Timed battery from solar

2 comments started 2024-06-13 last 2024-06-13
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#1 yb1

could anyone confirm if its possible to set the time of battery charge from solar rather than grid?
My battery is charging up lovely every morning but I would like it to charge in the afternoon about 12. This is because I have an export limit so useful to charge batter in summer a bit later in the day.
The settings say you can set the time to charge from grid...but not solar? Not sure if it would use solar anyway in this setting.

Any thoughts?

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#2 geoffreycoan

Probably the only way to achieve what you want is to set a timed pause charge for the hours you don't want your battery to charge. This requires the newer inverter firmware. You can set this up in the portal, not the app.

However, if its not sunny in the afternoon then your battery may not fill up in time. You may be better to not set a pause charge and to set a lower charge rate, that way your battery will charge slowly during the day (less stress on the battery and inverter as well), and any excess solar will be exported.
This can also help to reduce inverter clipping if you are diverting some of the solar charge to the battery and some to grid export