Questions to Config: Closing Shutter of Roof Windows when outside temperature and solar radiation is to high

Configuration
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Hi,

I am new with Home Assistant and was playing around with it since a couple of weeks. I have now my first automation running, basically it does what it should but I am not sure if I could do it better.

Initual Situation:
I have a roof with with a sleeping room directly below it. The room is equiped with a Velux Roof Window. The window can be remote controled, as well as the roller shutter.
In addition to that I have a weather station which is connected to WUnderground and delivers the outside temperature and the solar radiation.

To keep the temperature in the room as low as possible I want to automatically close the shutter, when the solar radiation is above a certain level (for at least 15 minutes) and the outside temperature is higher then a certain level.

The shutter should open again either at 6pm or when the solar radiation is below a threshold (for 15 minutes).

My config basically works, but has one minor problem: When the shutter are closed and the solar radiation goes below the threshold for less then 15 minutes, and then goes up again for 15 minutes, then the “Closing Automation” is again triggered, although not neccessary. It has no real impact, but not sure if this can be opimized.

This is my automation.config:

- id: '1525074202648'
  alias: Sonne-da
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.solrad
    for:
      minutes: 15
    platform: state
    to: 'True'
  - above: '18.0'
    entity_id: sensor.pws_temp_c
    platform: numeric_state
  condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: sensor.solrad
      state: 'True'
      for:
        minutes: 15
    - condition: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.pws_temp_c
      above: '18.0'
    - condition: time
      before: '18:00:00'
  action:
  - data:
      message: Es scheint die Sonne!
    service: notify.cisco_webex_team
  - data:
      message: Es scheint die Sonne!
      title: HA - Es scheint die Sonne
    service: notify.gmail
  - data:
      data:
        push:
          category: alarm
      message: Es scheint die Sonne!
    service: notify.ios_iphonejohannes
  - data:
      entity_id: scene.beschattungein
    service: scene.turn_on
- id: '1525074202649'
  alias: Sonne-weg
  trigger:
  - entity_id: sensor.solrad
    for:
      minutes: 15
    platform: state
    to: 'False'
  - at: '18:00'
    platform: time
  condition: []
  action:
  - data:
      message: Es scheint keine Sonne mehr!
    service: notify.cisco_webex_team
  - data:
      message: Es scheint keine Sonne mehr!
      title: HA - Es scheint keine Sonne mehr
    service: notify.gmail
  - data:
      data:
        push:
          category: alarm
      message: Es scheint keine Sonne mehr!
    service: notify.ios_iphonejohannes
  - data:
      entity_id: scene.beschattungaus
    service: scene.turn_on
  • The first “id” is for closing, the second one for opening
  • sensor.solrad is the solar radiation
  • sensor.pws_temp_c is the outside temperature
  • I have three notification items, but only for testing different options :slight_smile:
  • the scenes are for controlling the shutter

Any input is highly welcome.

Br,
Johannes