RCT Power Battery 5.7 vs SMA Home Storage 16.4
Technical comparison · High voltage
RCT Power Battery 5.7 and SMA Home Storage 16.4 sit in the same category (High voltage). RCT Power Battery 5.7 is ahead on: warranty and standby consumption. SMA Home Storage 16.4 is ahead on: usable capacity. On the category's technical index, RCT Power Battery 5.7 ranks #11 of 18, SMA Home Storage 16.4 #13.
| Parameter |
Battery 5.7
RCT Power
F3 · Flat-sized (3–8 kWh)
|
Home Storage 16.4
SMA
F4 · House-sized (8–20 kWh)
|
|---|---|---|
| In brief | ||
| Usable capacity | 5.18 kWh | 16.4 kWh |
| Cell chemistry | LFP (lithium iron phosphate) | LFP (lithium iron phosphate) |
| Weight | 78 kg | 190 kg |
| Dimensions (W×D×H) | 34 × 34 × 83 cm | — |
| How long it lasts | ||
| Battery life cycles | 3650 cicli | 730 cicli |
| The limit that runs out first | anni di garanzia | anni di garanzia |
| Rated cycles | — | 8000 cicli |
| Capacity at end of cycle life | — | 60 % |
| Warranty | 10 anni | 2 anni |
| Guaranteed throughput | — | 118.08 MWh |
| Guaranteed remaining capacity | 80 % | 60 % |
| The numbers | ||
| Energy density | 66.4 Wh/kg | 86.3 Wh/kg |
| Identity | ||
| Use tier | F3 — Flat-sized (3–8 kWh) | F4 — House-sized (8–20 kWh) |
| Category specs | ||
| Depth of discharge | 90 % | 100 % |
| Expandable | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum expanded capacity | — | 16.4 kWh |
| Battery voltage | 230 V | 480 V |
| Declared compatible inverters | RCT Power Storage DC (6.0/8.0/10.0 LAN, 12.0): intervallo di tensione lato batteria 120-600 V dichiarato dall'inverter, entro cui rientra questa taglia (230 V nominali, 180-260 V di range). | Compatibile solo con l'inverter trifase SMA Sunny Tripower Smart Energy, che supporta da 2 a 5 moduli SMA Home Storage: il monofase Sunny Boy Smart Energy arriva al massimo a 4 moduli e non copre questa taglia. 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 | — | 94.5 % |
| Standby consumption | 5 W | 10 W |
| Ingress protection | ip42 | IP65 |
| Mounting | Floor standing | Wall mounted |
| Minimum temperature | 5 °C | -10 °C |
| Maximum temperature | 40 °C | 50 °C |
| Local control | None | — |
| Remote updates | — | Can be disabled |
| Declared standards | CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619 | CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, IEC 62477, VDE 2510-50 |
The differences that matter
- Usable capacity: RCT Power Battery 5.7 5.18 kWh vs SMA Home Storage 16.4 16.4 kWh
- Warranty: RCT Power Battery 5.7 10 years vs SMA Home Storage 16.4 2 years
- Standby consumption: RCT Power Battery 5.7 5 W vs SMA Home Storage 16.4 10 W
- Ingress protection: RCT Power Battery 5.7 ip42 · SMA Home Storage 16.4 IP65
- Mounting: RCT Power Battery 5.7 Floor standing · SMA Home Storage 16.4 Wall mounted
Which one to choose
Choose RCT Power Battery 5.7 if…
you value warranty and standby consumption.
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