Introduction on GbbOptimizer — Manual

What is GbbOptimizer

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What is GbbOptimizer#

GbbOptimizer (formerly GbbVictronWeb) is a program that optimizes energy use in a home photovoltaic installation with an energy storage system (battery). It analyzes PV production forecasts, energy consumption profiles, and purchase and sale prices to automatically control the inverter — deciding when to charge the battery, when to discharge it, and when to buy or sell energy from/to the grid.

How it works#

The program runs in the cloud and communicates with the inverter over the internet. It performs calculations every hour and sends commands to the inverter.

Quick start

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Quick start#

A step-by-step guide on how to set up GbbOptimizer for your photovoltaic installation.

1. Create an account and add an installation#

Go to the GbbOptimizer website and create an account. Then add a new installation by selecting the appropriate option depending on your inverter:

Inverter	Menu option
Victron (Cerbo GX or other GX module)	“Add new installation with Victron System”
Deye via DeyeCloud	“Add new installation with Deye inverter connected to DeyeCloud”
Deye via Solarman	“Add new installation with Solarman”
Deye via Home Assistant	“Add new installation with Home Assistant”
Other inverter via Solarman	“Add new installation with Solarman”
Other inverter via Home Assistant	“Add new installation with Home Assistant”
SofarSolar	“Installation with DongleDirect (Deye, SofarSolar)”

If you have Deye inverters in a Master-Slave setup, select “Installation with Solarman” and add Master as the primary inverter and Slave as an additional one in the installation parameters.

Best practices

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Best practices#

Tips and advice from experienced GbbOptimizer users.

Patience#

The most common mistake of new users is making configuration changes too quickly. The program needs time to calibrate.

GbbOptimizer is a program that teaches patience. During the first week of operation:

Correction Factor for the PV forecast calibrates itself
The consumption profile collects historical data
The optimizer “learns” your installation

Do not disable Test Mode sooner than after one week. Give the program time to collect data.