Outdoor monitoring photovoltaic solar panels

What is a solar monitoring system?

Solar monitoring systems provide a real-time snapshot of solar energy production data from your home solar system. A good monitoring system can tell you when one or more panels (aka “modules”) isn’t producing as much energy as others, or whether there’s some sort of electrical fault causing you to miss out on precious kilowatt-hours (kWh).

How to monitor solar panels?

There are many potential ways of monitoring solar panels. There are high tech solutions which upload data continuously to a web portal which allows you to monitor your systems performance from anywhere in the world and there are simple methods like manually noting down the reading on your generation meter once a week in a log book.

How can users monitor their solar output?

Users can monitor their solar output by using a solar monitoring system. These may be provided to them when they purchase their solar systems, sold as an add-on when purchasing their solar systems, or a great purchase that will allow them to optimize their solar energy production.

Why is solar monitoring important?

Generally, solar monitoring is important because not only does it save the consumer money on their energy bills, but it will also protect you from solar system downtime. Monitoring your solar panels will help solar system owners optimize their energy costs.

What are the different types of solar panel monitoring?

All of the three above types, the inverter web monitoring the generation meter web monitoring and the retro-fit web monitoring can be found in two categories: systems that monitor generation only and systems that monitor generation and consumption. Below are a some useful links relating to the monitoring of solar panel systems.

Which solar monitoring package is right for You?

If you’re looking for an advanced solar monitoring package, then the Solo III PV (again, complete with energy note online data services) would be the one for you. The Solo III PV package includes your solar in-home display, a meter and access to energy note online services.