toyota unveils a storage battery system for residential use

TOYOTA’S home BATTERY SYSTEM RIVALS THE TESLA POWERWALL

Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled the O-Uchi Kyuden System — a storage battery system for residential use based on their electrified vehicle battery technology. The system claims to be ‘safe, long service life, high-quality, good value for price, and high performance.’

8.7 KWH CAPACITY AND A RATED OUTPUT OF 5.5 KWH

Toyota’s O-Uchi Kyuden System uses electrified vehicle battery technology such as Toyota’s battery control to provide a rated capacity of 8.7 kWh and a rated output of 5.5 kWh. This ensures safety and provides a supply of electricity to the entire home, not just in normal situations, but even during power outages caused by natural disasters.

In addition, by linking with a photovoltaic system, it can supply the appropriate amount of electricity based on customer needs throughout the day and night. Toyota believes that using this system will encourage the use of solar power which is a renewable energy.

Unique to Toyota, the system supports supplying power*2 from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, FCEV) at 100V AC, and can use electricity stored in electrified vehicles as a backup power source during power outages, allowing users to live with peace of mind.

In addition, future moves to IoT using a wireless LAN router connected to a hybrid power conditioner allow for storage capacity, operation mode, and other settings to be viewed and set in real-time from a dedicated app on a smartphone or tablet*3 (as of now, only available in Japanese).

project info:

name: O-Uchi Kyuden System

company: Toyota

Rated Capacity: 8.7 kWh
Maximum Output: 5.5 kW
Operating Temperatures: -20℃ to +45℃ (-20℃ to +40℃ when using automated operation or the vehicle power supply adapter)