Hyper 2000

Energy
1

I am considering buying a Zendure Hyper 2000 for use in Great Britain.

I need the unit to connect directly to a standard UK BS 1363 three-pin socket, without a travel adapter or permanent electrical connection.

Can Zendure or a UK owner please confirm:

  1. Is there a UK-specific Hyper 2000 supplied with a genuine BS 1363 plug and UK mains lead?
  2. What is the exact UK product or part number?
  3. Is that version approved by Zendure for bidirectional charging and discharging through a UK household socket?
  4. Can Home Assistant continuously set the AC output limit through local MQTT, for example every five seconds?
  5. What is the permitted AC charge and discharge range on the UK version?

I need to vary its output through Home Assistant to keep the total property export below a 4 kW DNO export limit.

2

Whilst many of us might welcome an opportunity to use “plug in solar” in the UK, this is currently outwith the regulations.

The UK Plug In Solar consultation, published 16th June notes:

Current Regulatory Position

At present, solar plug-in microgenerators cannot be legally sold, supplied, or used in the UK due to constraints arising from existing product safety legislation:

  • The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (ESQCR) require electrical installations to comply with “British Standard Requirements” (principally BS 7671). These standards are designed for fixed installations and do not readily accommodate plug-in generation devices. The territorial extent of the ESQCR 2002 is Great Britain only[footnote 1].
  • The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 (PSSR) require that plugs conform to BS 1363.
  • While the PSSR do not explicitly prohibit plug-in solar, BS 1363 does not permit plugs and sockets to be used to connect electricity-generating equipment.

In practice, this means that plug-in microgeneration products cannot demonstrate compliance with PSSR and ESQCR and therefore cannot be legally placed on the market or used by consumers.

I note that the Zendure SolarFlow Hyper 2000 includes a battery, and the above consultation refers specifically to plug-in-solar without batteries, so any change in the regulations are unlike to permit this model anyway.

Going to the Zendure UK website shows clearly that this product is not available for purchase from within the UK.

Maybe the situation will change in the near future.