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Naboo

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  1. Thanks for the feedback. I *think* I am getting realtime information from the Solarman integration. I just did the install the way it was described in the docs, don't think it uses mqtt? The issue is that Solarman (the "logger") only collects data every sixty seconds. It can be seen if you go to "device" on Solarman smart. This is the value I want to update. Are you sure yours is real-time? Mine seems that way on occasion but if an event occurs just after the last update, it definitely waits a minute before I see it on HA. It's a lot better than Solarman, but I'd like to reduce that value to ten seconds, that would work for me.
  2. I kind of stopped my urge to monitor real-time after posting this. The fact that the whole setup just works so damn well left me gob-smacked for a couple of months. The only issue is that I do overload the inverter from time to time, and my installed put a trip in front of it to protect the inverter, so then my lights go out temporarily when geyser+pool+kettle are on. It's a minor issue, everyone in the house are trained and understand how to manage the situation. But, it has been stewing in the old noggin for a while now. I almost went solar-assistant but it looked like I can't do automation with it. But, it has good integration into home-assistant, so there's that...but that would now need two rpi's, getting a bit messy. Anyway, solar-assistant is also not real-time as far as I can determine, it give you the values at the same time the wifi-logger tool is updated, which by default is two minutes. So, if a condition occurs (inverter overload) it can be anything from 1 to 120 seconds before the logger reports it. Anyway, I installed home-assistant os on rpi, and the integration that @dino_coder started this thread with works a charm. I have configure HA to give me the ringing alarm bells when there is overload. Next step is to add automation to switch off geyser in such a case. However, I now need to increase the frequency that logger updates at. From the documentation it seems possible, but I have no idea how to change the parameters for the wifi-logger on the Deye inverter. I'm guessing a lot of you folks do though, please help an uneducated soul... thanks
  3. Thanks @Gandalf I have a Deye 8kw inverter, 24x455kw panels (csun), 2x5kwh Shoto Batteries I hear you about answers, and I don't expect them to come running towards me. For now, I am reading quite a bit. But, inevitably, we land up at forums because of a desire to learn, because we want to know something - I'll ask a couple of questions, hopefully in the right places
  4. Thanks @MdF , I'm sure I will try solarman smart at some future point. For now, I installed HomeAssistant and managed to get the module listed above installed. But of a mission, but thrilled to be able to get the real-time values! Thank you @dino_coder !
  5. I had my installation done last week, so I am new to solar. My first thought was that the monitoring isn't real-time so I find myself waltzing down to check what is really happening on the inverter all the time. I am not familiar with HA, so I will have to explore that, but sounds like this post is exactly what I'm looking for. Are there any other tools available to interact with the wifi adapter on Deye inverters to get real-time information? Thanks in advance.
  6. Hi I am new to solar, having had an installation done last week. I use a DEYE inverter (8kw). Hoping to learn a lot from the wisdom in the forum.
  7. Thanks for a very comprehensive reply. I'll take some time to unpack and research a bit this evening.
  8. Greetings I keep cycling from a basic load-shedding beating solution, to a basic hybrid solution, to hybrid with solar, to grid-tied, to stuff-i-can't-afford and then back to basics So, now that I'm back at the basics, please check my reasoning: - I honestly don't need to run much, just beat loadshedding (TV, lights, wi-fi, phone charger, fridge) - If I buy a hybrid inverter, I would need to hook it up to a DB-board or get someone to do it for me. Hybrid only makes sense for me, if I run the essentials from this hybrid inverter, and then I keep thinking solar - doesn't make sense for to have just a hybrid with batteries that are loaded through Eskom. Adding solar to the solution makes it at least R20k - excl installation (if I do it someone is getting fried, no doubt) - My house previously had a generator, so there is a switch-over switch I could use. It would be manual, but it's there. Since I only need those basics, I could manually switch over to an inverter with batteries after switching off the stuff I won't need at the DB board. Since I don't need to run much, I could probably away with a 1kw or 2kw inverter. - Since I will run some electronics off the thing, I would need a pure sine inverter (my understanding is the modulated sine would work, but could either damage some electronics, or the electronics could refuse to work with the modified sine inverter. So - for under R10k, I should be able to get a 1 or 2 kw power inverter (pure sine) with two gel batteries (100ah each), that I'll hook up to the "switchover" and manually switch over when load-shedding kicks in ... it's similar to a generator but without noise (and yes, it runs down in a couple of hours and I can't add more fuel). Is there anything serious where I'm missing the point completely, or am I more or less on the right track? Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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