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Marstek Venus D

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Supported features

  • Battery control: External control of home battery charging and discharging via evcc.

Usage areas

  • Solar production
  • Battery

Parameters

Modbus
NameDescriptionValueLevel
idModbus ID
Default: 1
intrequired
deviceDevice name

USB-RS485 adapter

Example: /dev/ttyUSB0
required
baudrateBaudrate
Default: 9600
required
comsetComSet

Communication parameter for the adapter

Default: 8N1
required
hostIP address or hostname
Example: 192.0.2.2
required
portPort
Default: 502
intrequired
capacity [kWh]Battery capacity

Venus A 2.12 kWh, Venus D 2.56 kWh per base unit and per extension

Example: 50
optional
maxchargepower [W]Maximum charge power

For forced charging of the battery. Venus A 1200 W, Venus D 2200 W

optional
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.

optional
minsoc [%]Minimum charge

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

Default: 11
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
work_mode_normalWork mode for Normal state

0=manual, 1=anti-feed, 2=trade mode.

Default: 1
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_pv
type: template
template: marstek-venus-a
usage: pv
# RS485 via adapter (Modbus RTU)
modbus: rs485serial
id: 1
device: /dev/ttyUSB0 # USB-RS485 Adapter Adresse
baudrate: 115200 # Prüfe die Geräteeinstellungen, typische Werte sind 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
comset: "8N1" # Kommunikationsparameter für den Adapter
# RS485 via TCP/IP (Modbus RTU)
modbus: rs485tcpip
id: 1
host: # Hostname
port: 502 # Port
# Modbus TCP
modbus: tcpip
id: 1
host: # Hostname
port: 502 # Port
work_mode_normal: 1 # Work mode for Normal state, 0=manual, 1=anti-feed, 2=trade mode. (optional)
meters:
- name: my_battery
type: template
template: marstek-venus-a
usage: battery
# RS485 via adapter (Modbus RTU)
modbus: rs485serial
id: 1
device: /dev/ttyUSB0 # USB-RS485 Adapter Adresse
baudrate: 115200 # Prüfe die Geräteeinstellungen, typische Werte sind 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
comset: "8N1" # Kommunikationsparameter für den Adapter
# RS485 via TCP/IP (Modbus RTU)
modbus: rs485tcpip
id: 1
host: # Hostname
port: 502 # Port
# Modbus TCP
modbus: tcpip
id: 1
host: # Hostname
port: 502 # Port
capacity: 50 # Battery capacity (kWh), Venus A 2.12 kWh, Venus D 2.56 kWh per base unit and per extension
maxchargepower: # Maximum charge power (W), For forced charging of the battery. Venus A 1200 W, Venus D 2200 W
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.
minsoc: 11 # 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)
work_mode_normal: 1 # Work mode for Normal state, 0=manual, 1=anti-feed, 2=trade mode. (optional)