Settings to run only from battery?

GivEnergy Products GivEnergy Hybrid Inverters
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If you do have “Home Assistant” - then I would recommend installing “Predbat”

https://springfall2008.github.io/batpred/what-does-predbat-do/

I use this and it basically looks at lots of inputs ( weather / iBoost / EV Charger / Tarriffs ( get’s info from Octopus energy ) and then calculates the best way to optimize your system.

There are loads of things you can tweak as well to make it for just for you - and it is being developed all the time… I have requested a “Storm” feature so that if a storm is coming that it charges to 100% and doesn’t discharge until the storm has past in case of a power cut.

I even created simple automation so that when it detects the “Free Sessions” from Octopus that it turns my iBOOST+ on ( as well as charge the batteries ).

Loads of videos on how to set it up - but here is a sample of how is automatically scheduled my system for today.

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today it is “Holding Charge” as there is NO SUN !!!

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Hi Briggo. Not sure what you are setting to zero. It needs to be that the “charge power” is 0, and the “discharge power” is (in my case) 2600W. I do this from Home Assistant but in the app battery:settings:battery options, then adjust the sliders to the above. The inverter then cannot charge but can discharge as normal.

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Yes, when I tested it it’s set to 0% under the ‘charge to %’ in the timed charge setting and discharge is at full rate of 6kw (all in one), eco mode on.

As soon as I set that 0%, it stops the battery from discharging to cover house load and utilises grid only.