Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 vs SMA Home Storage 13.1

Technical comparison · High voltage

In brief

Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 and SMA Home Storage 13.1 are not direct competitors: different use classes. Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 is the entry-level choice; SMA Home Storage 13.1 offers more capability in a higher class. Judge them by budget, not head-to-head.

Parameter
Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 DOMUS 2.5 Energy Depot F2 · Room-sized (1–3 kWh)
SMA Home Storage 13.1 Home Storage 13.1 SMA F4 · House-sized (8–20 kWh)
In brief
Usable capacity 2.5 kWh 13.12 kWh
Cell chemistry LFP (lithium iron phosphate) LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
Weight 30 kg 152 kg
Dimensions (W×D×H) 44 × 32.8 × 18 cm —
How long it lasts
Battery life cycles 1825 cicli 730 cicli
The limit that runs out first anni di garanzia anni di garanzia
Rated cycles 7000 cicli 8000 cicli
Capacity at end of cycle life — 60 %
Warranty 5 anni 2 anni
Guaranteed throughput — 94.464 MWh
Guaranteed remaining capacity 80 % 60 %
The numbers
Energy density 83.3 Wh/kg 86.3 Wh/kg
Identity
Use tier F2 — Room-sized (1–3 kWh) F4 — House-sized (8–20 kWh)
Category specs
Depth of discharge 100 % 100 %
Expandable Yes Yes
Maximum expanded capacity 20 kWh 16.4 kWh
Battery voltage 51.2 V 384 V
Declared compatible inverters CENTURIO, KACO blueplanet hybrid 10TL3 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 0.05 W 8 W
SPI index (HTW Berlin) 95.4 % —
HTW test power class 10 kW class —
HTW test edition Stromspeicher-Inspektion 2026 —
Ingress protection IP21 IP65
Mounting — Wall mounted
Minimum temperature 5 °C -10 °C
Maximum temperature 40 °C 50 °C
Remote updates — Can be disabled
Declared standards CE, UN 38.3 CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, IEC 62477, VDE 2510-50

The differences that matter

  • Usable capacity: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 2.5 kWh vs SMA Home Storage 13.1 13.12 kWh
  • Standby consumption: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 0.05 W vs SMA Home Storage 13.1 8 W
  • Warranty: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 5 years vs SMA Home Storage 13.1 2 years
  • Ingress protection: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 IP21 · SMA Home Storage 13.1 IP65
  • Declared standards: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 CE, UN 38.3 · SMA Home Storage 13.1 CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, IEC 62477, VDE 2510-50

Which one to choose

Choose Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 if…

you value standby consumption and warranty.

See the Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 sheet →

Choose SMA Home Storage 13.1 if…

you value usable capacity.

See the SMA Home Storage 13.1 sheet →

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