Predbat Documentation
  • Introduction
  • What does Predbat do?
  • Words of caution

Installing & configuring Predbat

  • Install summary
  • Install details
  • Inverter setup
  • Energy rates
  • apps.yaml settings
  • Car charging
  • Configuration guide
  • Customisation
  • Video Guides
    • Basic installation
    • Other configuration videos
    • Features
    • Energy Tariffs
  • FAQ
  • Support 3rd party devices/integrations
  • Predbat automation API
  • Comparing Energy Tariffs

Viewing Predbat data

  • Output data
  • Predbat Plan card
  • Creating the charts

Predbat development

  • To-do list
  • Developing on Predbat
  • Predbat REST API

Predheat

  • Predheat
Predbat Documentation
  • Installing & configuring Predbat
  • Video Guides

Video Guides

All the video guides are now available on my YouTube channel: Springfall2008

Basic installation

Playlist of Predbat installation videos

  • Setting Up Home Assistant Basics, File Editor, SSH, HACS, Octopus, eWelink
  • Installing MQTT and GivTCP on Home Assistant
  • Predbat installation - Predbat, Solcast, Dashboard, Charts and Plans - Add On Method

  • Configuration of apps.yaml

  • Configuration of Predbat inside Home Assistant
  • Understanding historical data
  • Understanding the charts
  • How to understand Predbat plans
  • AppDaemon log files
  • Documentation overview

Other configuration videos

Playlist of other Predbat configuration videos

  • Multiple cars
  • How to Tune your system for better performance
  • Issues with Solcast free accounts and Home Assistant
  • How to Install Predbat with the new Add On

Features

Playlist of Predbat feature videos

  • Intelligent Octopus car charging
  • Saving sessions and power-ups
  • How to update Predbat
  • Predbat mode and read-only mode
  • Creating a dashboard
  • Saving and restoring settings
  • Manual plan override
  • Charging curve and low power charging
  • Controlling my car based on Predbat Slot
  • Manual plan overrides for force charge/discharge/idle
  • GivTCP auto restart feature
  • GivEnergy Inverter Pause, Manual Freeze Charge/Discharge
  • Optimising for Carbon Footprint
  • Calculating your cost savings

Energy Tariffs

Playlist of Tariff configuration videos

  • Intelligent Octopus import + Agile export
  • Intelligent Octopus import + Fixed export
  • Octopus Agile import + Agile export
  • Octopus Flux
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