System Monitoring
Solar Horizon can supply and integrate a range of system performance data logging, display and communication systems that allow the system owner or manager to monitor the solar power system's performance, communicate with the inverter and or display system information, such as power output over a wide range of mediums, including wireless display units, large public display screens or on the internet.
Wireless Display
The Sunny Beam wireless display and data logger is compatible with up to four SMA inverters. It is a portable unit which communicates with the inverter(s) via a wireless radio link. Its sleek design features a large LCD display screen, integrated solar panel for battery charging and an unobtrusive and easy to use control button.
The screen can show a range of system information in both numerical and graphical form. The unit can hold up to one month's worth of data which can be uploaded to a computer via a standard USB connection. This USB link can also be used to charge the Sunny Beam's batteries if the solar panel does not receive sufficient light to charge them alone.
Public Displays
Large, highly visible public displays can be used both to promote your solar power system and to help educate the public about solar power.
One such option is the Sunny Matrix system by SMA which has the cost benefits that come with an 'off the shelf' product, but remains highly customisable to suit your needs. The unit can be programmed to display a wide range of system data as well as messages or other information. The background is customisable, as is the layout of the data. Standard sizes are 400mm x 800mm, 800mm x 800mm and 1000mm x 800mm. Custom sizes are also available on request.
Internet Display
For the perfect way of promoting your solar power system, Solar Horizon can set up a data logging system that displays your system data on a remote computer via a network or on the internet.
A very wide range of data can be displayed, with the most popular parameters being the current power output and total energy production to date. This can be displayed numerically or graphically and can be customised to suit your requirements or preferences.
External Sensors
External sensors can be used to provide a range of complementary non system information which can be fed into the data logging and monitoring systems above to complement the system data provided by the inverter. Such non system could include parameters such as the sunlight intensity, cell temperature and wind speed.