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Battery System Setup
PowerSync supports three methods for accessing your Tesla Powerwall. Choose one — you don't need all three.
The easiest and cheapest option. PowerSync is a registered Tesla Fleet API partner — when you sign in, Tesla authorizes PowerSync.cc to read your Powerwall data and send tariff/charge commands on your behalf. We never see your Tesla password.
| Pros | |
|---|---|
| Free | Tesla doesn't charge for energy product reads or commands |
| 30-second setup | Click a link, sign in with Tesla, paste a token |
| No Tesla developer account | We're already a registered Fleet API partner |
| No HA integration prerequisite | Works without tesla_fleet installed |
| Works in any region | NA, EU, APAC, MEA — region detected automatically |
Setup:
- In Home Assistant, add the PowerSync integration. When asked which Tesla provider to use, choose PowerSync (recommended).
- Open this URL in any browser: https://api.powersync.cc/auth/start
- Sign in with your Tesla account (Tesla shows a consent screen — approve the energy product scopes)
- You'll get a token starting with
psync_— copy it - Paste it back into the PowerSync setup form
That's it. Tesla never sees Home Assistant; PowerSync.cc never sees your Tesla password. The token is the only thing that links your HA install to your Powerwall, and you can revoke it any time at https://accounts.tesla.com/account-settings/security or by removing the integration.
If your token gets invalidated for any reason (revoked, expired, etc.), Home Assistant will automatically prompt you to re-authenticate via the same flow.
Direct OAuth access via your own Tesla developer app. Free but requires you to do the developer registration and OAuth setup yourself.
Setup:
- Install the official Tesla Fleet integration in Home Assistant
- Settings > Devices & Services > Add Integration > "Tesla Fleet"
- Follow the OAuth login flow (requires your own Tesla developer app)
- PowerSync automatically detects your Tesla Fleet credentials
- When PowerSync asks which provider to use, select Tesla Fleet API
Third-party paid proxy. Use this if you prefer to pay for a managed service or already have a Teslemetry subscription.
Setup:
- Sign up at https://teslemetry.com
- Connect your Tesla account
- Copy your API key
- Choose Teslemetry in the PowerSync setup and paste your API key
Supports H1, H3, H3-Pro, H3 Smart, and KH model families via Modbus TCP or RS485 serial. No cloud API required for battery control — all control is done locally via Modbus.
OEM rebrands using identical hardware are also supported — the model family is auto-detected via register probing during setup.
| Model Family | Type | Register Space | OEM Rebrands |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Single Phase | 31xxx/41xxx | AIO-H1, a-TroniX AX |
| H3 | Three Phase | 31xxx/41xxx | AIO-H3, Kuara H3, Sonnenkraft SK-HWR, 1KOMMA5 |
| H3-Pro | Three Phase (Higher Power) | 37xxx/46xxx/49xxx | — |
| H3 Smart | Three Phase (Native WiFi) | 37xxx/46xxx/49xxx | — |
| KH | Single Phase Hybrid | 31xxx/41xxx | — |
Rebrands: If your inverter is an OEM rebrand (e.g., Kuara, Sonnenkraft, 1KOMMA5), just connect it like any other FoxESS unit. PowerSync identifies the model family automatically from Modbus registers — no special configuration needed.
Modbus TCP (Recommended for H3 Smart)
- Port: 502 (default)
- Slave ID: 247 (default)
- For H3 Smart: Connect directly to the inverter's IP address — no external adapter needed
RS485 Serial
- Baud rate: 9600 (default)
- Slave ID: 247 (default)
- Requires an RS485 adapter (USB or network gateway like Elfin EW11)
The H3 Smart has a built-in WiFi Modbus TCP server. No external RS485 adapter is needed.
- Find the inverter's IP address — it appears as "espressif" on your network (it uses an ESP WiFi module)
- Ensure firmware is up to date — the Modbus TCP server requires current firmware
- Use default settings — Port 502, Slave ID 247
- PowerSync will auto-detect the model as H3 Smart during setup
Troubleshooting: If the connection test fails:
- Check your router for a device named "espressif" to find the correct IP
- Update inverter firmware to the latest version
- Verify port 502 is not blocked by your network
A FoxESS Cloud API key allows PowerSync to sync Amber/Octopus prices as time-based schedules on your inverter (up to 8 periods per day). This is not required for battery control — all control is done locally via Modbus.
Getting your API key:
- Log in to foxesscloud.com
- Go to User Profile > API Management
- Generate a new API key
- Enter the API key and your device serial number during PowerSync setup
Note: When Smart Optimization (LP) is enabled, cloud schedule sync is automatically skipped — the LP optimizer controls the inverter directly via Modbus, and uploading schedules to the cloud would conflict.
| Mode | H1/H3/KH (Reg 41000) | H3-Pro/Smart (Reg 49203) |
|---|---|---|
| Self Use | 0 | 1 |
| Feed-in First | 1 | 2 |
| Backup | 2 | 3 |
| Peak Shaving | — | 4 |
Note: H1/H3/KH use 0-based values at register 41000. H3-Pro/Smart use 1-based values at register 49203.
Force modes use Modbus remote control registers (46001-46004) rather than the work mode register. This enables precise power targeting.
| Feature | H1/H3/KH | H3-Pro/Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Target | AC (0x0001) | Grid (0x0009) |
| Power setpoint | Configurable kW | Configurable kW |
| Max power | Read from inverter max charge current | Read from inverter max charge current |
H3-Pro/Smart use Grid targeting (0x0009) for force discharge instead of AC targeting. This routes discharge power to the grid rather than just to AC loads, enabling proper VPP-style export.
The power setpoint is read from the inverter's configured maximum charge current and converted to watts using a 300V voltage estimate. This replaces the previous hardcoded 5kW cap.
Full support for Sigenergy hybrid inverters with integrated battery storage.
- Tariff Sync via Cloud API — Uploads pricing to Sigenergy Cloud using 30-minute TOU format
- Real-Time Energy Data via Modbus — Reads solar, battery, grid power and SOC from your inverter
- DC Solar Curtailment — Controls DC solar via Modbus TCP during negative prices (load-following mode)
| Connection | Purpose | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud API | Tariff sync to Sigenergy | Yes |
| Modbus TCP | Real-time energy data + DC curtailment | Yes |
Important: Modbus TCP Server must be enabled on your Sigenergy inverter before PowerSync can connect. This setting is typically configured by your installer via the SigenStor app or installer portal.
Device ID Note: If you have an AC Charger installed, it uses Device ID 1 by default. The inverter must be set to a higher ID (e.g., 2).
What You Need:
| Credential | Description | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|
| Your Sigenergy account email | Your login email | |
| Password | Your Sigenergy account password | Your normal password |
| Device ID | Optional — usually not needed | Leave blank (see note below) |
| Station ID | Your Sigenergy station identifier | SigenAI or browser dev tools |
Device ID (optional):
Sigenergy no longer requires a Device ID for authentication. Leave this field blank. If authentication fails without it, you can find it by:
- Go to https://web-aus.sigencloud.com/ in your browser (don't log in yet)
- Open Developer Tools (F12) > Network tab > filter by Fetch/XHR > check "Preserve log"
- Log in normally
- Find the
tokenPOST request > Payload tab > look for userDeviceId (13 digits)
Getting Station ID:
- Ask SigenAI in the app: "Tell me my StationID"
- Or find it in dev tools network requests
PowerSync uses Sigenergy's Remote EMS mode for direct battery control. Remote EMS stays permanently enabled — mode 2 (Maximum Self Consumption) is equivalent to the inverter's native EMS, so there is no downside.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Force Charge | Charges battery from grid at configurable power |
| Force Discharge | Discharges battery to grid using ESS mode (mode 6) with active power targeting |
| Restore Normal | Returns to Maximum Self Consumption mode and restores backup reserve |
| Backup Reserve | Saved before force modes and restored automatically |
Note: Force discharge uses DISCHARGE_ESS (mode 6) rather than DISCHARGE_PV (mode 5) to ensure actual battery discharge rather than just solar passthrough. The export safety cap is bypassed during force discharge so full power is available.
- Select Sigenergy as your battery system
- Enter Cloud credentials (email, password)
- Select your station from the list
- Enter your inverter's Modbus IP address
- Optionally enable DC solar curtailment
Full support for GoodWe hybrid inverters via the goodwe Python library. Local connection only — no cloud API required.
- Auto-Detection — Model family is automatically identified during setup
- Force Charge/Discharge — Via ECO_CHARGE and ECO_DISCHARGE operation modes
- Backup Reserve — Set minimum SOC via depth-of-discharge control
- Grid Export Limit — Configurable export power limit
- Battery Health — SOH read from inverter
| Series | Type | Battery Control |
|---|---|---|
| ET | Three Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| EH | Three Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| BT | Three Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| BH | Three Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| ES | Single Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| EM | Single Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| BP | Single Phase Hybrid | Full support |
| DT/MS/XS | Grid-only (no battery) | Not supported |
UDP via WiFi Dongle (Default)
- Port: 8899
- Works with most GoodWe inverters out of the box
- Uses the inverter's WiFi dongle for communication
TCP via LAN Dongle
- Port: 502
- Requires a GoodWe LAN dongle (WLA0000-01-00P V2.0)
- More reliable for installations with poor WiFi
- Find the inverter's IP address — check your router's device list for the WiFi or LAN dongle
- Select GoodWe as your battery system during PowerSync setup
- Enter the inverter's IP address
- Select the protocol (UDP or TCP) matching your dongle type
- The port defaults automatically (8899 for UDP, 502 for TCP)
- PowerSync tests the connection and auto-detects your inverter model
Note: If setup reports "no battery support", your inverter is a grid-only model (DT/MS/XS series) which does not have battery control capabilities.
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| General | Normal self-consumption operation |
| ECO Charge | Force charge from grid (used by force_charge) |
| ECO Discharge | Force discharge to grid (used by force_discharge) |
GoodWe uses Depth of Discharge (DOD) internally. PowerSync converts automatically:
- Setting backup reserve to 20% → DOD = 80%
- Setting backup reserve to 100% → DOD = 0% (full backup)
- Maximum DOD is capped at 89% (minimum 11% reserve)
Full support for Sungrow SH-series hybrid inverters via direct Modbus TCP. No cloud API required.
- Direct Modbus Control — All control via local Modbus TCP
- Force Charge/Discharge — Manual or automatic battery control
- Rate Limiting — Set maximum charge and discharge rates (kW)
- Export Limit Control — Limit grid export power
- Backup Reserve — Configure minimum SOC for backup power
- Battery Health Monitoring — Read SOH directly from BMS
- AEMO Spike Auto-Discharge — Automatic VPP participation for Globird users
| Series | Type | Battery Control |
|---|---|---|
| SH-series | Hybrid Inverter | Full support |
| SG-series | String Inverter | AC curtailment only (no battery) |
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
| Port | 502 |
| Slave ID | 1 |
| Register | Function |
|---|---|
| 13021 | Battery SOC (0.1%) |
| 13022 | Battery SOH (0.1%) |
| 13050 | EMS Mode (0=Self-consumption, 2=Forced) |
| 13051 | Charge Command (0xAA=Charge, 0xBB=Discharge, 0xCC=Stop) |
| 13059 | Minimum SOC / Backup Reserve (0.1%) |
| 13066 | Max Discharge Current (0.001A) |
| 13067 | Max Charge Current (0.001A) |
| 13074 | Export Power Limit (W) |
If you have two Sungrow SH inverters — for example, a grid-facing primary and a secondary on the primary's backup port — PowerSync can manage both as a single combined system.
How it works:
- During initial setup, after configuring the primary inverter you'll be prompted to optionally add a second inverter's IP address
- Both inverters are polled independently and their data is aggregated into a single view
- Solar, battery power, and load are summed across both inverters
- Grid power uses the primary inverter only (it's the grid-facing unit)
- Battery SOC is capacity-weighted across both inverters (configurable per-inverter capacity)
- Commands (force charge, force discharge, restore) are sent to both inverters simultaneously
- Charge/discharge power is split proportionally based on SOC and battery capacity — the emptier battery gets more charging power, the fuller battery gets more discharging power, and larger batteries get a proportionally larger share
- Export limits are set on the primary only (the grid-facing inverter)
Battery capacity weights:
If your two inverters have different-sized battery stacks, configure the capacity of each so that SOC averaging and power splitting are accurate. For example, if your primary has 2× SBR256 (51.2 kWh) and your secondary has 4× SBR256 (102.4 kWh):
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary Battery Capacity | 51.2 |
| Secondary Battery Capacity | 102.4 |
With these settings:
- SOC averaging is capacity-weighted. If the 51.2 kWh stack is at 80% and the 102.4 kWh stack is at 40%, the combined SOC is 53.3% — not the naive 60% average
- Power splitting accounts for both SOC and capacity. The larger stack receives a proportionally larger share of charge/discharge commands
The default capacity is 25.6 kWh (one SBR256 unit) for both inverters. If your battery stacks are identical, you can leave the defaults — the ratio is what matters, not the absolute values.
Setup:
- Configure your primary (grid-facing) Sungrow inverter as normal
- On the "Secondary Sungrow Inverter" step, enter the IP of your second inverter
- PowerSync tests the connection and stores both configurations
- To add/remove a secondary later, go to Settings > Devices & Services > PowerSync > Configure
Grid-forming inverter SOC cap:
In an off-grid scenario the grid-forming (primary) inverter needs headroom in its battery to absorb any excess output from the secondary inverter. The Primary Inverter Max SOC (%) setting caps the primary inverter's maximum charge level — for example, setting it to 90% reserves 10% buffer capacity. This is enforced automatically every poll cycle via Modbus. Set to 100% (default) to disable.
Safety features:
- If the secondary inverter fails to connect on startup, PowerSync falls back to single-inverter mode automatically
- Per-inverter SOC is logged when SOC divergence exceeds 5%
- Each sub-coordinator polls independently — a temporary Modbus failure on one inverter doesn't block the other
- Removing the secondary IP in the options flow cleanly removes all secondary config
Support for Solax hybrid inverters via Modbus TCP or HA entity fallback. Covers all generations (GEN2 through GEN6).
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Modbus TCP (Standalone) | Direct connection to the inverter. No additional HA integration required. |
| HA Entity Fallback | Uses entities from the homeassistant-solax-modbus integration |
| Register | Function |
|---|---|
| 0x42 | Export control user limit (used for curtailment) |
| 0xB5 | Factory export limit (read for restore value) |
- AC-Coupled Inverter Curtailment — During negative prices, export is limited via register 0x42. When prices recover, the factory limit from register 0xB5 is restored.
- Load-Following Curtailment — When home load data is available, curtailment tracks actual consumption to allow solar self-use while blocking grid export.
- Select Solax as your battery system or AC inverter
- Enter the inverter's Modbus IP address and port (default: 502)
- If using HA entity fallback, select the appropriate entities from the Solax Modbus integration
Support for AlphaESS SMILE and Storion hybrid inverter-battery systems via Modbus TCP, with optional Cloud API fallback when Modbus is unreachable. Implemented against the official AlphaESS Modbus parameter address table.
- SMILE5, SMILE-Hi5, SMILE-Hi10 (residential)
- SMILE-B3, SMILE-T10, SMILE-G3
- Storion-T30
Single-phase and three-phase variants share the same register map.
- Ethernet cable between your AlphaESS inverter and your LAN. Wi-Fi-only setups work via Ethernet-port repeaters but the inverter accepts only one active Modbus TCP session.
- Modbus TCP enabled on the inverter (usually default; check with your installer if unsure).
- Optional: an AlphaESS Open API App ID + App Secret from open.alphaess.com for cloud fallback.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Protocol | Modbus TCP |
| Port | 502 |
| Slave ID | 85 (0x55) — AlphaESS factory default. Not 1 or 247 like other brands. |
| Timeout | 10 s |
-
LP-driven dispatch — PowerSync's built-in optimizer writes the dispatch block (registers
0x0722–0x0728) every 5 minutes to schedule charge / discharge against price forecasts. -
Force charge / discharge / release — Standard
power_sync.force_charge/force_discharge/restore_normalHA services work for AlphaESS. Force-mode auto-restore timers apply as with every other brand. -
DC Solar Curtailment — When feed-in price drops below 1 c/kWh, PowerSync writes
0x0800 = 0(0 % MAX feed-into-grid) to block grid export. Solar keeps powering the house and charging the battery. -
Battery Health — SOC (
0x0102), SOH (0x011B), rated capacity (0x0119), and BMS charge/discharge current limits are exposed as sensors. -
Cloud Fallback — If Modbus goes unreachable, the coordinator polls
openapi.alphaess.com(SHA-512 signature auth) for telemetry. Control via cloud is schedule-based and coarser than Modbus.
- Select AlphaESS as your battery system during PowerSync setup.
- Enter the inverter's host / IP, port (default 502), and slave ID (default 85). The setup flow reads the battery SOC register as a connection probe before accepting the entry.
- Optionally configure export safety cap (kW) to limit grid export during force-discharge operations.
- On the next step, optionally enter Open API App ID + App Secret + serial number for cloud fallback. Leave blank to use Modbus only — cloud is not required.
-
Battery power sign — AlphaESS reports
− = charge, + = dischargein register0x0126, which already matches the PowerSync convention. No sign flip applied. -
SOC scale differs between read and write —
0x0102is 0.1 %/bit (so raw 955 = 95.5 %) but the dispatch target0x0728is 0.4 %/bit (so 100 % = raw 250). PowerSync handles this for you. -
Dispatch active power offset — Register
0x0723uses an offset of +32000. Charge values are< 32000, discharge values are> 32000, idle is exactly32000. Logged in debug mode for visibility. -
No auto-revert — Once
0x0722 = 1is written, the inverter stays in forced dispatch until explicitly released. PowerSync releases dispatch (0x0722 = 0) on integration unload and on everyrestore_normalcall, so the battery never stays locked after an HA restart. -
Single connection limit — AlphaESS firmware allows only one active Modbus TCP session. Don't run
alphaess_modbusorAlpha2MQTTin parallel on the same inverter. -
Flash wear — System-config registers (
0x0800+) live in flash; PowerSync reads them once at startup and only writes0x0800(export limit) when curtailment state actually changes, to protect flash lifetime.
AlphaESS support was introduced in PowerSync 2.12.47 and is currently experimental — the integration is validated against the official AlphaESS register map but two Modbus enum fields (Note5 inverter work mode, Note7 dispatch mode) are still being mapped against live hardware. Please report deltas in Discord or GitHub issue #39.
Globird's VPP program pays premium rates during AEMO price spikes ($3000/MWh or above). PowerSync can automatically participate:
- Enable AEMO Spike Auto-Discharge in the mobile app Controls screen
- Select your NEM region (NSW1, VIC1, QLD1, SA1, TAS1)
- When AEMO prices hit $3000/MWh, PowerSync automatically forces battery discharge
- When the spike ends, battery returns to normal operation
- Push notifications are sent for both spike start and end
Tip: If you also have a separate AC-coupled solar inverter, configure it in the AC Inverter Curtailment section. PowerSync will validate that your Sungrow battery and AC inverter don't use the same Modbus slave ID.