Sungrow Renewables has launched Pulson, a smart solar PV module
The module incorporates self-diagnosis, rapid shutdown, self-cleaning, self-cooling, and self-logging capabilities designed to improve safety, monitoring, and performance
Its 5S smart module features AI-enabled monitoring, safety, and maintenance functions
Sungrow Renewables, part of one of the world's leading solar inverter and energy storage manufacturers Sungrow, has launched Pulson, calling it the world's first self-developed high-efficiency smart solar module.
Launched at the company's 2026 Intelligent Technology Conference in Shanghai, China, the 5S Sungrow Smart Module integrates power electronics, materials science, and AI algorithms.
The Sungrow Renewables module features 5 ‘smart’ capabilities – self-diagnosis, self-RSD (rapid shutdown), self-cleaning, self-cooling, and self-logging – which the company said transform the modules from passive power-generation units to active intelligent terminals.
Introduced under Sungrow’s renewable energy project development arm, Sungrow Renewables, the company said that the module can monitor operating conditions in real time, identify faults within milliseconds, and improve plant safety through module-level shutdown capabilities. In extreme scenarios, the total plant voltage can be reduced to ‘human-safe’ levels within 25 seconds, which significantly outperforms international standards.
The company said self-cleaning and self-cooling technologies incorporated into the module use nano-scale hydrophilic surface treatment with the world’s first Silver Ant cooling technology. It claims this can increase power generation by about 6%.
Sungrow Renewables says the self-logging function creates a digital record of each module's operational and lifecycle data, creating an independent digital identity for each module. It will automatically record carbon footprint data, health metrics, operational logs, and lifecycle information. The data sheet for the module is not yet available.
At the launch, TÜV SÜD awarded Sungrow Renewables a high-efficiency smart module certification, which the company claims is the first in the industry.
“Sungrow Smart module is first deployed within self-developed projects, creating a closed-loop ecosystem of plant application, pain-point identification, technology accumulation, hardware iteration, and continuous feedback into plant optimization,” stated the management.
The event also saw Sungrow Renewables, TÜV SÜD, and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Institute jointly release a white paper introducing the solar industry's ‘first’ smart module classification system. It categorizes smart modules into 4 levels, from L1 to L4, based on intelligence, functionality, and application capabilities. Sungrow said its new Smart Module is the first product to meet the L2 Active Safety Intelligence standard.
Sungrow Renewables also introduced its iBuilding BIPV 2.0 power plant solution at the launch, which it claims delivers a 20% increase in installed capacity under the same rooftop area. “Together with smart modules, it creates a more efficient and safer clean energy experience for commercial and industrial users,” it stated.
The launch has sparked industry speculation about Sungrow’s ambitions in solar module manufacturing which the company did not share at the event. However, according to a report by the China Business Journal, the company has already been involved in PV module production through OEM/ODM partnerships, a model that can help reduce project costs. The report added that the initiative may reflect Sungrow’s strategy of defining module technology specifications and standards based on power plant requirements, while production is carried out by established contract manufacturers.