strange readout power use with newly installed solar panels

[Plumifrons]

Yesterday my solar panels (zonneplan) were installed, but there seems something odd about the read out of my rooted toon 1.

I'm using the IR-reader to get the data from my electricity meter, it doesn't have a p1 port unfortunately. It looks that it is showing my normal use from the grid AND the production of my panels. So i get 3500 W when I know my house should be using about 500 W (production of about 3000 W).

Still strange, as I would expect I shouldn't take anything from the grid as I'm producing more than I use, so I'm confused...

Is this due to the difference in readout by a P1 port and the IR port? Or are my panels installed improperly?

[TheHogNL]

Yesterday my solar panels (zonneplan) were installed, but there seems something odd about the read out of my rooted toon 1.

I'm using the IR-reader to get the data from my electricity meter, it doesn't have a p1 port unfortunately. It looks that it is showing my normal use from the grid AND the production of my panels. So i get 3500 W when I know my house should be using about 500 W (production of about 3000 W).

Still strange, as I would expect I shouldn't take anything from the grid as I'm producing more than I use, so I'm confused...

Is this due to the difference in readout by a P1 port and the IR port? Or are my panels installed improperly?

Yes. The led doesn't care about the direction of the power flow. It just lights up every few WattHour it sees passing. So also in the grid direction it is still pulsing.

For good view on the Toon you need a smart meter with P1 (showing both values for both directions) AND a production meter (seperate meter on the PV side) which can be a simple kWh meter met led pulse or a Qubino wireless Zwave meter.

[Plumifrons]

ah, thanks. Just as I suspected. Going to disable my toon - data in Home Assistant as it is messing up my energy use statistics now.

Going to apply for a smart meter with a p1 port now