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The Japanese multinational company Matsushita has launched a new lithium-ion household battery storage product in the US market. This is the second attempt at the existing EverVolt product in the US. The product provides two new energy storage capacity options-large And larger-and allow AC and DC coupling.
EverVolt 2.0 was launched in the United States on Thursday. As the latest member of its total home energy solution products, its enhanced features allow for greater customization and "convenient modular footprint and weatherproof design."
AC and DC coupling is new—previously there was an either-or option—allowing batteries to work with new and existing rooftop solar systems, with backup power, on-grid and off-grid. EverVolt 2.0 provides continuous power output of 7.6kW off-grid and 9.6kW on-grid.
In terms of energy storage capacity, the usable capacity of these two new products is 17.1kWh (EVHB-L6) or 25.65kWh (EVHB-L9) per system, which shows that Panasonic hopes that American homes will install increasingly larger solar systems, and Aiming for higher and higher grid independence.
Each EverVolt inverter can connect up to 12kW of solar energy-used to power loads and charge batteries-currently about twice the size of the average residential roof system in Australia.
In terms of appearance, EverVolt 2.0 is composed of a floor-standing battery cabinet and 4 MPPT hybrid smart inverters. Panasonic said that it is simple to install and can be placed flexibly inside and outside (this is not the case in Australia, but the outdoor rating is a good sign).
The modular design allows homeowners to customize energy storage solutions according to their needs; the company said that up to three systems can be stacked together to obtain more power output and energy storage capacity.
The system also provides a series of "operating modes", including standby mode, residence mode, usage time mode, and custom modes that can be set by the system owner.
"Energy storage innovation has never been more exciting and necessary than it is today," said Mukesh Sethi, director of Panasonic Solar and Energy Storage.
"As part of our ongoing commitment to provide homeowners with first-class solar and storage solutions, Panasonic EverVolt 2.0 has new features that not only meet the needs of energy-efficient homeowners, but also support broader sustainability goals," Sethi said.
"The recently announced federal goal of adopting solar energy across the country, coupled with consumers' growing desire for resilience, will only emphasize the need for solar and storage solutions like this one."
In Australia, Panasonic currently only provides a non-expandable residential battery storage system, lithium-ion AC coupling, 8kWh LJ-SK84A (2kW output)-it is three battery modules, control electronics and a smart inverter, installed in A "standalone" all in a'heavy metal cabinet.
Whether Panasonic will have more products entering the Australian market remains to be seen, but as long as Australian demand remains fairly low, large systems like Enervolt 2.0 are unlikely to be added to the local product portfolio.
Sophie is the editor of One Step Off The Grid and the associate editor of its sister site Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing articles about clean energy for more than ten years.
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