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Originally Posted by ksa8907
The solution is for the inverter to not be the grid-tie variety. As the battery is discharged the vehicle will ramp up power from the engine to match the discharge, just as though it were being drained by the drive motor.
Edit: not to be used as a grid-tie, flip off the main breaker
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Right, I know there are purpose built inverters for local storage, but that's not what we've got because we had no intention of spending money on a battery system (it's not worth the investment unless it can offset peak rates, and we don't have TOU pricing here).
What's missing to make it capable of being tied to a battery instead of grid? Probably not worth the engineering effort, but it's a shame to spend another $3k to get a different one that is designed to feed a battery.
I'll research this some more, but like all inquiries that involve "off-label" use of a product, the internet mob will revolt for even considering an unconventional approach.