How do I recharge the Powersensor battery?

Question:

When should I recharge my sensors and how?

Answer:

To avoid losing valuable insights about your home energy consumption and solar generation you will need to ensure your sensors remain charged.

When to recharge your sensors 

Keep an eye out for an email from our team to notify you when it's time to recharge your sensors or see how to check your sensor battery life.

The battery life of your sensors is between 1-2 years from being fully charged however the life can be impacted by things such as:

1. The quality of the WiFi network
2. The quality of the Bluetooth connection
3. Where the sensor is set up (Lithium Ion batteries can have a reduced charge life in lower temperatures) 
4. If you had to re-install your kit 
5. The sensors were not fully charged prior to initial installation 

How to recharge your sensors

The sensor(s) should be removed from their installed location, here's how to safely remove your sensor(s). Use a regular USB cable (you might have one from another device or use the cable from your kit) to charge the sensor(s).

Once charging has finished (all four green LED lights will be on), you will need to re-install the devices according to their original role. This means the original solar sensor should again be installed at the inverter, and the original meter board sensor should be installed at the meter board.

Use the Powersensor App to guide you through the installation. Visit: Menu / Manage devices, scroll down, tap ‘Recharged sensors’ and follow the instructions provided.  

Using the 'Recharged sensors' function of the App will ensure both sensors go through the initial learning process and that the devices are installed according to their previous role.