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Home assistant Custom Component for reading data from Alfen EV NG9xx charger through modbus TCP.Implements Inverter registers from theAlfen Modbus Slave TCP/IP protocol

Copy contents of custom_components folder to your home-assistant config/custom_components folder or install through HACS.After reboot of Home-Assistant, this integration can be configured through the integration setup UI

1. Ensure you have aquired the "Active load balancing" license which enables modbus communication for your EV charger.
2. Enable "Active Load Balacing" via the Alfen Service installer application.

Select the "Energy Management System" option in the Active balancing -> Data source field.

SCN is used in a multi charging station situation (parking lots). The SCN fields are not yet fully implemented.

• The power budget functionality is resetting to 0A randomly whenever there isn't a car charging. This is because of a reconnection bug in the Alfen firmware. They fixed this bug in6.4.0-4210

• Persist the set power budget value across HA restarts
• Update the power budget value before the Alfen charger timer value expires and the charger drops into safe current mode