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(Models ENCHARGE-3-1P-NA and ENCHARGE-10-1P-NA)

Install the Enphase 

IQ Battery 

To install the Enphase

 

IQ Battery 3

 or 

IQ Battery 10

 and the Enphase wall-mount bracket, read and follow all warnings and instructions in this guide. Safety 

warnings are listed on the back of this guide. These instructions are not meant to be a complete explanation of how to design and install an energy storage 

system. All installations must comply with national and local electrical codes and standards. 

Only qualified electricians shall install, troubleshoot, or replace 

the IQ Battery 3 or IQ Battery 10.
The IQ Battery includes the Enphase IQ Battery(ies) with integrated Enphase IQ

 

Microinverters. The Enphase IQ Gateway communication gateway mea

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sures PV production and home energy consumption. The IQ Battery senses when it is optimal to charge or discharge the battery so that energy is stored 

when it is abundant and used when scarce. IQ Batteries are capable of providing backup power when an Enphase IQ System Controller is installed at the 

site.

Five unique installation  

scenarios are shown:

Whole home backup with IQ System 

Controller as service entrance and 

PV combiner connected to IQ System 

Controller. 

This is the preferred 

configuration for back up of the entire 

main load panel. This configuration 

supports up to an 80A breaker for 

the PV circuit and an 80A breaker for 

battery storage.

Whole home backup with IQ System 

Controller as service entrance and 

PV combiner connected to main 

load panel. 

This is the preferred 

configuration when you back up the 

entire main load panel, and the size 

of the PV combiner circuit is more 

than 80A. In this configuration, the PV 

combiner circuit connection space 

in IQ System Controller is left vacant. 

When existing PV combiner circuits 

are connected to the main load 

panel, and you want to add battery 

storage to the system, you can keep 

the PV combiner connected to the 

main load panel and connect only the 

battery storage system to IQ System 

Controller.

Partial home backup with main load 

panel as service entrance and PV 

combiner connected to IQ System 

Controller. 

When PV circuits breaker 

size is less than 80A, this is the 

preferred configuration for partial 

home backup with subpanel.

© 2022 Enphase Energy. All rights reserved. Enphase, the Enphase logo, IQ System Controller, IQ Battery, IQ Gateway, IQ combiner, IQ microinverter, Enphase 

Installer App, Enphase Installer Platform, and other trademarks or service names are trademarks of Enphase Energy, Inc. Data subject to change. 

Rev10- 03-02-2022

NOTE:  

                                                                                

1. For M215/M250 connection to 

Ensemble, refer tech brief at 

https://

enphase.com/en-us/storage-m-series

                                                                                      

2. M series microinverters require 

Envoy-S metered.

Summary of Contents for ENCHARGE-3-1P-NA

Page 1: ...guration for back up of the entire main load panel This configuration supports up to an 80A breaker for the PV circuit and an 80A breaker for battery storage Whole home backup with IQ System Controller as service entrance and PV combiner connected to main load panel This is the preferred configuration when you back up the entire main load panel and the size of the PV combiner circuit is more than ...

Page 2: ...t screwdriver socket wrench torque wrench level wire stripper and stud finder if installing on studs Fasteners for wall mount bracket Slots are 6 8mm 0 27 Check with a structural engineer and local standards for requirements Single wide bracket Three 1 4 lag bolts or screws 7 6 cm 3 inches long depending on attachment wall Triple wide bracket Nine 1 4 lag bolts or screws 7 6 cm 3 inches long depen...

Page 3: ...ction circuit The subpanel could be a small two circuit box with circuit breakers The circuit breakers in the box would have to be suitable for back feeding per NEC 408 36 D Select the right size subpanel and breakers based on the number of IQ Battery units being installed Up to four IQ Battery 10s or twelve IQ Battery 3s can be safely connected to 80A load center To do this you must purchase an o...

Page 4: ... mounting holes on the left and right align with the adjacent studs B Use a level to keep the bottom of the wall mount bracket level C Use 1 4 screws or masonry attachments for masonry to attach the bracket using one screw and washer for each slot 6 8mm 0 27 Use screws in each section of the mounting bracket to support the three IQ Battery units There is an array of slots so that you can choose th...

Page 5: ...J Use a Phillips screw driver to loosen the screws securing the field wiring compartment cover and remove the cover Keep the cover and screws handy as you will need them later K Attach the battery to the mounting bracket aligning the screw hole at the top of the battery with the screw hole at the top of the bracket L To record the installation of each IQ Battery base unit scan the serial number la...

Page 6: ...to its correspond ing conductor Lines and Ground Each terminal accepts two 14 8 AWG conductors 11mm 7 16 inch strip length Tighten to 14 lb in G If installing an IQ Battery 10 route the wires from the first IQ Battery to the adjacent IQ Battery through the inter unit raceway There are two positions for each line and for ground in the terminal block to allow for daisy chaining WARNING Risk of equip...

Page 7: ...crews to attach the cover to the batteries Tighten the screws as needed 8 IQ Battery 10 without cover A Use the Enphase Installer App to commission the IQ Battery ies Once connected to the IQ Gateway refer to the Enphase Installer App help topics for more information B After the IQ Gateway has detected the IQ Battery ies the IQ Battery LEDs operate as described in the following section CONFIGURE a...

Page 8: ... the IQ Battery ies in storage ensure that AC power is not present and that the DC switch is in the Locked position While in storage damage to the battery can occur from over discharge If the battery state of charge falls to 0 the IQ Battery ies can be damaged or destroyed Because of this the IQ Battery ies must only be stored for a limited amount of time The IQ Battery ies must be installed and e...

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