Setting or changing the time windows

  1. Select Configuration > Load Overview and Planning in the page and menu selection.
  2. In the line of the required load, in the column Configuration, select the symbol .
  3. In the tab of the selected load, select the button [Edit].
  4. Click on [Configure time period].
  5. On the left, the time period overview shows the current (possibly preset) information; on the right, the field for setting or changing the time period for the selected load.
  6. Under Load is switched on you must select whether the load should run Daily or Only on the following weekdays.
    If the load should only be operated on certain days of the week, you must click on the corresponding day(s) of the week in the line that opens.
  7. Under Available time period for the operation of the load, enter the required start time and end time.
  8. Under Maximum operating time of the load in the time period, use the slider to set the operating time in 5-minute intervals.
  9. Select the time period type Load MUST be switched on or Load CAN be switched on.
  10. If you have selected the time period type Load MUST be switched on, you can set a checkmark to allow the load to exceed the time period. If you do not set this checkmark, the load must not exceed the specified time period.
  11. If you have selected the time period type Load CAN be switched on, you must use Load is switched on depending on to define the conditions under which the load should be switched on ( > Load CAN be switched on).
  12. If you select Proportion of the PV energy, you must use light bulb slider to set the minimum proportion of PV energy that must be present so that Sunny Home Manager will switch on the load during the configured time period.
    For example, if you set the slider to 50%, the device (e.g., a heating element) will be turned on only when there is enough PV energy to meet 50% of the energy demand.
    The percentages for each energy type are displayed to the right of the slider.
  13. If you select Maximum permitted energy costs, you must use the light bulb slider to set the maximum energy costs at which Sunny Home Manager will switch on the load during the configured time period.
    For example, if you set the slider to 0 Euro/kWh, the device will be switched on only when there is enough surplus PV energy or when there is more PV energy available than can be fed into the utility grid.
    The costs are displayed in euro/kWh to the right of the slider.
  14. Click on [Accept].
  15. Click on [Save].

The time periods configured according to weekdays are shown as colored bars in the Load planning area.

    Also see:

    Configuring the Time Period
    Adding an additional time period