Since the release of the innovative snap-in design in 2012, Fronius Inverters has held the top spot for much of the last eight years. Due to their proven performance and reliability, as well as the excellent service provided by the Fronius support team, these Austrian-made inverters have become the inverter of choice for many domestic and commercial solar installations.
An additional free five years extended warranty is available when the inverter is registered online, which gives a total ten warranty period.
Growatt first entered the solar inverter market in 2010 and has since grown to become one of the world’s largest inverter manufacturers. Growatt now provides solar and energy storage inverter solutions for both residential and commercial applications. Many of the new models, which are still aimed at the entry-level market, have been on the market for less than two years and have yet to make their place in the solar industry.
Growatt appears to be eager to improve their position, and they have established local support centres in many countries that provide excellent service in the event of a failure or warranty claim.
GoodWe is a large, well-known Chinese inverter manufacturer that was founded in 2010, and the new generation Goodwe DNS series inverters have received positive feedback from installers thus far.
We now have a large selection of hybrid inverters. Wifi monitoring is standard on all Goodwe inverters. The DNS series has a 5-year warranty with the option to extend it to 25 years.
The new Goodwe SEMS system monitoring portal is an excellent, comprehensive platform for monitoring both PV and energy storage systems.
Sungrow is a leading Chinese inverter manufacturer and one of the world’s largest suppliers of solar inverters. Because of their low cost and high reliability, residential SG inverters have grown in popularity among installers. Sungrow is a major international player with a solid reputation for service and quality.
The very good support from the Sydney based office in Australia has further helped improve their reputation.
Sungrow also manufactures the best value hybrid solar inverters on the market, and a very affordable hybrid inverter for home energy storage systems that includes integrated backup power for powering basic essential loads during a blackout.
They offer excellent value for money and are now backed by a 10-year warranty.