Agile slots (4 separate) [URL=https://i.imgur.com/EnQyhYS.png][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/EnQyhYSh.png[/IMG][/URL] GE Log (nothing for last night) [URL=https://i.imgur.com/CxpbSmw.png][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/CxpbSmw.png[/IMG][/URL] neighboring-volume

@"johalareewi"#p3329 Should be sorted in Release 616, thanks!

@"donaldbest"#p3395 Don't leave us hanging, mun!

Agile Charging didn't happen last night

johalareewi

Agile slots (4 separate)

GE Log (nothing for last night)

neighboring-volume

admin

johalareewi Looks like your inverter's status was "LOST", ie. not online, which is something we check for now.

{"serial":"SA*****G047","status":"LOST","last_online":"2024-05-20T01:51:35Z"

We'll add an additional fallback option, to issue the inverter instruction anyway.

johalareewi

admin Inverter did seem to be having occasional trouble connecting to the internet overnight but usually, WW writes an 'offline' entry in the WW activity log if it can't get through.

admin

johalareewi Should be sorted in Release 616, thanks!

donaldbest

Opps think I found my issue.

admin

donaldbest Don't leave us hanging, mun!

donaldbest

admin think it was on pause still for some reason.

I do have questions though. Based on my configuration, I would expect it to charge batteries whenever it is below what I set in the advance tab i.e. <15p. and it appears that it only works that way if I have the schedule in Agile from 00:00 to 23:59 and at least say six slots.

What would I need to do for it to charge regardless of level at any time that costs are below 15p? If the entire day is above 15p, is there anyway to ensure batteries are charged to 50% before 1600 but using the lowest six slots?

admin

donaldbest There's a thread on the less than threshold mechanics here:

https://community.wonderwatt.com/d/307-unwanted-agile-charge-cycles

If the entire day is above 15p, is there anyway to ensure batteries are charged to 50% before 1600 but using the lowest six slots?

If you want your battery to be at 50% prior to 16:00, I'd suggest you create another Agile Charge window with appropriate settings.

You may have one from 00:00-08:00 and 6 cheapest slots.

But another from say 11:00-16:00 with sat 3 slots, and the charge hold setting enabled.

kerregan

donaldbest I can’t see how charging whenever the price is below (say) 15p makes any sense. Imagine that the price is 14p, but in the next slot(s) is 10p. I’d be better off skipping the 14p slot and fully charging the battery later at the lower cost.

In general, it doesn’t make sense to charge the battery if the unit price is falling over sufficient later slots to charge the battery to the desired level.

admin

kerregan And because of general price fluctuations, what are you gonna do when the price is consistently 16p or more over a week? Tweak your settings? I mean, you still need some leccy, right?

Cheapest X slots makes more sense in those scenarios.

kerregan

admin Clearly if the price is flat then any slot is as good as any other, but I doubt that is ever the case.

I would work back from the time when I want to start to consume from the battery and chose the lowest price slots. This is effectively what WonderWatt does for me. My point is that I would never choose a slot because its price is below some arbitrary figure without also considering nearby slots.

Some days / times 15p is cheap, other days / times it is expensive. How sick would you feel if you had just fully charged your battery at 15p only to find the import price is now zero?

donaldbest

kerregan I agree but with the load my home currently runs, it is almost moot. Vampire is 700W regardless of ppl at home or not, typical load is around 1.2KW during the day so if the system is even charged a tiny bit, it ends up saving me over the long haul.

Yes I am aware of the vamp load, yes I know where it all comes from and no I wont take any of it offline. The vamp load is mostly five PCs, and a ton of home automation products. For those of you that are network savvy, I have 200+ devices alone on the network, that doesn't include the HUE modules that run lights as they comm direct to the HUB's (yes plural as there are limitations on HUE Hub for number of devices/accessories)

kerregan

donaldbest surely charging the battery only saves money if you consume that power at a later time when the price is higher. If the price is falling, you are better off consuming from the grid and charging the battery later, ahead of the price rising.