Micro Inverters and Mobile Energy Storage: Youdian New Energy Unlocks a New Paradigm for Distributed Energy
In the current wave of low-carbon transformation, green energy has become an essential topic for development. Behind every energy revolution lies a powerful drive of technological innovation. In recent years, the significant advancements in the domestic clean energy sector have enabled “technological inclusivity,” allowing green technologies to reach ordinary households and significantly reduce energy-saving and emission-reduction costs. This shift in energy paradigms has established a new core of productivity that defines our era.
In response to the challenge of efficiently utilizing clean energy, Youdian New Energy presented an innovative solution at the AWE2025 exhibition: the Smart Balcony Power Station System. This integrated solution combines photovoltaic panels, microinverters, and mobile energy storage to create a cohesive framework that harnesses solar power generation, intelligent scheduling, and smart storage. It provides a highly imaginative pathway toward a green, low-carbon lifestyle. Notably, the storage equipment is equipped with an industry-exclusive smart fire protection module in the mobile storage sector, redefining safety standards for mobile energy storage and significantly enhancing the safety of smart home energy systems.
Harnessing the Sun for Clean Power
What is a balcony power station? In simple terms, it is a “home energy hub” that efficiently integrates photovoltaic panels, storage devices, and smart power control modules. It can be connected to the power grid to supplement household electricity, making clean energy a part of everyday life. When sunlight hits the balcony, the photovoltaic panels initiate their solar power generation journey, while the microinverter converts the energy into alternating current, feeding it into the home electrical system. The microinverter, developed by Youdian New Energy, is compact yet powerful, supporting a maximum photovoltaic input of 900W, with an input voltage of 60V and an AC grid connection of 800W, acting as a versatile power “conductor.” Its dual independent MPPTs can connect to different power components, ensuring that power generation stays interference-free. Moreover, it can track the peak power of each panel in real-time, optimizing control and efficiently dispatching every bit of solar energy, ensuring that no sunshine is wasted.
This system transforms balconies into “power stations,” providing a new approach to self-sufficient electricity generation, thereby minimizing household electricity costs. Based on the average sunlight hours in China, a setup with 900W photovoltaic panels could theoretically generate around 1600 kWh annually, which accounts for about one-third of a typical household’s electricity consumption. This self-generated electricity reduces reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to a better environment.
Unlike traditional solar power generation, the Youdian New Energy smart balcony power station innovatively incorporates a mobile energy storage module, allowing for easy storage of solar-generated electricity. The storage module supports 1600W of AC output, meeting the electricity needs of high-power appliances and creating an intelligent cycle of “generation-storage-consumption.” During the day, the solar storage and grid connectivity functions can seamlessly switch, allowing users to customize settings for “storage priority” or “consumption priority.” When the storage is fully charged or the State of Charge (SOC) exceeds a preset threshold, the system can automatically switch to grid power priority, preventing energy waste. Each morning, the family awakens to green electricity powering the coffee machine. In the afternoon, the air conditioning draws power from the solar panels via the microinverter. In the evening, stored energy supports cooking for dinner. At night, the air conditioner ensures a comfortable sleep for the entire family—these scenarios not only realize innovative technology but also elevate quality of life. The balcony power station is becoming a “technological entry point” for households to engage in the transition to smart energy, allowing every family to become a practitioner and beneficiary of carbon neutrality.
24/7 Power Protection: From Emergency Backup to Quality of Life Upgrade
Stable electricity is a “necessity” in modern society. The Youdian New Energy balcony power station system creates an “energy fortress” that provides round-the-clock power protection, offering essential support during extreme circumstances or enhancing daily quality of life. Every unit of electricity flowing through the system becomes a solid barrier for safeguarding a better life.
In extreme conditions, the system provides crucial electrical support for basic living needs. In regions prone to geological disasters, power outages caused by earthquakes, typhoons damaging power lines, or regional blackouts due to heavy rain often come with secondary risks of power interruptions. In such moments, the storage module becomes a “family emergency ark.” The 2kW mobile energy storage can supply a stable output of 1600W, ensuring necessary appliances can operate, provide nighttime lighting, maintain mobile device connectivity, and support other electronic devices, helping families maintain basic living order even in extreme situations. This is particularly important for families with infants, where priority is given to powering constant-temperature milk warmers and kettles to ease feeding challenges. For families relying on home medical devices, it ensures continuous power for essential equipment like oxygen concentrators and ventilators, safeguarding lives.
Even during non-disaster periods, planned power outages or unexpected blackouts can be equally troublesome. The balcony power station system serves as a household backup power source, allowing for “seamless” switching of electricity. When the grid goes down, the system can switch to stored energy, ensuring that air conditioning keeps running, cooking continues uninterrupted, and streaming remains smooth—eliminating the hassle of searching for candles during traditional power outages. In addition to maintaining daily routines, it also sustains the lifestyle of “tech-savvy residents.” For families accustomed to smart home living, the energy storage system continually powers Wi-Fi, smart security, and cleaning robots. Even if the grid fails, the storage module ensures that local electricity remains accessible, keeping home safety and comfort online and worry-free.
The deeper value of the Youdian New Energy smart balcony power station lies in “redefining the relationship between people and energy through technological power.” It offers families more emotional value through technological innovation. For instance, the sense of security is materialized when the entire building goes dark during a rainy night, yet your home is brightly lit; or when, following an earthquake, while others worry about supplies, your refrigerator remains operational. This sense of certainty offers psychological comfort during uncertain times. It also preserves the ceremonial aspects of life. A power outage no longer means canceling gatherings with family or friends, nor does it disrupt the romantic atmosphere of birthday or anniversary candlelit dinners. This balcony power station system allows electricity to truly become an “invisible” member of modern life, addressing physical power interruption issues while also establishing a foundation of “freedom in electricity” on an emotional level, alleviating fears of outages.
Weekend Outdoor Essentials: Bringing “Power” to Camping
As weekends spark a trend of “escaping the steel forest to embrace the mountains, lakes, and seas,” outdoor camping has evolved from a niche hobby to a mainstream lifestyle. Whether it’s starry night chats with friends or family outings, the balcony power station’s mobile energy storage module is redefining the quality of outdoor living. This energy cube, combining home storage and outdoor power, features a portable design that makes “powered travel” as easy as carrying a suitcase. Its 1600W high power output can drive coffee machines for leisurely enjoyment, electric grills for sizzling steaks, drones for aerial views, and outdoor movie screenings under the stars—transforming the camping experience that once simplified due to power limitations into a refined lifestyle scene.
This mobile energy storage supports various output interfaces—AC output up to 1600W, USB-A with a maximum of 18W per port, and USB-C with a maximum of 140W per port—allowing multiple devices to be powered simultaneously: Bluetooth speakers playing music, live streaming devices capturing laughter by the campfire, and time-lapse photography preserving sunset moments. From city balconies to countryside tents, from emergency home appliances to outdoor entertainment, Youdian New Energy’s mobile energy storage offers full scene adaptability, making green power a genuine link between quality living and poetic journeys, creating a versatile green lifestyle for both home and outdoor settings.
Customizable Smart Energy: Building a Photovoltaic Storage System Like LEGO
One of the innovations of the Youdian New Energy smart balcony power station system is its “modular” design. With standardized modules and plug-and-play interfaces, setting up the system becomes as simple and flexible as assembling building blocks. Photovoltaic panels are hung on the balcony to collect sunlight, microinverters and mobile storage devices are deployed indoors, and connecting to the home power socket allows for immediate use.
This system supports highly flexible DIY solutions, unlocking limitless possibilities based on actual electricity needs. Its core microinverter supports multiple units in parallel, with each unit handling 900W of photovoltaic input. When several microinverters are connected, they can support higher power photovoltaic generation. In terms of storage, a 2kW mobile storage configuration can be chosen, expandable through side-by-side battery packs for greater capacity. Alternatively, users can select a 1kW mobile storage configuration that can be vertically stacked to save space.
In a household setup, the basic configuration meets daily appliance usage, but users can opt for system upgrades or expansions. Storage can be expanded using parallel or stacked configurations for larger capacities. Additionally, multiple microinverters can be connected in parallel to support more photovoltaic input, achieving higher efficiency in power generation, larger storage capacity, and longer electricity support for the entire smart home system.
For small commercial scenarios—such as street shops powering refrigerators and lighting, community cafés ensuring the operation of grinders and air conditioning, and small restaurants fully electrifying kitchen equipment—this customizable system can further reduce electricity costs while promoting a low-carbon and green business model.
In special scenarios, portable photovoltaic storage sets for RVs, integrated power generation systems for sunrooms, and others can also be achieved through modular combinations for energy self-sufficiency.
Empowered by technology, the paradigm shift in smart energy is defined. From household balconies to small commercial spaces, from urban apartments to outdoor camping, the Youdian New Energy smart balcony power station system redefines energy acquisition methods with modular thinking, enabling everyone to become a designer of the smart energy ecosystem, creating freedom in green power within limited spaces, and contributing to sustainable development.
Intelligent Core and Peace of Mind Protection: Visualizing Energy Flow
With a focus on “smart energy,” Youdian New Energy has developed a dedicated app and WeChat mini-program for an interactive smart experience, allowing users to control their energy with a simple touch. The app provides real-time dynamic displays of photovoltaic generation power, microinverter output power, energy storage status, and other core data. It can also deliver remote fault alerts, sending immediate warning signals in case of anomalies. Furthermore, it supports Over-The-Air (OTA) real-time updates, ensuring continuous system iterations and function upgrades, so users always enjoy the latest services.
Safety is also a top priority. The intelligent safety system developed by Youdian New Energy safeguards quality of life with high standards. It is equipped with multiple safety protection measures that comprehensively guard against grid security, equipment safety, and user experience. First, it defends against islanding effects and short circuit risks by monitoring grid status in real-time, disconnecting immediately upon detection of anomalies to prevent islanding or proactively cutting off connections during short circuits to avoid equipment damage. Additionally, the microinverter’s input and output safety covers aspects such as overvoltage, overcurrent, and overheating, ensuring the safe flow of electricity. The storage module boasts durability and high safety, utilizing automotive-grade lithium iron phosphate battery cells validated for safety through puncture tests, alongside an innovative built-in smart fire protection module that activates fire extinguishing procedures with millisecond response time, eliminating risks at their inception. Moreover, user-friendly designs are integrated throughout the safety concept, optimizing storage airflow and employing smart fan control technology to reduce noise and maintain a peaceful and comfortable living environment, embodying the warmth that technology should provide.
With the growing demand for clean energy and technological breakthroughs, the Youdian New Energy smart balcony power station is reconstructing the scene of smart home energy self-sufficiency through efficient generation, worry-free consumption, modular customization, and intelligent safety. It offers users a greener, smarter, and more comfortable lifestyle. Not only does it achieve energy self-sufficiency, but it also leads the transformation of household smart energy toward greener and more intelligent solutions with economical and environmentally-friendly electricity plans, smart and convenient control experiences, and multiple safety protection systems.
Amidst the global renewable energy revolution, the balcony power station system is emerging as a promising avenue in the realm of distributed smart energy. With its innovative integrated photovoltaic storage solutions, Youdian New Energy is becoming one of the key options for users embracing a low-carbon green lifestyle, providing forward-looking innovative solutions for the future of smart home energy.
