
Configuration
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zappi
operation and installation manual
Monitor
Monitors any load, for example a washing machine or a lighting circuit. This setting can also be
used to limit current drawn by
myenergi
devices on a particular circuit which includes other
loads.
See
Load Balancing / Current Limiting
(page 51) for more details.
AC Battery
Used to monitor an AC-coupled battery.
With this setting it is possible to manage the distribution of surplus energy between the battery
and the
zappi
(and other
myenergi
devices).
The Battery setting in the Supply Grid menu is used to configure how the
zappi
will operate
alongside the battery system. See
Battery Storage Systems
(page 52
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) for more information. The CT should be installed on the
“live” supply cable of the battery inverter/charger, with the arrow pointing away from it (i.e.
towards the consumer unit / fuse board).
CT Detect Protection
When using a wired CT for the Grid current reading,
zappi
can also monitor the CT to make sure that it is still
connected. This is important when using the Grid Limit (or “Load Curtailment”) function in the
zappi
and is a
required by some distribution companies.
“G100” is a UK requirement which describes the technical requirements for export limiting schemes
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. It does not
apply directly to “import limitation” or “load curtailment” schemes but the general requirements are referred to by
UK Distribution Network Operators in this context.
Normally the CT Detect setting should be turned ON for wired Grid CTs
CT Groups
CTs can be put in groups so that their readings are netted (combined). For example, you might want to monitor two
solar PV systems and see the total generation on the display. Use Group in the CT Config menu to set which group
the CT should be in.
Note
: Different CT Types cannot be in the same group, the group names make this clear.
Only the first 4 groups can be used for current limiting, see
Group Limits
below.
Group Limits
Current limits can be set for certain CT Groups. When a Group Limit is set the
myenergi
devices in the group will
limit the power they draw to keep within the set limit.
Group limits should be set only on the master device. See Linking Devices (page 35
31
) for details about master
devices.
It is possible to use more than one group limit type (e.g. IL1 with MN1, so that there are two conditions for limiting).
Some examples of how to set up the group limits are described in the table below.
Group Limit Example
Additional CT Installed
CT Config (all devices)
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