Hello, and thanks for a wealth of information on integrating Huawei inverters to HA in this thread. I have just completed a self-install of a Sun2000-5ktl-L1, a DDSU666-H power meter, with a previously-existing Shelly 3EM Pro also still in use.
I was initially using the Shelly to monitor power before ever installing solar, and found it to be extremely accurate, and once I tweaked it, it always registered exactly what my utility meter was reading. I’m therefore very happy with its accuracy, and to satisfy myself of the accuracy of the huawei inverter, DDSU meter and solar, I have created a side-by-side view of each for comparison purposes.
I’m hoping to get some advice here on discrepancies that I am noticing. Please see screenshot below.
For clarity, “PowerMon-A” is the shelly 3em (I’m single phase, but using the three channels for different monitors - the “Active Power” is phase A sensor, and is installed on my main grid live tail at the meter box.
The “Inverter Power Meter” is the DDSU666-H, monitored through the fantastic Huawel Solar integration by wlcrs (thank you!), as is the “Inverter”. The DDSU CT is also installed on my main grid live tail, but approx 400mm away from the shelly CT, so there should not be any electromagnetic interaction. The inverter is communicating via the sdongle using wired ethernet. As an aside, and contrary to what many have found on this forum, the reliability of the wired ethernet connection has been 100% since I connected it, and much more reliable than the wireless connection to the inverter I was using previously. The minor discrepancies between the active power numbers is mostly due to the a very short (3seconds) update time from the Shelly, vs a 30sec update time on the DDSU/Inverter figures.
My queries are as follows:-
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The DDSU power meter (see pic) is showing a positive active power of 2192w. However, this should be negative as currently generating PV of approx 2550w. Strangely, if I look at the DDSU display, the active power is displayed as -2192w. So it has the figure as negative, but the integration reading is positive. What might be happening here? The DDSU CT clamp has the arrow pointing away from the grid, as per the meter instructions, and the wiring of the CT into the DDSU us correct. Should the DDSU CT be reversed? I realise this is only convention, and it only changes the sign of the figures, but would like to understand the fdifference between the actual meter, and what the integration is displaying.
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Im trying to work out the actual house consumption - am I correct that this is inverter_active_power - meter_active_power?
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From the inverter stats, is the “input power” the actual PV generated, and the active_power the power delivered from this, minus inverter losses?
Thanks very much in advance - once I get everything settled I’ll add my configuration to the firmwares here.