Loved the retail meter feature BUT solar analytics will only let me use my consumption monitor (no option to revert back to the retail monitoring feature). The later is far more comprehensive when it comes to controlled loads etc.
Can you as the consumer contact Enphase AU and ask for Live Monitoring? Or does my installer need to do it? I have a Enphase system but only just learned about Live monitoring from your chat (thanks for sharing that)
Probably because the normal Relay is a simpler relay, and you might get an odd loop between the controlled load circuit and the main circuit in the smaller relay unit. It might be possible, but that also might require doubling up on the size of the smaller relay to get 2 relays in the one unit. Sort of like closing the outside door before opening the fridge. That said, the Catch power might also allow EV chargers to use a controlled load circuit, and solar on the same principle ... but it's generally tricky because the EVSE is pulling 20A to 32A, and these relays have to be more solid at higher power ratings to handle 32A (7.6kw) versus a Hot Water System's 16-20A (3.5kw to 4.6kw). Controlled Load/Economy Tariff loads tend to be 'dumb' for now, but they could be integrated into the meter in the future so it's a full-time circuit for that device, but it has to respond to Remote-controls (DRED Demand-Response for Electrical Devices) , So you could move AC, HWS, EV, and your higher load appliances to the economy side of the meter, and the remote network/DNSP/Provider would limit or switch the device off remotely using DRED. This is one of the things they're trying for Solar Soak and battery charging circuits, sic, so you can have them always-on, but the demand is remote-controlled to operate at low-speed or full-speed when the pricing changes i.e. 45'c day and the sun starts to set, now there's less solar generation and the price starts to rise. The other approach is that curtailment of solar export on the same principle, but time will tell if they can get DRED or VPP systems working, before they start shutting off solar during the day via voltage overloading.
Thank you for helping me future proof my energy systems
Loved the retail meter feature BUT solar analytics will only let me use my consumption monitor (no option to revert back to the retail monitoring feature). The later is far more comprehensive when it comes to controlled loads etc.
Can you as the consumer contact Enphase AU and ask for Live Monitoring? Or does my installer need to do it?
I have a Enphase system but only just learned about Live monitoring from your chat (thanks for sharing that)
Great video guys definitely learning a lot before getting into solar. Although I want to know what was so funny at 17:20 😂
Catch power solar relay won’t work with hot water on controlled load tariffs…but the green power does!!
Probably because the normal Relay is a simpler relay, and you might get an odd loop between the controlled load circuit and the main circuit in the smaller relay unit. It might be possible, but that also might require doubling up on the size of the smaller relay to get 2 relays in the one unit. Sort of like closing the outside door before opening the fridge.
That said, the Catch power might also allow EV chargers to use a controlled load circuit, and solar on the same principle ... but it's generally tricky because the EVSE is pulling 20A to 32A, and these relays have to be more solid at higher power ratings to handle 32A (7.6kw) versus a Hot Water System's 16-20A (3.5kw to 4.6kw).
Controlled Load/Economy Tariff loads tend to be 'dumb' for now, but they could be integrated into the meter in the future so it's a full-time circuit for that device, but it has to respond to Remote-controls (DRED Demand-Response for Electrical Devices) ,
So you could move AC, HWS, EV, and your higher load appliances to the economy side of the meter, and the remote network/DNSP/Provider would limit or switch the device off remotely using DRED. This is one of the things they're trying for Solar Soak and battery charging circuits, sic, so you can have them always-on, but the demand is remote-controlled to operate at low-speed or full-speed when the pricing changes i.e. 45'c day and the sun starts to set, now there's less solar generation and the price starts to rise. The other approach is that curtailment of solar export on the same principle, but time will tell if they can get DRED or VPP systems working, before they start shutting off solar during the day via voltage overloading.