Hi,
I currently have an automation, which based on Sunset/Sunrise opens and lowers the Blinds.
Now based on the hotter summer time I would like to dynamic lower the West facing Blinds if the sun is moving into West, in order to prevent excessive heat up in the West rooms.
There’s a great thread here about setting up sensors to correlate the sun’s position to the plane of your windows. I use the variation in post #15, “hacking” the elevation variable to account for any static overhangs, awnings, or covered porches…
Opening your blinds (mine is for my awning, with some additional conditions to insure I am extending it when the temp requires it to help cool the house)
alias: Awning-Open if Temp above 70 or cooling the day before
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sun.sun
attribute: azimuth
above: 172
below: 270
condition:
- condition: and
conditions:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.home_wind_gust
below: 20
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.temperature_high_forecast
above: 70
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.hvac_cooling_run_time_last_24hr
above: 0
enabled: true
action:
- service: cover.stop_cover
data: {}
target:
entity_id: cover.deck_awning
mode: single