GRID wattage - why so high ?
Hello Folks , please help me understand why by GRID load is so high ? I have a unit CT measuring my GRID load before the CT of the inverter - using an OWL device below - all day every day i have this wattage of ~~ 260 w being drawn form the grid : My Trickle is set to 0W. When I look at the GRID readings of the inverter is see 1.1A / 237 v = 260W -- so it balances ! BUT why is this so high , I read the manual of a 8kw inverter and says the quiescent wattage is around 50w - so where is this other load coming from? And what does the the 0w mean , CT W mean and LD W - mean - all show zero but i have a constant load / drain of 260w ?
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This is the same issue in many of the other threads, see the one about CT inaccurate for example. Basically the CT seems to under report at low wattage. Mine under reports by around 100w. Some users have said its as high as 300w. I'm trying to get a response from sun synk but struggling. No way to calibrate the ct, and no support for inline meters seems very odd. Basically doesn't seem to be a solution currently. Feels like the inverter is actively hiding this low current, as you have shown, it clearly can see the amps being drawn, but reports this as 0Ws! It makes the inverter appear much better than it actually is... until you get your bill!