Merge pull request #9082 from CountParadox/patch-2

Create sensor.solax

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Solax Sensor"
+description: "Instructions on how to integrate Solax sensor within Home Assistant."
+date: 2019-03-31 04:20
+sidebar: true
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+logo: solax-logo.png
+ha_category:
+  - Energy
+  - Sensor
+ha_release: 0.94
+ha_iot_class: Local Polling
+---
+
+The `solax` component connects home-assistant to Solax solar power inverters. Solax inverters may be connected to a home Wi-Fi network and expose a REST API. This component retrieves information such as photovoltaic power production, battery levels and power, and how much power is being fed back into the grid.
+
+## {% linkable_title Configuration %}
+
+To use the Solax sensors in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+sensor:
+  - platform: solax
+    ip_address: IP_ADDRESS
+```
+
+{% configuration %}
+ip_address:
+  description: The IP address of your Solax system.
+  required: true
+  type: string
+{% endconfiguration %}
+
+### {% linkable_title Optional template sensor %}
+
+If you would like to convert the values from multiple panels or view the total power the house is using, you can use the [template platform](/components/sensor.template/).
+
+{% raw %}
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry for template platform
+sensors:
+- platform: template
+  sensors:
+    total_pv_power:
+      friendly_name: "Total PV Power"
+      unit_of_measurement: 'W'
+      value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.pv1_power') | float) + (states('sensor.pv2_power') | float) }}"
+    load_power:
+      friendly_name: "Load Power"
+      unit_of_measurement: 'W'
+      value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.power_now') | float) - (states('sensor.exported_power') | float) }}"
+```
+{% endraw %}