TAELEK Tsense ecoPlug User Manual

TAELEK Tsense ecoPlug

A Tool developed in Finland for optimising electricity spot prices

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Socket230VAC/12A/IP20 for resistiveloads
• Electricityspotprice optimimisation
• CE certified, Bluetooth, Wifi 2,4GHz
• Only for indoor use
• Requires a wifinetwork to work

ecoPlug, BASIC USE

Spot price in dication

• GREEN spot price is low
• RED  spot price is high

Electrical appliance control by electricity price

• The connected electrical appliance only receives electricity during the cheaper spot price hours
• Socketwithout voltage

Control of ecoControlcompatible thermostats by electricity spot prices

Programming the ecoPlug

• User can define how many of the cheapest hours per day ecoPlugwill use. For example, if 50% is selected for Usage in a day(= factory default), ecoPlugwill search for the 12 cheapest hours each day and use them.
• You can also set the price limits for ecoPlug. If the actual hourly price is cheaper than the lower limit price, the hour will always be used (factory setting 0.05€). If the actual hourly price is higher than the upper price limit, the hour will not be activated (factory setting 0.40€). Thus, there can be more or less active hours than selected by the parameter “Usage in a day”.

Connecting ecoPlugto your wifinetwork with WPS

• Hold the button down (approx. 3s) until you see a flashing white light
• Release the button
• Switch your Wi-Fi router to WPS mode (2.4GHz)
• ecoPlugwill automatically connect to your home network
• red or green light comes on successful connection
• red and blue flashing  failed connection

ecoPlug manual control

• Press the button to switch to manual control
• Manual mode overrides the automation
• The mode is indicated with the blue light
• A new press changes the mode (expensive  cheap)
• Third press returns the automatic mode

SETTINGS EASILY WITH MOBILE PHONE

The installer or end-user can customisethe ecoPlug’sfunctions with the free ecoControlapp. It can be downloaded to a mobile device from the links below:

• In Android phones app may ask your permission for Location Services. Pleasegivethepermission. They the app does not collect the location info but the use of Bluetooth requires that.

USING THE PHONE APP WITH THE ecoPlug

Thedevice listshowsecoPlug’sbasic info:

• Device name and selected daily use(100%=24h)
• (exclamation mark) Indicates an error
• Flash symbol Socket is ON
• Green ball Cheap hour, socket ON
• Red ball Expensive hour, socket OFF

• Connect to the device

Device list page functions

• Settings (cogwheel) opens the cover page settings with language selection and unhiding the hidden thermostats on cover page
• Refresh button scans the available thermostats and lists them so that last found one is added to end of the list
• Hide a device from the list by pressing and holding down the selected device
• Get support opens web-page with detailed thermostat manuals (internet connection is needed for this operation)

CONNECTING ecoPlugMANUALLY TO WIFI NETWORK

Wifinetwork settings can also be configured using the ecoControlapplication

• Launch the ecoControl app on your mobile device (phone, tablet)
• Select your ecoPlugdevice from the list by pressing the arrow button at the end of the line
• When the green light on the ecoPlug flashes, press the button on the device and the light turns red allowing you to modify and save parameters
• Press the gear button in the top right corner of the app to enter the device settings
• Scroll down the page to the wifi settings
• Enter your wifi network name (SSDI) and password
• Save your changes using the SAVE button in the top right corner, then press OK
• Exit the application by pressing the back arrow button in the top left corner 2 times
• The flashing red light on the device will turn blue-red flashing and then turn red or green depending on the price of electricity. By default, the maximum price limit is 40 cents. If the price of electricity is below the lower limit (default 5 cents) the device is allowed to stay on all the time. The price limits and the maximum daily use can be changed using the phone application

ecoPlugSTATUS INDICATION

Indication lights

• Red: Expensive hour, socket without power
• Green: Low cost hour, socket has power
• Flashing green: With the push button give permission to modify and save settings during this session (flashing green turns to flashing red
• Flashing red: Connected to ecoControl app
• Blue: ecoPlug in manual mode
• Flashing white: wPS is on
• White: Firmware update Is going on Flashing blue/red indicates an error, typically when the device is connecting to wifi network or when the connections fails.

SPOT PRICE PROGRAM, INFO PAGE

• Online manual to help to optimise the electricity spot prices
• The table shows the selected green hours for today (and after 15:00 also for tomorrow). They are determined by the given parameters (daily use and price limits) and the price of electricity.
• Press here to enter the settings
• Info page also shows the daily use of electricity (time there lay has been ON) during the last 7 days and basic device info.
• In the event of an issue, you can generate a report on the status of your device, ready to be sent from your phone by email to your dealer or technical support.
• The user manual button provides an online link to the user manuals for Tsenseproducts.

SETTINGS

• Always save your changes to the settings here. Saves are not acknowledged separately from the ecoPlugdevice, but are authorised during the connection process.
• Enter a descriptive name for the device.
• Open the list and select the zone where you will use the device
• Finland is onearea
• Sweden is divided into four price zones:
• SE1 Luleå
• SE2 Sundsvall
• SE3 Stockholm
• SE4 Malmö
• Norway is divided into five price zones:
• NO1 Oslo
• NO2 Kristiansand
• NO3 Trondheim
• NO4 Tromsø
• NO5 Bergen
• This is the number of green hours per day. 50% means that the device selects the 12 cheapest hours of operation
• Brightness of indicator LEDs
• If the spot price is below this limit, the hour will always be activated (the specified daily use can thus be exceeded)
• If the electricity price is above this limit, the socket is switched off and the connected thermostats are not informed about the low electricity price. Can limit the daily use hours
• Name of the Wifinetwork (2,4GHz)
• Wifinetwork password

CONTROLLING THERMOSTATS WITH ecoPlug

• ecoPlugcan control thermostats wirelessly to take advantage of the cheaper spot price hours. In order to achieve this, the thermostats must have the Receive wireless eco-controls function enabled.
• The ecologic code must be copied to the network keys of the thermostats, see picture on left. Read the code preferably with the camera function on the phone –instructions are on the last page.
• Remember to save your changes.
• After pairing the thermostat(s) with the ecologist is good to test the connection. Push the ecoPlugbutton to enter manual high-cost hour. Thermostats should follow after a while. Next push will change to manual low-cost hours and thermostats will follow. The thermostat LEDs will show the same colour as on ecoPlug. On display thermostat, the mode has to be checked from its menu or easier with phone app.
• Note that it can take a few minutes for the wireless control to propagate to the thermostats.

When ecoPlug controls thermostats, they use the Externally activated eco temperature as the setpoint during the low cost hours. To get the best benefit in heating costs, do the following:

• Set the externally activated eco temperature to higher value than normal setpoint would be
• The biggest savings are achieved with heating elements capable of storing heat (e.g. underfloor heating in a concrete floor). During cheap hours, heat is stored in the floor which then releases it during expensive hours.
• During the expensive hours, the temperature setpoint of the thermostats is set by the knob. In case of display products, the comfort temperature (com) setpoint is used. High cost electricity is only used when the temperature falls below this setpoint. Keep it lower than it would normally be, but according to your own preferences, of course.

QR CODE

Codes can be entered into the network key fields either by typing them on the app’s keyboard or by reading them from a QR code using the phone’s camera function. To avoid typing errors, it is advisable to use the QR code whenever possible. See below for instructions. Finally, remember to save your settings .

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