I'm interested in purchasing a Victron Quattro 48/5000va , but before i do, i would like to know if it can accommodate my goals.
My current system has a 48v battery bank with a smart shunt connected to a 48v/1200va inverter, both the inverter and grid power are connected to an automatic transfer switch which favors the inverter as the primary power source. I have a charge controller that charges my battery bank with solar. Utilizing node red on my pi cerbo, I created a workflow that will turn off my inverter (causing my ATS to swap my loads to grid power) when the battery bank falls to 10%, then in the morning, when the panels charge the battery bank, the workflow will turn the inverter back on at 30% SOC (i can charge faster than my loads can drain my bank at the moment).
I would like to keep this functionality but remove the ATS and 1200va inverter since the Quattro would provide me more AC output (5000va vs 1200va) and it has a few ATS built in.
So with that understanding of my current system, this is what i would like to achieve with a Quattro if possible:
- Prioritize the battery bank as the primary power source for my until the battery bank reaches 10%, then have the quattro switch my loads from inverted battery power to grid power.
- Check when the SOC of my battery bank reaches 30% then change the source power from grid back to battery power. (i have a variable in node red to let my system know when I am charging or discharging state)
- Specify certain times of the day when the quattro will charge my battery bank (my energy company gives me a credit to use energy at certain times of the day, and charges me more during peak hours).
I understand this functionality is likely not available from the device itself, but i would like to know if I could achieve it using the cerbo to control the system in a similar way to how it works now.
Thanks for anyone who took the time to read this, looking forward your responses.