Victron Energy

For grid usage, a grid meter VRM instance is require to enabled load management.

Supported features

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

Usage areas

Grid meter
Solar production
Battery

Parameters

Name	Description	Level
`host`	IP address or hostname Example: `192.0.2.2`	optional
`port`	Port Default: `502`	optional
`meterid`	Grid meter VRM instance Can be read out in VRM portal or via remoteUI.	optional
`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
`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: victron-energy
      usage: grid
      host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
      port: 502 # Port, optional
      meterid: # Grid meter VRM instance, Can be read out in VRM portal or via remoteUI. (optional)

meters:
    - name: my_pv
      type: template
      template: victron-energy
      usage: pv
      host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
      port: 502 # Port, optional
      maxacpower: 0 # Maximum AC power of the hybrid inverter (W), optional

meters:
    - name: my_battery
      type: template
      template: victron-energy
      usage: battery
      host: 192.0.2.2 # IP address or hostname
      port: 502 # Port, optional
      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)
      maxchargepower: # Maximum charge power (W), For forced charging of the battery. (optional)
      maxdischargepower: # Maximum discharge power (W), Maximum discharge power of the storage. (optional)