being promoted on TV.

Households are paying between $100 to $200 more for electricity than what could be considered reasonable, according to The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

• Save Money
• See a return on your investment in 3- 5 years
• Help protect our environment
• Increase the value of your house

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We all know the panels sit on our roof, collect the suns rays and make electricity for our house. But how? Here is how Wikipedia explains it:

Direct current (DC) electricity is what solar panels produce and what batteries hold in storage, while alternating current (AC) electricity is the type used on the grid and in most household devices.

Then what happens to the energy collected by our solar panels?

A device called an inverter is required to convert the DC electricity from solar panels into appliance-friendly energy.

To put it simply the type of inverter you have makes the world of difference to the cost of installation but more importantly how efficient, that is how well your solar panels work regardless of the weather. It is also makes a huge difference in the medium to long term on your ability to collect and convert the suns rays.

Imagine if your system has one inverter and it breaks down, which the cheaper ones do after only a few years, then your entire solar system fails, it simply stops working.

On the other hand if you install the Enphase Microinverter system which Infinity Energy Solution recommends, then you have an inverter under each and every one of your solar panels. Even better they come with a monitoring systems that informs Infinity Energy Solutions if one is malfunctioning.

A massive advantage of a micro inverter under each solar panel is that it produces its own power even when the sun is shining on some panels and not others. That does not happen when you have simply one inverter at the side of your house.

What you need to know about Micro Inverters vs a Single Inverter.

Infinity Energy Solutions recommends investing in Enphase micro inverters

(one inverter under each panel) for the following reasons.

1) Modularity

If your needs change and more solar generation is needed you can simply add more Enphase micro inverters and more panels to increase the size of your system.

2) Mismatch

If a solar panel is broken or faulty in the future any solar panel can be installed because we use an individual Enphase Micro Inverter to each panel.

3) Redundancy

If one micro inverter fails you only loose solar generation in that one panel not the whole system.

4) Orientation

Enphase micro inverters and panels can be installed on any roof orientation and position.

5) Larger yield.

As Enphase micro inverters start producing power earlier in the day and stop producing power later in the afternoon therefore giving you a larger solar collection more money being saved on your electricity bill.

6) Safety

When safety counts the choice is clear no dangerous high DC voltages running along your roof and through your home.

7) Price differential

An Enphase solar system is undoubtedly the market leader but are 20% to 30% more expensive than traditional DC solar system (that is one singular inverter at the side of your house).

8) Battery ready

All Enphase solar systems are battery ready at no extra cost.

A Single Inverter System- also known as a DC System

This means the energy collected from the suns rays travels along your roof and down the side of your house to the single inverter system. Increases risk of fires.

1) Expandability

This is a problem with a DC system as you can only load the inverter up to the size of the inverter if you ever needed to upsize your system you will need to upsize your inverter or add a complete new additional system.

2) Mismatch

With a DC system if you have a broken or faulty solar panel it could require you to change all of the panels so that they all have the same output and characteristics.

3) Redundancy

If your inverter has a fault the whole system produces zero solar power, it simply stops functioning

4) Orientation

You can't just put your solar panels on all different facing roofs unless they are all individual strings or by the use of optimisers which adds to the cost.

5) Yeild

The DC solar collection starts producing power later in the morning and finishes earlier in the afternoon therefore not saving you as much money.

6) Safety

A DC system is not as safe as there is a lot of high voltage DC electricity working its way across the roof.

7) Battery ready.

Not all DC systems are battery ready they generally need a specific inverter and special wiring in order to interface with the batteries properly and this is a costly exercise.

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