Chinese inverter and energy storage solutions manufacturer GoodWe has launched its EHB single-phase, high-voltage, hybrid inverter in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Dean Williamson, GoodWe Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand, said the EHB series ranges from 5 kW to 10 kW and is designed to meet the growing demand for larger residential energy storage solutions.
“The EHB provides the ideal solution for larger, single-phase residential energy storage systems, to meet consumer demand,” he said. “The EHB also adds to our ever-growing range of single- and three-phase high-voltage hybrid inverters, which will continue to grow in 2025 and beyond with even more exciting new products.”
GoodWe said the EHB inverter line has a maximum efficiency of 97.6% and a maximum battery to AC efficiency of 96.5% and has been improved for compatibility with high-power solar modules. The series supports 200% PV oversizing to allow for systems up to 20 kW in size. It has up to four maximum power point trackers (MPPTs) with a maximum of 16 A input current per string for large or complex rooftops and UPS-level switching of less than 10 milliseconds.
“The backup function is ideal for both new installations and retrofit projects, and can even be integrated into a microgrid system, ensuring the normal operation of on-grid systems during blackouts,” the company said.
Type II surge protection devices on both DC and AC sides have been integrated into the unit which also comes with arc-fault current interrupter, and an IP65 rating to allow outdoor installation.
GoodWe said the units, that measure 415 mm x 791 mm x 180 mm and weigh up to 33 kilograms, have been engineered for quick and easy installation with a plug-and-play design. The inverters come with a new generation Wi-Fi + LAN 2.0 module integration, making it easier to monitor and manage the system remotely via the GoodWe app. Additionally, a GoodWe Smart Meteris supplied as standard with every unit.
The manufacturer said it expects a “hybrid-ready” range of EHB inverters will also be launched in the coming months, allowing even greater flexibility for consumers looking to add energy storage to their homes or small businesses.
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The EHB range has been available in South Africa, but, not in Australia, for a number of years.
Unfortunately, due to the hostility of the Western Australia state government, to household rooftop photovoltaic systems, and, the corruption involved in the Shonky Westralian Inadequate Stuffup electricity grid, household single phase PV inverters with capacity greater than 5kW, are outlawed on the Shonky Westralian Inadequate Stuffup electricity grid, the only grid in mainland Australia, that does not allow household single phase PV inverters with capacity greater than 5kW, thence outlawing charging Battery Electric Vehicles from being charged using household single phase PV systems, and inhibiting the use of behind the meter batteries for single phase grid connections, in defiance of the federal ALP policy of behind the meter battery subsidies, unless households are willing to use fossil fuel or nuclear generated electricity for charging household behind the meter batteries.
And, I note that, having had a Goodwe GW5000EH inverter (and its replacement) for a couple of years, the Goodwe hybrid inverters do not provide the UPS facility that they are promoted as providing – the switchover time of “<10ms" is not provided.