Goodwe solar inverter reviews
Overall Rating From 49 Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
( 4.14 / 5 )
GoodWe (Jiangsu) Power Supply Technology Co. Ltd is a Chinese company founded by JXT thanks to an investment of 20 million dollars and supported by the Chinese Government.
The company specializes in the production of string solar inverters, with a power range between 1.5kW and 17kW, and central solar inverters with a power range from 100kW to 500kW. Overall, there are seven different series of solar inverters (SS, DS, DT, DI, ES, JP, and MT), in order to meet the specific customers’ needs, whether they are in the residential, in the commercial or in the utility-scale sector.
Australian customers will be glad to know, that there is a local GoodWe’s office in Glenroy (Victoria) so, should you have any specific question or issue, you can directly refer to them. Furthermore, the company has a pretty strong international profile, thanks to several other offices located in Germany, Netherlands and the UK.
If you want to find out more about GoodWe’s line-up of solar inverters, simply check out the products here below to find the ones that best meet your needs and requirements.
| Rating | Comments | Name | State | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We installed the latest Goodwe 5kw inverter.
It's sleek and the performance is amazing.
Producing 42kw per day on a 5kw inverter in summer.
I heard it may produce lesser in winter.
So far, I am very happy with Goodwe. Bought From: Australian Solar Engineers Review Date: 10 January 2019 |
Mike | NSW | 2067 | |
| Solid well-performing inverter with some advanced technological features, very good customer service/tech support from Goodwe head office. Performing reliably, no problems. (1yr) Pre-purchase brand research indicated good reliability and high-performance product since inception. I have the 5kW GW5000DNS. Would recommend. Bought From: Solar Sunwerx Review Date: 18 August 2018 |
Iain | VIC | 3155 | |
| WIFI is hard to follow after soft ware updates Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 15 May 2018 |
Neil | WA | 6164 | |
| It is a dual tracking inverter, but I haven't yet worked out how to see a readout of how each string is performing. Bought From: Sunscape Electrical Review Date: 11 May 2018 |
Peter | VIC | 3166 | |
Bought From: Earthsave Review Date: 11 May 2018 |
Phil | VIC | 3201 | |
| There was a small problem when the inverter stopped working. I rang Perth Solar who diagnosed the problem via the WIFI. They had a technician here two days later [160 kms from PERTH] who fixed the problem in 15 minutes. Couldn't be happier. Just got the power bill for the last 2 months $38 compared to about $280 the same time last year. Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 6 May 2018 |
Graham | WA | 6391 | |
| It causes radiocommunications interference Bought From: Solar Australia Review Date: 27 April 2018 |
Barry | NSW | 2281 | |
Bought From: Hardware Rating Supplier Name Withheld Review Date: 20 April 2018 |
Ken | QLD | 4817 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 5 April 2018 |
Kate | WA | 6030 | |
| So far so good! Bought From: Formula Sun Review Date: 31 March 2018 |
Malcolm | WA | 6021 | |
| It never gets anywhere near the 3 kw promised. I should have got a bigger system, or independent panels, as any shade takes down the whole system. Also, the company refused to put the inverter in my garage. It’s stuck at my front door, next to the m. Box. I was livid about that...as it is really ugly! Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 21 March 2018 |
Anon | WA | 6018 | |
| The system was quoted by Solar Aus and fitted by a company he uses in Wodonga. Very neat and tidy fitting and now the system is performing above it's rated output. The inverter is rated at 5kw and the panels at 4.4kw. I have seen the output on the inverter at 4.9kw and the other day at 4.6kw on a clear warm day. Cloudy is around 2- 1.5kw which is still exporting. Very happy overall. Brenton. Bought From: Solar Australia Review Date: 18 March 2018 |
Brenton | VIC | 3698 | |
| A bit ironic. Purchased two of these inverters to replace/upgrade another failed Chinese brand, a JSI. The JSI committed hare-kare under warranty and the manufacturer had gone out of business. Installer offered to pay the $265 for the 5 yr extension on the 5 yr warranty, making it a 10, so I went with it. In hindsight, glad I did. The first day it was kept under close scrutiny and it wasn't long before some shortcomings maniftested themselves.
Firstly there is the generic IP address of the units. Since these units don't have a keypad, you need to log onto it with something that does, such as a laptop or a phone, and then point the inverter in the direction of the Wi-Fi you want it to update it's data to. Normally this is not an issue, but I had two units installed sharing the same IP address. Eventually I got around this issue by getting one unit to log onto a wifi connection (indicator status light will let you know when you are connected) and then you shield that wifi aerial with a can from the recycling and then repeat the log in process for inverter number #2. Having said that, the portal is an invaluable asset, which leads us to issue #2.
5kw unit started cycling when it got to about 90% continuous use rating. ie, power would drop to 1kw then step up in 15 watt increments until it had reached full power again. It would then shut down and repeat the process. Seen this sort of thing happen a bit with pool pumps when people enclose them in sheds and the like to suppress the noise. Also suppresses the cooling. Sure enough, when you put your hand on the unit it is getting warm. Realising it was going to go the same way as it's predessor, the JSI that burnt itself out before the warranty did, I installed a USB fan under the unit to provide forced air cooling. Had no effect on the first day as the unit was already hot and semiconductors conduct more current the hotter they get, so it kept cycling. However, second day was a success story. Kept the USB fan on from dawn to dusk and the unit did not cycle that day with similar temps and load. The side of the inverter without fan coverage was warm but not hot. I've ordered a second fan on Me-bay as the unit can quite easily accommodate two fans underneath it which is what it should have come with. Had Goowe done this in the first place I would have rated it "Excellent" or fantastic instead of good. Wasn't a big outlay either. $8 on Me-bay for one fan, delivered.
Otherwise, a good product backed up by a good team locally. I was going to go with a German brand that had wifi functionality also, but so far I'm not sorry I didn't. Bought From: Aussie Hybrid Solar Review Date: 6 March 2018 |
Fat | NSW | 2166 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 5 February 2018 |
Brian | WA | 6036 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 30 January 2018 |
RAY | WA | 6155 | |
| Failed wifi module. Replaced by importer, not retailer, fortunately. Bought From: Standard Solar Review Date: 16 January 2018 |
Anon | VIC | 3831 | |
Bought From: Brad Owens Electrical Review Date: 4 January 2018 |
Maree | QLD | 4880 | |
Bought From: Skylight Energy Review Date: 31 December 2017 |
Graeme | NSW | 2262 | |
| Have had eighty eight (88) inverter failures in 6 months! And this is only the failures we witnessed and recorded.
Goodwe's response is "we are not able to help you". Bought From: Access Energy Review Date: 28 December 2017 |
Andi | VIC | 3337 | |
Bought From: Formula Sun Review Date: 22 December 2017 |
Mike | WA | 6164 | |
Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 12 December 2017 |
Alan | WA | 6020 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 10 December 2017 |
Des | WA | 6023 | |
Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 9 December 2017 |
COLIN | WA | 6163 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 6 December 2017 |
Chris | WA | 6172 | |
Bought From: Formula Sun Review Date: 5 December 2017 |
Matthew | WA | 6163 | |
Bought From: Go Get Solar Review Date: 5 December 2017 |
Bryce | VIC | 3754 | |
| This inverter is Quite comfortably hits peak power output and maintains it. Wireless performance for data gathering is good.
Not much else in terms of features but never needed any more than power production and visibility of it. Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 29 November 2017 |
Jason | WA | 6036 | |
Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 30 October 2017 |
Lyn | WA | 6056 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 27 October 2017 |
Geoff | WA | 6076 | |
Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 24 October 2017 |
Clare | WA | 6156 | |
| It has a portal to view the performance, i have forgotten the password and their is no support to get it going again, minor issue but a bit irritating. Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 9 October 2017 |
Peter | WA | 6158 | |
| 8 days after installation "fault" light on - Had to reset clipsal in meter box - Only happened once.
Since installation (19/9/17) to 03 June 2018 (Total 37 weeks) the Goodwe 2000 NS kw inverter produced 3143 kw from 9 x 270 w panels on a western roof (average 85 kw /week).
For the same period a 3 kw zeversolar inverter produced 3093 kw from 12 x 200 w renesola JC 200 panels on an eastern roof (ave 84 kw / wk)
This zeversolar and 12 panels paid for itself in 5.3 years and will contribute to paying for the Goodwe installation (savings since install 15% of cost) Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 3 October 2017 |
Michael | WA | 6169 | |
Bought From: Sunscape Electrical Review Date: 8 September 2017 |
DAVID | VIC | 3984 | |
| Went for this model as installation of batteries and if required a generator are easy to install without the costly addition of extra hardware Bought From: Space Solar Review Date: 27 August 2017 |
Les | NSW | 2251 | |
Bought From: Regen Power Review Date: 17 August 2017 |
Ian | WA | 6390 | |
Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 20 July 2017 |
Kevin | WA | 6028 | |
| Easy as to check it will even notify you how much you produce via text or email easy to read and is not noisy at all solid build and support in Australia a great up and comer that will retrofit to battery storage when needed I have a three phase 6kw inverter Bought From: Aztech Solar Review Date: 19 July 2017 |
Glenn | NSW | 2325 | |
| Working as advertised Bought From: Enerklean Review Date: 21 March 2017 |
Nick | WA | 6157 | |
| I don't think about it Bought From: Energy Assist Group Pty Ltd Review Date: 1 February 2017 |
Norman | VIC | 3146 | |
Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 29 January 2017 |
Michael | WA | 6169 | |
| Not noisey
easy to read, comes with back to base monitoring in case of fault(s) and also an app if you wish to monitor hourly/daily/weekly/yearly Bought From: Perth Solar Force Review Date: 16 December 2016 |
Mark | WA | 6164 | |
Bought From: LG Energy Review Date: 5 December 2016 |
Elaine | WA | 6280 | |
| I record my power generation and power import each week and from my 2 monthly bills I can also calculate my export. I am then able to back calculate what my bill would be without the panels installed. So far after 4 bills I am saving about $150-$180 per bill which should give me a payback period of 4.5 years on the system at current prices. I am really pleased with that outcome. My system is averaging a bit over 42 kWh/day in the best summer weeks and 16.5 kWh/day in the worst winter week so far. Bought From: Zasco Electrical Review Date: 3 December 2016 |
Stephen | WA | 6009 | |
Bought From: Skylight Energy Review Date: 8 November 2016 |
Peter | NSW | 2264 | |
Bought From: Green Wiring Review Date: 19 September 2016 |
Anon | WA | 6169 | |
Bought From: ClimateCare Electrical Review Date: 20 January 2016 |
Steven | QLD | 4703 | |
| You get what you pay for - was much happeir with my previous inverter - Aroura Bought From: True Value Solar Review Date: 10 December 2014 |
Anon | QLD | 4670 | |
Bought From: Infinite Energy Review Date: 18 May 2014 |
Anon | WA | 6167 | |
Bought From: Cairns Value Solar Review Date: 20 April 2014 |
SYLVIA | QLD | 4878 |
Goodwe has 24 solar inverters in our database
| Model | DC Voltage | AC Power | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW10K-DT | 1000 | 10000 | 98.00 |
| GW12K-DT | 1000 | 12000 | 98.00 |
| GW1500-SS | 125-450 | 1500 | 97.00 |
| GW15K-DT | 1000 | 15000 | 98.20 |
| GW17K-DT | 1000 | 17000 | 98.20 |
| GW2000-SS | 125-450 | 2000 | 97.00 |
| GW20K-DT | 1000 | 20000 | 98.20 |
| GW3000-SS | 125-450 | 3000 | 97.00 |
| GW3600-DS | 125-580 | 3600 | 97.60 |
| GW3648D-ES | 580 V | 3.6 kW | 97.60 |
| GW3648S-ES | 580 V | 3.6 kW | 97.60 |
| GW4000-DT | 1000 V | 4 kW | 97.80 |
| GW4000-SS | 125-550 | 4000 | 97.80 |
| GW4000L-DT | 600 V | 4 kW | 96.80 |
| GW4200-DS | 125-580 | 4200 | 97.80 |
| GW4248D-ES | 580 | 4200 | 97.60 |
| GW4600-DS | 125-580 | 4600 | 97.80 |
| GW4600-SS | 125-550 | 4600 | 97.80 |
| GW5000-DS | 125-580 | 4600 | 97.80 |
| GW5000-DT | 1000 V | 5 kW | 97.80 |
| GW5000L-DT | 600 V | 5 kW | 96.80 |
| GW5048D-ES | 580 V | 4.6 kW | 97.60 |
| GW6000-DT | 1000 V | 6 kW | 97.80 |
| GW6000L-DT | 600 V | 6 kW | 96.80 |
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