Efergy optimal setup for graph

Energy Monitors
#1

Hi all,

My setup is as follows:

  • 3 phase power with sensors on all 3 phases
  • Single phase solar

I am pretty confident with my sensor placement. I have my power sensors between breaker and loads, and solar between meter and breaker. I did have my solar in the wrong spot previously, meaning it was reading solar fed to the grid as usage.

This is what my graph looks like in Efergy Engage:

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And this is what it looks like in PVOutput:

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and settings:

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Now i understand it is reading 0 for most of the day because i am subtracting solar from power usage, so when solar is greater than power it is 0.

Is there a better way to set it up, so the data has more meaning, or have i not set it up right in the first place?

TIA

#2

If PWER.844877 is the household gross consumption then there is no need to subtract the solar.

PVOutput already calculates net power using gross consumption/solar. The import/export amounts can be viewed using the Net view.

#3

That is correct, PWER.844877 is total power consumption. So I should remove the solar monitor from the secondary power, and only have it in the solar section below?

#4

Yes, remove the secondary power subtraction from the primary device.