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Pick up a copy of the ESS manual and look at the scheduled charging feature. It is configured from the GX console, also accessible remotely via VRM.

At the moment, unfortunately, using the Remote Console 'settings -> ESS -> Scheduled charging' does not support conditional charging, i.e. you manually set it to charge at a certain time every day, or some days etc.. Whereas, understandably, you want to charge 'when necessary'. Others seem to be working on conditional charging as per this thread:

https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/160773/victron-system-in-combination-with-dynamic-pricing.html

Thank you for the replies.

I had been hoping that the 'keep batteries charged' option in the menu shown in my attachment would have been the answer but, apparently, not.

I will investigate the other possiblities suggested. Thanks again.

Thank you. I have been reading the manual and have discovered how to set a schedule. If I do this and set an SOC at, say, 50% I understand that if the 50% is reached prior to the end of the scheduled time the battery will not start to discharge until the end of the schedule.

From around April to October the battery rarely falls below 50%. In this case will the schedule with the SOC set at 50% simply not start or will it start anyway during which time the battery will not be discharged but that the load will be satisfied by the grid?

That seems a very clumsy way of putting it but it is the only way I can ask the question in as few words as possible.

Yes, your interpretation is correct, it is a known failing of the way scheduled charging has been implemented (unlike several of the cheapo Chinese inverters).

Thank you.

In that case if the maximum soc is set at 50% but at the time of the commencement of the schedule the battery is at, say, 60% will the schedule simply not start or will it start anyway even though it does not need to charge the battery and will this result in the grid feeding the load?

Also, I usually leave the grid switched off when there is plenty of solar power. What would happen when the schedule started in that case?

Thanks again for the help.

Hola Andrew, I live in Spain also and our company manages a good number of Victron installations. If you like, I can remotely support you to set up the way you want or to configure charges etc. Si me quieres llamar, llama al número que figura en la página de MyVatio . es y pregunta por Andrés.