Finn's Bosch Inverters Review & Verdict
Finn Peacock has been a Chartered Electrical Engineer since 1998, and is ex-CSIRO
Bosch stopped manufacturing solar inverters many years ago—so long now that none would still be covered under warranty. If your Bosch inverter is on the fritz, don't bother trying to get it repaired—buy a new one. My guide to choosing solar inverters can put you on the right track.
Bosch Inverters: Pros & Cons
- Bosch exited solar manufacturing
About Bosch
Bosch is a well-known name in Australia. The company briefly dabbled in solar inverters but discontinued production in 2016.
Bosch Australia Contact Details
Address: 1555 Centre Rd, Clayton VIC 3168
Phone: (03) 9541 5555
Email: [email protected]
Website
Company Info
Bosch is a German multinational engineering and technology company that was founded by Robert Bosch in 1886 in Stuttgart. These days it is headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg.
While probably best known for its power tools and automobile parts, the company began producing solar gear in 2008. The firm started manufacturing inverters under Bosch Power Tec, which was founded in 2011 in Boeblingen, Germany; and had an Australian headquarters in Melbourne.
Bosch exited the crystalline silicon solar PV manufacturing in 2013, and thin film sector in 2015. Inverter production ceased in 2016.
Bosch Inverters In Australia
The Bosch BPT-S series was available in Australia, with capacities from 3kW to 4.6 kW. It had a single MPPT, a maximum efficiency of 97% and an input voltage range of 170 V to 750 V. An integrated data logger function recorded all data, which was available in graphical form in Bosch's e.Web monitoring portal.
Dimensions in mm (L x W x H) were 620 x 414 x 170 for the 3kW and 3.68 kW models and 620 x 530 x 180 for the 4kW and 4.6kW units. The smaller devices weighed 17 kilograms, and the larger, a rather hefty 25kg.
Even though the inverters were only available briefly, the BPT-S series won an IF Design Award in 2015, and a Red Dot award the same year.
Warranty Information
The BPT-S series solar inverters had a manufacturer's warranty of 5 years, which could be extended for an added fee.
It seems a bunch of Bosch solar inverters were sold to a major Australian solar installer, who is now out of business - so there could be a few Bosch solar inverters still installed across Australia, although they'd now be getting rather long in the tooth now and not worth repairing.
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27 September 2016
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GCL-Poly Suzhou Energy Limited
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$3,000 to $6,000
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6kW
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30 November 2021
So I’ll be having a discussion with the ACCC & Fair Trading about that.
Never buy a Bosch
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6kW
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14 March 2021
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5kW
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30 November 2020
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18 October 2020
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19 December 2018
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5kW
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21 September 2017
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GCL-Poly Suzhou Energy Limited
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$6,000 to $10,000
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More than 6kW
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30 July 2017
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GCL-Poly Suzhou Energy Limited
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$3,000 to $6,000
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5kW
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23 July 2017
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6kW
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18 June 2017
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3kW
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24 November 2016
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3kW
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06 November 2016
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6kW
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02 November 2016
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5kW
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28 October 2016
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but with laptop and Bosch's direction it was very simple.