Intelligent operating system...

To maximise the benefits of renewable energy systems, it’s necessary to incorporate a special controller. “Huf installed a Sunny Home Manager from SMA Solar, which communicates with the photovoltaic inverters, the house battery storage, the ground source heat pump and various high-energy-use appliances, such as the washing machine and the car charger”, says David. e system can be programmed via an app or web interface, but also learns over time, optimising the use of electricity being generated. “It takes the weather forecast into account so it can switch on the heating and other appliances at the most suitable time”, he says.