Automations
Ready-to-use automation examples — copy and adapt as needed.
Notification when battery is almost empty
Sends a push notification when the battery has less than 2 hours of runtime left — but only once per evening.
automation:
- alias: "Battery almost empty – warning"
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.battery_soc_time_remaining
below: 2
condition:
- condition: time
after: "17:00:00"
before: "23:00:00"
action:
- service: notify.mobile_app_my_phone
data:
title: "Battery almost empty"
message: >
{{ states('sensor.battery_soc_time_remaining') }} h remaining.
Expected to run out at
{{ states('sensor.battery_soc_predicted_time') }}.
TTS announcement when PV battery is almost full
automation:
- alias: "Battery almost full – announcement"
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.battery_soc_time_remaining
below: 1
condition:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.battery_soc
above: 50
action:
- service: tts.speak
target:
entity_id: tts.piper
data:
message: "The battery will be fully charged in less than one hour."
Dashboard card with all three sensors
type: entities
title: PV Battery Prediction
entities:
- entity: sensor.battery_soc
name: Current charge level
- entity: sensor.battery_soc_rate_of_change
name: Rate of change
- entity: sensor.battery_soc_time_remaining
name: Time remaining
- entity: sensor.battery_soc_predicted_time
name: Expected to run out at