{"id":45692,"date":"2020-12-14T05:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T19:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=45692"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:26:03","slug":"sunpower-maxeon-5-ac-mb1797","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunpower-maxeon-5-ac-mb1797\/","title":{"rendered":"SunPower Maxeon 5 AC Solar Panel\u00a0Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maxeon-ac-solar.jpg\" alt=\"SunPower Maxeon 5 AC solar panels\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maxeon-ac-solar.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maxeon-ac-solar-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maxeon-ac-solar-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maxeon-ac-solar-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced its new SunPower Maxeon 5 AC solar panel is available in selected European countries. If and when it will be available in Australia isn&#8217;t clear.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It was back in June this year when SunPower spinoff Maxeon Solar Technologies and Enphase Energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/maxeon-ac-solar-panel-mb1605\/\">announced their AC solar panel partnership<\/a>. An AC module is a panel with an integrated microinverter. Instead of Direct Current (DC) power, these panels output Alternating Current (AC). You can find out more about the pros and cons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/micro\/\">AC solar panels and microinverters here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following are some specifications of the SunPower Maxeon 5 AC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wattages: 400W, 410W, 415W<\/li>\n<li>Module efficiency: 21.5%, 22%, 22.2%<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/temperature-coefficient\/\">Temperature coefficient<\/a>: \u22120.29%\/\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 21.1kg<\/li>\n<li>Microinverter: Enphase IQ7A<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: 1017mm x 1835mm x 40mm<\/li>\n<li>Product warranty: 25 years (panel and microinverter)<\/li>\n<li>Year 1 minimum warranted power output: 98.0%<\/li>\n<li>Annual degradation: 0.25%<\/li>\n<li>Year 25 warranted power output 92.0%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The full datasheet <a href=\"https:\/\/sunpower.maxeon.com\/int\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/MAX5-AC-415-410-400_ENG_20-11.pdf\">can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>When Will The Sunpower Maxeon 5 AC Be Available In Australia?<\/h2>\n<p>I was hoping the announcement would throw Australian SunPower (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunpower-maxeon-split-mb1290\/\">Maxeon<\/a>), Enphase and general AC solar panel fans a bone, but it wasn&#8217;t to be. On expanding availability, it was just <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaroom.maxeon.com\/2020-12-10-The-New-SunPower-Maxeon-5-AC-Module-System-Now-Shipping-in-Europe#assets_all\">mentioned<\/a> this was first phase of the company&#8217;s AC module expansion strategy in Europe and it plans to roll out the Maxeon 5 AC to other countries in the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This may just indicate Europe at this early stage, but perhaps we&#8217;ll be nicely surprised.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, SunPower CEO and Chairman Tom Werner said he believed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-sunpower-ac-modules-mb0707\/\"> AC solar panels are the future<\/a> and other manufacturers have produced AC modules, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/panasonic-n330e-availability-mb0982\/\">Panasonic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solaria-solar-panels-mb1463\/\">Solaria<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/enphase-longi-solar-mb0804\/\">Longi<\/a>. But as far as I know there still aren&#8217;t any available in Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>What About Microinverter Capacity Limits In Australia?<\/h2>\n<p>An Australian Standard, AS\/NZS 5033, 4.3.12, appears to put a power limit on microinverters. It states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c(d) Each input shall be limited to 350W max PV power at STC, at a maximum input voltage no greater than ELV.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A 2020 Enphase white paper notes Standards Australia is revising AS\/NZS 5033:2014, including instances where new and\/or improved technology has outdated clauses such as this. The updated Standard is expected to be published in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But this might not cause a delay here for the SunPower Maxeon 5 AC, should the company choose to make it available in Australia prior to the update. In the white paper, Enphase argues the current wording doesn&#8217;t preclude the use of microinverters above 350 watts capacity. Enphase states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Where microinverters are used with PV Modules with greater than 350W max PV power at STC, AS\/NZS5033:2014 Clause 4.3.12 Note 1 applies.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Enphase says the clause note just indicates where the capacity is greater, the normal requirements of the Standard apply. Enphase Energy\u2019s position on the AS\/NZS 5033, 4.3.12 (d) 350 watt limit <a href=\"https:\/\/enphase.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Enphase-ASNZS5033-350-Watt-Limit-White-Paper.pdf\">can viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming the Maxeon 5 AC does appear in Australia, don&#8217;t expect it to be cheap as SunPower is a premium brand. But given the reputations, reviews and track records of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/sunpower-review.html\">Sunpower<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/enphase-review.html\">Enphase<\/a> generally, high quality and performance in real world conditions over the long term can be expected.<\/p>\n<p>A high-powered SunPower solar panel that is already available here (without the microinverter) is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sunpower-maxeon-3-australia-mb0968\/\">400W Maxeon 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced its new SunPower Maxeon 5 AC solar panel is available in selected European countries. 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