Priorities
This issue is low priority compared to everything else that is happening right now, but needed to log it otherwise I would forget. No hurry from my POV.
Describe the bug
The currentElectricityUsed parameter has been created as a power (kW) sensor in HA, however it appears to be measuring energy usage (in kWh) for the current wash cycle (resetting to zero once finished) and not power.
To Reproduce
1) Hook-up the washing machine to a smart plug that measures power consumption. Do a load of laundry and plot the power consumption from Hon and the smart plug and compare the data:
2) check the Hon app and note that the statistics page is contradictory with terms such as:
"Instant consumption" - suggests power (kW)
"energy consumption of the running cycle" - suggesting energy (kWh)
Colour coded key in in Watts (power)
A warning of blackouts (!) for higher values (power possibly)
3) Note that at the beginning of a cycle when the smart plug indicates high power consumption (2000W heating water) the Hon app and sensor indicate a low value:
And at the end of a cycle during the final spin when power consumption is low (~200W) the Hon app shows a high value (900-1500W) , as does the Hon power sensor. (1000W)
It seems fairly clear that the sensor is reporting energy in kWh and that the Hon app description/key to the statistics page is nonsense.
Expected behavior
I'd expect the Hon power sensor to roughly track the smart plug power sensor if they were both measuring power. As the Hon sensor only increases and never drops (except for resets) it must be measuring energy usage in kWh, so please could the unit of measure for the currentElectricityUsed sensor be changed to kWh.
Home Assistant Version: 2024.1.5
hOn Integration Version: 0.11.0-beta.1
pyhOn Version: 0.15.15
Device model: HW90-B14959S8U1_UK
Additional context
The Hon app is a bag of spanners.
Home Assistant Logs
Can be included if it will help
Priorities This issue is low priority compared to everything else that is happening right now, but needed to log it otherwise I would forget. No hurry from my POV.
Describe the bug The currentElectricityUsed parameter has been created as a power (kW) sensor in HA, however it appears to be measuring energy usage (in kWh) for the current wash cycle (resetting to zero once finished) and not power.
To Reproduce 1) Hook-up the washing machine to a smart plug that measures power consumption. Do a load of laundry and plot the power consumption from Hon and the smart plug and compare the data:
2) check the Hon app and note that the statistics page is contradictory with terms such as: "Instant consumption" - suggests power (kW) "energy consumption of the running cycle" - suggesting energy (kWh) Colour coded key in in Watts (power) A warning of blackouts (!) for higher values (power possibly)
3) Note that at the beginning of a cycle when the smart plug indicates high power consumption (2000W heating water) the Hon app and sensor indicate a low value:
And at the end of a cycle during the final spin when power consumption is low (~200W) the Hon app shows a high value (900-1500W) , as does the Hon power sensor. (1000W)
It seems fairly clear that the sensor is reporting energy in kWh and that the Hon app description/key to the statistics page is nonsense.
Expected behavior I'd expect the Hon power sensor to roughly track the smart plug power sensor if they were both measuring power. As the Hon sensor only increases and never drops (except for resets) it must be measuring energy usage in kWh, so please could the unit of measure for the currentElectricityUsed sensor be changed to kWh.
Additional context The Hon app is a bag of spanners.
Home Assistant Logs Can be included if it will help
Device Log Washing Machine Device Info
Data Archive Can be added if requested