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sonnenBatterie Evo power unit

5 kW · AC battery inverter · Single-phase · Essential-load backup

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56/ 100

Good

Global

The verdict. In our Inverter class, sonnen sonnenBatterie Evo power unit leads on features & integration.

45thof 45 in InverterBottom quarterclass average 70.5
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The assessment

How it scores, by category

Efficiency47
Design & Flexibility40
Thermal & Physical Resilience42
Features & Integration80
Safety & Compliance63
Guarantee & Backbone78
Energy Ecosystem46

Market position

45thof 45 in InverterBottom quarter
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Our reading

sonnenBatterie Evo power unit scores 56, placing 45 of 45 in the Inverter class against a class average of 70.5. Its strongest scoring dimension is features & integration (80), above the class average of 77. Design & Flexibility scores 40, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on design & flexibility is 80. Key specifications: 94.4% peak efficiency, 10-year warranty.

The data

Power
5.0kW
Type
Hybrid
Peak eff
94.4%
MPPTs
0
Technology architecture

Architecture not recorded

Architecture guide

The controlled product record does not establish a public architecture label.

Product role
No architecture is inferred from the brand, voltage or product name.
Published range
5 kW
Phase
Single phase
Backup boundary
Essential-load capability recorded
Architecture describes the product boundary. It is not a system design or an equipment-pairing decision.

Warranty coverage: 10-year term

Coverage includes

Parts
Labour
Extendable
Market typical10yr0yr5yr10yr15yr20yr25yr

Parts only · term longer than 13 of 81 scored inverters

No inverter in the fleet publishes a year-by-year performance or output guarantee the way panels and batteries do - this shows the covered term against the market-typical term and where every scored inverter’s term lands (grey dots, sized by model count), plus what the warranty actually includes.

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Local positionUse a market view to check local availability, approvals and warranty scope.
Ask the installerWill the exact sonnenBatterie Evo power unit model satisfy the site phase, array, MPPT, export-control and local grid requirements?

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 uses the highest exact current rating established for the retained market scope. Scored model: sonnenBatterie Evo power unit · checked 2026-08-08. Evidence.

Sources & references · checked 2026-08-26

Strong evidence coverage

12 of 12 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.

Record correction. Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026 Corrected 2026-08-26: added not-applicable provenance for Max DC:AC oversizing ratio and Max input current per MPPT (A), mirroring the reviewed architecture_boundary finding already on this record's Number of MPPTs and the not_applicable state the 25 August 2026 inverter-envelope ledger already carries for this exact product. No score change: these two criteria have no specs value before or after, so their missing-mode floor is unchanged. This closes the evidence gap without asserting a number that does not exist for this architecture.

Change ledger

Product record history

1 change to this record · 1 product changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Source revision

    Current text
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026 Corrected 2026-08-26: added not-applicable provenance for Max DC:AC oversizing ratio and Max input current per MPPT (A), mirroring the reviewed architecture_boundary finding already on this record's Number of MPPTs and the not_applicable state the 25 August 2026 inverter-envelope ledger already carries for this exact product. No score change: these two criteria have no specs value before or after, so their missing-mode floor is unchanged. This closes the evidence gap without asserting a number that does not exist for this architecture.

    The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.

    Primary datasheet
1 change to this record · 1 product changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Source revision

    Before
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026
    After
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026 Corrected 2026-08-26: added not-applicable provenance for Max DC:AC oversizing ratio and Max input current per MPPT (A).
    Primary datasheet
1 change to this record · 1 product changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Source revision

    Before
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026 Corrected 2026-08-26: added not-applicable provenance for Max DC:AC oversizing ratio and Max input current per MPPT (A), mirroring the reviewed architecture_boundary finding already on this record's Number of MPPTs and the not_applicable state the 25 August 2026 inverter-envelope ledger (docs/research/ledgers/inverter-envelope-2026-08.json) already carries for this exact product. No score change: these two criteria have no specs value before or after, so their missing-mode floor is unchanged. This closes the evidence gap without asserting a number that does not exist for this architecture.
    After
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026
    Primary datasheet
1 change to this record · 1 product changed in this update
  1. Record updated

    Source revision

    Before
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026
    After
    Australian Evo datasheet version April 2025, AU/NZ operation manual document 5000611 version 002, March 2026 Australian manufacturer warranty, and CER inverter export data as at 29 July 2026 Corrected 2026-08-26: added not-applicable provenance for Max DC:AC oversizing ratio and Max input current per MPPT (A), mirroring the reviewed architecture_boundary finding already on this record's Number of MPPTs and the not_applicable state the 25 August 2026 inverter-envelope ledger (docs/research/ledgers/inverter-envelope-2026-08.json) already carries for this exact product. No score change: these two criteria have no specs value before or after, so their missing-mode floor is unchanged. This closes the evidence gap without asserting a number that does not exist for this architecture.
    Primary datasheet
20 changes to this record · 73 products changed in this update
  1. Evidence added

    Value

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    AC-coupled storage power unit with no direct PV input. PV MPPT, per-MPPT current and array oversizing fields are not properties of this product boundary.
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  2. Evidence added

    Confidence

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    high
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  3. Evidence added

    State

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    supported
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  4. Evidence added

    Evidence sources

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    After
    https://media.sonnengroup.com/46661666-295c-4e4b-bd89-aa060e412425-en-download; https://media.sonnengroup.com/755b30b5-c125-4bb2-b2af-ba501ffd5606-en-download
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  5. Evidence added

    Value

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    Not previously recorded
    After
    AC-coupled storage power unit with no direct PV input. PV MPPT, per-MPPT current and array oversizing fields are not properties of this product boundary.
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  6. Evidence added

    Confidence

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    Not previously recorded
    After
    high
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  7. Evidence added

    Evidence sources

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://media.sonnengroup.com/46661666-295c-4e4b-bd89-aa060e412425-en-download; https://media.sonnengroup.com/755b30b5-c125-4bb2-b2af-ba501ffd5606-en-download
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  8. Evidence added

    Confidence

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    high
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  9. Evidence added

    Confidence

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    high
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  10. Evidence added

    Value

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    After
    AC-coupled storage power unit with no direct PV input. PV MPPT, per-MPPT current and array oversizing fields are not properties of this product boundary.
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  11. Evidence added

    State

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    After
    not_applicable
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  12. Evidence added

    Evidence sources

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://media.sonnengroup.com/46661666-295c-4e4b-bd89-aa060e412425-en-download; https://media.sonnengroup.com/755b30b5-c125-4bb2-b2af-ba501ffd5606-en-download
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  13. Evidence added

    Confidence

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    Not previously recorded
    After
    high
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  14. Evidence added

    State

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    After
    not_applicable
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  15. Evidence added

    Evidence sources

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://media.sonnengroup.com/46661666-295c-4e4b-bd89-aa060e412425-en-download; https://media.sonnengroup.com/755b30b5-c125-4bb2-b2af-ba501ffd5606-en-download
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  16. Evidence added

    Value

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    AC-coupled storage power unit with no direct PV input. PV MPPT, per-MPPT current and array oversizing fields are not properties of this product boundary.
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  17. Evidence added

    State

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    After
    not_applicable
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  18. Evidence added

    Evidence sources

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    Not previously recorded
    After
    https://media.sonnengroup.com/46661666-295c-4e4b-bd89-aa060e412425-en-download; https://media.sonnengroup.com/755b30b5-c125-4bb2-b2af-ba501ffd5606-en-download
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  19. Evidence added

    Value

    Before
    Not previously recorded
    After
    The exact source publishes -5 C to +45 C operation, with -10 C to +50 C permitted only with derating.
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet
  20. Evidence added

    State

    Before
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    After
    supported
    Modularity & scalabilityPrimary datasheet

This is review.solar's publication history. It does not claim the product changed on the recorded date, and it excludes compatibility, system pairing, installation suitability and relative leaderboard prose. Open the complete JSON record.

Evidence timeline

Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.

  1. Core scorecard evidence checked
  2. AU market evidence checked
  3. Series benchmark evidence checked
  4. Plain-language warranty summary checked

Evidence record (JSON)

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