About Best Buy info SMA Inverter

( @Doekse possibly you can pass this to the best buy publisher?)

I own a SMA Smart Energy 3.6 inverter, recommended at the best-buy-guide section.
I stumbled upon certain info and have some remarks. I just wanted this to share.

  1. Disagree:
    The con is described as “Noisy”;
    I fully disagree on that, for the 3.6 model that is.
    I’m really allergic to fan noise, but this inverter is dead quiet. It has a passive cooling system (see pic below). It does have some internal fans, but I didn’t notice them running yet on the hotter sunny days;
    The only short noises comes from the daily startup/shutdown procedure, when a few loud “click-clacks” can be heard.
  2. Not true:
    The 3.6 model has no built-in battery whatsoever
  3. Missing info, but very cool:
  • When you limit the output power to 0 Watts, the 230VAC output gets activated (with sufficient PV- or battery power).
    This turns it into a 230VAC plug-in device, during mains power outages, or when you don’t want to return power to the grid, but still want to use local solar/battery power.
  • it can handle three MPP trackers at once.

Passive cooling:

230VAC off grid output socket:

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Thanks for sharing your feedback @Peter_Kawa! Shared it internally :wink:

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