Energy management systems aren’t just for vehicle fleets anymore—as homeowners add EVs and/or solar panels to their electrical empires, it increasingly makes sense to have a comprehensive system to manage it all.

Intelligent power management company Eaton offers a suite of home energy management solutions for both retrofit and new construction projects, including smart breakers, microgrid interconnect devices and smart panels.

Now Eaton has launched its new AbleEdge home energy management system, which offers homeowners and installers “a comprehensive, quickly installed and fully integrated solution to simplify a safe energy transition.”

Eaton’s AbleEdge home energy management system is designed for interoperability with any residential energy storage and solar system in North America through open application programming interface (APIs) and multiple communication options for its microgrid interconnect device.

AbleEdge is designed to make it easier to install distributed energy resources (DERs), extend battery life and enable a seamless transition to backup power sources during grid outages.

The AbleEdge ecosystem includes:

• AbleEdge smart breakers, which provide load management to help extend battery life;
• The AbleEdge microgrid interconnect device, which enables a seamless transition from grid power to energy storage system, and can be retrofitted to existing Eaton meter breakers;
• AbleEdge critical loads and combiner box panels, which feature flexible configurations designed to accommodate almost any installation and retrofit requirements.

“We’re providing flexible, cost-effective options to add solar and energy storage at home that minimize equipment and maximize functionality, without replacing your electric panels. We first delivered pioneering smart breakers to enable new levels of intelligence and scalability, and our AbleEdge ecosystem will transform new and existing Eaton home infrastructure,” said Paul Ryan, General Manager of Connected Solutions and EV Charging at Eaton. “And we’re working closely with the biggest names in home solar and energy storage to accelerate a more sustainable, electrified future.”

Source: Eaton