Power Flow

What it shows

An animated diagram of the power moving through your site right now, between PV (solar), Grid, Battery, Generator and Load. Dots travel along the connecting lines to show which way the energy is going, and the battery shows its state of charge.

Where to find it

Open Dashboard, click the pencil in the dashboard top bar to enter edit mode, click Add New Widget, search the picker for Power Flow, then click Add Widget.

Reading it

Each source is a node, joined by lines that carry the animation:

• The dots - which way power is flowing. On the battery they travel one way for charging and the other for discharging.
• Battery - also shows the state of charge, as a percentage full.
• A still line - no power is flowing on that path at the moment.

Watch the lines together to see the whole picture: where the power is coming from and where it is going.

Settings

Open the tile's settings with the spanner icon.

• PV, Grid, Battery, Generator - a switch each, deciding which nodes the diagram draws. PV, Grid and Battery are on by default and Generator is off. Load is always drawn.
• Load Rated Power, Pv Rated Power, Grid Rated Power, Battery Rated Power, Generator Rated Power - the rating of each source in kW, all starting at 0. The diagram scales its flow bars against these, so fill in the ones your site has.

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