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1 month ago Hey there @home-assistant/core, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (sensor) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!
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The problem
I have some power monitoring smart plugs that are reporting power in VA/VAr instead of watts/kw, and power factor in Cos φ instead of %, and I get errors in the log because the smart plugs use reactive power, which is the "correct" way to measure AC power, instead of Watts, which is not the correct way to measure AC power. (Technically yes, "both" are derived from the same equitation, but reactive power is the electrical engineering way to show it.)
Really I just want the dang error to go away.
Error has been present for a while, but I'm current
What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?
Core-2024.7.1
What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?
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What type of installation are you running?
Home Assistant OS
Integration causing the issue
MQTT
Link to integration documentation on our website
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor
Diagnostics information
ogger: homeassistant.components.sensor Source: components/sensor/init.py:722 integration: Sensor (documentation, issues) First occurred: 3:25:49 PM (9 occurrences) Last logged: 3:27:15 PM
Entity sensor.study_wax_warmer_energy_apparentpower (<class 'homeassistant.components.mqtt.sensor.MqttSensor'>) is using native unit of measurement 'VA' which is not a valid unit for the device class ('power') it is using; expected one of ['W', 'kW']; Please update your configuration if your entity is manually configured, otherwise create a bug report at https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22integration%3A+mqtt%22 Entity sensor.study_wax_warmer_energy_factor (<class 'homeassistant.components.mqtt.sensor.MqttSensor'>) is using native unit of measurement 'Cos φ' which is not a valid unit for the device class ('power_factor') it is using; expected one of ['no unit of measurement', '%']; Please update your configuration if your entity is manually configured, otherwise create a bug report at https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22integration%3A+mqtt%22 Entity sensor.livingroomwaxwarmer_energy_factor (<class 'homeassistant.components.mqtt.sensor.MqttSensor'>) is using native unit of measurement 'Cos φ' which is not a valid unit for the device class ('power_factor') it is using; expected one of ['no unit of measurement', '%']; Please update your configuration if your entity is manually configured, otherwise create a bug report at https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22integration%3A+mqtt%22 Entity sensor.livingroomwaxwarmer_energy_apparentpower (<class 'homeassistant.components.mqtt.sensor.MqttSensor'>) is using native unit of measurement 'VA' which is not a valid unit for the device class ('power') it is using; expected one of ['W', 'kW']; Please update your configuration if your entity is manually configured, otherwise create a bug report at https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22integration%3A+mqtt%22 Entity sensor.livingroomwaxwarmer_energy_reactivepower (<class 'homeassistant.components.mqtt.sensor.MqttSensor'>) is using native unit of measurement 'VAr' which is not a valid unit for the device class ('power') it is using; expected one of ['W', 'kW']; Please update your configuration if your entity is manually configured, otherwise create a bug report at https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22integration%3A+mqtt%22
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