TeslaSolarCharger is a service to set one or multiple Teslas' charging current using the datalogger TeslaMate.
You can either install the software in a Docker container or download the binaries and deploy it on any server. Due to changes in Teslas API services you will also need a secondary device (for example another Raspberry Pi) close to the location of your Tesla to allow TeslaSolarCharger to communicate via Bluetooth to change charging settings frequently enough. Without this second device TeslaSolarCharger will stop working after a while due to Tesla rate limiting the API use. Change IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE to your IP address of the second device below in the docker-compose.yml.
An alternative is to place your main device next to your tesla, then you can run everything on one device.
We're installing on your secondary device first so that everything is ready when installing TeslaSolarCharger and you already know the ip address of your secondary device.
Depending on your system, you have to install Docker first. To do this on a RaspberryPi (should be the same on standard Linux systems), you need to execute the following commands in your Terminal window:
- Install Docker
curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh
- Add permissions to the
pi
user. If you have another username, update the command accordinglysudo usermod -aG docker pi
- Reboot your Raspberry Pi
- Test the Docker installation
docker run hello-world
If any issues occur, try to identify them using this more detailed instruction.
If you are using a Windows host, install the Software from here. Windows 11 is highly recommended. Select Linux Containers in the installation process.
The TeslaSolarCharger will frequently communicate with your Tesla through the BLE API. To set up the BLE API you must create a docker-compose.yml
(name is important!) file in a new directory. Note: During the setup, some additional data folders to persist data will be created in that folder, so it is recommended to use a new directory for your docker-compose.yml
. Replace IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE with the IP address of your BLE API device. This needs to be done when pairing and also when creating the relevant docker-compose.yml files.
Below you can see the content for your docker-compose.yml
for the BLE API.
services:
bleapi:
image: ghcr.io/pkuehnel/teslasolarchargerbleapi:latest
container_name: TeslaSolarChargerBleApi
privileged: true
restart: unless-stopped
network_mode: host
environment:
- ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:7210
volumes:
- ./externalFiles:/externalFiles
- /var/run/dbus:/var/run/dbus
- Move to your above created directory with your
docker-compose.yml
. - Start all containers using the command
docker compose up -d
.
IMPORTANT: Remember to replace the IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE with the ip address of your BLE API device.
The easiest way to use TeslaSolarCharger is with Docker.
Depending on your system, you have to install Docker first. To do this on a RaspberryPi (should be the same on standard Linux systems), you need to execute the following commands in your Terminal window:
- Install Docker
curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh
- Add permissions to the
pi
user. If you have another username, update the command accordinglysudo usermod -aG docker pi
- Reboot your Raspberry Pi
- Test the Docker installation
docker run hello-world
If any issues occur, try to identify them using this more detailed instruction.
If you are using a Windows host, install the Software from here. Windows 11 is highly recommended. Select Linux Containers in the installation process.
To set up TeslaSolarCharger, you must create a docker-compose.yml
(name is important!) file in a new directory. Note: During the setup, some additional data folders to persist data will be created in that folder, so it is recommended to use a new directory for your docker-compose.yml
.
The needed content of your docker-compose.yml
depends on your inverter. By default, TeslaSolarCharger can consume JSON/XML REST APIs. To get the software running on SMA or SolarEdge, you can use specific plugins which create the needed JSON API. You can use the software with any ModbusTCP-capable inverter also.
Below you can see the content for your docker-compose.yml
if you are not using any plugin. Note: I recommend changing as few things as possible on this file as this will increase the effort to set everything up but feel free to change the database password, encryption key, and Timezone. Important: If you change the password or the encryption key, you need to use the same password and encryption key at all points in your docker-compose.yml
version: '3.3'
services:
teslamate:
image: teslamate/teslamate:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
ports:
- 4000:4000
volumes:
- ./import:/opt/app/import
cap_drop:
- all
database:
image: postgres:15
restart: always
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=teslamate
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret ##You can change your password here
- POSTGRES_DB=teslamate
volumes:
- teslamate-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
grafana:
image: teslamate/grafana:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
ports:
- 3100:3000
volumes:
- teslamate-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
mosquitto:
image: eclipse-mosquitto:2
restart: always
command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf
#ports:
# - 1883:1883
volumes:
- mosquitto-conf:/mosquitto/config
- mosquitto-data:/mosquitto/data
teslamateapi:
image: tobiasehlert/teslamateapi:latest
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- database
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- ENABLE_COMMANDS=true
- COMMANDS_ALL=true
- API_TOKEN_DISABLE=true
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
#ports:
# - 8080:8080
teslasolarcharger:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarcharger:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "10"
max-size: "100m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- teslamateapi
environment:
# - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Default=Verbose #uncomment this line and recreate container with docker compose up -d for more detailed logs
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- BleBaseUrl=http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE:7210/api
ports:
- 7190:80
volumes:
- teslasolarcharger-configs:/app/configs
volumes:
teslamate-db:
teslamate-grafana-data:
mosquitto-conf:
mosquitto-data:
teslasolarcharger-configs:
The SMA plugin is used to access your EnergyMeter (or Sunny Home Manager 2.0) values.
To use the plugin, add these lines to the bottom of your docker-compose.yml
.
smaplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargersmaplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_smaplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
network_mode: host
environment:
- ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:7192
You can also copy the complete content from here:
Complete file using SMA plugin
version: '3.3'
services:
teslamate:
image: teslamate/teslamate:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
ports:
- 4000:4000
volumes:
- ./import:/opt/app/import
cap_drop:
- all
database:
image: postgres:15
restart: always
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=teslamate
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret ##You can change your password here
- POSTGRES_DB=teslamate
volumes:
- teslamate-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
grafana:
image: teslamate/grafana:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
ports:
- 3100:3000
volumes:
- teslamate-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
mosquitto:
image: eclipse-mosquitto:2
restart: always
command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf
#ports:
# - 1883:1883
volumes:
- mosquitto-conf:/mosquitto/config
- mosquitto-data:/mosquitto/data
teslamateapi:
image: tobiasehlert/teslamateapi:latest
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- database
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- ENABLE_COMMANDS=true
- COMMANDS_ALL=true
- API_TOKEN_DISABLE=true
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
#ports:
# - 8080:8080
teslasolarcharger:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarcharger:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "10"
max-size: "100m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- teslamateapi
environment:
# - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Default=Verbose #uncomment this line and recreate container with docker compose up -d for more detailed logs
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- BleBaseUrl=http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE:7210/api
ports:
- 7190:80
volumes:
- teslasolarcharger-configs:/app/configs
smaplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargersmaplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_smaplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
network_mode: host
environment:
- ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:7192
volumes:
teslamate-db:
teslamate-grafana-data:
mosquitto-conf:
mosquitto-data:
teslasolarcharger-configs:
The SolarEdge Plugin uses the cloud API, which is limited to 300 which is reset after 15 minutes. When the limit is reached the solaredge API does not gather any new values. This results in TSC displaying 0 grid and home battery power until 15 minutes are over.
To use the plugin, just add these lines to the bottom of your docker-compose.yml
. Note: You have to change your site ID and your API key in the CloudUrl
environment variable
solaredgeplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargersolaredgeplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_solaredgeplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
environment:
- CloudUrl=https://monitoringapi.solaredge.com/site/1561056/currentPowerFlow.json?api_key=asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf& ##Change your site ID and API Key here
ports:
- 7193:80
You can also copy the complete content from here:
Complete file using SolarEdge plugin
version: '3.3'
services:
teslamate:
image: teslamate/teslamate:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
ports:
- 4000:4000
volumes:
- ./import:/opt/app/import
cap_drop:
- all
database:
image: postgres:15
restart: always
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=teslamate
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret ##You can change your password here
- POSTGRES_DB=teslamate
volumes:
- teslamate-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
grafana:
image: teslamate/grafana:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
ports:
- 3100:3000
volumes:
- teslamate-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
mosquitto:
image: eclipse-mosquitto:2
restart: always
command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf
#ports:
# - 1883:1883
volumes:
- mosquitto-conf:/mosquitto/config
- mosquitto-data:/mosquitto/data
teslamateapi:
image: tobiasehlert/teslamateapi:latest
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- database
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- ENABLE_COMMANDS=true
- COMMANDS_ALL=true
- API_TOKEN_DISABLE=true
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
#ports:
# - 8080:8080
teslasolarcharger:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarcharger:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "10"
max-size: "100m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- teslamateapi
environment:
# - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Default=Verbose #uncomment this line and recreate container with docker compose up -d for more detailed logs
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- BleBaseUrl=http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE:7210/api
ports:
- 7190:80
volumes:
- teslasolarcharger-configs:/app/configs
solaredgeplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargersolaredgeplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_solaredgeplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
environment:
- CloudUrl=https://monitoringapi.solaredge.com/site/1561056/currentPowerFlow.json?api_key=asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf& ##Change your site ID and API Key here
ports:
- 7193:80
volumes:
teslamate-db:
teslamate-grafana-data:
mosquitto-conf:
mosquitto-data:
teslasolarcharger-configs:
You can also use the Modbus plugin. This is a general plugin, so don't be surprised if it does not work as expected right after starting up. Feel free to share your configurations here so I can add templates for future users.
To use the plugin, just add these lines to the bottom of your docker-compose.yml
. Note: As some inverters struggle with too many requests within a specific time, you can change the RequestBlockMilliseconds
environment variable.
modbusplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargermodbusplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_modbusplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
environment:
- RequestBlockMilliseconds=0
ports:
- 7191:80
You can also copy the complete content from here:
Complete file using Modbus plugin
version: '3.3'
services:
teslamate:
image: teslamate/teslamate:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
ports:
- 4000:4000
volumes:
- ./import:/opt/app/import
cap_drop:
- all
database:
image: postgres:15
restart: always
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=teslamate
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret ##You can change your password here
- POSTGRES_DB=teslamate
volumes:
- teslamate-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
grafana:
image: teslamate/grafana:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
ports:
- 3100:3000
volumes:
- teslamate-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
mosquitto:
image: eclipse-mosquitto:2
restart: always
command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf
#ports:
# - 1883:1883
volumes:
- mosquitto-conf:/mosquitto/config
- mosquitto-data:/mosquitto/data
teslamateapi:
image: tobiasehlert/teslamateapi:latest
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- database
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- ENABLE_COMMANDS=true
- COMMANDS_ALL=true
- API_TOKEN_DISABLE=true
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
#ports:
# - 8080:8080
teslasolarcharger:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarcharger:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "10"
max-size: "100m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- teslamateapi
environment:
# - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Default=Verbose #uncomment this line and recreate container with docker compose up -d for more detailed logs
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- BleBaseUrl=http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE:7210/api
ports:
- 7190:80
volumes:
- teslasolarcharger-configs:/app/configs
modbusplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargermodbusplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_modbusplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
environment:
- RequestBlockMilliseconds=0
ports:
- 7191:80
volumes:
teslamate-db:
teslamate-grafana-data:
mosquitto-conf:
mosquitto-data:
teslasolarcharger-configs:
To use the Solax plugin, just add these lines to the bottom of your docker-compose.yml
. Note: You have to specify your solar system's IP address and password.
solaxplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargersolaxplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_solaxplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
environment:
- SolarSystemBaseUrl=http://192.168.1.50 ##Change IP Address to your solar system
- SolarSystemPassword=AD5TSVGR51 ##Change this to the password of your solar system (wifi dongle serial number)
ports:
- 7194:80
You can also copy the complete content from here:
Complete file using Solax plugin
version: '3.3'
services:
teslamate:
image: teslamate/teslamate:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
ports:
- 4000:4000
volumes:
- ./import:/opt/app/import
cap_drop:
- all
database:
image: postgres:15
restart: always
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=teslamate
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret ##You can change your password here
- POSTGRES_DB=teslamate
volumes:
- teslamate-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
grafana:
image: teslamate/grafana:latest
restart: always
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
ports:
- 3100:3000
volumes:
- teslamate-grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
mosquitto:
image: eclipse-mosquitto:2
restart: always
command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf
#ports:
# - 1883:1883
volumes:
- mosquitto-conf:/mosquitto/config
- mosquitto-data:/mosquitto/data
teslamateapi:
image: tobiasehlert/teslamateapi:latest
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- database
environment:
- DATABASE_USER=teslamate
- DATABASE_PASS=secret ##You can change your password here
- DATABASE_NAME=teslamate
- DATABASE_HOST=database
- MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- ENABLE_COMMANDS=true
- COMMANDS_ALL=true
- API_TOKEN_DISABLE=true
- ENCRYPTION_KEY=supersecret ##You can change your encryption key here
#ports:
# - 8080:8080
teslasolarcharger:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarcharger:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "10"
max-size: "100m"
restart: always
depends_on:
- teslamateapi
environment:
# - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Default=Verbose #uncomment this line and recreate container with docker compose up -d for more detailed logs
- TZ=Europe/Berlin ##You can change your Timezone here
- BleBaseUrl=http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE:7210/api
ports:
- 7190:80
volumes:
- teslasolarcharger-configs:/app/configs
solaxplugin:
image: pkuehnel/teslasolarchargersolaxplugin:latest
container_name: teslasolarcharger_solaxplugin
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-file: "5"
max-size: "10m"
restart: always
environment:
- SolarSystemBaseUrl=http://192.168.1.50 ##Change IP Address to your solar system
- SolarSystemPassword=AD5TSVGR51 ##Change this to the password of your solar system (wifi dongle serial number)
ports:
- 7194:80
volumes:
teslamate-db:
teslamate-grafana-data:
mosquitto-conf:
mosquitto-data:
teslasolarcharger-configs:
- Move to your above created directory with your
docker-compose.yml
. - Start all containers using the command
docker compose up -d
. - Use a third-party app to create a new Tesla Token [Android] [iOS]
- Open your browser, go to
http://your-ip-address:4000
and paste your token and refresh token into the form. - Go to
Geo-Fences
and add a Geo-Fence calledHome
at the location you want TeslaSolarCharger to be active. - Open
http://your-ip-address:7190
- Configure BLE API usage
Go to "Car Settings" and tick "Use Ble" and click on "SAVE":
It is recommended you sit in the car when executing the following step. You will need your Tesla key card to allow the BLE API access. On the "Car Settings" page click "BLE PAIR":
Result:
Tap the key card to your console (There will not be a message to pair on your Teslas display):
You have now successfully paired the BLE API with your Tesla to allow TeslaSolarCharger to communicate via the BLE API with your Tesla.
Remember: Rplace IP_ADDRESS_OF_SECONDARY_DEVICE in the docker-compose.yml with your ip address of the secondary device (which you installed first).
- Now go to
Base Configuration
(if you are on a mobile device, it is behind the menu button).
To let the TeslaSolarCharger know how much power there is to charge the car, you need to add a value in Grid Power Url
.
Note: These values will be filled in automatically in a future release. Maybe it is already working, and I just forgot to remove this section ;-)
Depending on your used plugins, you have to paste one of the following URLs to the Grid Power Url
field:
- SMA Plugin:
http://<IP of your Docker host>:7192/api/CurrentPower/GetPower
Note: If you have more than one EnergyMeter/Home Manager 2.0 in your network, you need to add the serial number of the correct device. A grid URL would look like this then:http://<IP of your Docker host>:7192/api/CurrentPower/GetPower?serialNumber=3001231234
- SolarEdge Plugin:
- Grid Power, InverterPower, HomeBatterySoc, Home Battery Power Url:
http://solaredgeplugin/api/CurrentValues/GetCurrentPvValues
- Set Result types to json and use the following json patterns:
- Grid Power:
$.gridPower
- Inverter Power:
$.inverterPower
- Home Battery SoC:
$.homeBatterySoc
- Home Battery Power:
$.homeBatteryPower
- Grid Power:
- Grid Power, InverterPower, HomeBatterySoc, Home Battery Power Url:
- Solax Plugin:
- Grid Power, InverterPower, HomeBatterySoc, Home Battery Power Url:
http://solaxplugin/api/CurrentValues/GetCurrentPvValues
- Set Result types to json and use the following json patterns:
- Grid Power:
$.gridPower
- Inverter Power:
$.inverterPower
- Home Battery SoC:
$.homeBatterySoc
- Home Battery Power:
$.homeBatteryPower
- Grid Power:
- The result should look like this:
- Grid Power, InverterPower, HomeBatterySoc, Home Battery Power Url:
Warning: As this plugin keeps an open connection to your inverter, it is highly recommended not to kill this container but always shut it down gracefully. To use the Modbus plugin, you must create the URL string yourself. The URL looks like this:
http://modbusplugin/api/Modbus/GetInt32Value?unitIdentifier=3&startingAddress=<modbusregisterAddress>&quantity=<NumberOFModbusRegistersToRead>&ipAddress=<IPAdressOfModbusDevice>&port=502&factor=<conversionFactor>&connectDelaySeconds=1&timeoutSeconds=10
An example URL with all values filled could look like this:
http://modbusplugin/api/Modbus/GetInt32Value?unitIdentifier=3&startingAddress=30775&quantity=2&ipAddress=192.168.1.28&port=502&factor=1&connectDelaySeconds=1&timeoutSeconds=10
You can test the result of the URL by pasting it into your browser and replacing modbusplugin
with ipOfYourDockerHost:7191
, e.g.:
http://192.168.1.50:7191/api/Modbus/GetInt32Value?unitIdentifier=3&startingAddress=30775&quantity=2&ipAddress=192.168.1.28&port=502&factor=1&connectDelaySeconds=1&timeoutSeconds=10
What the values mean:
unitIdentifier
: Internal ID of your inverter (in most cases, 3)startingAddress
: Register address of the value you want to extract. You will find this value in the documentation of your inverter.quantity
: Number of registers to read from (for integer values should be 2)ipAddress
: IP Address of your inverterport
: Modbus TCP Port of your inverter (default: 502)factor
: Factor to multiply the resulting value with. The result should be Watt, so if your inverter returns Watt, you can leave 1. If your inverter returns 0.1W, you have to use 10.connectDelaySeconds
: Delay before communication the first time (you should use 1)timeoutSeconds
: Timeout until returning an error if the inverter is not responding (you should use 10)
For more convenience, you can go to http://your-ip-address:7191/swagger
. There you can try your values with a user interface.
If you have your own API or your energymeter directly has a REST API, you can also use these to get the grid power. Just insert the Grid Power Url
Url; if there is a plain integer value, it should work. If your API returns JSON or XML results, you must add the exact path to that specific value.
If you have the following JSON result:
{
"request": {
"method": "get",
"key": "asdf"
},
"code": 0,
"type": "call",
"data": {
"value": 14
}
}
You can use $.data.value
as Grid Power Json Pattern
.
If your energy monitoring device or inverter has no JSON, but an XML API, use the following instructions: Given an API endpoint http://192.168.xxx.xxx/measurements.xml
which returns the following XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Device Name="PIKO 4.6-2 MP plus" Type="Inverter" Platform="Net16" HmiPlatform="HMI17" NominalPower="4600" UserPowerLimit="nan" CountryPowerLimit="nan" Serial="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" OEMSerial="XXXXXXXX" BusAddress="1" NetBiosName="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" WebPortal="PIKO Solar Portal" ManufacturerURL="kostal-solar-electric.com" IpAddress="192.168.XXX.XXX" DateTime="2022-06-08T19:33:25" MilliSeconds="806">
<Measurements>
<Measurement Value="231.3" Unit="V" Type="AC_Voltage"/>
<Measurement Value="1.132" Unit="A" Type="AC_Current"/>
<Measurement Value="256.1" Unit="W" Type="AC_Power"/>
<Measurement Value="264.3" Unit="W" Type="AC_Power_fast"/>
<Measurement Value="49.992" Unit="Hz" Type="AC_Frequency"/>
<Measurement Value="474.2" Unit="V" Type="DC_Voltage"/>
<Measurement Value="0.594" Unit="A" Type="DC_Current"/>
<Measurement Value="473.5" Unit="V" Type="LINK_Voltage"/>
<Measurement Value="18.7" Unit="W" Type="GridPower"/>
<Measurement Value="0.0" Unit="W" Type="GridConsumedPower"/>
<Measurement Value="18.7" Unit="W" Type="GridInjectedPower"/>
<Measurement Value="237.3" Unit="W" Type="OwnConsumedPower"/>
<Measurement Value="100.0" Unit="%" Type="Derating"/>
</Measurements>
</Device>
Grid Power:
Assuming the Measurement
node with Type
GridPower
is the power your house feeds to the grid, you need the following values in your Base configuration:
- CurrentPowerToGridUrl=http://192.168.xxx.xxx/measurements.xml
- CurrentPowerToGridXmlPattern=Device/Measurements/Measurement
- CurrentPowerToGridXmlAttributeHeaderName=Type
- CurrentPowerToGridXmlAttributeHeaderValue=GridPower
- CurrentPowerToGridXmlAttributeValueName=Value
Inverter Power:
Assuming the Measurement
node with Type
AC_Power
is the power your inverter is currently feeding, you can use the following values in your Base configuration:
- CurrentInverterPowerUrl=http://192.168.xxx.xxx/measurements.xml
- CurrentInverterPowerXmlPattern=Device/Measurements/Measurement
- CurrentInverterPowerAttributeHeaderName=Type
- CurrentInverterPowerAttributeHeaderValue=AC_Power
- CurrentInverterPowerAttributeValueName=Value
Note: These values are not needed. They are just used to show additional information.
When you are at this point, your car connected to any charging cable in your set home area should start charging based on solar power. But there are a few additional settings that are maybe helpful for your environment:
If you set PowerBuffer
to a value different from 0
, the system uses the value as an offset. E.g., If you set 1000
, the car's current is reduced as long as less than 1000 Watt power goes to the grid.
To configure your home battery, you need to add the following settings:
- URL for getting the state of charge
- URL for getting current charging/discharging power
- Home Battery Minimum SoC
- Home Battery Charging Power
After setting everything up, your overview page should look like this:
Note: If your battery is discharging, the power should be displayed in red. If the battery is charging, the power should be displayed in green. If this is the other way around, you must update the Correction Factor
below your HomeBatteryPower Url
setting and invert it to a negative number, e.g. -1.0
.
In this section you learn how to create the Telegram Bot Key and where you get the Telegram ChannelID from:
- Create a bot by chatting with
BotFather
- Ask
BotFather
to reate a new bot with the/newbot
command and follow the instructions
- Copy the Bot token as Telegram Bot Key to your TSC
- To get a chat ID, you have to chat with the
userinfobot
- Ask the bot for your
UserID
with the command/start
- Copy the user ID as Telegram Channel ID to your TSC
After setting everything up, you can use the software via http://your-ip-address:7190
.
Currently, there are four different charge modes available:
- PV only: Only solar energy is used to charge. You can set a SOC level that should be reached at the specified date and time (if charge every day is enabled, the car charges to that SoC every day, not only once). If solar power is insufficient to reach the set soc level in time, the car starts charging at full speed. Note: To let this work, specify
usable kWh
in the car settings section. - Maximum Power: The car charges with the maximum available power
- Min SoC + PV: If plugged in, the car starts charging with maximum power until the set Min SoC is reached. After that, only PV Power is used to charge the car.
- Spot Price + PV: You can set a Min Soc, which should be reached at a specific date and time (if charge every day is enabled, the car charges to that SoC every day, not only once). The charge times are then planned to charge at the cheapest possible time. This is especially useful if you have hourly electricity prices like with Tibber or aWATTar. Note: The car will still charge based on Solar energy if available, and you need to enable
Use Spot Price
in the Charge Prices settings for correct charge price calculation. - TSC Disabled: TSC leaves this car as is and does not update the charging speed etc.
To generate logfiles, you must write each container's logs to a separate logfile.
Note: To create a more detailed logfile, you must add - Serilog__MinimumLevel__Default=Verbose
as environment variable.
The commands if you used the docker-compose.yml files from above:
For the main TeslaSolarCharger container:
docker logs teslasolarcharger > teslasolarcharger.log
For the SmaPlugin:
docker logs teslasolarcharger_smaplugin > teslasolarcharger_smaplugin.log
For the SolaredgePlugin:
docker logs teslasolarcharger_solaredgeplugin > teslasolarcharger_solaredgeplugin.log
For the ModbusPlugin:
docker logs teslasolarcharger_modbusplugin > teslasolarcharger_modbusplugin.log
If you get an error like Error: No such container:
you can look up the containernames with
docker ps
As the new Tesla Fleet API requires a domain and external Token creation from version 2.23.0 onwards, TSC transfers some data to the owner of this repository. By using this software, you accept the transfer of this data. As this is open source, you can see which data is transferred. For now (6th December 2023), the following data is transferred:
- Your access code is used to get the access token from Tesla (Note: the token itself is only stored locally in your TSC installation. It is only transferred via my server, but the token only exists in memory on the server itself. It is not stored in a database or log file)
- Your installation ID (GUID) is at the bottom of the page. Do not post this GUID in public forums, as it is used to deliver the Tesla access token to your installation. Note: There is only a five-minute time window between requesting and providing the token using the installation ID. After these 5 minutes, all requests are blocked.)
- Your installed version.
- Error and warning logs