Timed Zero Export Power in System Mode [feature request]?
Hi SunSynk devs, can I please request a feature for the System Mode page?
Much like the Power and SOC/V in the System Mode settings, I would like the ability to set the ZeroExport Power on a timer i.e. to have another column which lets me set ZeroExport power for a time slot.
My use case: I have a fairly sensitive conlog meter that nuisance trips whenever power flows back into the grid. Under normal conditions, even with heatpump/microwave/vacuum etc, I could set the ZeroExport Power to 20W and it doesn't trip. It is only when larger items like my under counter geyser (6kW)/normal geyser (2kW)/oven (4kW) turn on and off that it trips (I think the meter counts/accumulates over a short period). So I now have to set the ZeroExport Power quite high, normally around 200W prevents trips (I'm testing 160W in the image below).
But this wastes nearly 5kWh per day just for the luxury of hot water in my kitchen sink. If I could time the ZeroExport Power so that it was 200W during the day, for 8hrs over the time I normally use the sink, then I can set it to 20W for the other 16hrs where I don't need it. At our current rates of ~R2.50/kWh this would save me (4800 - (8*200 + 16*20))kWh * R2.50/kWh * 30days/month = R216/month, which is nothing to sniff at. Just that saving alone pays off the inverter in less than 10 years, so this would be a big help in affording a new one when the time eventually comes to replace it.
Please let me know if you need any further information, I know the screen is already quite full of options/info, but perhaps squeezing the time column and adding another column next to power, or perhaps a toggle to change what is displayed in one of the columns? I think this would be a nice feature and it shouldn't be too hard to implement, most of the leg work is already done to have the Power and SOC/V on a timer!
