[Feature Request] Set user defined maximum charging speed limit

[ThijsNugteren]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently, the load balancer defines the maximum charging speed. If the load balancer doesn't receive P1 data from the smart meter, a more conservative maximum charging speed is used.

However, it is not alway desired to charge with the maximum allowed charging speed by the load balancer. For example, one would like to relate the maximum charging speed to the actual domestic PV power. Or, one would like to be more grid / neighbour friendly by charging with a lower speed.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be great if a user defined maximum charging speed limit could be set

Describe alternatives you've considered

It is OK if some constraints would be put on such functionality. For example, a limitation in how frequently one can update the user defined maximum charging speed (e.g. once every 15 minutes). Or, to use a lower limit on the user defined maximum charging speed, because of technical chargingpoint / electric vehicle constraints

Additional context

Part of a bigger picture, of dynamic charging based on energy prices and home energy management

[Floris272]

Hi Thijs, Thanks for your feature request! We have been thinking about something like this internally, But it will probably take some time before this is implemented.

[Github4post]

Floris thank you very much for making this bluecurrent integration. 👌 I am also very interested in this feature Thijs mentioned. My goal is to use as much solar power as possible to charge my car instead of deliver the Solar energy back to the energy company. During the charging process I want to control the charging current based on the power my home is using and the energy my PV is producing. With Solcast app I can see the expected energy the PV is going to produce in the future. In combination with the expected time needed to fully charge the car and when I need the car I can make a charging plan. Can you already say when you expect this feature to control the charging current will be integrated?

[msomhorst]

@Floris272 has there been any progress on this issue in the meanwhile? I'm also interested in this feature: (temporarily) disabling the load balancer and adjust the maximum current based on the available solar energy. Would be great if this will be available on the Websocket API.