Smart Inverter 12/3000 no load shown in va or W

[mokosh]

Hi all,

Hoping you can advise me here, and spot if I have made a mistake.

I have a victron smart inverter 12/3000 230v.

Below screenshots show a load of about 70va.

My understanding is that the inverter should be able to read loads of as little as 14va (for e.g. for eco mode to work).

Why does the inverter show that there is no load in va or watts? It does show the load in amps.

I see the amps is a negative number, is this a problem?

Firmware of inverter is: 1.39

48W of the DC load is DC loads to the boat, 100w of the DC load is inverter. The AC load is actually the DC/AC Skylla charger.
Essential loads should be the inverter but nothing shows. Is my load too small at 70va?

[MikeD (Mike)]

Any wiring on the AC output of an inverter will give a capacitive load, causing a small reactive current to flow, while the watts (Active - real - power) remains at or near zero.
This is perfectly normal.
You say the AC load is a skylla charger? what load is on the charger? if it’s charging a battery, but the battery is in float, then there is very little load.
Trying to set the ECO/AES mode as low as 14 W will be unreliable due to reactive currents with fixed wiring. Inverter current measurements at low values may be either positive or negative: there is usually some low level current indicated - resolution of the current sensors is not very high, and consequential power measurements can also be inaccurate at very low powers.
Hope this helps.