{"id":52938,"date":"2021-08-30T12:33:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T02:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=52938"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T01:16:07","slug":"huawei-luna2000-battery-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/huawei-luna2000-battery-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Huawei Luna2000 Battery Review: Tantalisingly Close To Paying For Itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_53496\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53496\" class=\"wp-image-53496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/huawei-luna2000.jpg\" alt=\"Huawei Luna2000 Battery Review\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" data-pin-description=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/huawei-luna2000.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/huawei-luna2000-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/huawei-luna2000-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/huawei-luna2000-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Introducing The Huawei Luna2000 Battery &#8212; A Home Battery That May Pay In WA<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Huawei is the world&#8217;s largest inverter manufacturer and has been selling residential solar inverters in Australia for years.\u00a0 They&#8217;re now offering home energy storage with the launch of their Luna 2000 battery in May.<!--more-->If your solar system already has a compatible Huawei inverter it&#8217;s likely you can have a 10 kilowatt-hour version installed for under $10,000.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Some important points about the Huawei Luna2000 are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s only compatible with specific Huawei inverters.<\/li>\r\n<li>It has Battery Modules of 5 kilowatt-hours each. \u00a0Up to six can be used for a maximum of 30 kilowatt-hours of storage.<\/li>\r\n<li>One Battery Module can provide 2.5 kilowatts of continuous power while two or more can provide 5 kilowatts.<\/li>\r\n<li>If a home starts with one or two Battery Modules it&#8217;s easy to add another in the future.<\/li>\r\n<li>Backup power can only be provided if a Backup Box is installed: an additional expense.<\/li>\r\n<li>The Backup Box can charge the Luna2000 from solar panels when the grid is down, and with an L1 Huawei inverter allows complete off-grid use.<\/li>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s suitable for outdoor installation but can&#8217;t be installed within 500m of the sea.<\/li>\r\n<li>Its warranty should last most households a full 10 years but allows battery capacity to deteriorate down to 60%.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Because Huawei has demonstrated it is capable of producing reliable electronics and because it&#8217;s a giant company unlikely to disappear any time soon &#8212; in my opinion &#8212; the Luna2000 should be a low-risk home battery purchase.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>For some Western Australia homes with high evening electricity consumption, the Luna 2000 may be able to provide electricity bill savings greater than its cost within its warranty period.\u00a0 This is one reason why I suspect Huawei is likely to be among the major battery brands leading us into a future where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/\">solar battery storage systems<\/a> are a normal household item.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>It can hardly fail, considering Belinda Carlisle has a hit song about how it keeps the lights on at night:<\/p>\r\n<p><div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Belinda Carlisle - La Luna (Official HD Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ur48BBf6TkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\r\n<h2>Appearance<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Luna2000 looks pretty sexy &#8212; if you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gIs3EwUojzU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">attracted to refrigerators<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53311\" style=\"width: 1093px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53311\" class=\"wp-image-53311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna200_image.jpg\" alt=\"The Huawei Luna200 battery system range\" width=\"1083\" height=\"572\" data-pin-description=\"The Huawei Luna200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna200_image.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna200_image-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna200_image-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna200_image-768x406.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Huawei Luna 2000. Note I added the dimensions and weights myself because &#8212; unlike some people &#8212; I am efficient with images.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Unfortunately, for people who like things to look funky, you can&#8217;t offset the battery modules like the one on the left above.\u00a0 It won&#8217;t work if you do that.<\/p>\r\n<p>As the illustration shows, a Power Module control unit sits on top of one, two or three 5-kilowatt-hour Battery Modules. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>What you can&#8217;t see in the illustration above are the heavy-duty cables connecting the Luna2000 to a Huawei inverter and potentially a Backup Box as well.\u00a0 The picture makes things look a little too clean.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_better.jpg\" alt=\"Huawei Luna 200 battery design\" width=\"1000\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_better.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_better-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_better-768x367.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Luna 2000 Technical Specifications<\/h2>\r\n<p>Here&#8217;s an edited version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/solar.huawei.com\/en-GB\/download?p=%2F-%2Fmedia%2FSolar%2Fattachment%2Fpdf%2Feu%2Fdatasheet%2FLUNA2000-5-15-S0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luna2000 datasheet<\/a> showing details people are usually most interested in. The Luna is also listed on SolarQuotes&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">home battery comparison table<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_tech_specs.png\" alt=\"Huawei Luna200 battery system technical specifications\" width=\"1017\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_tech_specs.png 1017w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_tech_specs-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_tech_specs-768x683.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Luna Battery Chemistry<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Luna2000&#8217;s 5 kilowatt-hour Battery Modules are lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO4).\u00a0 This is the most commonly used battery chemistry for stationary storage.\u00a0 It&#8217;s often described as the safest lithium chemistry but &#8212; as a foolhardy person who isn&#8217;t even wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">goggles<\/a> shows &#8212; caution is still required:<\/p>\r\n<p><div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"LiFePO4 Puncture Test - Can these batteries catch fire? Is LiFePO4 Safe?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/07BS6QY3wI8?start=133&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect the Luna2000 to catch on fire by itself, but please keep the possibility in mind whenever you throw spears at it.<\/p>\r\n<p>If a fire does occur, this is what the installation manual says to do:<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_fire.png\" alt=\"Huawei home battery fire instructions\" width=\"1020\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_fire.png 1020w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_fire-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_fire-768x349.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Luna Energy &amp; Power<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Battery Modules are described as capable of 100% discharge.\u00a0 This is not 100% true as the module&#8217;s electronics will preserve a small amount of charge, but not having to worry about the difference between nominal and usable storage is convenient. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;m about to tell you how much energy the solar battery can store and how much power it can provide.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re not clear on the difference between energy and power, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/good-solar-guide\/power-energy-difference\/\">here&#8217;s an explanation<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Battery Modules can be stacked up to three high and a Power Module that controls them is placed on top.\u00a0 When connected to a compatible inverter this gives the following energy storage capacity and continuous power output:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>1 Battery Module = 5 kilowatt-hour of energy storage and 2.5 kilowatts of power output.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>2 Battery Modules = 10 kilowatt-hours of energy storage and 5 kilowatts of power output.<\/li>\r\n<li>3 Battery Modules = 15 kilowatt-hours of energy storage and 5 kilowatts of power output.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Note: if the inverter is under 5 kilowatts the power output will be limited by the inverter&#8217;s capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>If you want more than 15 kilowatt-hours of storage, two Luna2000s can be installed in parallel to provide up to 30 kilowatt-hours of storage.\u00a0 More modules won&#8217;t improve the power output beyond 5 kilowatts:<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53347\" style=\"width: 811px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53347\" class=\"wp-image-53347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_capacity.png\" alt=\"Huawei Luna200 battery configurations\" width=\"801\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_capacity.png 801w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_capacity-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_capacity-768x632.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luna2000 installation options<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>According to the installation manual (<a href=\"https:\/\/solar.huawei.com\/au\/Services#downloadcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downloadable here<\/a>), with three-phase power it&#8217;s possible to put up to 30 kilowatt-hours of battery modules on each phase for a total of 90 kilowatt-hours of storage.\u00a0 But you&#8217;d probably have to be a pretty big Luna 2000 fan to do that.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Easily Expandable<\/h2>\r\n<p>Each 5 kilowatt-hour Battery Module operates separately from the others.\u00a0 This means if a fault develops in one module the others can still be used until the defective unit is repaired or replaced &#8211; with an exception being if the fault involves flames shooting out of the module.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The independent operation makes it easy to add an extra module to expand storage capacity or compensate for capacity deteriorating over time.\u00a0 As each battery module is covered by its own warranty, adding a new one to an existing system won&#8217;t create a warranty issue.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Outdoors Installation Okay<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Luna2000 is water-resistant and can be installed outdoors.\u00a0 Its IP rating &#8212; or Ingress Protection rating &#8212; is IP66.\u00a0 This indicates it&#8217;s dust-tight and able to resist jets of water from all directions.\u00a0 This means if your idiot cousin decides to hose down your home battery, it should be fine.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53325\" style=\"width: 1094px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53325\" class=\"wp-image-53325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000-ip_code.jpg\" alt=\"Luna200 ingress rating\" width=\"1084\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000-ip_code.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000-ip_code-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000-ip_code-1024x116.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000-ip_code-768x87.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IP 66 is about as good as home battery systems not owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q8d5688NiAo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Aquaman<\/a> get. (Image: B&amp;R Enclosures)<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>While IP66 is excellent, the battery still requires installation in the shade and out of\u00a0 direct rain and snowfall:<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53349\" style=\"width: 869px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53349\" class=\"wp-image-53349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_installation_requirements.jpg\" alt=\"Huawei Luna200 battery installation requirements\" width=\"859\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_installation_requirements.jpg 859w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_installation_requirements-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_installation_requirements-768x339.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The quick install guide also requires the battery to be installed away from fires and explosions, but I was hoping you could figure that out for yourself.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>The Luna2000 is normally floor-mounted, but can be wall-mounted.\u00a0 Either way, a 10-15 cm gap between it and any adjacent wall is required.\u00a0 It also needs at least 30cm clearance to the top and sides.\u00a0 This is so air circulation can cool it.\u00a0 It will also need to be within 10 m of its inverter.<\/p>\r\n<p>There are two requirements from the installation manual I will quote in full:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>&#8220;Do not install the battery in a position where it is easy to touch because the temperature of the chassis and heat sink is high when the battery is running.&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>&#8220;Children are not allowed to enter the installation position.&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>This makes it sound like it can get very hot, although I doubt the battery will reach 60 \u00baC.\u00a0 At least, I hope it won&#8217;t.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the temperature briefly touching metal with your bare hand causes a first-degree burn.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also a temperature that&#8217;s very bad for lithium batteries.<\/p>\r\n<p>The second requirement, keeping it away from children, may be difficult.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Do Not Install Within 500m Of The Sea<\/h2>\r\n<p>One requirement of the Luna2000 &#8212; similar to Huawei inverters &#8212; is it can&#8217;t be installed within 500m of the sea.\u00a0 This is to prevent corrosion from salt-mist that may be blown inland.\u00a0 In the past, Huawei has &#8220;signed off&#8221; on allowing inverters to be placed within this limit without affecting the warranty in situations where salt mist corrosion is unlikely to be a problem.\u00a0 For example, indoors.\u00a0 It&#8217;s possible they&#8217;ll do the same for batteries. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Update September 1st 2021:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><em>I&#8217;ve been informed Huawei will allow installations of the Luna2000 within 500m of the sea for indoor locations such as garages. <\/em><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53433\" style=\"width: 808px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53433\" class=\"wp-image-53433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_moonbase_alpha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_moonbase_alpha.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_moonbase_alpha-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_moonbase_alpha-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I appreciate the way Huawei named their solar battery to compete with the title of a 70s TV show about a moon base.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h2>Operating Temperature<\/h2>\r\n<p>The operating temperature of the Luna 2000 is given as -20 \u00baC to 55 \u00baC.\u00a0 That sounds great, but checking the small print reveals it&#8217;s not the full story:<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna_small_print.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna_small_print.png 1016w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna_small_print-300x9.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna_small_print-768x23.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>This means the Luna2000&#8217;s normal operating temperature is actually from 6 to 44 \u00baC.\u00a0 From -20\u00a0 to 5 \u00baC and from 45 to 55 \u00baC the battery will still work but it will derate.\u00a0 This will reduce the rate at which it can charge and discharge.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Derating when temperatures are extreme is standard for lithium-ion batteries and the temperature range the Luna2000 can handle is good.\u00a0 Providing some power at 50 \u00baC is important. If it can hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmets.org\/metmatters\/record-breaking-heat-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49.6 \u00baC in Canada<\/a> it can hit 50 \u00baC anywhere in Australia.<\/p>\r\n<p>To prevent damage when used during low temperatures, Battery Modules have an internal heating element that can draw 300 watts.\u00a0 While this would rarely activate under Australian conditions, on some cold mornings it may switch on and consume energy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Noise<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Battery Modules and the Power Module that sits on top don&#8217;t have cooling fans.\u00a0 Instead, they rely on &#8220;natural convection&#8221; for cooling.\u00a0 This means &#8220;air&#8221;.\u00a0 Not having fans is useful for quiet operation and their noise emissions are given as &#8220;under 29 decibels&#8221;.\u00a0 A whisper is around 30 decibels, so it should be correct to say they are whisper quiet and only make a mild electronic hum. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53436\" style=\"width: 1059px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53436\" class=\"wp-image-53436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna-space1999.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1049\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna-space1999.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna-space1999-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna-space1999-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna-space1999-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I just wanted to show you another picture from Space:1999 because, as you can see, I played one of the characters. You can also see space was a lot more colourful in the 1970s than it is today.\u00a0 Possibly because of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pgHxFNFWlZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LDS<\/a> people were taking back then.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h2>Huawei Luna Efficiency<\/h2>\r\n<p>I haven&#8217;t found anything on the efficiency of the Luna2000 and I&#8217;ve emailed Huawei asking for information.\u00a0 I would expect a round trip efficiency of about 90% or less.\u00a0 If it was over 90% I think Huawei would have mentioned it as a selling point.\u00a0 Because modules have a heating element their efficiency is likely to be reduced in cold climates but, without heating, lithium batteries normally can&#8217;t be used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QgRgNFDHvVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sub-zero<\/a> temperatures.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Warranty<\/h2>\r\n<p>The warranty for the Power Module that sits on top of a Luna2000 is 10 years.\u00a0 For a Battery Module, it&#8217;s 10 years or until it provides 16,450 kilowatt-hours of stored energy.\u00a0 The warranty allows Battery Modules to deteriorate all the way down to 60% of their original capacity, which would be 3 kilowatt-hours.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53353\" style=\"width: 1063px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53353\" class=\"wp-image-53353 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_warranty.png\" alt=\"Huawei Luna200 battery warranty\" width=\"1053\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_warranty.png 1053w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_warranty-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_warranty-1024x109.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_warranty-768x82.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">16.45 MWh = 16,450 kilowatt-hours<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>If a 5 kilowatt-hour Battery Module provides an average of 4.5 kilowatt-hours of storage per day, then the warranty will last the full 10 years, as it won&#8217;t exceed the 16,450 kilowatt-hour limit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>If the battery develops a problem, the warranty says Huawei must be informed within two weeks.\u00a0 I recommend notifying the installer immediately.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t put it off because some things that are an easy fix if caught early can turn your solar battery into a brick if left too late.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>This warranty is more or less what I expected it to be.\u00a0 While it allows the battery capacity to drop all the way down to 60% rather than 70% like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pdfs\/powerwall\/Powerwall_2_AC_Warranty_AUS-NZ_1-0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla Powerwall 2<\/a>, the Luna 2000 warranty allows for 20% more stored energy to be provided per kilowatt-hour of original capacity before the warranty kicks the bucket.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Huawei Solar has the <a href=\"https:\/\/solar.huawei.com\/ms-MY\/download?p=%2F~%2Fmedia%2FSolar%2Fattachment%2Fpdf%2Fapac%2Fservice%2Fdownload%2FHUAWEI%20SUN2000%20Inverter%20Warranty%20and%20Service%20Conditions%20NZ%202021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general warranty<\/a> for their inverters and Luna2000 battery on their site, but do not provide a specific warranty document for it.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53482\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53482\" class=\"wp-image-53482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_empower_installation.jpg\" alt=\"Huawei Luna200 battery system installation example\" width=\"1000\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_empower_installation.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_empower_installation-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_empower_installation-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This single Battery Module Luna2000 was installed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/empower-solar-australia\/\">Empower Solar in Perth<\/a>.\u00a0 A lot of effort was put into hiding the cables behind the wall, so the installation looks very neat.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h2>Luna Compatible Inverters<\/h2>\r\n<p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/compare\/\">Huawei inverters<\/a> are compatible with the Luna2000 Battery:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>L1 single-phase inverters<\/strong> such as the SUN2000-5KTL-L1.\u00a0 These range from 2-6 kilowatts and are capable of full off-grid operation with the Luna2000 battery.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>M0 three-phase inverters<\/strong> such as the SUN2000-5KTL-M0.\u00a0 These range from 3-10 kilowatts.\u00a0 They&#8217;re not compatible with the Backup Box and so are unable to provide backup power.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>M1 three-phase inverters<\/strong> such as the SUN2000-5KTL-M1.\u00a0 Only the 5 and 6 kilowatt versions are compatible with Luna 2000.\u00a0 These can use the Backup Box to provide power during blackouts but don&#8217;t have an off-grid mode for complete off-grid use.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>These Huawei inverters have 10 year warranties.<\/p>\r\n<h2>AC Coupling May Be Possible<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you have an existing solar system without a compatible inverter, it may be possible to use a Huawei inverter to AC couple the Luna2000 to your home.\u00a0 If this is done the Huawei inverter won&#8217;t have any direct connection to the solar panels.\u00a0 Instead of operating as a solar inverter, it will only function as a battery inverter for the Luna 2000.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>This approach will require paying for an inverter and extra installation work, so it&#8217;s likely to add over $2,000 to the cost.\u00a0 I&#8217;m unaware of any installations in Australia that have used this approach.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Huawei Backup Box<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Backup Box is separate hardware that enables the Luna2000 to provide power during a blackout when paired with a suitable inverter.\u00a0 Backup power will first come from the solar panels if they&#8217;re able to provide any, and then from the Battery Modules.\u00a0 The Backup Box comes in two versions:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Backup Box-B0<\/strong>\u00a0for use with single-phase L1 inverters such as the SUN2000-5KTL-L1. (approx $1,200 installed)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Backup Box-B1<\/strong> for use with two M1 three-phase inverters &#8212; SUN2000-5KTL-M1 and SUN2000-6KTL-M1 (approx $1,500 installed)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Backup Box-B0 + L1 inverter:<\/strong>\u00a0 This can provide up to 5 kilowatts of continuous power from a Luna2000 battery on a single phase.\u00a0 To have the maximum 5 kilowatts of backup power, two or more Battery Modules will be required as well as a Huawei SUN2000-5KTL-L1 or SUN2000-6KTL-L1 inverter.\u00a0 The L1 inverters allow the Backup Box to supply power during blackouts and are also suitable for use off-grid.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Backup Box-B1 + M1 SUN2000-5KTL-M1 and SUN2000-6KTL-M1:<\/strong>\u00a0 This can provide up to 3.3 kilowatts of continuous backup power per phase during a blackout.\u00a0 The total amount of power it can supply will be limited to 2.5 kilowatts with one battery module or 5 kilowatts with two or more.\u00a0 These inverters don&#8217;t have a full off-grid mode, so the Backup Box is presumably only for providing backup when the grid is down.<\/p>\r\n<p>The IP rating of the Backup Box is IP65.\u00a0 While not as good as the IP66 of the Luna2000, this makes it resistant to dust and rain and suitable for outdoor installation.<\/p>\r\n<p>The switchover time for the Backup Box when a blackout occurs is given as under 3 seconds.\u00a0 While this isn&#8217;t long, it&#8217;s more than enough time to lose progress on your computer game or blog po&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_darkness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_darkness.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_darkness-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_darkness-768x247.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>It&#8217;s very different from the seamless switchover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">some solar battery systems have<\/a>.\u00a0 On the bright side &#8212; or perhaps the not at all bright side &#8212; when the lights go off it makes it obvious the grid has failed.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>A weak point of the Backup Box is its specified operating temperature is -20 to 45 degrees.\u00a0 So in a heatwave it may not work.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53437\" style=\"width: 787px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53437\" class=\"wp-image-53437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_box.jpg\" alt=\"Huawei Luna200 battery Backup Box\" width=\"777\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_box.jpg 777w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_box-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_box-768x706.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Backup Box is 40cm by 35cm and isn&#8217;t very attractive. Huawei should have copied the colour scheme and style of the Luna 2000, as Tesla did with their box full of electronic sausages.\u00a0 Also, if it&#8217;s reliable, it should have a warranty that reflects that.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h2>The Backup Box Warranty Is Lousy<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/huawei-review.html\">Huawei residential solar inverters<\/a> have a 10 year warranty and the Luna2000 warranty should last most households a full 10 years.\u00a0 But the Backup Box warranty is only 2 years.\u00a0 That&#8217;s one fifth that of the hardware it&#8217;s designed to be used with, which is really dumb.\u00a0 A homeowner doesn&#8217;t want to have to worry about an important piece of hardware breaking down up to 8 years before the warranty on other components runs out.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;m confident Huawei can make a Backup Box able to reliably last over 10 years, so I hope they fix this inadequate warranty soon.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_53440\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_personality.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_personality.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/luna2000_backup_personality-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If Huawei is going to produce an ugly Backup Box, they should at least run with it and provide it with a little personality.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h2>Huawei Can Probably Be Trusted<\/h2>\r\n<p>Whether you are getting a new rooftop solar power system or already have one with a compatible Huawei inverter, then a Luna2000 can provide solar battery storage with the following advantages:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>It should be reliable as Huawei has demonstrated it can produce durable electronics.<\/li>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s a huge company with deep pockets and a reputation to protect.\u00a0 This means it&#8217;s likely to pay for any repairs, replacements, or recalls that may be necessary during the battery&#8217;s warranty period.<\/li>\r\n<li>Huawei has a strong Australian presence and is unlikely to pack up operations and leave the country if one of its product lines has problems.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If you look around, I&#8217;m sure you can find solar batteries cheaper than the Luna 2000, but I doubt they&#8217;ll have these advantages.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t understand why it&#8217;s a bad idea to get the cheapest solar batteries you can find, just scroll up until you come to the video of a lithium iron phosphate battery on fire.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Luna2000 Price<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you already have a solar system with a compatible Huawei inverter, the estimated installed cost of a Luna2000 is:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>5 kilowatt-hours: under $7,000<\/li>\r\n<li>10 kilowatt-hours: under $10,000\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>15 kilowatt-hours: under $13,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If you don&#8217;t already have a suitable inverter installed and want a Luna 2000 then your options are:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Install a solar system with a compatible Huawei inverter. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Replace the existing inverter with a Huawei .\u00a0 This may cost a couple of thousand dollars.\u00a0 If the original installer isn&#8217;t willing or able to do this it may be difficult to find someone to do the work, as installers are often reluctant to touch installations that aren&#8217;t their own.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Leave your existing solar power system as it is and AC couple a suitable Huawei inverter and Luna2000 battery.\u00a0 This approach is likely to add over $2,000 to the cost of the Luna 2000.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>If you want backup &#8212; as most people do &#8212; then for a single-phase installation having a Backup Box installed is likely to add around $1,200 or more to the cost.\u00a0 For a three-phase installation, it may be an extra $1,500.<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Luna2000 May Pay In WA<\/h2>\r\n<p>Thanks to high electricity prices and a rock bottom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/\">feed-in tariff<\/a> for new solar, Western Australia is where a Luna2000 is most likely to pay for itself through savings on electricity bills alone.<\/p>\r\n<p>I recently determined the maximum amount a WA household can save over a year with a 10 kilowatt-hour battery is $1,600.\u00a0 I also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tou-solar-batteries-savings\/\">explained why<\/a> no normal household will actually save that much.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>But it is possible for a solar battery to save half that amount.\u00a0 This means a 10 kilowatt-hour Luna2000 would only have to last a couple of years beyond its warranty to pay for itself.\u00a0 For some households the savings could be even higher, allowing the home battery to pay for itself within its warranty period.\u00a0 This would make it a fairly safe investment, because I doubt Huawei will disappear any time soon and not be around to provide warranty support.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Many households don&#8217;t have a high enough evening electricity consumption to make a 10 kilowatt-hour solar battery worthwhile, but they may find the 5 kilowatt-hour Luna 2000 can pay for itself because it&#8217;s easier to fully charge with solar electricity during the day and easier to use all the stored energy during peak periods on a time-of-use tariff.\u00a0 Because the Luna2000 is modular, a household could start with 5 kilowatt-hours and later, easily expand it to 10 kilowatt-hours.<\/p>\r\n<h2>A Luna2000 Future?<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Luna 2000 is not the only home battery with the potential to pay for itself in places like Perth.\u00a0 But it is one of the few from a large manufacturer which has&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Enough experience with batteries and electronics to get it right and build a reliable battery system.<\/li>\r\n<li>A high probability of still being around to fix problems if they manage to screw up the previous point.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>For these reasons, I think the Luna2000 is a strong contender to lead Australia into a future where solar batteries are a standard household item &#8212; starting in WA.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei is the world&#8217;s largest inverter manufacturer and has been selling residential solar inverters in Australia for years.\u00a0 They&#8217;re now offering home energy storage with the launch of their Luna 2000 battery in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":53496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[551],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battery-storage","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Huawei Luna 2000 Battery Review : Tantalisingly Close To Paying For Itself<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Huawei Luna2000 battery is a great choice for solar systems using a Huawei solar inverter. 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