Tag: home-assistant
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Simulating a Home Battery in Home Assistant: My Strategy
Why a virtual battery Before I owned a home battery, I wanted to know what one would actually save me in my house, with my solar panels and my consumption. Datasheet round-trip efficiencies and generic calculators were not good enough for that, so I simulated a battery inside Home Assistant with the battery_sim integration and…
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ESPhome-Controlled Power Strip
Integration with Home Assistant using a ESP8266 and ESPhome I needed a power strip which can be turned on and off remotely to power the active speakers of my AV receiver. Since I wanted some sockets always powered (for example, the AV receiver) and some switchable (the speakers), I decided to prepare a custom power…