Deye MC-LC480-2H2

Compatibility

Compatible with EpiSensor Edge over Modbus TCP, or through an EpiSensor ZEM on the AC feeder

Deye’s product page and brochure list RS485, Modbus TCP and DIDO, and the brochure draws the MS-EMS linked to the MC-LC480-2H2 over those interfaces. Edge is a Modbus TCP client and reads the cabinet with the addresses, data types and units in the project point list from Deye. Edge also measures the cabinet through an EpiSensor ZEM with Rogowski coils on its 380/400 V AC connection; energy that flows over the DC bus to the charging cabinet does not pass that feeder.

MC-LC480-2H2 AC cabinet with MC-LC480-BC-2 battery cabinets, MS-MPPT and MS-DC480-2 charging cabinets, from the 20260731 V1.0 EU brochure and the product page. Site check: obtain the Modbus TCP endpoint and point list for the installed cabinet and MS-EMS from Deye, and record the nameplate, firmware and DC bus arrangement. Read only; dispatch and charger power allocation stay with the MS-EMS and the charging system.

Connect it with

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Models

Specifications

Deye sells the MC-LC480-2H2 as the storage core of a PV, battery and EV charging system. With Deye MPPT equipment, the MS-DC480-2 charging power cabinet and MS-DCC180-2 terminals, solar, storage and vehicle charging share a DC-coupled architecture.^1, 2

Power

200 kW rated; 220 kW maximum (1.1 times rated); power factor -1 to 1^1, 2

Energy

482.304 kWh nominal; 314 Ah LiFePO4; charge 0.4P, discharge 0.9P^1, 2

DC voltage

768 V DC nominal; 648 to 876 V DC range²

AC connection

380/400 V, 3P + N + PE, 50/60 Hz²

Communication

RS485, Modbus TCP, DIDO^1, 2

Enclosure and environment

Overall IP54 (battery compartment and chiller control box IP55, PCS IP65); C4-M, C5 optional; -25 to 55 °C; up to 2000 m²

Size and weight

2000 × 1350 × 2480 mm without the air outlet cover; 5100 kg or less^1, 2

Interface

Documented measurements and integration boundaries for MC-LC480-2H2.

• Deye does not publish the cabinet’s Modbus TCP point list in the brochure or on the product page; the project point list from Deye supplies addresses, function codes, data types, scale factors, word order and power sign.
• From that list, start with identity, operating state, AC active power, DC bus power, state of charge and alarm words, and keep the cabinet, battery cabinets, MPPT cabinet, charging cabinet and site meter as separate sources with their own timestamps.
• Through an EpiSensor ZEM on the AC feeder, Edge records voltage, current and active power per phase and import and export energy for the cabinet’s AC exchange only.
• No charge, discharge, charger power allocation or grid-service command is in scope of this guide; any control needs the site owner’s and Deye’s agreement.

Setup

1. Record the installed system

   Record the MC-LC480-2H2 nameplate, the number of MC-LC480-BC-2 battery cabinets, the MS-MPPT and MS-DC480-2 cabinets, the charging terminals, the MS-EMS and the firmware. Note which equipment shares the DC bus, because DC energy to vehicles does not appear on the cabinet’s AC feeder.

2. Ask Deye for the Modbus TCP point list

   The brochure and product page list Modbus TCP but publish no register table and name no third-party port. Ask Deye ESS for the endpoint (IP address, TCP port and unit identifier), the point list for the installed firmware and whether the cabinet or the MS-EMS serves it. Ask whether a second client may poll while the MS-EMS is running.

3. Configure the first reads

   In Edge, add a Modbus TCP device at the address Deye gives. From the point list, read identity, operating state, AC active power, DC bus power, state of charge and the alarm words first, with the function code, data type, scale, word order and sign the list states. Compare each value with Deye EMS at the same time before adding more points. A timeout or exception is missing data, not zero.

4. Fit the ZEM on the AC feeder

   220 kW at 400 V is about 318 A per phase at unity power factor, so 1000 A Rogowski coils suit the cabinet feeder. A qualified electrician fits them on the three phases of the cabinet’s AC feeder and takes the ZEM voltage reference from the same circuit. Record which direction is import.

5. Compare during an existing schedule

   During a charge from the grid that the MS-EMS already schedules, compare the ZEM active power with the cabinet AC power in Deye EMS over the same interval. During vehicle charging from the DC bus, expect the ZEM to show only the AC share. Send no new command for the check.