BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 vs SMA Home Storage 13.1

Technical comparison · High voltage

In brief

BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 is the most capable in its class. BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 and SMA Home Storage 13.1 sit in the same category (High voltage). BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 is ahead on: warranty and usable capacity. SMA Home Storage 13.1 is ahead on: guaranteed throughput. On the category's technical index, BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 ranks #1 of 15, SMA Home Storage 13.1 #13.

Parameter
BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 BYD F5 · Large-house-sized (over 20 kWh)
SMA Home Storage 13.1 Home Storage 13.1 SMA F4 · House-sized (8–20 kWh)
In brief
Usable capacity 22.08 kWh 13.12 kWh
Cell chemistry LFP (lithium iron phosphate) LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
Weight — 152 kg
Dimensions (W×D×H) 58.5 × 29.8 × 216 cm —
How long it lasts
Battery life cycles 3094 cicli 730 cicli
The limit that runs out first energia garantita anni di garanzia
Rated cycles 3650 cicli 8000 cicli
Capacity at end of cycle life — 60 %
Warranty 10 anni 2 anni
Guaranteed throughput 68.31 MWh 94.464 MWh
Guaranteed remaining capacity 60 % 60 %
The numbers
Energy density — 86.3 Wh/kg
Identity
Use tier F5 — Large-house-sized (over 20 kWh) F4 — House-sized (8–20 kWh)
Category specs
Depth of discharge 100 % 100 %
Expandable Yes Yes
Maximum expanded capacity 66.2 kWh 16.4 kWh
Battery voltage 409.6 V 384 V
Declared compatible inverters Sedici marchi nell'elenco ufficiale: Fronius, GoodWe, Viessmann, KOSTAL, SMA, Sungrow, GE, KACO, KACO NH, Ingeteam, Solis, Canadian Solar, Deye, Solplanet, Western CO, Sosen. Per ciascun modello l'elenco dà il numero di moduli ammessi e la versione minima del firmware. È l'ultima taglia della gamma ancora compatibile con l'inverter monofase Sunny Boy Smart Energy (che copre da 1 a 4 moduli), oltre che con il trifase Sunny Tripower Smart Energy (da 2 a 5 moduli). Non retrofittabile sui vecchi Sunny Boy Storage (SBS2.5-1VL-10, SBS3.7-10-SBS6.0-10) né con inverter di altri marchi.
Round-trip efficiency 96 % 94.5 %
Standby consumption — 8 W
Ingress protection IP55 IP65
Mounting Floor standing Wall mounted
Minimum temperature -10 °C -10 °C
Maximum temperature 50 °C 50 °C
Works without internet Fully —
Local control Local network —
Open protocols CAN bus —
Remote updates — Can be disabled
App required for setup Yes —
Declared standards CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, VDE 2510-50 CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, IEC 62477, VDE 2510-50

The differences that matter

  • Warranty: BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 10 years vs SMA Home Storage 13.1 2 years
  • Usable capacity: BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 22.08 kWh vs SMA Home Storage 13.1 13.12 kWh
  • Guaranteed throughput: BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 68.31 MWh vs SMA Home Storage 13.1 94.464 MWh
  • Ingress protection: BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 IP55 · SMA Home Storage 13.1 IP65
  • Mounting: BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 Floor standing · SMA Home Storage 13.1 Wall mounted

Which one to choose

Choose BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 if…

you value warranty and usable capacity. It is the most capable in its class.

See the BYD Battery-Box Premium HVM 22.1 sheet →

Choose SMA Home Storage 13.1 if…

you value guaranteed throughput.

See the SMA Home Storage 13.1 sheet →

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