The app is extremely useful for import. Most days I try and tweak a little according to expected usage and number of available cheap slots etc. Generally I think the options for settings are an excellent base and work fine without tweaking.
However I feel it would be great if you could add some extra control over exports. My scenario:
8kw solar panels
5kw GivEnergy Hybrid inv Gen1
16kw ashp
3 x 8.2kw GivEnergy batteries Gen1
Gen 1 can only import/export at 2.6kw so it can take 10 hours to fully charge/discharge batteries from/to empty.
Ideally I should
- Daytime:
- have filled the batteries from grid at cheap rates overnight if under (say) 12p and
- sell all solar at 15p fixed
- using my batteries dynamically for home usage if import above 15p
- refill batteries if day rates below say 12p
Do you think it would be useful/possible to add some export parameters & control?
Full export
objective for batteries to be as low as possible by the time cheap overnight available. Typically 22.30 to 23.30
so full export from (say) 16.30 when solar prod minimal
Overnight
fill batteries using cheap slots and app as is
