BYD BATTERY SCHEDULING
Lock in a peak export rate and save at other times by charging your battery when wholesale prices are low.
BYD solar battery scheduling & setup
This guide explains how to set your BYD Battery-Box to discharge to the grid between 5:30pm and 9:30pm so you make the most of Flow Power’s Battery Happy Hour.
This setup is required if you’re participating in Flow Power’s Battery Happy Hour Electricity Plan.
How BYD battery scheduling works
Your BYD Battery-Box is a battery only, so it is run by your solar inverter rather than by its own app. That is completely normal. It simply means you set your Happy Hour export window on your inverter, and this guide shows you how.
The BYD Be Connect app is for setting up your battery and checking on it. The charge and export schedule itself lives in your inverter’s app, so that is where you will make these changes.
Why choose Happy Hour?
- Keep full control of your solar and battery and earn a 30-35c/kWh feed-in rate between 5:30-9:30pm, every day.
- Our dynamic pricing rewards you for using energy when it’s cheaper and more renewable.
- Your home’s energy use is matched with 100% GreenPower from one of our renewable projects in your state.
- Better manage their energy use with the help of smart insights via the Flow Power app.
How to set up your BYD battery
Step 1 –
Find out which inverter you have
Your BYD battery is paired with a hybrid inverter. Check the inverter’s brand on its label or your installation paperwork. Common ones with BYD are Fronius, SolaX, Sungrow and GoodWe.
Step 2 –
Open your inverter’s app
Download and log into your inverter brand’s app (not the BYD Be Connect app). This is where the battery schedule lives.
Step 3 –
Find the battery Time of Use / charge-discharge schedule
In your inverter’s app, look for the battery Time of Use, or the charge and discharge time settings.
Step 4 –
Set the 5:30pm to 9:30pm discharge window
Set a discharge period from 17:30 to 21:30 so the battery exports during Happy Hour. Save the setting.
Step 5-
(Optional) charge when energy is cheaper
If your inverter allows it, set a charge window at a cheaper time (Check the Flow Power app for those time windows) so the battery is full before Happy Hour.
Step 6-
Confirm export is enabled and verify
Make sure export is enabled and within your DNSP limit (not zero export), and note that battery-to-grid export will not work if you are on a VPP. Between 5:30 and 9:30pm, check your inverter or Flow Power app: the battery should be discharging and exporting to the grid.
Do I control my own exports?
Yes. You keep full control of your solar and battery system at all times.
Flow Power doesn’t remotely control your inverter or battery. Instead, we give you price signals and a clear export window, and you decide how to respond.
If you have a battery or smart inverter, you (or your installer) can set it up so you charge when energy is cheaper and export more during Happy Hour, but all those settings remain in your hands.
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