Performance Monitoring

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Whether it is a 1kWp domestic installation, or a megawatt solar farm, a solar PV installation is a significant investment for most people.  And with the advent of the Feed-In Tariff, the financial implications of any downtime are much more significant than they previously were. This means that effective monitoring of PV systems is now essential to ensure peak efficiency and maximum yield.  

Most domestic customers prefer to have their inverters hidden out of sight in the loft or a garage, while for larger installations they will be in a plant room. This means that the generation meter is the only easy way of showing if the system is working, and chances are that once the initial excitement of having the system installed has died down, this will only be checked once a week – if that.

While it is very rare for modules or inverters to fail, it is not unknown, so the sooner a customer can be alerted to a problem the better. Increasingly too, customers are looking for more detailed information about their system’s performance than can be provided by looking at the display on the inverter or the generation meter. Whether it is the ability to download system information to a PC for analysis or to view in real time values such as Array voltage,Grid voltage,Grid (injected) current or readings from sensors to show module temperature or ambient temperature, Ardenham Energy are able to provide a solution to match the customer’s needs and budget. 

 

Ardenham Energy can provide a range of systems solutions from small visual units to GSM or remote internet based applications.

Examples of some of the displays that Ardenham Energy can provide are listed below.

Personal Displays

Leiderdorp LI-12:
Entry-level, portable display.
Shows real-time generation, total generation in kWh and CO2 saved.

 

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GEO Solo PV
The display provides live generation data, in kWh, carbon saved and money earned via feed-in tariffs.The display also shows generation over the course of the day, yesterday and the last 7-days.Included with all Solo PV displays is access to GEO’s MyEnergy web portal.

 

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SMA Sunny Beam
Wireless portable display for Sunny Boy family of SMA inverters.
Shows real-time generation, total generation in kWh and CO2 saved. Data can be uploaded and viewed on Sunny Portal Website or on local PC.

 

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Fronius Personal Display
Wireless portable display for IG family of Fronius inverters.
Shows real-time generation, total generation in kWh and CO2 saved from up to 15 inverters.

 

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Web-based Displays

SMA WebBox

 

 


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Public Displays

Solar Generation Meter

Premium wall-mounted display.
Shows instantaneous power, total generation in kWh and CO2 saved.
Display graphic can be customized with photo of installation and any corporate logos etc.
Comes in two sizes: A3 and 600 x 500mm.
Wireless option
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Rico GA-300:
Entry-level, wall-mounted display.
Shows real-time generation, total generation in kWh and CO2 saved		 Rico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a look through some of our case studies to see the range of different display solutions we have installed for our customers.

The display provides live generation data, in kWh, carbon saved and money earned via feed-in tariffs.The display also shows generation over the course of the day, yesterday and the last 7-days.Included with all Solo PV displays is access to GEO’s MyEnergy web portal.