Talk to me about TED

[HX_Guy]

The dimmer is on the same circuit that the gateway is on because that's where my internet switch is and there really is no choice of moving it.

[bcroe]

The dimmer is on the same circuit that the gateway is on because
that's where my internet switch is and there really is no choice of moving it.

I'm not familiar with your situation. Is that an incandescent fixture, or something more
exotic like fluorescent? If the dimmer is a very simple phase controller, check if it has
any kind of RF filter. Like, a coil wound around a ferrite rod. If not, just using a filtered
dimmer might fix it.

Failing that, even a minimum type filter box could do it. 2 wires in, 2 out, lots of them
around here. Try putting it at the 2 wires from the power; the output side goes to the
dimmer & the light fixture (only). Probably won't fit in a small wall box; need a double.

Pretty aggressive here. The words "can't" and "rewire" just never go together. Bruce Roe

[HX_Guy]

The light is an incandescent fixture using a Leviton dimmer from Home Depot, nothing fancy. Looks like this, except only 3 total wires (the picture from Google is for a 3-way switch)



It's really not that big a problem so I'll just leave it alone. What is more bothersome is that the TED software shows different consumption numbers than what PVOutput.org is recording, I wonder what would cause that? For example yesterday, TED shows 90.8kWh while PVOutput shows 93.9kWh.

[SunEagle]

The light is an incandescent fixture using a Leviton dimmer from Home Depot, nothing fancy. Looks like this, except only 3 total wires (the picture from Google is for a 3-way switch)



It's really not that big a problem so I'll just leave it alone. What is more bothersome is that the TED software shows different consumption numbers than what PVOutput.org is recording, I wonder what would cause that? For example yesterday, TED shows 90.8kWh while PVOutput shows 93.9kWh.

The dimmer may be generating harmonic distortion or RF on the power line which may be affecting the TED unit or it's ability to communicate with the Gateway.

[DanS26]

What is more bothersome is that the TED software shows different consumption numbers than what PVOutput.org is recording, I wonder what would cause that? For example yesterday, TED shows 90.8kWh while PVOutput shows 93.9kWh.

Check your time zone setup in PVOutput.

[HX_Guy]

Changed it to Phoenix, it was setup to Australia...but the information didn't change, still shows 93.8kWh...maybe it takes some time to update?

[gregvet]

Changed it to Phoenix, it was setup to Australia...but the information didn't change, still shows 93.8kWh...maybe it takes some time to update?

My TED 5000 does the same thing although the difference is typically less than 5 kWh/day. After several months of kWh usage/production, I calibrated my MTUs to show similar kWh usage/production as my POCO bill -so for instance, I found if I calibrate my usage MTUs to 102% (1.02) and calibrate my production MTU to 101% (1.01), I come relatively close to my monthly bill(with variance of when the readings occured). Since I check PVOutput daily, I adjust the production/usage and peak output/time in the morning for the previous day(typically less than 5 kWh) anyway.

[DanS26]

Changed it to Phoenix, it was setup to Australia...but the information didn't change, still shows 93.8kWh...maybe it takes some time to update?

History will not change in PVOutput.....but going forward you should now be in sync.

[HX_Guy]

My TED 5000 does the same thing although the difference is typically less than 5 kWh/day. After several months of kWh usage/production, I calibrated my MTUs to show similar kWh usage/production as my POCO bill -so for instance, I found if I calibrate my usage MTUs to 102% (1.02) and calibrate my production MTU to 101% (1.01), I come relatively close to my monthly bill(with variance of when the readings occured). Since I check PVOutput daily, I adjust the production/usage and peak output/time in the morning for the previous day(typically less than 5 kWh) anyway.

Hmm, my POCO and TED reading are about 1kW per day off which is pretty good, I'll see now that I installed the in-line filter (installed on 06/21) how it looks and see if I need to make any adjustments. Same with PVOutput now that I adjusted the time zones.

[Volusiano]

Hmm, my POCO and TED reading are about 1kW per day off which is pretty good, I'll see now that I installed the in-line filter (installed on 06/21) how it looks and see if I need to make any adjustments. Same with PVOutput now that I adjusted the time zones.

I notice that you're showing PVOutput on the table. Does that mean that your system is already up and running? That was pretty fast.

[HX_Guy]

I wish. Not even anywhere close...as in, the permiting stuff isn't even ready to submit.

The PVOutput data is from my TED unit and it shows energy consumption (vs generation from a PV system).

[Mb190e]

I wish. Not even anywhere close...as in, the permiting stuff isn't even ready to submit.

The PVOutput data is from my TED unit and it shows energy consumption (vs generation from a PV system).

I noticed with my setup there is some discrepancies after the data gets uploaded to PVOutput. Look at timestamp 10:15 AM and 10:20 AM http://pvoutput.org/intraday.jsp?id=...20&dt=20140622. I don't think there's any way I could use that much power and not have the whole house go up in flames. My Ted does not show the same spike. same with daily production they're always off by a little bit.