Added control example config and added over discharge config

config.yaml.dist

@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ victoria-metrics:
   # Basic HTTP authentication
   username:
   password:
+
+control:
+  run: true # Run control loop?
+  # How often to run checks in seconds. 
+  # I'm not sure how well the batteries like being set to discharge and stop every 5s so I think you do not want to change this below 30s.
+  loop-interval: 30
+  minimum-solar-over-production: 10 # Minimum percentage solar over production. This is the percentage of unused power.
+  over-discharge-percentage: 3 # What percentage to over discharge. Handy for spikes in energy usage

control/control.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	Run bool `mapstructure:"run"`
 	MinimumSolarOverProduction int `mapstructure:"minimum-solar-over-production"`
+	OverDischargePercentage int `mapstructure:"over-discharge-percentage"`
 }
 
 type Control struct {
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func (c *Control) Start() {
 			}
 
 			// 5. if solar production < home energy consumption && battery capacity > 5%, discharge battery
-			wattsRequired := math.Ceil(avgHomeLoad - avgSolarIn)
+			wattsRequired := math.Ceil(avgHomeLoad - avgSolarIn) * ((100 + float64(c.config.OverDischargePercentage)) / 100)
 			if avgSolarIn < avgHomeLoad {
 				if wattsRequired > 0 {
 					metrics.SetMetricValue("control", "action", map[string]string{"action": "discharge_battery"}, 1)