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Will the "Alternator Charger" still be possible in the future?
Hello,
If we could integrate and use the "Alternator Charger" in Home Assistant in the future, it would make it possible to build affordable DIY sub-power storage systems. That would be excellent!
There is a workaround using the HA MQTT discovery feature and using an instance of ioBroker (another homeautomation system).
I have made a small picturized description. I hope it helps
https://github.com/foxthefox/ioBroker.ecoflow-mqtt/blob/main/doc/en/IOB_HA/navi.md
The alternator charger is already in implementation (data is showing up, commands are next) You may continue here: https://github.com/foxthefox/ioBroker.ecoflow-mqtt/issues/169
Any update on adding the Alternator Charger? We have access one that we can try get data from it if it would help like we did with the new STREAM MicroInverter? @Angelius007
There’s a BLE integration that just recently added support for the Alternator Charger, ha-ef-ble. Works well!
@jaydisc Does that allow you to switch the Alternator Charger's modes (charge/discharge), or is it Read-Only?
@jaydisc Would you mind elaborating on some of the automations and how you are also using them with the Alternator charger? A friends got one and we will be trying to get that added and it would be great to have a heads up on what and how it's being used in automations to get going quickly, and if there are any other ideas that the ones we have so far. Thanks!
@jaydisc Would you mind elaborating on some of the automations…
The first one, is that when AC IN is detected on my Delta, I switch the Charger Mode of the Alternator Charger to Reverse Charge, and also the reverse: if AC IN is disabled on my Delta, I switch the Charger Mode of the Alternator Charger back to Charge.
Also, believe it or not, it's a lifesaver to deal with an EcoFlow bug that periodically turns off the Alternator Charger (Device Error 16834), so when I sense that the Charger has been turned off for 30 seconds, I simply turn it back on again.