V2L Powering my home from my BYD Seal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ย. 2023
- This is my second video on using V2L to power my home. When I made the first video my electric car didn’t have a V2L, but now I have BYD Seal with V2L I wanted to make a second video showing it in action. I suggest you watch the first video to help put this one into context
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In my inverter I have set the priority: Solar First, then Utility (normally switched off) then Battery. SUB. I have also set the batteries to only charge from solar. If U (V2L) can meet 100% of the house load (my night time usage is 500-800W) then it is as you see in my video. If U can’t support the house load, then B will make up the difference.
I now made a 3rd video which is a simplified summary of what I’m doing.
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This is great news! I didn't know that V2L was already possible with the BYD Seal.
Fantastic information, I am surprised that not more people review BYD car mentions this feature.👍
It works best with home solar, otherwise you would have to run an extension cable into the house and plug things into it.
This is freaking amazing! you sir are a pioneer!
In the not too distant future EV's with V2L capability will have a major bearing on the kWh's required for off grid ESS specifications. This video shows exactly how this will happen. 👏👏👏
Thanks Greg
I have a Model 3 and live in Switzerland. I will be considering the BYD seal once it comes to Switzerland as the Model 3 highland is just a facelift with no USS, front camera and worse functionality by moving all controls to the steering wheel.
Great video, and very well explained! 👏👏👏👏
This is amazing info! Its giving me ideas. I have solar as well, but I use about 20 kwh at night in winter mainly for heating. I reckon i can save 100 bucks a month during the winter months using V2L. Just wonder how much it would cost to install the system to work with my exisiting solar system.
Installing a transfer switch shouldn’t cost much, by installer did it when we installed the inverters. I did the rest of the installation myself
Lol.. I just bought a Seal a week ago as well... With the same idea to power my home at night.
The developers of my gated community in hua hin for whatever reason don't want me to share my solar power with my neighbours any more (over the private village grid they claim to own). So I started to look at a battery solution (as backup for the case the legal solution won't work out). Just need to figure a way to do so without having to replace my on-grid inverter.
Are you on the AseanNow dot com forums? My handle is Bandersnatch and I started the EVs in Thailand discussion.
Brilliant video and thanks for sharing. This is what EVs should be doing along side being used for transportation. Question for you. Can you use V2L to power your house if you have solar however no battery?
Thanks for your kind words. If you have a solar inverter you are good to go. Watch my other video linked in the description
Question about Seal's V2L in general (not for powering a house) - does the car need be switched off to use the V2L or can it be on at the same time? I.e. can I run the heater / AC in the car simultaneously when powering some external devices through the charge port?
I have tested V2L with the car on and it still works
Can you make a video about the lane keeping assist is and if its usable
I have a whole bunch of requests to get through first. The Seal is a fantastic car, its ADAS system is not. I have most of it switched off. Have you watched my video on the infotainment system walkthrough? I talk about it there.
The Seal is open for orders in Australia and I am interested in the long range model. I currently have the Atto 3. There are not many good reviews on the operation and performance etc of this EV. You could be one of the first. I am interested in the real world range of the seal. Have you done a video about this topic. You said you have the 82.5kWh battery, is it the RWD or AWD.
Been asked many times for a range update so we are charging to 100% today and will set a trip
Very interesting. Here in the UK I asked the makers of 'Zappi' chargers, about using the Seal V2L much like a power wall, as they make inverters for their own brand of home battery. I was going to charge the car at cheap 'off-peak' electricity rates. They told me using the car to power the house was not feasible ?
You should watch my first video on V2L linked in the description. I had a transfer switch with 2 AC in (grid and V2L) and one AC out into the inverter
Hi! Just got the Seal here (ireland) and I have noticed and a few others that the zappi charger and a few others show output of 7kw but the byd is only showing 6.2 on the screen. Also tried this at 11kw charger and similar results. Have you noticed any large drops from the supply to the charger? I know there tends to be some transmission loss but this seems excessive.
My home charger pulls 7kW AC but only 6.2 DC is added the battery
Perfect thanks. Sounds like it's losses via the ac dc conversion then.
Excellent video. Thanks! 👍
This is nice . May I know how much you spent on this system ?
Connecting my EV to my solar system cost about ฿1,000
A glimpse of the future :)
Thanks very much Christian
Hi, Peter from Slovakia here. I have Ioniq 5 and intend to power my house with v2l too. However, the output from the car is one phase only. Does your inverter accept this? Plus, if you wish to top up your home battery from your Seal, you must certainly reduce the charging power to keep the house running. The home battery cannot be charged and discharged at the same time. Is it so? Thanks for your reply
Yes my inverter is single phase. I have set my inverter to only charge my home batteries from Solar. I’m not sure if you seen all three videos I have done on V2L, but I talk about running the house load only and only at night. This preserves my home batteries.
Ok, thanks for your reply. My inverter is 3 phase, so I am curious to see how it will treat one-phase power from my car.
Anyway, there is a bidirectional ac charger coming from Renault in the autumn and that should work on cars having v2l capability. And its price should be acceptable too. Unlike these 10.000 usd dc bidirectional chargers coming from us this year
I dont have engineering experience,how hard is it to learn to use solar panels and storing it in battery then transfer it into power outage to power up a house for noobs like me?
This is a good forum to join www.diysolarforum.com and the TH-cam channel that goes with it www.youtube.com/@WillProwse
Wonder why there’s is a distinction between V2L and V2G when it seems like V2L can be both
Did you watch my first video on V2L linked in the description, it is explained there
Hi mate your house has a great setup, are you a sparky by trade ?
Thanks. No I’m not but I have research every aspect of the house build for years before we started to build. Everything was planned ahead to be off-grid. The house is super insulated but also with built-in natural cooling. It might look a bit funny, but it is designed on scientific principles for the climate here in Thailand, with rainwater harvesting and fruit and veggies growing in the garden.
@@EcoHouseThailand That is amazing mate that you have a eco friendly house in Thailand, i know all about the seasons here in Thailand as i live and work in BKK.
Sacrifice the car battery to supplement house solar battery. Bummer if the wife wants to go shopping and charge is too low. lol. How many kW is the car battery? (myself wondered about adding a few panels to my system, in order to better support the rainy days but it may still not be enough)
A Tesla PowerWall has 13.5 kWh the BYD Seal has 82.5 kWh. Powering my house load for a few hours is insignificant compared to propelling 2 Tonnes of metal 650km
@@EcoHouseThailand Hmm, my consumption avg is only 40 kWh/day, so, yea, that can help thru the rainy season as long as I can get some sunny days. Is the warranty on the car battery based on time or cycles? How long does it take to transfer say 10 kWh ?
@@darwinjinaWarranty here in Thailand is 8 years 160,000km. The V2L max transfer rate is 3.5kW but it matches the load demand in real time. If your house was using say 1kW/hour then 10kW would take 10 hours.
@@EcoHouseThailand thanks
@@darwinjinaJust wondering what is your family size and your house footage that use 40kW/h a day.