Growatt + Zaptec
Growatt + Zaptec: solar surplus charging from about 1.4 kW thanks to phase switching, plus dynamic tariffs. Set up in the Zerofy app, no extra hardware.
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Growatt + Zaptec: TL;DR
Yes, Growatt and Zaptec work together in Zerofy. Zerofy reads your Growatt system through ShinePhone and controls your Zaptec charger through the Zaptec cloud. With phase switching, solar charging starts from about 1.4 kW of surplus. Smart mode also follows dynamic electricity prices and solar forecasts. No extra hardware needed.
What Zerofy can do with Growatt and Zaptec
| Solar data from Growatt | Live values and history, new data every 5 min, including the battery |
| Connection to Zaptec | Cloud – your Zaptec account |
| Start and stop charging | Yes |
| Adjust charging current | Yes |
| Switch between 1 and 3 phases | Yes |
| Autopilot: Solar mode | Yes |
| Autopilot: Smart mode (tariffs and forecasts) | Yes |
In practice
- Zerofy can switch your Zaptec charger between one and three phases. Solar charging can therefore start at about 1.4 kW of surplus (6 A on one phase) and move to three phases once the surplus passes about 4.1 kW.
- A typical Growatt home system (2.5–10 kW) reaches the 1.4 kW single-phase minimum on most bright days; three-phase charging from about 4.1 kW needs a sunny midday or a larger system.
- 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.
- Ask whoever set up the charger to make you site owner in the Zaptec portal or to grant the permissions; otherwise Zerofy can only switch charging on and off instead of following the surplus. With phase switching the Go 2 starts at about 1.4 kW on one phase; on three phases it needs about 4.1 kW.
What Growatt and Zaptec 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.
Zaptec: Since June 2026 Zaptec offers its own solar charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg for Go, Go 2 and Pro. It needs a Zaptec Sense (Generic or P1) that detects local production, a Home installation with up to three chargers and a TN grid; the app then offers “Surplus + grid” and “Surplus only”.
Zerofy connects the two: it reads Growatt production and controls your Zaptec charger to match, together with your other devices in one app, with dynamic tariffs and forecast-based Smart mode.
Setting up Growatt and Zaptec in Zerofy
1. Connect Growatt
Zerofy connects to the Growatt cloud: you log in with your ShinePhone credentials.
- Make sure your inverter is online and registered in the ShinePhone app.
- 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.
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2. Connect Zaptec
Zerofy connects with your Zaptec portal login and controls charging, current and phases through the Zaptec cloud.
- Make sure your Zaptec charger is online and registered in the Zaptec portal.
- In Zerofy, add a Zaptec charger and enter your Zaptec portal credentials.
Good to know: Only the site owner in the Zaptec portal may change current and phases. Without that permission Zerofy can only start and stop charging, and the app tells you so. Charging sessions only appear in the history after the car has been unplugged.
3. Turn on Autopilot
In Zerofy, open your Zaptec 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 Zaptec 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.
About Growatt and Zaptec
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.
Zaptec – Zaptec is a Norwegian charger maker. The Zaptec Go 2 is a very compact 22 kW charger with a MID meter, free built-in 4G and automatic switching between one and three phases, and like Easee it also runs on 3×230 V IT grids. Products: Zaptec Go 2, Zaptec Go, Zaptec Pro.
Manufacturer information last checked: October 2026.
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