Notification if PV / Power charging started 🚗 ☀️

[Mnovu]

Setup:
7,8kwp PV
8kWh Storage
Opel Corsa e with 48kWh
EVCC running nativ on Synology NAS

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Premise:

1. I have a fairly small PV system that never produces more than 4-5kW of power.
2. I can't always park/charge at my house because I don't have enough space. Therefore it is important to know a) that the car is charging and b) in which mode

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What I wanted to achieve:

1. I want to receive a notification on my iPhone if PV-charging (<10kW) started so I know the car is charging + which mode
2. I want to receive a notification on my iPhone if Power-charging (>10kW) started so I know the car is charging + which mode

Solution:

1. Home Assistant "reads" EVCC via MQTT.

3. Create a sensor under config/custom_components that is fed via MQTT.
#Sensors for Personal Use /Dashboard - name: "Ladestrom" unique_id: evcc_ladestrom_w state_topic: "evcc/loadpoints/1/chargePower" value_template: "{{ value | round(1) }}" unit_of_measurement: "W" availability_topic: "evcc/status"

5. Use Cases / Notification

For use case 1 --> Create an automation via Home Assistant that sends the PV notification.

alias: Auto_PVladen_>1kw_Message
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.ladestrom
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 30
    above: 1000
condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.ladestrom
        below: 6000
action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_neuland
    metadata: {}
    data:
      title: Auto lädt!
      message: PV-Laden startet 🚗 ☀️
  - service: notify.mobile_app_iphone
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: PV-Laden startet 🚗 ☀️
      title: Auto lädt!
mode: single

For use case 2 --> Create an automation via Home Assistant that sends the Power notification.

alias: Auto_Powerladen_>10kw_Message
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.ladestrom
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 20
    above: 9500
condition: []
action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_neuland
    metadata: {}
    data:
      title: Auto lädt!
      message: Power-Laden startet 🚗 ⚡⚡
  - service: notify.mobile_app_iphone
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: Power-Laden startet 🚗 ⚡⚡
      title: Auto lädt!
mode: single

Upside:

• I know now the charging mode of the car
• It is "happy-wife" approved :)
• I helped bring "a boring energy topic" into real life 👍

Downside:
If its cloudy, I get the notification all the time. Any ideas?