The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
DC-coupled battery
Stores DC energy and relies on system power electronics outside the battery product for household AC.
- Product role
- The published battery record covers the storage stack, controller and stated capacity range.
- Published range
- 5–40 kWh
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Backup boundary
- Installation-specific
What the documents establish
Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.
Usable capacity
100% of this battery’s nominal capacity is usable, 5 kWh in the scored configuration.5 kWh usableScored configuration: SBH Series (SBH100-400; 5.0 kWh module SMR050_S, 20-40 kWh per stack). Published range 5–40 kWh.
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 10
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.
Blackout protection
76 / 100#13 of 66 batteriesWhole-home (via hybrid inverter)
The blackout score is a standalone benchmark of outage resilience only - it re-weights sourced specs already scored in this product’s pillars (backup tier, switchover, surge strength, backup power, off-grid recharge) and never affects the overall score. Dots show the full battery fleet; the marker is this product.
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. Capacity range describes supported configurations; the score remains anchored to the reviewed reference configuration, not the largest stack. Scored model: SBH Series (SBH100-400; 5.0 kWh module SMR050_S, 20-40 kWh per stack) · checked 2026-06-16. Evidence.
Australian warranty decision
1 product record
Read the Australian warranty as a claim pathway: the headline term is separate from remedy, labour, freight, site work, transfer and registration conditions.
Sungrow SBH 5 kWh · Home battery
Australian evidence checked 2026-08-07.
Covered6 sources
Australian warranty scope: Australia; Sungrow Australia Group Pty Ltd provides ten years for the exact SBH family and 70% retained capacity. Daily self-consumption and backup have unlimited cycles; other or mixed applications use the model-specific throughput table.
Structured claim terms: Recorded.
- Term
- 10 yr productStated in the structured comparison
- Product remedy
- CoveredRepair, equivalent replacement or depreciated refund at Sungrow's option.
- Labour
- Not coveredA standard service rebate contributes to approved repair labour; travel, subsistence and full installation costs are excluded.
- Freight
- CoveredStandard ground freight is covered up to AUD 200 for an approved claim.
- Removal and reinstallation
- ConditionalNo unconditional removal and reinstallation entitlement is stated beyond the standard service rebate.
- Transferability
- ConditionalThe warranty is limited to the original purchaser or supplied end user and is otherwise non-transferable.
- Registration and conditions
- Not statedPortal registration is encouraged; iSolarCloud monitoring and complete performance data are material warranty conditions.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-07
Strong evidence coverage
27 of 27 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.
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Warranty summary10-year product warranty →
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Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Australian certification source identity verified
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Plain-language warranty summary checked
- US market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
SBH scores 75, placing 2 of 53 in the Performance & Value class and within 1.5 points of the class leader. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (96), running 11.7 points above the class average on this dimension. Key specifications: LFP, 10.56 kW continuous output.