SofarSolar SOFAR 80…136KTL

← PV, Battery, Grid, Meter

For more details on how to establish a connection to the inverter see the Sofar Solar installation doc at homeassistant-solax-modbus.readthedocs.io.

Supported features

Battery control: External control of home battery charging and discharging via evcc.

Usage areas

Grid meter
Solar production
Battery

Parameters

Modbus

Name	Description	Value	Level
`id`	Modbus ID Default: `1`	int	required
`device`	Device name USB-RS485 adapter Example: `/dev/ttyUSB0`		required
`baudrate`	Baudrate Default: `9600`		required
`comset`	ComSet Communication parameter for the adapter Default: `8N1`		required
`host`	IP address or hostname Example: `192.0.2.2`		required
`port`	Port Default: `502`	int	required
`capacity` [kWh]	Battery capacity Example: `50`		optional
`minsoc` [%]	Minimum charge Lower limit when discharging the battery in normal operation Example: `25`		optional
`maxsoc` [%]	Maximum charge Upper limit when charging the battery from the grid Example: `95`		optional
`maxacpower` [W]	Maximum AC power of the hybrid inverter Default: `0` Example: `5000`		advanced
`storageunit`	Battery storage unit index In case of a BTS storage not the address of a BTS 5K battery module, but the storage tower (BTS 5K-BDU control unit with 1-4 BTS 5K modules). Default: `1`		advanced
`defaultmode`	Default mode for battery control Valid values are 0 (self use), 1 (time of use), 2 (timing mode), 4 (peak-shaving mode) Default: `0`		advanced
`externalpower`	Include external power Includes all connected external sources, like the power generation of cascaded inverters, into the PV power calculation.		advanced
`maxchargepower` [W]	Maximum charge power For forced charging of the battery.		advanced
`maxdischargepower` [W]	Maximum discharge power Maximum discharge power of the storage.		advanced

Configuration example for evcc.yaml

If you don't want to configure via the UI, you can alternatively use this YAML block.

Grid meter Solar production Battery

meters:
    - name: my_grid
      type: template
      template: sofarsolar-g3
      usage: grid

      # RS485 via adapter (Modbus RTU)
      modbus: rs485serial
      id: 1
      device: /dev/ttyUSB0 # USB-RS485 Adapter Adresse
      baudrate: 9600 # Prüfe die Geräteeinstellungen, typische Werte sind 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
      comset: "8N1" # Kommunikationsparameter für den Adapter

      # RS485 via TCP/IP (Modbus RTU)
      modbus: rs485tcpip
      id: 1
      host:  # Hostname
      port: 8899 # Port

      # Modbus TCP
      modbus: tcpip
      id: 1
      host:  # Hostname
      port: 8899 # Port

meters:
    - name: my_pv
      type: template
      template: sofarsolar-g3
      usage: pv

      # RS485 via adapter (Modbus RTU)
      modbus: rs485serial
      id: 1
      device: /dev/ttyUSB0 # USB-RS485 Adapter Adresse
      baudrate: 9600 # Prüfe die Geräteeinstellungen, typische Werte sind 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
      comset: "8N1" # Kommunikationsparameter für den Adapter

      # RS485 via TCP/IP (Modbus RTU)
      modbus: rs485tcpip
      id: 1
      host:  # Hostname
      port: 8899 # Port

      # Modbus TCP
      modbus: tcpip
      id: 1
      host:  # Hostname
      port: 8899 # Port
      maxacpower: 0 # Maximum AC power of the hybrid inverter (W), optional
      externalpower: # Include external power, Includes all connected external sources, like the power generation of cascaded inverters, into the PV power calculation. (optional)

meters:
    - name: my_battery
      type: template
      template: sofarsolar-g3
      usage: battery

      # RS485 via adapter (Modbus RTU)
      modbus: rs485serial
      id: 1
      device: /dev/ttyUSB0 # USB-RS485 Adapter Adresse
      baudrate: 9600 # Prüfe die Geräteeinstellungen, typische Werte sind 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
      comset: "8N1" # Kommunikationsparameter für den Adapter

      # RS485 via TCP/IP (Modbus RTU)
      modbus: rs485tcpip
      id: 1
      host:  # Hostname
      port: 8899 # Port

      # Modbus TCP
      modbus: tcpip
      id: 1
      host:  # Hostname
      port: 8899 # Port
      capacity: 50 # Battery capacity (kWh), optional
      minsoc: 25 # Minimum charge (%), Lower limit when discharging the battery in normal operation (optional)
      maxsoc: 95 # Maximum charge (%), Upper limit when charging the battery from the grid (optional)
      storageunit: 1 # Battery storage unit index, In case of a BTS storage not the address of a BTS 5K battery module, but the storage tower (BTS 5K-BDU control unit with 1-4 BTS 5K modules). (optional)
      defaultmode: 0 # Default mode for battery control, Valid values are 0 (self use), 1 (time of use), 2 (timing mode), 4 (peak-shaving mode) (optional)
      maxchargepower: # Maximum charge power (W), For forced charging of the battery. (optional)
      maxdischargepower: # Maximum discharge power (W), Maximum discharge power of the storage. (optional)