Inverter AC Protection Sheet
What each inverter family's installation manual states about the external RCD, the upstream AC breaker and the AC conductor range, with the document, revision, page and date read for every figure.
What each manual states, with its page. Every figure below is the manufacturer's own, from the document named in its row, for the models the manual prints against it. A family-level manual is not a statement about the exact model on site: read the nameplate and the model's current manual.
Manufacturers frame breaker ratings differently: some state a maximum, some a recommendation, some a minimum. Each figure says which. The wiring rules and the network's own rules still apply, and are not restated here.
The sheet
| Family and manual | External RCD | Upstream AC breaker | AC conductor range |
|---|---|---|---|
| FroniusPrimo GEN24 3.0 to 6.0, Plus and SCOperating Instructions Fronius Primo GEN24Fronius · 42,0426,0302,EA 043-01092026Global editionAn English edition for several markets. It carries Australian wiring diagrams, but it is not published as an Australian manual.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 6875c7845bfb790612cca5f3d86e40978fabd4baeb9e22f89d07110a25da0a26Fronius fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| SMASunny Boy Smart Energy (SBSE3.6-50 to SBSE9.9-50)Operating manual SUNNY BOY SMART ENERGYSMA Solar Technology · SBSExx-50-BE-en-12Global editionSMA's English operating manual for all markets. It carries notes that apply only to Australia, but it is not published as an Australian manual. Revision 13 at the same address returned 404.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 372a8ab3fa29f29e707814796b614b535ca756a0c5d8c1e81451e60fcc454aa7SMA fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| SungrowSH-RS single-phase hybrid (SH3.0RS to SH6.0RS, SH5.0RS-20, SH6.0RS-20)User Manual 1-phase Hybrid Inverter SH3.0RS to SH6.0RS and SH5.0RS-20/SH6.0RS-20Sungrow · SH3.0-6.0RS&SH5.0-6.0RS-20-UEN-Ver21-202512Global edition with Australian notesSungrow's universal English manual. It carries notes marked for Australia, including the pole count of the AC breaker.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 8b12cbb750054bea4bec5a25d9cae0ff4b814d1602df31015ecae3b9d69541e9Sungrow fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| GrowattMOD 3000TL3-XA to MOD 10KTL3-XA three-phaseMOD TL3-XA Installation & Operation ManualGrowatt · GR-UM-287-A-00Global edition with Australian notesDownloaded from Growatt's Australian site. The manual is not labelled for a market and refers to the Australian region settings.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 e00909a5d136e88ec8f9d07d45ec94864fbe542aff6c6540c5ed7af359b11591Growatt fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| GoodWeET G2 hybrid (GW6000-ET-20 to GW15K-ET-20)Residential Smart Inverter Solutions User Manual (ET G2, LX F, LX D)GoodWe · V2.1, 2026-05-29Global edition with Australian notesGoodWe's English manual for all markets, with a section on Australian safety regulations.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 b3144f56771cb77edd07f40dc85040722e8c3128e36e9a94dc4dc2094678e60cGoodWe fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
The manual gives minimum ratings for the ON-GRID breaker and states no maximum. | AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| SolisS6 single-phase grid inverter (S6-GR1P3K-S to S6-GR1P6K-S)User Manual for S6 Series Grid Inverter (Australian version)Solis Australia · Version 1.1, release date 05,2025Australian editionThe cover says Australian version.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 f87fafb9a565fc6a20919005bde4184abeb15dd8fff628c91229bb8f086aa9f3Solis fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| SolaXX1-Hybrid G4 (3.0 to 7.5, -D and -M variants)X1-Hybrid-G4 User ManualSolaX Power · Version 3.0Global edition with Australian notesSolaX's English manual for all markets, with Australian safety codes among its settings.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 a1849799ba5db6079961c6470b59b4451d063ab525a5e4522d9cc4232ef731b3SolaX fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| HuaweiSUN2000-8KTL-M2 to SUN2000-20KTL-M2 three-phaseSUN2000-(8KTL-20KTL)-M2 User ManualHuawei (Australian download) · Issue 06, 2022-03-10Global edition with Australian notesDownloaded from Huawei's Australian download path. The manual covers several markets and marks two of its models as applicable only to Australia.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 99be079a8ef504de79c8e74b1de02611b666c98f6e8d6617f234db270311b159Huawei fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| DeyeSUN-5K to SUN-12K-SG04LP3-AU three-phase hybridHybrid Inverter SUN SG04LP3-AU User ManualDeye · Ver2.2 (from the file's own title; no revision is printed on the pages)Australian editionWritten for the -AU models the cover lists.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 856dae9c45dd708b81815eb23733e3a591632d49ef309664bf2fdab08d5ccbf2Deye fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
The manual gives no grid-port breaker for SUN-5K and SUN-6K. | AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| FoxESSKH7 to KH10.5 hybrid (and KA7 to KA10.5)User Manual KH/KA SeriesFox ESS · Published 2025-10-21 (from the file name; no revision is printed on the pages)Australian editionPublished as the Australian manual, according to its file name. Its cable table has a column marked AU.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 c499c0283459ddb6fc1c49c0fc1f105aedd17d378228f5c9c01d67c241405674FoxESS fault library | External RCD Manufacturer states
| Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
The manufacturer's documents disagree: the technical data, the Australian column of the cable table, the table without EPS and the warning after it each give a different figure. Wattbench does not pick one; ask Fox ESS which applies. | AC conductor range Manufacturer states
The manufacturer's documents disagree: the table without EPS and the warning after it give different conductor sizes for the same case. |
| EnphaseIQ8MC, IQ8AC and IQ8HC AC Module (-ACM-INT)IQ8MC, IQ8AC, and IQ8HC AC Module Installation and Operation ManualEnphase Energy · USM-00006-3.0, February 2024Australian editionThe cover says Installation and Operation Manual - AU.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 764ca126a20c6e9d0984f2c0dd472b509fab89bbbe7912bd6bf6b64273a02e6aEnphase fault library | External RCD Not stated in the document Read: The safety, earthing, branch circuit planning and specification sections. The manual names no external residual current device. | Upstream AC breaker Manufacturer states
| AC conductor range Not stated in the document Read: The IQ Cable, branch circuit planning and specification sections. The microinverters connect through IQ Cable and the manual prints no AC terminal conductor range. |
| SigenergySigen Hybrid and SigenStor EC 8.0 to 12.0 SP AUSigen Hybrid / SigenStor EC (8.0-12.0) SP AU Installation GuideSigenergy · Version 01.1, release date 2025-02-27Australian editionThe title names the SP AU models.Read 28 September 2026 · SHA-256 a4274e1a1b4d440de8ee6dc1544309879423e7e59f19c428448d137f0ec67117Sigenergy fault library | External RCD Not stated in the document Read: The whole installation guide. It names no external residual current device. | Upstream AC breaker Not stated in the document Read: The whole installation guide. It names an AC switch on the grid side and gives it no rating. | AC conductor range Manufacturer states
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| SolarEdgeAll familiesTried 28 September 2026: HTTP 403 bot challenge.SolarEdge fault library | External RCD Not verified (source unreachable) The Australian installation guide returned a bot challenge. | Upstream AC breaker Not verified (source unreachable) The Australian installation guide returned a bot challenge. | AC conductor range Not verified (source unreachable) The Australian installation guide returned a bot challenge. |
| TeslaAll familiesTried 28 September 2026: HTTP 403.Tesla fault library | External RCD Not verified (source unreachable) The Energy Library's Australian Powerwall pages refused the request. | Upstream AC breaker Not verified (source unreachable) The Energy Library's Australian Powerwall pages refused the request. | AC conductor range Not verified (source unreachable) The Energy Library's Australian Powerwall pages refused the request. |
Not on the sheet
Brands with a Wattbench fault library whose Australian installation manual could not be found from the manufacturer. No figure is given for them from memory or from another market's manual.
Sofar
The only manual found from Sofar is a global edition of an older product that refers to a superseded edition of the grid-connection standard.
Sofar fault libraryHoymiles
The manuals Hoymiles serves are marked for the Global, Europe and Latin America regions, not Australia.
Hoymiles fault library
When a circuit keeps tripping
The sheet records what the manuals state; it does not diagnose a trip. Work the event with the playbook, and compare the inverter's own residual current alarms across brands.
Solar circuit repeatedly trippingResidual current fault family
The wiring rules and the grid connection standard are indexed, not reproduced:
AS/NZS 3000 in the standards indexAS/NZS 4777.1 in the standards index
Every manual on this sheet was fetched and read on 28 September 2026. Opening a link records nothing.
- For each family, the manufacturer's own statement on an external RCD, the upstream AC breaker and the AC conductor range, each with the section and page it was read from.
- Breaker ratings keep the manual's framing: a maximum, a recommendation, a minimum or a plain rating. Where a manual's own figures disagree, all of them are shown.
- Manufacturer statements only. The wiring rules and the grid connection standard are linked by code, not restated, and a family-level manual is not an exact-model claim.
How it works
Each family's manual was fetched from the manufacturer on the date shown, its SHA-256 recorded, and its text read for the external RCD, the upstream AC breaker and the AC conductor range. Every figure carries the section and page it was read from.
- Three states per field. A figure the manual states, “not stated in the document” where the manual was read and says nothing, or “not verified” where the manual could not be fetched.
- Framing kept. A breaker rating is labelled as the manual frames it: a maximum, a recommendation, a minimum or a plain rating. Where a manual's own figures disagree, all of them are shown and none is picked.
- Editions labelled. Each manual is marked as an Australian edition, a global edition with Australian notes, or a global edition.
- The standards are indexed, not reproduced. See AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 4777.1 in the standards index.
The sheet travels offline with the inverter recovery pack. The linked manuals themselves need a connection.
A record of what each manufacturer's manual states, not a design or a protection selection. The wiring rules, the network's own rules and the exact model's current manual are the record. Nothing on this page is entered, uploaded or saved.
Source ledger14 sources
- ManufacturerOperating Instructions Fronius Primo GEN24, Fronius
- ManufacturerOperating manual SUNNY BOY SMART ENERGY, SMA Solar Technology
- ManufacturerUser Manual 1-phase Hybrid Inverter SH3.0RS to SH6.0RS and SH5.0RS-20/SH6.0RS-20, Sungrow
- ManufacturerMOD TL3-XA Installation & Operation Manual, Growatt
- ManufacturerResidential Smart Inverter Solutions User Manual (ET G2, LX F, LX D), GoodWe
- ManufacturerUser Manual for S6 Series Grid Inverter (Australian version), Solis Australia
- ManufacturerX1-Hybrid-G4 User Manual, SolaX Power
- ManufacturerSUN2000-(8KTL-20KTL)-M2 User Manual, Huawei (Australian download)
- ManufacturerHybrid Inverter SUN SG04LP3-AU User Manual, Deye
- ManufacturerUser Manual KH/KA Series, Fox ESS
- ManufacturerIQ8MC, IQ8AC, and IQ8HC AC Module Installation and Operation Manual, Enphase Energy
- ManufacturerSigen Hybrid / SigenStor EC (8.0-12.0) SP AU Installation Guide, Sigenergy
- Standards bodyAS/NZS 3000:2018 — Standards Australia catalogue
- Standards bodyAS/NZS 4777.1:2016 — Standards Australia catalogue
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Frequently asked
- Does the sheet say what RCD or breaker to install?
- No. It records what each manufacturer's manual states. The wiring rules, the network's own rules and the site's design decide what is installed; the sheet links the standards by code and restates none of them.
- Why does a cell say not stated?
- The manual was fetched and read, and it does not say. Wattbench never fills the gap from another manual, another market or memory.
- Why is a brand not verified or not on the sheet?
- Its Australian manual could not be fetched from the manufacturer, or only another market's edition was found. No figure is given for it.
- Is anything I do on this page saved?
- No. There is nothing to enter. The page is a table of manufacturer statements and links, and opening one records nothing.
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