Two weeks ago, I took the next step in optimizing our smart home energy setup by implementing evcc (Electric Vehicle Charging Controller). This post describes my journey to a fully automated solar surplus EV charging for our car.| Markus Haack // Software Engineer
Secure your EV charger with Home Assistant automation. Learn how to automatically authorize charging only when your specific car is detected. Ditch RFID hassle!| Markus Haack // Software Engineer
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that allows you to connect and control all the devices in your home. It supports a wide range of solar inverters like Fronius, SMA Solar, Solar-Log, GoodWe or SolarEdge. And while SolarEdge already provides an extensive monitoring portal for end users, there are still some reasons to integrate with Home Assistant. Home Assistant lets you design cross-system dashboards or automations that leave the proprietary islands of manufacturer...| Markus Haack // Software Engineer
This one has been in my draft folder for a few weeks. Our photovoltaic system was installed in spring 2020 and I wanted to report on it earlier. I finally had some time to finish the article over the holidays. Small side effect of the fact that it took a bit longer: by the end of 2022 I will have two full years of electricity yield data to show and compare.| Markus Haack // Software Engineer