Energy consumption estimate based on PID-controlled heat... is it possible?

[hermetheuscoffee]

First off, I'm excited about the energy estimation feature in Artisan! In looking at the documentation, the setup seems straightforward for slider-controlled heat settings... but I use PID to control my heat. Is it possible to somehow use these PID-controlled values as the input to the energy estimator? I graph the "Duty %" in the extra devices screen as shown (and I label this "PID Heat").

Next, if I look at Events from a prior roast, I can see that these PID values are, indeed logged:

However, they aren't logged as "Burner" events, so they aren't calculated correctly. Is there a way for the "Loads" tab to be able to let me select "Duty %". Or alternatively, is there a way that I could create duplicate "Burner" events for every "Duty %" event?

It's a great feature, so I'm hoping this is possible. Thanks!

[roasterdave]

Yes it is possible. You will want to create an Event Quantifier to map your PID Heat curve into the burner event. This blog article explains quantifiers. The quantifier SV option is new in v2.4.6 and you can find a description here.

[hermetheuscoffee]

Well shoot, that was easy! This makes total sense. Thanks so much, Dave!