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Enphase IQ Gateway

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Usage areas

  • Grid meter
  • Solar production
  • Battery

Parameters

NameDescriptionValueLevel
hostIP address or hostname
Example: 192.0.2.2
optional
tokenToken

Required if Envoy Firmware D7.x.xxx. Token is valid for one year. Instructions for obtaining a token via web UI: enphase.com

optional
capacity [kWh]Battery capacity
Example: 50
optional
minsoc [%]Minimum charge

Lower limit as configured on the battery system. Used by optimizer.

Default: 0
Example: 25
optional
maxsoc [%]Maximum charge

Upper limit as configured on the battery system. Used by optimizer and, on some devices, for grid charging.

Default: 100
Example: 95
optional
schemaSchema
Default: https
advanced
battery_typeEnphase Battery Type (AC or IQ)

Select 'iq' for new Enphase IQ Batteries. Leave at default 'ac' for older generation AC Batteries.

Default: ac
advanced
maxchargepower [W]Maximum charge power

Highest power the battery system can charge with. The optimizer plans with charging up to this power. Some devices also use it as grid charging power.

advanced
maxdischargepower [W]Maximum discharge power

Highest power the battery system can discharge with. The optimizer plans with discharging up to this power. Smart mode assumes the battery supplies at most this power to vehicle charging.

advanced
cacheCache

Time interval for data refresh

Default: 1s
Example: 5m
advanced
timeoutTimeout
Default: 10s
Example: 10s
advanced
Configuration example for evcc.yaml

If you don't want to configure via the UI, you can alternatively use this YAML block.

meters:
- name: my_grid
type: template
template: enphase
usage: grid
host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
token: # Token, Required if Envoy Firmware D7.x.xxx. Token is valid for one year. Instructions for obtaining a token via web UI: [enphase.com](https://enphase.com/download/accessing-iq-gateway-local-apis-or-local-ui-token-based-authentication) (optional)
schema: https # Schema, [https, http] (optional)
cache: 1s # Cache, Time interval for data refresh (optional)
timeout: 10s # Timeout, optional
meters:
- name: my_pv
type: template
template: enphase
usage: pv
host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
token: # Token, Required if Envoy Firmware D7.x.xxx. Token is valid for one year. Instructions for obtaining a token via web UI: [enphase.com](https://enphase.com/download/accessing-iq-gateway-local-apis-or-local-ui-token-based-authentication) (optional)
schema: https # Schema, [https, http] (optional)
cache: 1s # Cache, Time interval for data refresh (optional)
timeout: 10s # Timeout, optional
meters:
- name: my_battery
type: template
template: enphase
usage: battery
host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
token: # Token, Required if Envoy Firmware D7.x.xxx. Token is valid for one year. Instructions for obtaining a token via web UI: [enphase.com](https://enphase.com/download/accessing-iq-gateway-local-apis-or-local-ui-token-based-authentication) (optional)
capacity: 50 # Battery capacity (kWh), optional
minsoc: 0 # Minimum charge (%), Lower limit as configured on the battery system. Used by optimizer. (optional)
maxsoc: 100 # Maximum charge (%), Upper limit as configured on the battery system. Used by optimizer and, on some devices, for grid charging. (optional)
schema: https # Schema, [https, http] (optional)
battery_type: ac # Enphase Battery Type (AC or IQ), Select 'iq' for new Enphase IQ Batteries. Leave at default 'ac' for older generation AC Batteries. [ac, iq] (optional)
maxchargepower: # Maximum charge power (W), Highest power the battery system can charge with. The optimizer plans with charging up to this power. Some devices also use it as grid charging power. (optional)
maxdischargepower: # Maximum discharge power (W), Highest power the battery system can discharge with. The optimizer plans with discharging up to this power. Smart mode assumes the battery supplies at most this power to vehicle charging. (optional)
cache: 1s # Cache, Time interval for data refresh (optional)
timeout: 10s # Timeout, optional