New battery operation mode: IDLE
Released
Maintain a specific state of charge over time with IDLE mode for batteries
Setting a battery into IDLE mode enables battery optimization use cases such as:
- Prevent the battery from discharging to cover household load - this is useful to shift discharging to a later point in time, for example when prices are high.
- Prevent the battery from charging from solar - This is useful to ensure free battery capacity is available at a later point in time, for example when prices are low. Solar will continue to produce as normal, but the battery will not charge from it.
IDLE mode is an important building block when optimizing batteries. Our initial release adds support for SolarEdge and Solis (hybrid) inverters connected to a battery. We are working towards supporting more vendors soon.
To learn more, please visit our API documentation on battery modes.