Add support for SolaX Power Inverter

[matomatusov]

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Current Behavior

Hi, Add support for SolaX Power Inverter. Could it be added?

Thanks

Steps To Reproduce

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Expected behaviour

Add additional inverters

Card Version

4.5.1

Home Assistant Version

2023.12.2

Configuration

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Relevant log output

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[slipx06]

Hi. The card can be used with any inverter if you are able to map the required sensors. What integration method are you using?

[matomatusov]

Hi, I am used integration method modbus RS485.

[slipx06]

What is not working?

[richsimpson]

I have it working on Solax, be great if it worked by default to make it simpler. I can share my code if you like? I think I have created a couple of the sensors manually actually. But majority will be there as a starter.

[richsimpson]

type: custom:sunsynk-power-flow-card cardstyle: compact show_solar: true show_grid: true show_battery: true battery: energy: 17600 shutdown_soc: 11 show_daily: true invert_power: true max_power: 3750 auto_scale: false show_absolute: false hide_soc: false solar: show_daily: true mppts: 1 max_power: 7000 display_mode: 2 animation_speed: 9 dynamic_colour: false load: show_daily: true max_power: 15000 show_aux: false show_nonessential: true additional_loads: 2 load1_name: Water load2_name: EV load1_icon: mdi:thermometer-water load2_icon: mdi:ev-station animation_speed: 9 grid: show_daily_buy: true show_daily_sell: true show_nonessential: false animation_speed: 9 auto_scale: false export_colour:

• 194
• 6
• 219 dynamic_colour: true no_grid_colour:
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• 188
• 188 entities: inverter_voltage_154: sensor.solax_inverter_voltage inverter_current_164: sensor.solax_inverter_current inverter_power_175: sensor.solax_inverter_power radiator_temp_91: sensor.solax_inverter_temperature day_battery_charge_70: sensor.solax_battery_input_energy_today day_battery_discharge_71: sensor.solax_battery_output_energy_today battery_voltage_183: sensor.solax_battery_voltage_charge battery_soc_184: sensor.solax_battery_capacity battery_power_190: sensor.solax_battery_power_charge battery_current_191: sensor.solax_battery_current_charge battery_temp_182: sensor.solax_battery_temperature day_grid_import_76: sensor.solax_today_s_import_energy day_grid_export_77: sensor.solax_today_s_export_energy grid_power_169: sensor.solax_grid_export_import_sum2 grid_ct_power_172: sensor.solax_grid_export_import_sum2 day_load_energy_84: sensor.powerflow_today_house_load day_pv_energy_108: sensor.solax_today_s_solar_energy pv1_power_186: sensor.solax_pv_power_1 pv1_voltage_109: sensor.solax_pv_voltage_1 pv1_current_110: sensor.solax_pv_current_1 remaining_solar: sensor.solcast_pv_forecast_forecast_remaining_today essential_load1: sensor.immersion_current_consumption essential_load1_extra: sensor.immersion_energy_day essential_load2: sensor.ev_power_consumption essential_load2_extra: sensor.ev_fast_charge_day large_font: false panel_mode: false inverter: auto_scale: false modern: false

[matomatusov]

Hi, I don't know why the inverter doesn't want to show me the correct status.

[Pho3niX90]

Hi, I don't know why the inverter doesn't want to show me the correct status.

Do you have example data of what that sensor returns? Will probably need a code addition for this, as well as the solax inverter image

[richsimpson]

There is a Run Mode with these options:

Normal Mode Idle Mode Checking

[matomatusov]

Pho3niX90

this sensor is returning:

• Waiting
• Checking
• Normal Mode
• Off Mode
• Permanent Fault Mode
• Off-Grid Waiting
• Off-Grid
• Fault
• Update Mode
• EPS Check Mode
• EPS Mode
• Self Test
• Idle Mode
• Standby

[Pho3niX90]

If you know how to change the js file without hacs, you can test the PR #179 to make sure everything was considered before the merge. It would include deleting the files in www/community/sunsynk-power-flow-card and adding the dist/sunsynk-power-flow-card.js into that folder

The statuses were grouped as follows:

solax: {
        normal: {states: ['normal mode'], color: 'green', message: localize('common.normal')},
        standby: {states: ['waiting', 'checking', 'idle mode', 'standby'], color: 'blue', message: localize('common.standby')},
        selftest: {states: ['self test'], color: 'yellow', message: localize('common.selftest')},
        offgrid: {states: ['off-grid waiting', 'off-grid', 'eps mode'], color: 'green', message: localize('common.offgrid')},
        fault: {states: ['permanent fault mode', 'fault'], color: 'red', message: localize('common.fault')},
        check: {states: ['checking', 'update mode', 'eps check mode'], color: 'orange', message: localize('common.check')},
    }

And the image:

[matomatusov]

Hi, and where can the file be downloaded? dist/sunsynk-power-flow-card.js

Thanks

[Pho3niX90]

From here https://github.com/slipx06/sunsynk-power-flow-card/pull/179/files

[matomatusov]

somehow the Solax doesn't appear there.

[Pho3niX90]

Be sure to remove the both the .js and .js.gz file from the folder, before adding the new js, then you need to clear your browser cache, or, use incognito mode

[matomatusov]

I don't know where I'm doing wrong, but it doesn't appear there. Solax is in the file.

[Pho3niX90]

I don't know where I'm doing wrong, but it doesn't appear there. Solax is in the file.

If using chrome, open dev tools (F12), right click on the reload button, and click hard reload.

Sometimes Cntrl + Shift + R also works

This is probably just a cache issue.

[slipx06]

Thanks @Pho3niX90 tested and everything looks good

[slipx06]

@matomatusov once you have tested please check that the provided example is still correct.

https://slipx06.github.io/sunsynk-power-flow-card/examples/solax.html

[matomatusov]

Hi, slipx06

Wrong status is displayed. Inverter is status Idle.

[slipx06]

HI. That is the correct mapping

The following states 'waiting', 'checking', 'idle mode', 'standby will all may to Standby.

solax: {
        normal: {states: ['normal mode'], color: 'green', message: localize('common.normal')},
        standby: {states: ['waiting', 'checking', 'idle mode', 'standby'], color: 'blue', message: localize('common.standby')},
        selftest: {states: ['self test'], color: 'yellow', message: localize('common.selftest')},
        offgrid: {states: ['off-grid waiting', 'off-grid', 'eps mode'], color: 'green', message: localize('common.offgrid')},
        fault: {states: ['permanent fault mode', 'fault'], color: 'red', message: localize('common.fault')},
        check: {states: ['checking', 'update mode', 'eps check mode'], color: 'orange', message: localize('common.check')},
    }

[matomatusov]

Hi, I was not expecting that.

Thanks

[TomaszBon]

Hi, could anyone share the function for calculating the sensor.powerflow_today_house_load for entity 84?

[matomatusov]

Hi, SolaX does not have this entity. It must be assembled from the following entities. today_import_energy + today_solar_energy + battery_output - today_export_energy - battery_input

[richsimpson]

Hi, could anyone share the function for calculating the sensor.powerflow_today_house_load for entity 84?

I set up a sensor for this. I reference this one in my Sunsynk Power Flow Card Configuration day_load_energy_84: sensor.powerflow_today_house_load

And that is created as a sensor as follows:

  powerflow_today_house_load:
    friendly_name: "powerflow_today_house_load"
    unit_of_measurement: "kW"
    value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.solax_today_s_import_energy')| float(0) / 1 + states('sensor.solax_today_s_solar_energy')| float(0) / 1 + states('sensor.solax_battery_output_energy_today') | float(0) / 1) - states('sensor.solax_battery_input_energy_today') | float(0) / 1 - states('sensor.solax_today_s_export_energy') | float(0) / 1  | round(1) }}"

Formatted like this: