The manual describes the steps to set up Flower External Control on the Sofar EMS.
When setting up this integration, permission is granted to Flower to control the battery and/or solar inverters.
| Device Type | Variants | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Inverters | All | ✅ |
| Storage Devices | ||
| EV Chargers | ❌ |
| Country | Supported |
|---|---|
| Belgium | ❌ |
| Netherlands | |
| Sweden | ✅ |
and make sure the to the Sofar EMS.
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.
Flower will provide the following credentials, which must be used when adding the External Signal:
Alongside these credentials, select the devices and meters which exist and can be controller by Flower. This includes batteries, solar panels (or both), and grid meters. Finally, the correct bidding zone of the asset must be selected.
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.
When using multiple batteries or solar inverters, they are aggregated into one (virtual) asset for Flower.
'Flower' is now set up on the Sofar EMS.