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PV View Plus

Satcon PV View Plus

Delivering the most advanced portfolio of monitoring and management solutions.

Daily Energy Production

Weekly Energy Production

DC Input Power

PV View® Plus is an on-demand monitoring service that allows customers to use an internet connection to retrieve information about the operation of their utility tied photovoltaic system from anywhere in the world. Benefits of using PV View Plus include easy integration, alerts and faults notification, faster problem resolution and higher system uptime. Installers, as well as end users, can have accounts in the system and have visibility into their respective sites.

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PV View Plus

Standard Features:

In the standard offering, PV View Plus provides the ability to monitor the following information from the inverter within an accuracy of +/- 5%:

Viewable in Web Interface
  • DC Input Voltage from PV array
  • DC Input Power from PV array
  • DC Input Current from PV array
  • AC Phase Current from inverter (average)
  • AC Voltage from inverter (average)
  • AC Real Power from inverter
  • Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly and Cumulative Energy Production
Viewable by Report Downloading
  • Fault Status
  • DC Ground Current
  • AC Neutral Current from inverter
  • AC Reactive Power from inverter
  • AC Apparent Power from inverter
  • AC Power Factor
  • AC Phase Current from inverter (A, B, C)
  • AC Voltage from inverter (A, B, C)
  • AC Voltage and Current Balance
  • Inverter Internal Air Temperature
  • Heatsink Temperature
  • Fan Speed

Additionally, email alert notifications of inverter faults and warnings can be sent to the end customer as well as Satcon® technicians to ensure fast resolution.

Optional Features:

PV View Plus also gives you the ability to monitor additional system information with these optional accessories:

  • With the Weather Station, users can view the following site specific information useful for calculating expected system performance:
    • Irradiance
    • Wind speed
    • Wind direction
    • Ambient temperature
    • Photovoltaic cell temperature
  • The Revenue Grade Power Meter provides data with greater accuracy (+/- 2%), including:
    • Energy Production
    • Inverter AC Voltage output
    • Inverter AC Current output
    • Inverter AC Power output
    • AC Line Power Factor
  • With the Combiner/PV Zone option, DC Current of each sub-array can be monitored and displayed in the web page Detailed System View.
  • With the Smart SubCombiner (SSC), string level currents can be monitored:
    • Up to 10 Amp DC current sensing for each module string
    • 12 string capability per combiner

Package Options:

PV View Plus is available for all Satcon PowerGate® Plus and Equinox™ inverters. It is offered as a base package, as listed below, or with any combination of the options listed:

  Software Hardware
Base PV View Plus Communications Controller Module Gateway (CCM)
Option #1 Monitor DC sub-array currents Combiner / PV Zone
Option #2 Monitor DC string currents Smart SubCombiner (SSC)
Option #3 Monitor weather data Weather Station
Option #4 Monitor Revenue Grade data Revenue Grade Meter

For each package listed above, setup of Site Capacity License and Yearly Monitoring Fees are also required. All hardware options are covered under Satcon's warranty.