Grid limits for hybrid systems

I played with the grid limits a little bit as that’s the key use for hybrid grid systems. For the Time Series, I’d like to see a “System Output after Grid Limits” (as well as before grid limits). There is another one for curtailment but for beginners it should have “before” and “after” and not force them to figure out what else would work.

Need to go through all those outputs systematically.

Also on grid limits, I’d like to know what the right battery dispatch is. The default for the hybrid system is manual seemingly time of use. If you turn on grid limits, should it switch to automatic battery dispatch? I don’t know because as soon as turned on “automatic dispatch” it ran part of the year and CRASHED. If it should be “automatic” to keep make the most money with the grid limits turned on, then that should be in the text for Grid Limits “When using this option with a battery, switch to automatic dispatch” or optimized dispatch”.

Grid limits are not considered in dispatch. We don't have any dispatch optimization or suggestion algorithms. This would be a new feature.

This issue of how to handle interconnection limits for hybrid systems on the battery isn’t clear from the interface. If there is more in the documentation I couldn’t easily find it.

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Grid limits for hybrid systems #1572