Everything from a single manufacturer: SolarEdge Home System 

With the Low Voltage Home Battery, SolarEdge now offers a 48 V battery that is stackable and scalable. Each battery module boasts 4.6 kWh net capacity. You can install up to 5 modules in 2 towers. This results in a net capacity of 4.6 kWh - 23 kWh per system. This is what you can combine:

The low-voltage battery can be combined with the 3-phase SolarEdge Hub inverter. You can mount the storage system on the floor or on the wall. The installation occurs via plug-and-play and configuration with the SolarEdge SetApp.

The second category of inverters, the Home Wave inverters, consists purely of PV inverters which are also equipped with the Home Network. They can communicate with the SolarEdge product line. This category also includes both 1-phase and 3-phase systems.

In 2021, the module optimizers of the new S series were already launched on the market. With these, SolarEdge reduced its optimizers portfolio of single optimisers to S440 and S500 and adjusted its optimisers to the new module generations with even higher power classes and short-circuit current. In addition to the SolarEdge optimizers S440 and S500, SolarEdge also offers the S500B optimizer for special applications with short strings, high voltages or higher amperage.

SolarEdge has been offering smart modules for a while. The standard modules come with a white backsheet. Additionally to these, the Smart modules are also available in a black design. The modules come with integrated module optimizers and offer a significant time saving, both in the ordering process and during installation and initial operation.

For the Smart Home of the future, the SolarEdge Smart Home devices will also be available with integrated Home Network interface. We expect these products to be available in the course of the year. These include the Home socket and Home switcher, which will then be able to control individual connected devices. For heating elements, the Home hot water device and heat pumps, there is a Home switching contact, i.e. a potential-free contact.  

The Home Network is a wireless low-frequency communication interface. "Low frequency" may at first sound negatively, but it is definitely not a disadvantage. The Home Network frequency does not compete with high-frequency W-LAN or mobile networks. In addition, all home network transmitters/receivers work as a mesh network, so that each device contributes to expand the network.

With its Home System, SolarEdge now draws a clear line between home installations and commercial installations. With the new low-voltage storage system, the right hybrid inverter and the new backup interface, a backup power system can also be implemented for the first time.

With the SolarEdge Home and the energy management system, SolarEdge can intelligently connect all 3 energy sectors, i.e. electricity, mobility and heat. In addition, SolarEdge creates a reliable wireless communication interface, the Home network, which saves a lot of time and effort.

In the long term, we would like to offer a communication interface for heat generators such as heat pumps. SolarEdge has recognised the signs of the times and has prepared itself for the challenges of sector coupling in the private sector.