Overview
Caution
NOTE: Hive Power decides when and how your battery should charge or discharge through their system. Our platform simply carries out these battery operation decisions.
If you have any questions about how your battery is being controlled or disagree with the charging/discharging decisions, please contact Hive Power directly, as we cannot modify or influence their battery management strategy. " This service allows you, as a customer of Hive Power, to use your battery on various energy markets. The manual describes how we can set this up on the SmartgridOne Controller. At the end of this manual, Hive Power will have control over the battery. When setting up this integration, permission is granted to Hive Power to control this battery.
Supported Devices and countries
The following devices types are supported by the Hive Power integration:
| Device Type | Variants | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Inverters | All | ✅ |
| Storage Devices | ||
| EV Chargers | ❌ |
Prerequisites
1. Add the devices
Login to the commissioning interface and make sure the devices are added to the SmartgridOne Controller.
2. Check the grid power limits
In the settings, the grid power limits should be set correctly. Click Settings and check the highlighted setting in the image. If necessary, adjust the settings.
3. Check the address
Make sure the address is set correctly.
Warning
The integration may not work correctly if the address is not correct!
Enabling 'Hive Power'
From the commissioning interface, go to the 'External Signals' tab.
Click on 'External signal'.
Select 'Hive Power' and click 'Next'.
Select the control tier which is applicable to your installation.
Tier 1 - Setpoint Follower
Setpoints received from Hive Power are sent directly to the devices. No local control is done by the SmartgridOne Controller.
Tier 2 - Delta Stacking
The SmartgridOne Controller executes its own self-consumption algorithm, Hive Power uses the battery availability to activate the battery on ancilliary markets.
Tier 3 - Battery Splitting
Work in progress.
The battery is split into two virtual batteries. One part is controller by Hive Power on various ancilliary energy markets, while the remaining portion of the battery is used for local control only.
Device Selection
In the next page, you have the option to include/exclude devices for remote control. Ensure to mark all checkboxes of devices you'd like to include.
Note
When using multiple devices, they are aggregated into one (virtual) asset, per asset type, for Hive Power.
'Hive Power' is now set up on the SmartgridOne Controller.