Cloud-connected inverters - should we be concerned?

[Crossy]

Google "CHINA kills all non Sol-Ark branded DEYE unit in the USA" for the background story.

 

It would appear that someone, likely the manufacturer, is disabling certain solar inverters.

 

The actual reasoning isn't totally clear but it does open up the eyes to just how much of our technology (not just inverters) is open to attack.

 

 

Remember those Russian EV chargers that went offline when the tanks rolled?

 

https://electrek.co/2022/02/28/hacked-electric-car-charging-stations-russia-displays-putin-dckhead-glory-to-ukraine/

 

 

Whilst my Deye inverters are 100% legal here in Thailand I'm definitely considering moving to local monitoring (such as Solar Assistant) just in case the SHTF and China decides that turning off solar is advantageous to their plans for world domination!

 

Could be a few hundred bucks well spent.

 

Now, about that BYD Sealion EV ...

 

Thoughts??

 

[degrub]

The world of IOT….what could possibly go wrong 😂

just remember, in the customer agreement papers, you bought a license to use the device and use their IP, software, etc. Brick-able at the whim of the manufacturer 🙀  or international politics, apparently.

[JBChiangRai]

I think we are safe in Thailand, they are unlikely to declare war on China & can fairly much be guaranteed to take the moral low-ground in any war

[Bandersnatch]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

 I'm definitely considering moving to local monitoring (such as Solar Assistant

 

Definitely going the solar assistant route to integrate into my Home Assistant Dashboard. My Growatt app logs me out multiple times a day which is a real pain. 

 

I plan to buy the raspberry pi locally and simply download the software from the site. Will document my experience 

[Crossy]

Being an instant-gratification chap I've ordered a pre-configured Orange-pi from Solar Assistant.

[Bandersnatch]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

Being an instant-gratification chap I've ordered a pre-configured Orange-pi from Solar Assistant.

 

Do let us know how you get on with it

[BritManToo]

4 hours ago, degrub said:

The world of IOT….what could possibly go wrong 😂

just remember, in the customer agreement papers, you bought a license to use the device and use their IP, software, etc. Brick-able at the whim of the manufacturer 🙀  or international politics, apparently.

Only brickable if you leave the data dongle connected!

Edited 1 hour ago by BritManToo

[Crossy]

Just now, BritManToo said:

Only brickable if you leave the data dongle connected!

 

Indeed, pulling your dongle can lead to satisfaction

[scottiejohn]

9 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Indeed, pulling your dongle can lead to satisfaction

Getting someone else, I am told, gives even greater satisfaction! 😆

[Crossy]

Deye seems to have taken a scatter-gun approach. Screenshot from a major solar forum.