Hello,
I am having difficulty in configuring an automation using a float in a variable. I have solar panels with a battery and I am looking to set the required charge percentage that the battery will charge from the grid overnight based upon how much predicted solar energy the panels will generate on that day. I can easily do this using an automation with a set value but the variable is simply not working for me. For example, this code works perfectly:
alias: Set Battery Charge Percentage
description: ""
triggers:
- trigger: time
at: "01:00:00"
conditions: []
actions:
- device_id: c3e701324567890123456789123418b7
domain: number
entity_id: 0849013245678901234567891234ab66
type: set_value
value: 25
mode: single
Which sets the battery charge percentage to 25%.
This code, however:
alias: Set Battery Charge Percentage
description: ""
triggers:
- trigger: time
at: "01:00:00"
conditions: []
actions:
- variables:
battery_percent: "{{ 26.0 | float }}"
- device_id: c3e701324567890123456789123418b7
domain: number
entity_id: 0849013245678901234567891234ab66
type: set_value
value: "{{ battery_percent }}"
mode: single
Generates the error:
Message malformed: expected float for dictionary value @ data['value']
and I am unable to save the automation. Naturally, the calculation of battery_percent is more complex but I just want to get it working simply first.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.