Once your solar system is installed on the roof, it is easy to forget it. If you have installed a quality system, there is no reason why it won’t run perfectly. However, it is important to monitor your production and make sure your solar system produces as expected. That’s why most of the inverters come with a monitoring app that gives you a real-time overview of your production by measuring:
- Your power consumption
- Your production
- Your grid exportation or importation
- Your expected savings
- The charge of your battery (if your system include energy storage)
Solar monitoring systems collect information about production and energy levels from the inverter when the DC current is converted into DC current (Read more about how inverters work here). It is a great tool to see how much energy your solar system is generating at any time, but not only:
- Solar monitoring helps to identify problems
Monitoring systems are very helpful in the event of a problem. A good monitoring system can detect all sorts of fault and will alert you as soon as something goes wrong. It also analyses your system production and tells you where the problem comes from.
- Solar monitoring helps to maximise the production
A solar monitoring system will alert you to any underperformance issues that may otherwise be unnoticed until you receive your next electricity bill. Monitoring systems not only make your solar power installation safer but allow you to maximize your production and savings.
- Solar monitoring helps to understand your production
Monitoring systems are a great tool to help you understand your solar production and usage and determine when you are using more energy than you are generating. The dashboard shows the variation of your electricity usage as you turn off or on your appliances. This can help you understand your production and consumption better so you can manage your energy usage and make the most of solar power.
At Energis, all the inverters we supply come with a monitoring app. For further information or if you are considering commercial or residential solar, contact us on 13 782 217 or via email at contactus@energis.com.au
