Hi Everyone,
I've just had a H3-15.0-Smart installed along with an EQ4800-9.
I am on the Globird ZeroHero plan in Queensland Aus and I would like to set the schedule so the battery will sell to the grid between 6pm and 9pm but once it gets to a predetermined SoC it should revert to Self Use.
Last night I had it set up but I noticed the Forced Discharge mode will get to x% then import power from the grid and not use what is in the battery. This cost me the ZeroHero bonus $1 for the night.
Having this feature of hitting the trigger and changing mode would be much better than a set time.
If there is already a way to do this please let me know
There are two things here to know.
You may want to set up if you haven't already with your installer, "Meter Compensation" check 3min 25sec into Will's video. This will allow your system to keep "pushing" back small amounts of power from the grid, allowing the import of energy during peak to be near to 0 Watts.
There are some new firmwares being baked by Fox currently, so they should switch modes once you acheive the %SoC.
Currently the logic is that the TIME and SoC both have to be satisfied. So until the time period completes, you will keep drawing off the grid.
The final solution is to wait it out (newer firmwares) or use other control methods to change the behavior.
You may want to set up if you haven't already with your installer, "Meter Compensation" check 3min 25sec into Will's video. This will allow your system to keep "pushing" back small amounts of power from the grid, allowing the import of energy during peak to be near to 0 Watts.
There are some new firmwares being baked by Fox currently, so they should switch modes once you acheive the %SoC.
Currently the logic is that the TIME and SoC both have to be satisfied. So until the time period completes, you will keep drawing off the grid.
The final solution is to wait it out (newer firmwares) or use other control methods to change the behavior.
Thanks for that info.
That video shows a section I can't see in fox cloud. I've only got an end user account though. Is there a way to change that?
That video shows a section I can't see in fox cloud. I've only got an end user account though. Is there a way to change that?
Ideally you need to ask your installer to adjust the settings for you, if they are unwilling or don't have a clue, then you'll be asking Fox to adjust the meter compensation for you.
Some users have been able to create an installer account, if the installation company didn't make one. You will need a 2nd email address and instructions on how to do this if they haven't.
Some users have been able to create an installer account, if the installation company didn't make one. You will need a 2nd email address and instructions on how to do this if they haven't.
Even when foxess finally allow reverting to self use when the minimum SoC is reached, it's still not really doing what most people want:
If I say I want to force discharge between 6pm and 8pm to a minimum of 30%, and I start the session with a 40% SoC, I don't want it to discharge at full power for the first half hour, then drain further for the next 90 minutes due to self use. This means by 8pm I could be critically low and don't have enough energy to get through the night.
It would be fairly simple for the inverter to notice when it starts at a relatively low SoC and wait until near the end of the period before discharging, meaning that the only time you get to 8pm with a SoC under 30% is when it didn't force discharge at all.
If I say I want to force discharge between 6pm and 8pm to a minimum of 30%, and I start the session with a 40% SoC, I don't want it to discharge at full power for the first half hour, then drain further for the next 90 minutes due to self use. This means by 8pm I could be critically low and don't have enough energy to get through the night.
It would be fairly simple for the inverter to notice when it starts at a relatively low SoC and wait until near the end of the period before discharging, meaning that the only time you get to 8pm with a SoC under 30% is when it didn't force discharge at all.