As this day began, just after midnight, the house was running smoothly on the whole house battery, using about 650 watts of power without needing grid or solar power. As the morning continued, the power consumption stayed steady at around 640 watts, and the battery handled everything without tapping into the grid.
When the sun rose, the solar panels began to kick in, gradually providing power to the house while charging the battery and even sending extra power back to the grid if we didn’t need it.
By late morning, the electric vehicle (EV) started charging, drawing energy from the solar system during peak sunlight hours and ensuring the battery was fully charged for the night.
The solar power peaked in the afternoon, fully charging the battery by around 3 PM. As planned, the EV finished its charging cycle by 4 PM, and the extra solar energy flowed into the grid.
As the sun set, the solar power decreased and eventually stopped by 8 PM. The system smoothly switched the house back to the battery, which stored up enough energy during the day to power the house through the night. So, we remained on battery power throughout the night, ensuring we were independent from the grid and self-sufficient with energy until the whole process started again the next day.
