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PV power distribution based on a threshold

I would like to invert up to 1500W of PV power to help feed domestic load and use any PV surplus (if any) to charge the battery.

Examples:

1000W PV, load > 1000W : invert all

2000W PV, load > 1500W : invert 1500W & send 500W to battery

2000W PV, load = 1000W : invert 1000W & send 1000W to battery

Said differently : load has priority up to 1500W.

Is there a Victron equipement(s)/setup that can achieve this ?

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Alexandra answered ·

@Sam Mani

All of them will need some kind of programming to achieve this, but in short yes.

The multi rs is the easiest to set up. Is an all on one programmed over bluetooth.

More serious systems and control use the ESS assistant and a multiplus or quattro with a GX and mppts.

That being said if you are a programmer the multi rs can also be manipulated as well.

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Thank you Alexandra. I am a professional programmer (20 years experience).

I looked at the manual for Multi RS Solar, but I'm not sure how I would achieve conditional PV power distribution. Section 4.8. says it can be programmed with VE.Direct (no further details), section 4.12. "Programming with VictronConnect" mentions no control based on power, except for ignoring AC input when loads are low (4.12.5). ESS controls (4.12.7) caters to the battery (keep charged, sustain, ..).

How would you go about programming the Multi RS Solar for my declared purpose ?

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