Entering the Power Consumption
The power consumption is the power (medium watt amount) typically required by a load for operation (see type label or load manual).
The Sunny Home Manager takes account of this value in the initial calculation of the required energy.
Once the load provides measured values of its actual consumption during operation, the Sunny Home Manager can determine a more precise power value after a learning phase. This way, the Sunny Home Manager gradually improves its load planning and increases energy and cost savings.
Loads with low power consumption
Sunny Home Manager may not detect when controlled loads with low power consumption (e.g., < 250 W) are switched on with a delay or are switched off automatically after reaching an end point. If either of these things occurs, Sunny Home Manager will be unable to allocate freed-up energy to other loads.
If the assigned switching device is set to Only to switch, not measure ( > Setting Measuring and Switching of the Assigned Device), the power consumption set here is used instead of the measured power as long as the device is switched on. This is necessary, for example, when controlling via a relay or contactor, since the actual power consumption of the load is not measured via the switching device.
Procedure:
- Enter the power of the load connected in the text field Power Consumption.