We have been installing quite some systems supporting ESS and (D) ESS.
The installation of these systems require lots of reading and proper designwork according to Victron manuals and trainings.
Lately I have come a cross collegue's in the Victron World but also websites selling or telling the story that true PowerAssist is part of the ESS Assistant and ESS Venus OS functionality.
I have also read almost "all material" there is to read and although I have seen "PowerAssist like" behavior in ESS systems, I need to know the technical/design difference.
ESS Documentation is truly telling that the PowerAssist (boost factor) setting is being ignored when enabling ESS.
ESS design and installation manual (victronenergy.com)
Page 8 : The PowerAssist setting in VEConfigure3 will be disabled and ignored when ESS is installed.
Is somebody from Victron Staff, able to explain this ?
Below some questions that I have in general that require the explanation from Victron.
F.i.: What is the technical difference or equality or is the setting ignored but the function is still there ?
Which settings does it then use if so ?
F.i If there are PA like behavior's in ESS but its not quite the same, what is the limitation or design criteria/limitations we need to "watch out for".
F.i. If you run all the loads through the Victrons via AC1 for instance, how much load is that AC1 able to cope with ? Is that the 32Ah as Auxiliary port defined in the spec sheet of the MPII 5000 ?