[FEATURE REQUEST] Adding a gauge presentation to the outline of an element

[erikgeurts]

Some elements on the power flow have a known maximum power throughput. For example, my solar inverter can produce a maximum of 12.000 watt, and my EV charger can charge my car at a maximum of 11.000 watt. Likewise, my grid connection is limited to 3 x 25A * 230 V = 17.250 watt (in either direction). Batteries can of course also be charging or discharging at any time.

I would like to propose adding an optional gauge presentation to elements where the user can define the minimum and maximum throughput of the element. For the grid, I would enter -17250 and +17250 and for solar I would enter 0 and 12000.

Then, if and when such values have been entered, the element on the live power flow would show the current value as a marker on the gauge, so that the viewer has a visual indication of how much power is flowing relative to the technical maximum (or minimum) of the element.

The marker on the gauge could either be a kind of needle, similar to how the Lovelace Gauge card does it, or perhaps by making the line of the circle wider (a 5px width for the power vs a 1 px width for the remaining capacity).

Thank you very much for considering this idea/request, and please feel free to let me know if I can help with the development and/or testing of this functionality.

[flixlix]

I like this Idea :) I might add this eventually, right now I'm focusing on making this card more stable though, so don't expect it to come anytime soon

[erikgeurts]

Glad you like it!

Please let me know if I can help in anyway, perhaps by making a mockup, or by helping test it.

[bjoernhardegen]

perhaps by making the line of the circle wider (a 5px width for the power vs a 1 px width for the remaining capacity).

I like this part a lot. It could also be used to represent percentages of for instance of battery charge, car charging state connected to the Wallbox. Maybe cycle progress of the dishwasher, the list goes on..

Would love it.

[erikgeurts]

Personally, I'd like to limit this to actual live power readings, a battery's or car's state of charge would be more at home in the Energy Flow Card, in my opinion. I have a dashboard page where I use the power flow and the energy flow side by side so I'd have all that information for power and for energy conveniently at hand.

[bjoernhardegen]

Well we already have the current battery state in the battery circle. So the current state or progress (in %) doesn't seem to be so far off.