Other battery settings

Battery control

Select battery control and enter the associated value.

Battery discharge as of grid demand of (W)

The battery is only used to cover home consumption if the PV power is not sufficient and the grid demand is greater than the set power. (Default value 50 W).

Example: If a value of 200 W is set, the battery can only be released to cover the home consumption when the measured grid demand from the public grid exceeds 200 W. The battery is blocked again for home consumption when the grid demand falls 50 W below the set value (in this example 150 W).

Coverage of home consumption as of (W)

Home consumption is only covered from the PV power and battery available when the set value is exceeded. Below the set value, the battery is fully charged from the PV power available. (Default value 50 W).

Example: If a value of 200 W is set, the home consumption is only covered from the PV power and battery available if the measured home consumption exceeds 200 W. The inverter is blocked again for home consumption when consumption falls 50 W below the set value (in this example 150 W).

Enable intelligent battery control

This function is not available for inverters configured as an MDC host or MDC client.

Smart battery control detects and takes into account the times of day when the household requires the most energy. From this, the system automatically generates forecasts of how household consumption is likely to develop in the future and regulates the charging or discharging of the battery accordingly.

Smart battery control should only be activated if output limitation has been enabled on the inverter (e.g. a power limit of 60%). This means that the connected PV power at the inverter must be greater than the power the inverter feeds into the grid.

To activate intelligent battery control, battery usage must not be configured for time-controlled battery usage or dynamic electricity tariffs.

The function ‘Storage of surplus AC energy from local generation’ cannot be activated at the same time.

Enabled: The function is enabled.

Deactivated: The function is deactivated.

Further information can be found at Smart battery control.

Storage of excess AC energy from local generation

If there is an additional AC energy source in the local house grid (e.g. an additional PV system or a combined heat and power unit), the AC energy generated can be stored in a battery connected to the PLENTICORE.

NOTE! The function can only be activated if the energy meter has been installed at the grid connection point (position 2).

Activated: The AC energy generated can be stored in the battery.

Deactivated: Extra generated AC energy is not stored in the battery.

Battery charging as of grid surplus of [W]

Enter a minimum grid surplus value as of which the battery is charged. (Default 50 W.)

Example: If a value of 50 W is set, the battery is charged when feed-in into the public grid (grid surplus) is more than 50 W. Charging to the battery is blocked if the value is below 50 W.