Quiet hours
Quiet hours
allows you to define a period during which the noise from a running generator would be a nuisance; and to set
different values to the conditions which would cause an auto-start during this period - thus ensuring that the generator will only
start during a quiet period when it is absolutely necessary.
From the main menu go to: Settings → Generator start/stop → Settings; and then toggle-on the
Quiet hours
feature. Define
the
Quiet hours
start- and end- times in the boxes which appear below.
Quiet hours
will become the permanent condition (when enabled) if the defined 'start' and 'stop' times are the same.
Using "Quiet hours" as a tool to define two sets of user-preferences
Alternatively, the “Quiet hours” feature can be used to define how you wish your system to respond to different circumstances - for
example:
•
Early morning/low SOC:
Battery SOC is often lowest in the morning. Couple this with cloudy weather first thing - or panels
which have a westerly bias, and which tend to do better in the afternoon; and you have a circumstance where the generator
may auto-start in the morning triggered by a low battery SOC condition - yet later on when the day brightens the solar energy is
wasted because the work has already been done by the generator. Setting the
Quiet hours
feature to cover this period, together
with lower auto-start conditions, will help to avoid unnecessary generator auto-starts.
•
Holiday home:
Holiday homes which are only inhabited part-time experience much deeper power-draws when they are in use.
The Quiet hours feature can be used to set much lower auto-start parameters when the house is in use, than when it is empty.
Quiet hours
should be set to be the permanent condition (See above) during occupation; and the Quiet hours feature can be
toggled 'off' whenever the house is empty.
12.7. Troubleshooting
Fischer Panda: Generator does not start and "Remote switch control disabled" error is show
Enable the “AutoStart” function in the Fischer Panda control panel.
Fischer Panda: Auto start/stop function has stopped working after an error
Make sure that the issue is solved, then clear the error, and the auto start/stop function will work again.
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