AC outputs are turned on or off while the unit (e.g., Elite 30 V2) is plugged into an outlet. For example, I use the unit as a UPS with a laptop and external monitor connected to the AC outlets. I don’t need these running overnight, so it would be very helpful to schedule the AC output to turn off at night and back on in the morning eliminating the need to manually toggle settings in the app or press the physical button each day. Thanks!
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Yes it would be very useful and I hope one day this feature is added to the app for all power stations.
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That’s actually a really solid use case, and I completely agree—it would make things much more convenient.
A scheduling feature for AC output (especially for UPS-style setups like yours) would be a big quality-of-life improvement. Right now, having to manually toggle the AC output via the app or physical button every day isn’t ideal, particularly when your usage pattern is consistent (off at night, on in the morning).As far as I know, most of these units don’t currently support native scheduling for AC output, but it definitely sounds like something worth pushing to the dev team. It would save energy, reduce wear, and just make the whole system smarter.
In the meantime, a possible workaround could be using a smart plug or external timer between the wall outlet and the unit, though I know that’s not as clean or precise as having it built-in.
Hopefully this gets added in a future firmware update it would benefit a lot of users running similar setups.
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If the unit is supported by the Home Assistant Bluetti integration… e.g. Apex 300 then it can be done today… just not through the app, and yes it requires additional software(at a minimum, Home Assistant on a VM - on an always on PC or Raspberry Pi)…
Home Assistant can turn the AC output on and off at scheduled times or in response to other events… through rules… even better for some devices you can see monitor how many AC watts are output, and create a rule that after 5mins of say < 100w turn AC the off…
I do that for other inverters in mobile setups, that way if a user forgets to turn the inverter off… e.g. after boiling the kettle, it simply turns itself off… rather than running all day and night… or longer… with no load.
AP.