HUAWEI BATTERY SCHEDULING
Lock in a peak export rate and save at other times by charging your battery when wholesale prices are low.
Huawei (iStore) solar battery scheduling & setup
This guide explains how to set your Huawei or iStore system (a Huawei hybrid inverter with a LUNA2000 battery) to discharge between 5:30pm and 9:30pm using Time of Use (TOU) mode in the FusionSolar app, so you make the most of Flow Power’s Happy Hour.
This setup is required if you’re participating in Flow Power’s Battery Happy Hour Electricity Plan.
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 battery
Step 1 –
Confirm your system and app access
You need a Huawei hybrid inverter (SUN2000) with a LUNA2000 battery. iStore systems are rebadged Huawei. Download the FusionSolar app (iOS or Android) and log in with your owner account.
Step 2 –
Open the working mode settings
In FusionSolar, go to your device, then the energy management or working mode settings. The battery working modes include Maximum self-consumption, TOU (Time of Use), and Fully fed to grid.
Step 3 –
Set TOU mode with a 5:30pm to 9:30pm discharge segment
Choose TOU mode and set a discharge time segment from 17:30 to 21:30. You can set up to 14 charge and discharge segments.
Step 4 –
(Optional) charge when energy is cheaper
If your network allows grid charging, set a charge segment overnight so the battery is full before 5:30pm. Note: some Australian networks do not allow charging the battery from the grid, in which case charge from solar only.
Step 5-
Check your reserved State of Charge
Make sure your minimum, or reserved, State of Charge isn’t set so high that the battery stops discharging early. Around 10 to 20% leaves enough to discharge through the whole window.
Step 6-
Confirm export is enabled and you’re not on a conflicting VPP
Make sure export is enabled and within your network’s export limit (not zero-export). Battery-to-grid export won’t work if you’re signed up to another VPP that controls your battery.
Step 7-
Save and verify
Save your settings. Between 5:30 and 9:30pm, open FusionSolar – you should see the battery discharging.
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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