Using Sense monitor with solar & Powerwall

[rubch]

Hi everyone, I just had Tesla solar & storage installed. I also had and still have a Sense monitor. Officially, Sense does not support applications with storage, but has anyone successfully modified their Sense setup to work with solar & storage? Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[jjrandorin]

I dont believe it works that well from what I remember, but here are some threads you can review:

Sense monitoring and Powerwall with Solar?

Surely someone on here must have installed the Sense power monitoring box alongside a solar + Powerwall 2 installation, plus EV chargers that are on the grid side (outside) the Powerwall-backedup circuits. My installer says that Sense support says that they will bundle the solar and powerwall...

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Sense Monitor CT Placement

Added solar CTs today to my existing Sense system. Electrician looked it over for several minutes and we both agreed the right place seemed to be inside the backup gateway, on the input side of the breaker, lower right in the box. Anybody else do this, and if so, any thoughts on this placement?

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Does Sense energy monitor work with Powerwall?

I read a thread on this here I think, but wanted to get some recent information. SITUATION: 1. Solar City 8.745 Kw installed in 2015 (currently leased, contemplating buying it out in 2020 when I can) 2. System has 2 inverters from ABB, a 4.2 and 3.0 kW per the label. 3. Square D panel with 200...

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[rubch]

Ah thanks. I didn't see relevant threads pop up when I was creating the thread, but I'll be sure to try the search next time. Thanks!

 

[jjrandorin]

Ah thanks. I didn't see relevant threads pop up when I was creating the thread, but I'll be sure to try the search next time. Thanks!

No problem. The TL ; DR from those threads from what I remember is, sense does not work "well" with solar/ PV + storage. I didnt review them again when I pulled them back up, but think I remember the general gist of the conversations.

 

[arnolddeleon]

I have Sense. Since I have a dedicated "generation panel" (it has all the solar and powerwalls) I put the Sense "solar" CTs on the feed to that panel.

What Sense sees is the net of batteries and the Powerwall. This means I have "solar" at night (Powerwalls discharging) and during early part of my day the solar being reported is what is powering the loads.

It's an interesting data set.