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Solarwatt EnergyManager

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Usage areas

  • Grid meter
  • Solar production
  • Battery

Parameters

NameDescriptionValueLevel
hostIP address or hostname
Example: 192.0.2.2
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
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
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: solarwatt
usage: grid
host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
meters:
- name: my_pv
type: template
template: solarwatt
usage: pv
host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
meters:
- name: my_battery
type: template
template: solarwatt
usage: battery
host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
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)
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)