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"Here are a few reasons why your TOU schedule isn't executing: a. The battery has reached its charge limit. b. The battery level has dropped below the backup reserve level. c. Storm Guard has been activated due to severe weather conditions."
"1. If you have solar panels and a stable rate plan, go for Self-powered mode. It minimizes your grid dependency. When your battery is above the backup reserve level, it charges only from solar until the charge limit is reached. 2. For manual control over charging and discharging, opt for Scheduled tasks. It works regardless of whether you have solar panels. 3. If your rate plan fluctuates and you want to optimize charging, discharging, and solar usage for savings, TOU mode is the way to go."
"You have two options for setting your electricity rate: a. Go to the device settings page and find ""Electricity rate settings"". b. Alternatively, on the Operating mode page, you'll find a shortcut to electricity rate settings within the TOU mode section."
Under normal circumstances, the TOU mode efficiently utilizes solar energy to prevent waste. Here's how it works: When solar energy is available, the TOU mode intelligently allocates the portions of the battery capacity to be charged from solar and the grid ahead of time. If plenty of solar energy is expected for the day, the grid won't be used to charge the battery unless the actual solar generation falls short. However, in cases where there's excess solar energy and the battery is already fully charged, some of that solar energy may go unused if the solar output doesn't meet the load power requirement.
The TOU (Time-of-Use) mode is designed to help you save money on a fluctuating rate plan. It charges your battery when the electricity rate is low and discharges it when the rate is high.