When the whole neighbourhood exports solar at noon, the local voltage rises. Your inverter pauses to protect itself, then resumes — usually within seconds.
Between 11am and 3pm most homes are empty, so hardly anyone is using power — yet every rooftop is exporting at once. All that electricity pushes back into the same local grid node, and the voltage there climbs. Drag to add more exporting neighbours.
Midday sun, empty housesPeak generation lands exactly when household demand is at its lowest.
11am–3pmEveryone exports at onceMany systems push power back into the same local node together.
2 of 8 homesNode voltage climbsSP already supplies near 242 V. The extra export pushes it higher still.
242.6 V244 V breached → inverter pausesIt protects itself, waits for the voltage to settle, then resumes.
GeneratingSP supplies at a nominal 242 V, already near the top of the band. When your solar system exports, the local node voltage rises a little further and can breach 244 V. The inverter pauses, the voltage settles, the inverter resumes.
They all generate hard during the same hot, sunny hours.
Daytime household consumption is low, so little of it is used on site.
Node voltage rises above 244 V and the inverter steps back.
Reduce output gradually instead of cutting off completely, so the system keeps generating at lower capacity.
The inverter absorbs reactive power as voltage rises, suppressing the rise locally.
Raise the overvoltage trip point. Requires power-operator consent.
No. It is normal in solar-dense areas, especially between 11am and 3pm. The grid self-adjusts and most trips last seconds. No action needed.
It hits its voltage limit and pauses to protect itself. That is a safety feature, not a fault. It resumes as soon as the grid recovers.
No. The halt-and-recover cycle is exactly what the hardware is designed for. No components are stressed.
SP Powergrid, regulated by EMA — not FOMO. We are in active discussion with EMA, and persistent issues can be escalated to SP Powergrid.
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Pauses at night or in dull weather are worth a look. Send us the date and time, and our O&M team will check it against the inverter logs.
