I have a 10KW Volta battery and a 8KW Deye inverter which allows me to set times when to connect to the grid, etc. I set each time period at 4 hours intervals to dovetail with load shedding, eg 02:00 - 06:00 battery (10KW) at 40%, 06:00 - 10:00 battery at 40%, 10:00 - 14:00 at 40%, 14:00 - 18:00 at 50% ( the sun is now getting weaker, time to build up reserves), 18:00 - 22:00 at 80% ( on a sunny day the battery can be at 100%, ie I start the "night shift" with a full battery of solar power), 22:00 - 02:00 at 70%, ie I am now powering down to make space available in the battery to when the sun starts re-charging the battery. I would like to know whether this setting strains the battery and/or the inverter? In other words what is the ideal setting for both the inverter and ensuring a long life for the battery?

 

I have a 10KW Volta battery and a 8KW Deye inverter which allows me to set times when to connect to the grid, etc. I set each time period at 4 hours intervals to dovetail with load shedding, eg 02:00 - 06:00 battery (10KW) at 40%, 06:00 - 10:00 battery at 40%, 10:00 - 14:00 at 40%, 14:00 - 18:00 at 50% ( the sun is now getting weaker, time to build up reserves), 18:00 - 22:00 at 80% ( on a sunny day the battery can be at 100%, ie I start the "night shift" with a full battery of solar power), 22:00 - 02:00 at 70%, ie I am now powering down to make space available in the battery to when the sun starts re-charging the battery. I would like to know whether this setting strains the battery and/or the inverter? In other words what is the ideal setting for both the inverter and ensuring a long life for the battery?

Shouldn't be any undue stress to either component - the ideal settings are those that meet your needs

 

I have a 10KW Volta battery and a 8KW Deye inverter which allows me to set times when to connect to the grid, etc. I set each time period at 4 hours intervals to dovetail with load shedding, eg 02:00 - 06:00 battery (10KW) at 40%, 06:00 - 10:00 battery at 40%, 10:00 - 14:00 at 40%, 14:00 - 18:00 at 50% ( the sun is now getting weaker, time to build up reserves), 18:00 - 22:00 at 80% ( on a sunny day the battery can be at 100%, ie I start the "night shift" with a full battery of solar power), 22:00 - 02:00 at 70%, ie I am now powering down to make space available in the battery to when the sun starts re-charging the battery. I would like to know whether this setting strains the battery and/or the inverter? In other words what is the ideal setting for both the inverter and ensuring a long life for the battery?

No strain on the equipment at all. However your average load, grid availability and weather dictates the efficiency of your system settings. 40% is a bit too close to the low battery alarm trigger(35%), it might not be enough to push you through longer power outages of bad weather. I would suggest the battery stays on 50/60%. Geyser can be connected through smart load and benefit from surplus solar power during the day

Thanks for your comments. When there is an upcoming loadshedding event, I power up to about 60 - 80% during the preceding period, depending on time of day and expected consumption. Good to know I am not straining the system. Klaus