Write input_number ...

[ridax67]

In the sensor configuration you can specify which sensors to use (most auto-configure). If you want, you can modify them to point to your own sensors. I use this to hook into the vpp_power control. But unfortunately, Bess requires the sensor to be a number.vpp_power entity and refuse to write to an input_number.vpp_power.

Would it be possible for bess to either check the entity name and see it is an input_number and use that write methos instead, or just first try number and if it fails try write input_number? Now I have to configure a wrapper number helper in configuration.

[johanzander]

why, don't you want to use the SolaX Modbus growatt entities directly? why having a wrapper?

[ridax67]

Because I listen to the commands you are giving to see when I should throttle. The below auto ation creates a number helper in configuration and a input_number helper that is a copy of what Bess is sending.

`
alias: VPP effektreglering
description: ""
triggers:

• trigger: state
  entity_id:
  • sensor.myp1_power
  • input_number.vpp_bess_power
    conditions:
• condition: state
  entity_id: sensor.growatt_inverter_run_mode
  state: Normal
• condition: state
  entity_id: select.growatt_inverter_vpp_remote_control
  state: Enabled
  actions:
• variables:
  watt_per_percent: 100
  grid_max: -30
  ac_min: 2
  p1_power: sensor.myp1_power
  p1_ack_hour: sensor.aktuell_timraknare
  bess_power: "{{ states('input_number.vpp_bess_power') | int }}"
  current: "{{ states('number.growatt_inverter_vpp_power') | int }}"
  soc: "{{ states('sensor.growatt_inverter_battery_soc') | float(0) }}"
  regulation_max: |
  {% if soc < 25 %}
  1
  {% else %}
  0
  {% endif %}
• choose:
  • conditions:
    • condition: template
      value_template: "{{ bess_power <= grid_max }}"
      sequence:
    • if:
      • condition: template
        value_template: "{{ current | int != bess_power | int }}"
        then:
      • action: number.set_value
        target:
        entity_id: number.growatt_inverter_vpp_power
        data:
        value: "{{ bess_power }}"
  • conditions:

    • condition: template
      value_template: |
      {{ bess_power > grid_max and bess_power <= 1 }}
      sequence:

    • variables:
      p1: "{{ states(p1_power) | float(0) }}"
      delta: |
      {{ (p1 / watt_per_percent) | round(0) | int }}
      target: |
      {% set v = current - delta %}
      {% if v < -100 %}
      {{ -100 }}

      {% elif v > regulation_max | int %}
        {{ regulation_max }}
      
      {% else %}
        {{ v }}
      {% endif %}
      

    • if:

      • condition: template
        value_template: "{{ target | int != current | int }}"
        then:
      • action: number.set_value
        target:
        entity_id: number.growatt_inverter_vpp_power
        data:
        value: "{{ target | int }}"
  • conditions:

    • condition: template
      value_template: "{{ bess_power > 1 }}"
      sequence:

    • variables:
      p1: "{{ states(p1_power) | float(0) }}"
      current_kwh: |
      {{ states(p1_ack_hour) | float(0) }}
      target_kwh: >
      {{ states('number.growatt_inverter_max_charge_power_from_grid')
      | float(0) }}
      remaining_time_hours: |
      {{ (60 - now().minute) / 60 }}
      target: |
      {% set rem = remaining_time_hours | float %}
      {% if rem <= 0 %}
      {{ ac_min }}

      {% else %}
      
        {% set watts =
          ((target_kwh - current_kwh) * 1000) / rem %}
      
        {% set current_charge =
          bess_power * watt_per_percent %}
      
        {% set house_load =
          p1 - current_charge %}
      
        {% set required_charge =
          watts - house_load %}
      
        {% set v =
          (required_charge / watt_per_percent)
          | round(0) | int %}
      
        {% if v < ac_min %}
          {{ ac_min }}
      
        {% elif v > 100 %}
          100
      
        {% else %}
          {{ v }}
      
        {% endif %}
      
      {% endif %}
      

    • if:

      • condition: template
        value_template: "{{ target | int != current | int }}"
        then:
      • action: number.set_value
        target:
        entity_id: number.growatt_inverter_vpp_power
        data:
        value: "{{ target | int }}"
        mode: restart
        '

[ridax67]

This has been fixed