Solar Lattice

Product

Sunny Island 4548-US / 6048-US

ID
prod:sma-sunny-island-us
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/prod/sma-sunny-island-us
Status
active
Also known as
Sunny Island US, SI 4548 US, SI 6048 US, SI 4548-US-10, SI 6048-US-10, SI 4548/6048-US
Category
Inverters
Make
sma
Product level
family

The Sunny Island 4548-US and 6048-US are SMA battery inverters; the operating manual applies to models SI 4548-US-10 and SI 6048-US-10 as of firmware version 7.3. Both models reach a maximum efficiency of 96%, with CEC weighted efficiency of 94.5% for the 4548-US and 94.0% for the 6048-US. Efficiency stays above 90% from 5% to 120% of nominal power. Galvanically insulated RS485 communication is available as an option. Within a cluster, a communication interface links the master unit to the slave units. For more output, up to four clusters can be combined into a Multicluster system. This needs the Multicluster Box MCB-12U and a Multicluster Piggy-Back fitted in the external communication slot.

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manufactured_by

c1 drafted · lead SMA

efficiency

c2 verified · fact nominal 96 PERCENT

Conditions: Maximum efficiency, SI 4548-US-10

verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-24review note: possible conflict with c3 (same source; check the conditions); possible conflict with c6 (same source; check the conditions)

c3 drafted · lead nominal 94.5 PERCENT

Conditions: CEC weighted efficiency, SI 4548-US-10

review note: possible conflict with c2 (same source; check the conditions); possible conflict with c5 (same source; check the conditions); possible conflict with c6 (same source; check the conditions)

c4 drafted · lead ≥ 90 PERCENT

Conditions: SI 4548-US-10, over 5% Pnom to 120% Pnom

c5 drafted · lead nominal 96 PERCENT

Conditions: Maximum efficiency, SI 6048-US-10

review note: possible conflict with c3 (same source; check the conditions); possible conflict with c6 (same source; check the conditions)

c6 drafted · lead nominal 94 PERCENT

Conditions: CEC weighted efficiency, SI 6048-US-10

review note: possible conflict with c2 (same source; check the conditions); possible conflict with c3 (same source; check the conditions); possible conflict with c5 (same source; check the conditions)

c7 verified · fact ≥ 90 PERCENT

Conditions: SI 6048-US-10, over 5 to 120% Pnom

verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-24

uses_protocol

c8 drafted · lead RS-485

Galvanically insulated RS485 communication is optional.

requires

c9 drafted · lead SMA Multicluster-Box

Multicluster Box MCB-12U is needed when clusters are combined into a Multicluster system.

review note: support check: partial - MCB-12U is required for Multicluster systems, but not for every unit; 'requires' is conditional on multicluster use, which the note captures roughly.

compatible_with

c10 verified · fact Battery inverter cluster

Each cluster has a master connected to slaves over a communication interface.

verified by: review-workflowverified on: 2026-10-24review note: support check: partial - Passage describes clusters with master and slaves, but compatibility with a battery inverter cluster architecture is implied rather than stated.

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