External Power Source Cannot be used in the Energy Panel

[brianvg]

The value given by the sensor.e3dc_external_power is a negative number. To be able to use it in the energy panel, the sensor should be turned into an absolute value. Suggest adding this to sensors.yaml.

[MrIceman11]

Hi, here is the code to convert. Could you test it if it works? Just paste the code into the sensors.yaml file.

- platform: template
  sensors:
    e3dc_external_power:
      friendly_name: E3DC External Power
      unit_of_measurement: W
      value_template: >
        {{ states('sensor.e3dc_external_power') | float | abs }}

[brianvg]

Hello! Yes, I already implemented something like that. I did not realize the same sensor name "e3dc_external_power" could be used for both sensors, so I created a new one called e3dc_external_solar_power, since that corresponds to my use case. Otherwise it's identical, and I can confirm it works. I was able to add the integrator to the energy panel after that (in my case I had to change the integrator as well).

From: Julian Altmann @.> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2023 11:33 AM To: MrIceman11/e3dc-homeassistant @.> Cc: Brian von Gunten @.>; Author @.> Subject: Re: [MrIceman11/e3dc-homeassistant] External Power Source Cannot be used in the Energy Panel (Issue #9)

Hi, here is the code to convert. Could you test it if it works? Just paste the code into the sensors.yaml file.

• platform: template

  sensors:

  e3dc_external_power:

  friendly_name: E3DC External Power

  unit_of_measurement: W

  value_template: >

  {{ states('sensor.e3dc_external_power') | float | abs }}

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[MrIceman11]

Ok, then I can take over the new config.