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Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by coleashman on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @06:32PM (#43337820)
Yep, and to clarify Pila includes an MID onboard so while Intentionally Islanded there is no backfeed. But in terms of a whole-home disconnect, I believe we'll see more generic options appear that are somewhat DER-agnostic.
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Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by VectorLock on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @08:04PM (#43338533)
>Pila includes an MID onboard

How does that work? Is just not putting energy out the input "plug" count as a MID?

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Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by chadconway on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @08:45PM (#43338799)
The Tesla MID is in the Tesla Gateway or Backup Switch meter socket adapter. The Pila MID is onboard inside the battery. Pila can push power back through the plug.

When utility power drops, Pila & Powerwall react exactly the same. They both detect the outage, open the MID, and power load downstream of the MID. In the case of Pila it powers loads downstream / plugged into Pila.

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Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by nikau on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @11:19PM (#43339644)
Im having trouble understanding this, if you back feed into a circuit why wouldn't it go out via the beaker and onto the power grid?
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