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AC-coupled battery
Includes battery-side power conversion and connects on the household AC side.
- Product role
- The battery product includes its own conversion stage, while site isolation and backup controls may remain separate.
- Published range
- 10 kWh
- Phase
- Single phase
- Backup boundary
- Installation-specific
Usable capacity
100% of this battery’s nominal capacity is usable, 10 kWh in the scored configuration.10 kWh usableScored configuration: IQBATTERY-10C-1P-NA.
No reserve is withheld at the stated depth of discharge.
At a sourced 100% depth of discharge the usable and nominal figures are the same number, so no separate nominal capacity is stated.
Usable capacity sourceDepth-of-discharge sourceCapacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 15
No year-by-year capacity schedule is published for this product - the manufacturer guarantees only this end-of-term minimum, not a specific decline curve. Capacity figure based on the sourced usable capacity of the base configuration; modular systems scale with additional modules.
Verification & sources
Market context
Global evidencechange in the site menu
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score is anchored to the exact US 10C identity. IQ8BL and IQ8BN are embedded components; backup isolation and transition remain external system conditions. Scored model: IQBATTERY-10C-1P-NA · checked 2026-08-07. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-07
Strong evidence coverage
28 of 28 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
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Our reading
IQ Battery 10C scores 71, placing 4 of 9 in the Premium Integrated class against a class average of 68.8. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (94), running 13.6 points above the class average on this dimension. Energy Ecosystem scores 45, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on energy ecosystem is 57. Key specifications: LFP, 90% round-trip efficiency, 7.08 kW continuous output.