Growatt + Beny

What Zerofy can do with Growatt and Beny

In practice

• Zerofy adjusts the charging current of your Beny charger but doesn’t switch phases. On a three-phase connection, solar charging needs at least about 4.1 kW of surplus (6 A × 3 × 230 V); on a single-phase connection about 1.4 kW.
• A typical Growatt home system (2.5–10 kW) needs a sunny midday to reach the 4.1 kW three-phase minimum. Wired single-phase, the charger starts from about 1.4 kW but charges at no more than about 3.7 kW.
• Zerofy gets new Growatt data every 5 minutes and adjusts accordingly. A minimum runtime and an activation threshold in Autopilot keep passing clouds from interrupting charging.
• Zerofy also shows your Growatt battery, so you can see whether surplus goes into the battery or into the car.
• If your car is connected to Zerofy too, turn on Autopilot for either the car or the charger, not both.
• The standard load-balancing kit is not the same as the Solar DLB box: only the solar version unlocks the PV and Hybrid modes. Via OCPP, Zerofy sets the charging power but not the phases, so on a three-phase BENY charging needs at least 6 A per phase, about 4.1 kW of surplus.

What Growatt and Beny offer on their own

Growatt: Growatt’s THOR wallboxes have a PV Linkage mode that charges from surplus solar, with or without topping up from the grid. It needs a CT or an Acrel or Eastron meter wired to the charger, and the minimum charging power is 1.4 kW single-phase or 4.1 kW three-phase.

Beny: BENY’s own solar charging needs its Solar DLB box with current clamps at the house connection, configured in the Z-BOX app. It offers “PV” mode (keeps grid draw close to 0 A), “Hybrid” mode (solar plus grid within the DLB limit) and “Full speed”; it does not talk to the inverter.

Zerofy connects the two: it reads Growatt production and controls your Beny charger to match, together with your other devices in one app, with dynamic tariffs and forecast-based Smart mode.

Setting up Growatt and Beny in Zerofy

1. Connect Growatt

Zerofy connects to the Growatt cloud: you log in with your ShinePhone credentials.

1. Make sure your inverter is online and registered in the ShinePhone app.
2. In Zerofy, choose Growatt and log in with your ShinePhone username and password.

Good to know: Inverter data is supported; battery and meter data may only be partly available depending on the system. Battery control and using the battery in Autopilot are listed as coming soon for Growatt.

Step-by-step guide for Growatt

2. Connect Beny

Zerofy has a dedicated BENY entry in the app, which connects via OCPP; Zerofy can then start, stop and set the charging power.

1. In Zerofy, add a BENY charger and copy the OCPP URL.
2. Paste it into the OCPP settings of your charger’s configuration app.
3. Wait until the charger connects to Zerofy.

Step-by-step guide for Beny

3. Turn on Autopilot

In Zerofy, open your Beny charger, turn on Autopilot and choose Solar – or Smart to also use dynamic tariffs and forecasts. Set the priority, activation threshold and minimum runtime.

Dynamic tariffs

Zerofy can also run your Beny charger on dynamic electricity prices (EPEX Spot or Nord Pool, e.g. Tibber or aWATTar) or on a fixed time-of-use tariff. Smart mode combines those prices with forecasts of your household consumption and your Growatt solar production.

Learn more about Smart Mode

About Growatt and Beny

Growatt – Growatt (Shenzhen Growatt New Energy, China, founded 2011) makes string and hybrid inverters such as the MIN TL-X and MIN TL-XH series, the NEO microinverters and the NOAH 2000 balcony battery. Its own ecosystem, GroHome, adds the THOR wallboxes, APX HV batteries and the GroBoost heater controller. Monitoring app: ShinePhone.

Beny – BENY is a Chinese maker of low-cost wallboxes with open OCPP 1.6J, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an optional load-balancing kit. It is sold mainly through regional importers and installers, so availability and support depend on your local partner. Products: BENY BCP smart wallbox (7.4 / 22 kW).

Manufacturer information last checked: October 2026.

All devices that work with Growatt