Home BackUp Interface support

[pvaneijl]

Thanks for all the good work, it's amazing how much we can pull from this SolarEdge setup.

Would it be an idea to also read out the status of the Home backup interface? I would love to fetch the status Backup interface is active (grid is down). This would be interesting for home assistant to know, so I could automate and escalate in a few stages when the grid goes down: 1 active, turn of heavy users (make sure power use stays below 5000W), 2 battery reserve down to 10% - start conserve, 3 battery down to 5% critical use (freezer) only.

Second, it this could only be me, the own use of the device seems high, while sun is down and battery is on standby. because the inverter does not go to sleep fast. Do we have access to automate / change the mode to sleep?

Third, and again maybe lack of reading, but AC values are including battery in and out, not only Solar export, so it's hard for me to differentiate the pure solar energy available for "bypass" aka charging, I have a work around to use the import export meter, but for my calculations it would be great to have an accurate number of AC solar (to use and delay charging of the DC battery).

[WillCodeForCats]

It should be binary_sensor.solaredge_i1_grid_status where iX with X as your inverter ID.

[pvaneijl]

yes, found it. Thanks!