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SolarEdge vs GoodWe

GoodWe offers competitively priced hybrid inverters. SolarEdge adds the optimization layer with an exclusive patent that makes the difference in real performance and safety.

✓ SolarEdge wins on: modular optimization, safety and local technical support
Technical comparison
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Patented Buck-Boost optimizer

SolarEdge

Buck-Boost at each module: constant voltage to inverter, 98.7% total system efficiency. Shading only affects the involved module, never the string.

GoodWe

GoodWe string inverter. Without distributed optimizer, mismatch between modules generates constant production losses.

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SafeDC™ and Sense Connect

SolarEdge

1V/module automatically on AC disconnection. Sense Connect detects arc fault risk in connectors before damage occurs.

GoodWe

No SafeDC or Sense Connect. DC voltage up to 1,000V while there is sunlight. Real risk for installers and emergency services.

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Thermal performance: full power at 50°C

SolarEdge

SolarEdge inverters without derating up to 50°C. Critical for rooftops in Mallorca that exceed 60°C in summer. More production during peak hours.

GoodWe

GoodWe starts derating on some models before 50°C. Production loss during the sunniest hours of the Mediterranean day.

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Local support in Iberia

SolarEdge

Dedicated technical team in Spain. Over 68,000 installers in the global network. Average support wait time: under 1.40 minutes.

GoodWe

Mainly centralized support. Less local presence in the Balearic Islands for rapid after-sales incident resolution.

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Module-level monitoring

SolarEdge

Individual data from each optimizer. Precise remote diagnostics. Over 4 million systems monitored. Automatic alerts.

GoodWe

String or system level monitoring. Faulty module requires physical rooftop visit for location.

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Warranty: 25 years on optimizers

SolarEdge

12→25 years inverter. 25 years optimizers. 647 granted patents. Installed base of over 3.6 million residential systems.

GoodWe

Standard inverter warranty without distributed components with equivalent long-term warranty.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

GoodWe offers hybrid inverters with good value for money. SolarEdge offers something different: distributed optimization at each module with the exclusive Buck-Boost patent. Each SolarEdge panel acts completely independently, generating up to 10% more annual energy in normal conditions — and significantly more with partial shading, differential soiling or different orientations.
For complex rooftops — with multiple orientations, some shading from vegetation or nearby buildings — SolarEdge is the right choice. Module-level optimization means no panel holds the others back. On a perfectly homogeneous rooftop GoodWe may suffice. But in Mediterranean reality, SolarEdge produces more.
Because each module has its own MPPT via the Buck-Boost optimizer. In a GoodWe string system, all modules are limited by the weakest. With SolarEdge, each module produces everything it can, independently of the others. This can mean up to 10% more annual generation in normal conditions.
No. SolarEdge's SafeDC™ is a function integrated into each optimizer that reduces DC voltage to 1V automatically on grid disconnection. No additional device required. GoodWe does not have an equivalent function in its standard residential range.
It depends on the degree of shading, but can be 20-30% or more. With SolarEdge, only the shaded panel reduces its output. With GoodWe in conventional string, one shaded panel drags the entire string. On rooftops with some tree, antenna or neighboring structure shading, the difference is very relevant.
SolarEdge shows the exact output of each individual module in real time. If a module produces less than expected — from soiling, defect or shading — it is located remotely without visiting the rooftop. GoodWe monitors at inverter and string level, without standard module-level visibility.

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