How to stop inverter from charging battery using grid power and charge battery using only solar panels

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I recently installed solar charge controller and solar panels to the inverter battery system. Here inverter also contains battery charger and other components.

So now instead of connecting inverter directly to grid power,it's connected to solar charge controller.

Inverter power plug is now connected to power output of solar charge controller.
So solar charge controller decides when to give power to inverter for charging battery through grid power and when to charge battery from solar panels.

During day,solar charge controller mostly charges battery from solar panels when required solar is available and does not give power to inverter,so inverter stays on backup mode.In this way during day,solar panels charges battery and inverter discharges DC to AC providing power to appliances.

During night, solar charge controller gives power to inverter.So inverter is now in charging mode and charges battery while powering appliances directly from grid power and switching to discharging battery DC to AC when grid power is not available.

So how to stop battery charging process AC to DC through inverter from grid power in the inverter during night.

Inverter details :
12V 1450VA
https://www.exideindustries.com/products/home-ups-system/exide-inverterz-gqp.aspx

Battery details : 200Ah tubular
https://www.exideindustries.com/products/solar-batteries/tubular-solar-batteries.aspx

Solar panels : polycrystalline solar panels 600 Watts.

Solar charge controller details : Pulse wave modulation (pwm) 40 Amperes.
Similar to this. https://www.amazon.in/UTL-Solar-Charge-Controller-Hybrid/dp/B073TJ1GR5/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=pwm+solar+controller+40&qid=1610387855&sr=8-2

Here is the daigram showing this setup.

Here is the daigram showing this setup

Thanks.

Best Answer

UTL`s SMU has the capability to charge a battery that goes in deep discharge condition. It can charge the battery if the battery voltage during discharge drops up to 8V per battery.

It uses four stages to charge the battery i.e. Boost, Absorption, Float and Equalization.

This feature protects the battery from being over charged.

Read your manual how to set these thresholds.

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