Thermal Model: Optimization seems to not pick up the most cost effective hour

[martinarva]

Describe the bug I fiddled with the target heat temperature and found out that the optimisation plan did not pick up the most cost effective hour to heat.

Here is the screenshot of the plan. To my understanding the hour with load cost of 0.107 would be more optimal than 0.109.

Also maybe it would be a good idea for user to define the target temp and also add a constant of how much it can go below that for a more optimal solution. For example my target temp is 22, but it would be ok if it goes down to 21.5 if there is a more optimal solution.

[davidusb-geek]

Also maybe it would be a good idea for user to define the target temp and also add a constant of how much it can go below that for a more optimal solution. For example my target temp is 22, but it would be ok if it goes down to 21.5 if there is a more optimal solution.

Yes, we should go in this direction. A PR by @werdnum treating this is currently as a Draft: PR #374

[werdnum]

Also maybe it would be a good idea for user to define the target temp and also add a constant of how much it can go below that for a more optimal solution. For example my target temp is 22, but it would be ok if it goes down to 21.5 if there is a more optimal solution.

Yes, we should go in this direction. A PR by @werdnum treating this is currently as a Draft: PR #374

Oh I didn't realise it was a draft. I'll rebase it onto trunk so it can be merged.

[davidusb-geek]

Oh I didn't realise it was a draft. I'll rebase it onto trunk so it can be merged.

Great, thanks!