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The linux_battery sensor platform is using the information stored in /sys/class/power_supply/ on your local Linux system to display details about the current state of your battery.

To setup a battery sensor to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: linux_battery
    name: Laptop
    battery: 1

Configuration variables:

• name (Optional): Friendly name to use for the frontend. Default to "Battery".
• battery (Optional): Number of the battery. Default to 1.