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Voltmasters Platform

Manual override

A manual override in the Voltmasters EMS: fixing the power of a device yourself for a period, scheduling it in advance and stopping it early.

A manual override fixes the power of a device for a period, for example to charge or discharge a battery.

During an override the algorithm does not control that device: it only follows the configured setpoint. Stay within the import and export limits of the connection. After the period the algorithm takes over again by itself.

  1. Open the Manual Override tab

    Open the device with the gear in the device overview and choose the Manual Override tab.

  2. Configure the override

    Fill in the following fields:

    • Controllable module: select the module you want to control, for example charge or discharge power.
    • Override value (kW): the power the device holds. For a battery, positive is charging and negative is discharging, as on the algorithm dashboard: +20 charges at 20 kW, -20 discharges at 20 kW.
    • Period: the from and till moment. When from lies in the future, the override is scheduled: it starts and stops by itself.

    Click Create Override to save and activate the setting.

    Which modules you can override depends on the device. For battery systems (PCS) that support it, reactive power can be overridden in the same way as active power, within the reactive-power limits configured in the project settings.

  3. Monitor the override

    1. Under Current Overrides each override is listed with its date, module, type, value and period.
    2. Click Stop to end an override early.
    3. Earlier overrides are listed at the bottom under Previous Overrides.