Custom Solar Power Card the Tesla Style (almost)

nixdat · March 19, 2021, 3:34am

Dear All,

For anyone trying to setup up this card with the default Solaredge integration https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/solaredge, I have finally worked out the correct yaml to use.

# This is used for Telsa Solar / Consumption power distribution card  

      # sensor used to show power flow from Panels to Grid, but shows a negative at night   
      solaredge_template_panels_2_grid_day:
        friendly_name: 'Panels 2 Grid during daylight'
        value_template: >-
          {{ (states('sensor.solaredge_solar_power') | float - 
                                states('sensor.solaredge_power_consumption') | float ) | round(2) }}
        unit_of_measurement: 'kW' 
        device_class: "power"

      # shows the current grid power being fed from the grid to the house and doesn't allow it to show a negative number only positive numbers  
      solaredge_template_curent_grid_consumption:
        friendly_name: grid 2 house"
        unit_of_measurement: kW        
        device_class: power
        value_template: >-
          {% if states('sensor.solaredge_grid_power')|float < 0 %}
            0
          {% else %}
            {{ states('sensor.solaredge_grid_power') }}
          {% endif %}

      # sensor used to show power flow from Panels to Grid and doesn't allow it to show a negative number only positive numbers
      solaredge_template_panels_2_grid:
        friendly_name: 'Panels 2 Grid'
        unit_of_measurement: 'kW' 
        device_class: "power"
        value_template: >-
          {% if states('sensor.solaredge_template_panels_2_grid_day') | int > 0 %}
            {{ states('sensor.solaredge_template_panels_2_grid_day') }}
          {% else -%}
            0
          {% endif %}        

      # shows the solar power being fed to the house and doesn't allow it to show a negative number only positive numbers 
      solaredge_template_curent_solar_consumption:
        friendly_name: Solar 2 House"
        unit_of_measurement: kW        
        device_class: power
        value_template: >-
          {% if states('sensor.solaredge_template_panels_2_grid_day') | int > 0 %}
            {{ states('sensor.solaredge_power_consumption') }}
          {% else -%}
            0
          {% endif %}

  - type: 'custom:tesla-style-solar-power-card'
    house_consumption_entity: sensor.solaredge_power_consumption
    grid_consumption_entity: sensor.solaredge_template_curent_grid_consumption
    grid_feed_in_entity: sensor.solaredge_template_panels_2_grid
    solar_consumption_entity: sensor.solaredge_template_curent_solar_consumption
    solar_yield_entity: sensor.solaredge_solar_power

I hope this helps somebody

reptilex · March 26, 2021, 8:33pm

Hey you all. I’m about to push the latest beta release 1.1.5 as the new version of the card. This one is NOT backwards compatible. Meaning you have to redefine the configuration. Now the flows are determining everything. Could some of you try to check out the Readme and let me know if this makes sense and you would know how to deal with it? Any feedback is welcome.

reptilex · March 26, 2021, 8:34pm

I will create a new forum topic for it as soon as I do create a new normal release.

dgomes · March 26, 2021, 8:45pm

Think you should baptize the new card too

dgomes · March 27, 2021, 6:52pm

Call it the Volt Card or Ampera Card

reptilex · March 29, 2021, 9:11am

Will keep the name for now but I get you. Here is the new thread for any questions about the new version.

markpurcell · March 30, 2021, 1:46am

Thanks, very useful…

sender · March 30, 2021, 10:31am

Hi, I have the following yaml:

type: 'custom:tesla-style-solar-power-card'
name: Power Flow
house_consumption_entity: sensor.power_consumption_total
grid_to_house_entity: sensor.power_consumption_w
generation_to_house_entity: sensor.growattmodbus_output_power
generation_to_grid_entity: sensor.power_production_w
show_w_not_kw: 1

sensor.power_consumption_total gives ~1300W (my house consumpotion calculated in home assistant)
sensor.growattmodbus_output_power gives ~4000W (solar panel production)
sensor.power_production_w gives ~2750W (Meter production)
sensor.power_consumption_w gives ~0W (Meter consumption)

~~Why and where does it count that big value from? And what does the orange pictogram mean? The grid?~~ I assume the solar panel

Thank you for you support

Think I got it by adding an extra entity to deduct the total:

type: 'custom:tesla-style-solar-power-card'
name: Power Flow
generation_to_grid_entity: sensor.power_production_w
grid_to_house_entity: sensor.power_consumption_w
generation_entity: sensor.growattmodbus_output_power
generation_to_house_entity: sensor.power_consumption_solar_new
show_w_not_kw: 1

dgomes · March 30, 2021, 2:11pm

Really hate the icon, always replace it with Material Design Icons - Icon Library - Pictogrammers

sender · March 30, 2021, 2:44pm

~~Where and how (in this card - I am familiar with icons)~~

Done:
generation_icon: ‘mdi:solar-power’

markpurcell · March 31, 2021, 4:18am

Plugged into a three phase system yesterday and the figures were out by a factor of three:

Updated template sensors:

- platform: template
  sensors:

    tesla_current_charging:
      friendly_name: Tesla charging rate sensor
      value_template: >-
        {{
        (states.sensor.duka_charging_rate_sensor.attributes.charger_actual_current *
        states.sensor.duka_charging_rate_sensor.attributes.charger_voltage / 1000 *
        states.sensor.duka_charging_rate_sensor.attributes.charger_phases ) *
        | round(2) }}
      unit_of_measurement: kW

narsaw · March 31, 2021, 5:44pm

When the PV system is producing more power than the home is consuming is it correct how a negative value as indicated in this image?

In a previous version, this was always positive. Thx

sparkydave · March 31, 2021, 11:33pm

It should be negative as you are exporting to the grid

sender · April 1, 2021, 9:01pm

How can it be that it works well in the PC browser but not in the mobile app and the mobile browser? all is “0” there and not showing appliances then… ?

reptilex · April 2, 2021, 6:16am

The mobile app needs you to refresh the cash. You find it underneath “Menu”->“App configuration”->“reset frontend cache”. For your mobile browsers you have to do a cache refresh also. But that will depend on your current browser. This is necessary since browsers on mobile don’t “close”.

sender · April 2, 2021, 7:09am

Thank you. The homeassistant app does not have this option. But going into android settings and clearing cache there did it.

D0bby · April 9, 2021, 12:36pm

I think I have a Bug in my Setup with this Sensor.

      solar_consumption:
          unique_id: 'solar_verbrauch_2bb67bd5264f4ec39f141f1722fea085'
          value_template: >-
            {% set solar = states('sensor.grid_infeed') | float %}
            {% set house = states('sensor.hausverbrauch') | float %}
            {{ solar if house > solar else house }}
          device_class: "power"
          unit_of_measurement: W

generation_to_house_entity: sensor.solar_consumption

when I’m right, the house state is my curent house consumption - right?
And Solar is my curent Solar generation

And here my card setting:

house_consumption_entity: sensor.hausverbrauch // curent House consumption 
grid_consumption_entity: sensor.netz_bezug // grid consumption 
battery_consumption_entity: sensor.battery_discharging 
generation_yield_entity: sensor.grid_infeed // solar generation
generation_to_grid: sensor.netz_einspeisung // grid feed
generation_to_house_entity: sensor.solar_consumption //?!?!
battery_extra_entity: sensor.batterie_soc
grid_to_battery_entity: sensor.battery_charging
generation_to_battery_entity: sensor.battery_charging
battery_to_house_entity: sensor.battery_discharging
grid_to_house_entity: sensor.netz_bezug // grid consumption 
appliance1_consumption_entity: sensor.ladepunkt
appliance1_extra_entity: sensor.auto_soc
grid_extra_entity: sensor.grid_tages_verbrauch

right now im missing the line - Solar to grid.

NVM Found my issue. missed entity :

generation_to_grid_entity: sensor.netz_einspeisung // grid feed

D0bby · April 9, 2021, 1:18pm

btw it was a copy cat mistake from the github page.

After you’ve included these sensors then you can configure the card like this:

type: ‘custom:tesla-style-solar-power-card’
house_entity: sensor.powerwall_load_now
grid_entity: sensor.tesla_card_grid_consumption
battery_entity: sensor.tesla_card_battery_consumption
generation_entity: sensor.powerwall_solar_now

generation_to_grid: sensor.tesla_card_grid_feed_in
generation_to_house_entity: sensor.tesla_card_solar_consumption
generation_to_battery_entity: sensor.tesla_card_battery_charging
battery_to_house_entity: sensor.tesla_card_battery_consumption
grid_to_house_entity: sensor.tesla_card_grid_consumption

battery_extra_entity: sensor.powerwall_charge

itguy · April 9, 2021, 2:52pm

I have a strange issue with this card. I want to use this card with solar panels. Maybe someone can help.

The solar panel tile is showing the grid and house usage side by side. Normally i want to see what i’m producing. What do i do wrong?

type: 'custom:tesla-style-solar-power-card'
name: Solar Power
generation_entity: sensor.toon_p1_power_solar
grid_to_house_entity: sensor.stroom_verbruik
generation_to_house_entity: sensor.stroom_levering
generation_to_grid_entity: sensor.panelen2grid
show_w_not_kw: 1

Can’t find anything to fix

i should think it will do
grid + house consumption = solar production

reptilex · April 11, 2021, 7:29am

thanks for the catch, working on the correction, will be online with my next Push