dc_coupling:prioritize_solar
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- | ====== How to prioritise | + | ====== How to prioritize |
===== System ===== | ===== System ===== | ||
- | Multi, powered by the grid, solar charger, batteries, | + | Multi, powered by the grid, solar charger, batteries, |
===== Question ===== | ===== Question ===== | ||
- | Out of the box, a Multi or Quattro inverter/ | + | Out of the box, a Multi or Quattro inverter/ |
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+ | Since there is solar power, I want to first use solar power, and only when there is none or not enough solar power I want it to fall back to the grid. | ||
How can I do that? | How can I do that? | ||
- | There are two answers, one for recently shipped | + | There are two answers, one for recently shipped |
===== Answer (new micro) ===== | ===== Answer (new micro) ===== | ||
- | Use the self-consumption hub-1 Assistant. It will only charge the batteries from the grid if needed to preserve battery health, and leave the rest for the solar chargers. The mechanism preserving battery health is called sustain. | + | Use the [[assistants: |
- | To install this assistant, see instructions here: [[assistants: | + | To install this assistant, see the instructions here: [[assistants: |
This assistant has more relevant optional features: | This assistant has more relevant optional features: | ||
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* periodic equalisation/ | * periodic equalisation/ | ||
- | See the welcome page and the policy selection page in the Assistant configuration wizard for more information. Want to read this pages and don't have a Multi or Quattro product available? No problem, it is possible to [[assistants: | + | See the welcome page and the policy selection page in the Assistant configuration wizard for more detailed |
===== Answer (old micro) ===== | ===== Answer (old micro) ===== | ||
- | Use the virtual switch to enable ignore the ac input, based on battery voltage, and optionally also on power being drawn by the ac loads. | + | Use the virtual switch to enable ignore the AC input, based on battery voltage, and optionally also on power being drawn by the AC loads. |
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+ | We will add more information and some screenshots explaining this installation soon. | ||
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+ | ===== DISQUS ===== | ||
+ | ~~DISQUS~~ |
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