What are the 'Battery Schedule' settings in Battery for Localvolts?

What are the 'Battery Schedule' settings in Battery for Localvolts?

As well as using your Localvolts Price to control your battery, you can set schedules for charging and discharging too.
You can use the Schedule feature with or without the Advanced settings. 

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When you set a schedule, it will override your Localvolts price settings & control for the duration of the active schedule. 


Enabling Schedules

You can set up to 4 time blocks for Charging, Discharging or Idle in the Battery for Localvolts automation by enabling the 'Battery Schedule' options and choosing your schedule parameters.


Setting your Schedules

For each schedule block, you can choose:
  1. Start time
  2. End time
  3. Whether to charge, discharge, or stay idle during this block
  4. If choosing charge or discharge, you can set:
    1. Charge or discharge limit (SOC %)
    2. Charge or discharge power (% of pMax)
  5. What days to activate the block (every day, only weekends or only weekdays)


Use the toggle 'Add another schedule' to activate and configure more time blocks.


Understanding your Settings

At the bottom, you'll be able to see a summary of your settings for you to review before you save. You can show or hide this information using the toggle shown in the below screenshot.




Once you’ve applied your schedules, your battery will be automated for your chosen times. Outside of your schedules, your automation will use your Localvolts prices and Battery for Localvolts settings to control your battery.