Prior post with initial reactions to TBC Cost Saving mode are in Post #46. You're the second person to suggest altering the rate schedule to modify the behavior. I'm not going to do that. I'm going to see what it does over the next couple sunny days and then maybe try the Balanced setting to see if that matches my expectations better than Cost Saving.
I would be satisfied with the implementation of two simple rules with the rest of the time being Self Powered.
1. Do not discharge from battery during Off-Peak.
2. Power the home from battery during Peak.
That's it. It's not that hard. What exactly is "learning for a month" going to gain beyond those two simple rules?
What do you want it to do during partial peak?
I guessing the learning is figuring out how much load versus solar you have so it can predict how energy to discharge when. For example if the battery was charged off-peak, it would be ok to discharge during partial peak *if* there would be enough energy to cover the peak usage otherwise it should hold on the energy until peak. OTOH you would make sense to discharge during partial peak if there was more than enough energy to cover the peak. It also never makes sense to charge partial peak and to discharge it back out also during partial peak. However if the battery doesn't have enough energy for peak then it might make sense to top it off with partial peak power.
My simple scenario is:
1. Take all the solar during off peak
2. Top off during partial peak with excess solar if available and battery is not not full.
3. Discharge everything during peak (independent of load) hours.
Yes, this assumes you are allowed to sell battery to the grid. If (which is a big *IF*) TOU times and rates were set properly this would make the most sense for grid and the consumer.
arnold