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mk-maddin / wattpilot-HA

This is a custom component to allow control of Fronius Wattpilot wallbox/electro vehicle charging devices in Homeassistant.
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Extend Wattpilot Totally Charged sensor #51

Open prinzalx opened 1 week ago

prinzalx commented 1 week ago

Hi,

First of all, thank you for the excellent work on the wattpilot-ha integration! I have a feature suggestion that I believe could be beneficial for users who are particularly focused on optimizing their charging modes.

Currently, the "Wattpilot Totally Charged" sensor gives an overview of the total energy charged. However, it would be highly useful to have a more detailed breakdown of how much energy was charged from the grid versus how much was charged in Eco mode (using PV power). This would help users better understand how efficiently they are utilizing their solar power versus the grid.

Feature request: Extend the "Wattpilot Totally Charged" sensor to include the following:

"Wattpilot Totally Charged Eco": Shows the percentage or kWh charged using Eco mode (PV power). "Wattpilot Totally Charged Grid": Shows the percentage or kWh charged from the grid. This additional breakdown would allow users to track the proportion of energy used from their PV system versus the grid, providing valuable insights into energy usage and optimization.

Thank you for considering this suggestion!

Best regards,

mk-maddin commented 1 week ago

Thank you for your suggestion.

Never the less I am not aware about any Wattpilot firmware property which provides such values. Are you?

As alternative I thought about the option to say "If Wattpilot is in ECO mode - add to 'Totally Charged Eco' sensor" and "if wattpilot is not in ECO mode - add to 'Totally Charged Grid' sensor". Unfortunately this assumption is wrong. Because if Wattpilot is NOT in ECO mode it still does use power coming from PV. E.g. if your car is charging using 8 kW there might be 3 kW of them from PV and 5 kW of them from grid ...even if you are using "Default" or "Next Trip" charging mode...