Emporia Energy releases Alpha-ESS residential battery
- Emporia Energy is turning out its modular Alpha-ESS smart home battery system this month. The smart home modern technology firm, which is establishing a bidirectional EV battery charger, is also increasing its installer network.
This Alpha-ESS integrates as part of Emporia's entire ecosystem of offerings, including EV battery chargers, energy monitors and smart plugs. Suitable with both new-build solar installations and also retrofits to existing solar, the Emporia battery can be kept track of and controlled in real time using the Emporia Smart Home Energy Management application.
In addition, property owners with a solar system can utilize the "Excess Solar" management features to enhance the usage and also storage of excess solar manufacturing. The Emporia system recognizes when excess solar power is being generated, and also individuals can configure their sysyem to immediately turn on tons, such as charging an electric lorry, activating appliances attached to Emporia smart plugs, readjusting smart thermostats to pre-cool or warmth their home, as well as charging the Emporia battery with their excess production. On the other hand, it can additionally be attached to draw from the grid to pre-charge ahead of when energy rates may be surging or there's an interruption to the power supply as a result of weather or ongoing grid anxiety.
The total Alpha-ESS home battery system consists of three components-- inverter, transformer as well as battery module-- that combine to produce a tailor-made system suited to any kind of home. The inverter is available in either 7.6- and also 9.6-kW powers and also can be AC- or DC-coupled. The 8.2-kWh 256-V DC LFP battery modules are equipped with BMS and smart EMS cloud monitoring. Approximately 6 modules can be combined to accommodate as much as 49 kWh of energy storage.