Optimizing Self-Consumption through Storage of PV Energy
To increase self-consumption and to be as independent as possible from the utility grid, the excess PV energy produced in projects with self-consumption and in energy system projects can be stored in batteries for later use.
Prerequisites:
For projects with self-consumption:
You have opened a project and planned it up to the project page Determine self-consumption.
For energy system projects:
You have opened a project and planned it up to the project page Energy system.
On the project page Define scenario, the Battery system option has been enabled in the System components area.
Procedure:
- For projects with self-consumption: on the Determine self-consumption page, enable the option Intermediate storage of excess PV energy.
- For energy systems: on the Energy system page, click on the button Battery system and ensure that, the option Self-consumption increase is enabled in the Application drop-down list.