Install Manual
Table Of Contents
- Planning for an IQ Microinverter System
- IQ 6 and IQ 6+ Micros
- Q Cable and IQ Micro Accessories
- IQ System Design using the IQ Combiner
- IQ System Design with Q Aggregator
- Field Wireable Q Connectors and Raw Q Cable
- Splicing Q Cable and Raw Q Cable with Junction Boxes
- Example IQ Microinverter System Layouts and Bill of Materials (BOMs)
- Wire Management of AC and DC Cables Under Array
- AC Wire Management at the Junction Box or Q Aggregator
- Installing IQ Microinverters with Frame Mount Bracket
- Installing the Power Line Filter (Q-LCF-064-1)
Planning for an IQ Microinverter System
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You must install supports (clips, etc.) for the Q Cable and raw Q Cable at six-foot intervals or less. Installation
requirements for wet-rated cable allow Q Cable and raw Q Cable to be installed in conduits, cable trays, and
other raceways.
The DG cable standard UL3003 is based upon the construction specifications (wet rated) of TC-ER cable,
which may be installed in raceway as per NEC 336.10(3). The Q Cable and raw Q Cable are manufactured
with DG cable to the following specifications and listed under the UL 3003 standard:
• E481333 (UL) DG 600V THHN/THWN-2 90°C DRY/WET 2/C 12AWG -40C OIL RES I FT4
CABLEPLUS
• 19 strand conductors
Refer to the UL guide card for DG cable: http://database.ul.com/cgi-
bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/showpage.html?name=QHZR.GuideInfo&ccnshorttitle=Distributed+Gen
eration+Cable&objid=1085285873&cfgid=1073741824&version=versionless&parent_id=1085285872&seque
nce=1
Terminations at the Q Aggregator
The Q Aggregator accommodates up to
three microinverter AC branch circuits.
Connect any open male Q Cable connector
to the female connector on the Q
Aggregator. The Q Aggregator provides
built-in 20 A over-current protection for each
microinverter AC branch circuit and the
ability to run one combined set of output
conductors off the roof, further reducing
BOS costs and making wire pulls easier.
Optionally, you can attach a male Field
Wireable Q Connector to the end of a Q
Cable or a raw Q Cable and plug it into the
Q Aggregator.
Male connector
on Q Cable
Female connector
on Q Aggregator
Male Field Wireable
Q Connector
Male Sealing Cap
(Q-BA-CAP)