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MY Solar vs Tongwei - solar panel manufacturer comparison

MY Solar
Headquarters not published
Read the MY Solar review
VS
Tongwei
China Founded 2013 Tier 1
Read the Tongwei review
At a glance

MY Solar has the broader catalog (140 vs 122 models). Tongwei leads on peak efficiency at 24.20%. Tongwei leans bifacial (69% 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
140 122
Highest power
740 Wp 750 Wp
Best efficiency
23.8% 24.2%
Average efficiency
19.9% 22.6%
Bifacial share
39% 69%
Average warranty
27 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Tongwei
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Chengdu, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric MY Solar Tongwei
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 140+18 122
Max Power 740 W 750 W+10 W
Avg Power 418 W 584 W+166 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.82% 24.20%+0.38 pp
Avg Efficiency 19.87% 22.59%+2.72 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.333%/°C -0.284%/°C+0.048
Bifacial Share 54 (39%) 84 (69%)+30 pp
Avg Warranty 27.1 yrs 29.5 yrs+2.5 yr

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

Tongwei skews to higher efficiency: 41% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Tongwei offers more 600W+ panels (53% of lineup)

MY Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (58%)

Tongwei cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (47%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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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.

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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.