GoodWe ES Uniq 5kW
GW5000-ES-C10 · GoodWe
Good to know
- Runs the home from panels, a battery and the grid, and keeps the power on in a power cut when a battery is connected.
- Output 5000 W (5000 VA), surge 10000 W for 10 s.
- Takes up to 10000 W of panels (up to 600 V, 2 MPPT inputs).
- Battery: 48 V (40-60 V), charging up to 120 A.
- Switches to backup in 4 ms (the datasheet's UPS / transfer time).
- NRS 097-2-1 (the South African grid code): not stated on the datasheet, so ask the seller. Municipalities generally ask for this certificate before you connect a system that can feed the grid.
- Warranty: Not stated on the datasheet.
Where to buy
Shops that list this model, by city:
Durban
Also stock this brand (ask them for this model): Central Solar Supplies (KwaZulu-Natal branch).
Johannesburg
| Shop | Listed as | Price seen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JC Solar Panels (Enerlux) | GW5000-ES-C10 | R 14 644 VAT not stated | listing |
Also stock this brand (ask them for this model): Rubicon (Galaxy, Johannesburg branch) trade, Get Off Grid trade.
Cape Town
Also stock this brand (ask them for this model): Central Solar Supplies (Cape Town branch), GW Store, Get Off Grid (Cape Town branch) trade.
How it compares
Where it sits among the 6 hybrid, single-phase inverters listed here (the best gets a full bar, the weakest a fifth). Bigger models aren't "better" here: the numbers are ratios or percentages.
Datasheet numbers
| Type | Hybrid, single-phase |
|---|---|
| Rated / max output | 5000 W / 5500 W |
| Surge | 10000 W for 10 s |
| Rated output current | – |
| UPS / transfer time | 4 ms |
| Max PV power / voltage | 10000 W / 600 V |
| MPPT range | 60-550 V (start-up 58 V) |
| MPPTs / strings | 2 / 1+1 |
| Max current per MPPT | 20 A |
| Battery voltage | 48 V (40-60 V) |
| Battery types | Li-ion / Lead-acid |
| Max charge / discharge | 120 A / 120 A |
| Efficiency: peak / European / MPPT | 97.6 % / 96.2 % / 99.9 % |
| Feeds the grid | yes |
| NRS 097-2-1 | not stated |
| Generator input | yes |
| Parallel units | Up to 6 units (on- and off-grid) |
| Protection | IP66 |
| Operating temperature | -35 to 60 °C |
| Cooling | Natural convection |
| Weight / size | 15.5 kg / 560 x 415 x 204 (W x H x D) mm |
| Monitoring | Touch-screen LCD; WLAN + app; RS485, Wi-Fi + LAN + Bluetooth; Modbus-RTU/TCP |
| Warranty | – |
Source: maker's datasheet (GoodWe-Single page-20260507-EN-V2.1 (official GoodWe PDF, copy hosted by SA retailer Solar Shop; identical RU V2.1 table on GoodWe's domain: https://en.goodwe.com/Ftp/Downloads/Datasheet/RU/GW_ES-Uniq-3-12kW_Datasheet-RU.pdf)).