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APsystems vs TN Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

APsystems
China Founded 2010
Read the APsystems review
VS
TN Solar
Headquarters not published
Read the TN Solar review
At a glance

TN Solar has the broader catalog (10 vs 0 models). TN Solar leans bifacial (50% of lineup).

Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.

Panel models
0 10
Highest power
0 Wp 715 Wp
Best efficiency
- 23.0%
Average efficiency
- 21.1%
Bifacial share
0% 50%
Average warranty
- 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
APsystems

APsystems (Altenergy Power System, operating as Yuneng Technology) is a global manufacturer specializing in multi-module microinverters, energy storage systems, and rapid shutdown devices for residential and commercial solar installations. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2010 and now headquartered in China with a major...

Founded
2010
Headquarters
Jiaxing, China
Employees
500-1000
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric APsystems TN Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 10+10
Max Power 0 W 715 W+715 W
Avg Power 0 W 542 W+542 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 23.02%
Avg Efficiency - 21.08%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.280%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 5 (50%)+50 pp
Avg Warranty - 30.0 yrs

An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

TN Solar skews to higher efficiency: 10% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

TN Solar offers more 600W+ panels (50% of lineup)

APsystems cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
TN Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: HJT (50%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
APsystems all models
No panels from this manufacturer are in the database yet.
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Written summary

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.