Hi Alston,
1. For a front-of-meter DC-connected battery, in manual dispatch mode, for periods that you allow the battery to charge from system, power that would have otherwise been limited by the inverter may be used to charge the battery. If the PV array is supplying full power to the inverter and the battery is not fully charged, the array power will charge the battery rather than being limited by the inverter. Note that for an AC-connected battery, battery power cannot be used to reduce inverter power limiting.
2. For the manual dispatch model, the % capacity is a percentage of the battery's available charge in a given time step.
3. The manual dispatch model's % capacity determines the charge and discharge rate in a given time step. The Max C-rate of charge and discharge inputs are limits to the charge and discharge rates.
4. On the Revenue page, under "Time of Delivery," you can use the "Save data to file" button to export the time of delivery inputs to a text file that you can review to see what the format looks like.
Best regards,
Paul.