From da034764ad2e1872baa4c5377a417c83882fce8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TheDK Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:18:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update forecast_solar.markdown (#24734) Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- source/_integrations/forecast_solar.markdown | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_integrations/forecast_solar.markdown b/source/_integrations/forecast_solar.markdown index a7cc29abf52..1afa2960d9b 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/forecast_solar.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/forecast_solar.markdown @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ with weather forecasting. This integration provides an estimated forecast on how much energy your solar panels are going to produce, allowing you to plan ahead on how you spend your -produced energy in most efficiently. +produced energy most efficiently. As an example automation idea, you could determine if: @@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ value. {% include integrations/config_flow.md %} +If you have more than one plane of solar modules with different properties (e.g. several sides of the roof on different strings or on different buildings, with different directions or declinations) you can add the integration multiple times setting parameters accordingly. You can then use [template sensors](/integrations/template/) to combine the data, e.g. adding up production on different planes into one value to base your planning on. + ## Sensors The Forecast.Solar integration mainly provides sensors that you can use in your @@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ default. Enable those entities in the user interface if you like to use these: ## Using your Solar.Forecast account -The [Forecast.Solar](https://forecast.solar/) can be used for free, but +The [Forecast.Solar](https://forecast.solar/) public plan can be used for free, but the resolution of the data used is more limited and thus, there are less details for this integration to work with. @@ -97,18 +99,18 @@ If you like the Forecast.Solar service, or are interested in more frequent data updates (based on a higher data resolution), you could [sign up for one of their plans](https://doc.forecast.solar/doku.php?id=account_models#compare_plans). -To enable the use of the API key with this integration, to {% my integrations %} -and click "Configure" on the Forecast.Solar integration instance and enter the +To enable the use of the API key with this integration, go to {% my integrations %}, +click "Configure" on the Forecast.Solar integration instance and enter the API key for your account. ## Tweaking the estimations The estimation can be tweaked and tuned to match your solar setup better. -Many factors that can cause the estimations to be slightly off +There are many factors that can cause the estimations to be slightly off (but don't forget, it will always remain a forecast based on, e.g., weather -and historical data). +and historical data - not actual power produced). -Luckily there are controls to make them more accurate for your situation, +Luckily, there are controls to make them more accurate for your situation, for example, by slightly adjusting the azimuth or declination. If your panels catch a bit of shadow in the morning/evening, you could consider damping the results a bit.