Power consumption

[tadasdanielius]

Power consumption

[Arnold-n]

I face the same problem. The device doesn't support it but it feels strange. On my wall thermostat I can see the overal usage in kWh's and I'm also using the ESPAltherma integration which gives me Current and Voltage numbers as well. Like they hide it on purpose.

ESPAltherma can show voltage and current because these measurements are available through the X10A connector. The brp069a61 connects through P1/P2 which to my knowledge does not contain voltage or current information.

The kWh's are communicated via P1/P2 but only when explicitly requested by the wall thermostat (in my case: when manually requested, or at the end of each month for the monthly statistics).

[tadasdanielius]

AFAIK, the primary is from the mains it is what you plug into your socket. The secondary is from the inverter to the compresor. While primary has higher voltage (should be around 230V) and lower amps, the secondary has lower voltage but higher amps.
One of the problem with measuring electricity consumption is that (I believe) does not include electric heating of hot water tank. What it gives is just the pump consumption, but if the water is heated without fans it won't be accounted. So, I somehow get lower values for hot water tank.

In, short you probably can ignore inv secondary.

[tadasdanielius]

I think the problem is that your device is mixed. I mean with gas and electricity. I don't have access to such type of device for experimentation so your help is needed in order to try to fix that. First of all check the logs for warning messages something like similar like consumption information could not be added or any error messages related to daikin_altherma. Next, with file editor go to config/custom_components/daikin_altherma and look for file __init__.py then go to the line (probably 37) and change from:

    # Uncomment this if you want to store profile info in json files.
    #try:
    #    for profile in unit_profiles:
    #        filepath: str = os.path.join(hass.config.config_dir, f'daikin_altherma_{profile["idx"]}.json')
    #        with open(filepath, 'w') as f:
    #            f.write(json.dumps(profile['profile']))
    #except Exception as e:
    #    _LOGGER.warning(f'Failed to save profile state to file {filepath}. It does not affect the operation of the integration.', exc_info=True)

change to:

    # Uncomment this if you want to store profile info in json files.
    try:
        for profile in unit_profiles:
            filepath: str = os.path.join(hass.config.config_dir, f'daikin_altherma_{profile["idx"]}.json')
            with open(filepath, 'w') as f:
                f.write(json.dumps(profile['profile']))
    except Exception as e:
        _LOGGER.warning(f'Failed to save profile state to file {filepath}. It does not affect the operation of the integration.', exc_info=True)

Restart you home assistant and then look in the config folder for files daikin_altherma_*.json. Post your content here so we can look into your device configuration.

[giakko1982]

{"SyncStatus": "update", "Sensor": ["IndoorTemperature", "OutdoorTemperature", "LeavingWaterTemperatureCurrent"], "UnitStatus": ["ErrorState", "InstallerState", "WarningState", "EmergencyState", "TargetTemperatureOverruledState"], "Operation": {"Power": ["on", "standby"], "OperationMode": ["heating"], "TargetTemperature": {"heating": {"maxValue": 30.0, "minValue": 12.0, "stepValue": 0.5}}, "RoomTemperatureHeating": {"maxValue": 30.0, "minValue": 12.0, "stepValue": 0.5, "settable": true}, "LeavingWaterTemperatureHeating": {"maxValue": 70, "minValue": 25, "stepValue": 1, "settable": true}}, "Schedule": {"Base": "action", "defaultScheduleAvailable": "true", "NameAdjustable": "false", "List": {"heating": [{"StartTime": {"stepValue": 10.0, "unit": "minutes"}, "TargetTemperature": {"heating": {"maxValue": 30.0, "minValue": 12.0, "stepValue": 1}}, "Actions": ["StartTime", "TargetTemperature"], "maxActionsAllowed": 6}, ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"], ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"], ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"], ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"], ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"], ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"], []]}}}

this is content file daikin_altherma_*.json

[tadasdanielius]

It looks like your device does not provide any details about power consumption. Do you see it in official daikin app?

[giakko1982]

No, in official app i don't see it Il mar 16 ago 2022, 14:45 Tadas Danielius ***@***.***> ha scritto:

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[robsonke]

I face the same problem. The device doesn't support it but it feels strange. On my wall thermostat I can see the overal usage in kWh's and I'm also using the ESPAltherma integration which gives me Current and Voltage numbers as well. Like they hide it on purpose.

[giakko1982]

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I face the same problem. The device doesn't support it but it feels strange. On my wall thermostat I can see the overal usage in kWh's and I'm also using the ESPAltherma integration which gives me Current and Voltage numbers as well. Like they hide it on purpose. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASBYYMJJCFRBP2NPBPUS4KTV2MRSBANCNFSM52UASMLQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[giakko1982]

I've solved installing Power Meter 😁 Il mar 23 ago 2022, 19:45 Arnold ***@***.***> ha scritto:

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I face the same problem. The device doesn't support it but it feels strange. On my wall thermostat I can see the overal usage in kWh's and I'm also using the ESPAltherma integration which gives me Current and Voltage numbers as well. Like they hide it on purpose. ESPAltherma can show voltage and current because these measurements are available through the X10A connector. The brp069a61 connects through P1/P2 which to my knowledge does not contain voltage or current information. The kWh's are communicated via P1/P2 but only when explicitly requested by the wall thermostat (in my case: when manually requested, or at the end of each month for the monthly statistics). — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASBYYMN5TOPDA25D5VRQUB3V2UE5NANCNFSM52UASMLQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[robsonke]

Any of you also know what the difference is between the primary and secondary Current? Should we sum those up for the power usage? I can't really relate it to my overall power usage.