Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue with my Victron DESS setup and hope someone can provide guidance or insights. At the moment, DESS seems to prioritize exporting excess PV energy to the grid over charging my battery. This appears to happen because it forecasts a lower State of Charge (SOC) than woul…

Many thanks! It seems to be working so far. I wonder why Victron hasn’t implemented this as a standard feature, considering it’s such a basic and expected behavior. It’s surprising that we need a “hack” to address it.

DESS Feed into the Grid Instead of Battery

Q&A and troubleshooting DESS

Ton_Gans (Ton Gans) 12 November 2024 17:00 2

I see you are on Green Mode.
Check this out: [DESS HACK] Unexpected Bat2Grid and Solar-Feedin. (Green Mode)

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DESS Feed into the Grid Instead of Battery

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