Power Tracker
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1. e ECU 1 APS Controller and Display ECU Greenstar Controller and Display It shows the periodic total power generated by its all connected microinverters SG6200NXL Smart Energy Gateway SG3010 T1 Smart Appliance SG3010 T3 Smart Clamp The details of Smart Energy Gateway indicates the periodic power consumed by the household while the other devices shows individual power consumption If there is production by monitored solar panels by this system its reading can be negative which means it is exporting power back to the electric grid The number is measured in WHr 18 omm acker Number of Readings it shows the amount of readings of in a periodic time The normal times of reading depend on device type However if number dropped down significantly it means the system is not working normally Device Type Times Per Hour ECU 1 and its attached microinverters around 60 ECU 3 and its linked microinverters around 12 SGBZOONXL Smart Energy Gateway and around 45 its attached devices NOTE microinverters may only have readings during the daytime Power Factor It shows the ratio of the live power active power to the apparent power ranging from 1 to 1 composed of brown maximum reading blue normal reading and blue minimum reading in each period Positive values means power flowing from power grid while negative means power flowing back to power utility Status As Smart2. Voltage e Bar Fridge 243v 237 245 device dotats n some widgits minimum and maximum values will display instead of So Far Today and Day Average The min and max values displayed are for the lowest and highest readings received in the current day They wil reset every day 6 2 NULL or Zero Value Null value shown as represents the Power Tracker website has stopped receiving data from the device for longer than 30mins Usually this happens when a device has just been registered the device is turned off or the Internet is down Please note microinverters do not send data at night therefore will always show null value at night Zero value means the Power Tracker does receive data and its value equals to zero 6 3 Widgit Glossary Apparent Power It shows the total power being delivered or flowing to the home or business As all of Power is not necessarily absorbed and used to perform useful work a portion of the power might be reflected back to the power company stil Apparent power is measured in vott amps VA Carbon Saved E s er Itindicates how much carbon footprint has been saved by generating power by solar panel This is measured in Kilograms of CO2 gas produced to create 1 kilo watt hour of energy kg COZ KWh and is different for each state Cost Prediction This widgits provides a cost calculation by multiplying the live power of the device and a cost factor The factor is 25 c
3. Appliance can be switched on or off remotely on the Power Tracker website It shows in each period the status of Smart Appliance is on or of Voltage The line chart is composed of maximum readings in brown color and minimum readings in blue of each period and normal readings in green Its measured in voltage V LI
4. Before After Live Power v Live Power s5x0711000021 Office Gateway 9 300 ZR 9 304 AA 63 5335 63 5 335 Safar Today 7 Day average Se Fr Tode 7 Dey Arr iei deni Forero r 3 2 Share a Device Devices can be shared with users who have a Power Tracker account You can share a device publicly which allows all power tracker users to access your data or alternately you can share your device with selected friends with a Power Tracker accounts If you do not share your device it will only be accessible by your password protected account Share As a Public Device Go to the device setting page and click the yes radio button as seen below to allow all users with a Power Tracker account to access the perfomance data of this particular device 15 Public No Share With Friends Devices can also be shared with selected friends who have a Power Tracker account Go to the device setting up page and add the appropriate friends username you want to share your device with i another tem 3 3 Setup Power Producer and Upstream Power Producer Any device that is generating electricity e g a solar system should be configured as a producer When this feature is enabled against a device all of its readings will be displayed as a negative When you view the Smart Energy Gateways live power widgit this wil ensure that the smart clamp e g solar system is calculated as a negative value against the tota
5. L Smart Energy Gateway and around 45 its attached devices NOTE icroinverters may only have readings during the daytime Power Factor Itis the ratio of the ive power active power to the apparent power ranging from 1 to 1 Positive values means power flowing from power grid while negative means power flowing back to power utility Status As Smart Appliance can be switched on or off remotely on the Power Tracker website This wid indicates the status of its linked device if it is on or of Temperature The temperature widgit shows the current temperature of its linked microinverter and is measured in Celsius also known as centigrade Voltage The value of voltage is used to calculate the live power of the device normally varying from 220 to 250 volts AC Weather This widgit provides local weather condition where devices have been installed or placed 16 Fiver ycker 7 Details Description 74 Values A details on the Power Tracker website is a pane providing further detailed data presented in charts including bar charts or ine charts for example Usually a details is made up of following components wmm 9 LE lll 9 1 Details icon provides a visual presentation of its widgit type 2 Details title tells its details type literally 3 Display name is used to identify its linked device Initially it displays the serial number of the device but can be renamed with a user friendly name s
6. Power Tracker User Manual Y eS Fe Table of Contents Create an Account In powertracker com au 2 Register a Device 3 Configuring a Device 3 1 Rename a Device 32 Share a Device 3 8 Setup Power Producer and Upstream 34 Setup Gateway for Remote Control 4 Build a Widgitboard ling a Widgitboard amp Widgit Description 5 1 Values TT Value 6 3 Widdil Glossary 1 Delails Descriation Li Values 22 Details Glossary fe er 1 Create an Account In powertracker com au Visit the Power Tracker website http lioowertracker com au and click the LOGIN link on the top right of the web page CREATE AW ACCOUNT Enter account information in the account registration form as below and submit to create a new account You are not logged in et CED s 2 Register a Device a Visit the Power Tracker website hti pawertracker com au and click the Login link on the top right of the web page and then a login box will appear b Ifyou have registered an account on the website before please sign in with your existing account otherwise please check section B to register a new account first Usemame or e mail address You may wn wth eer your assigned vae or yov e a adress Fassword Tre password feti case ener Request new password Once you have signed in or signed up successfully you will be redirected to the user account page Check the tab menu options and click Devices bu
7. ating a Widgitboard Users can easily drag device widgits around and change the order by moving around the head of each widgit In doing so the order of widgits wil be automatically saved for better observation of these bits of information Number of Readings eb TT T ive Power g 100 s5x0212000001 err PEL 4 15 ee sse rmm a2 Power Tracker 6 Widgit Description 6 1 Values There are varied widgits available in the system Usually a widgit consists of the following parts 3 430 4 70 00 O Sa Far Today 7 Day Average 9 1 Widgit title indicates the type of widgit 2 Display name is used to identify its linked device Initially i displays the serial number of the device but can be renamed with a user friendly name see section 3 3 Current performance shows the current live performance of the device this live value will be updated either every 1 or 5 minutes depending on the device 4 Widgit icon provides a visual presentation of its widgit type 5 So far today represents the accumulated value of today like power generation or power consumption for example 6 7 days average shows an average performance from the 7 previous days not including today 7 Device link redirects users to its device page 8 Details link leads users to detailed charts 8 Add remove widgit button enables users to add or remove widgits in their widgitboard a8 om Tracker
8. ddress or URL tis device The IP Address or URL and Pore Number to connect 1o 10 s acker 4 Build a Widgitboard a Scroll down to the bottom of a device page and you wil find there is a block named Available Widgits which will provide a range of readings available to your device vane Wii I enm NR ossi seg ux 1 051 broken 19 56 Live Power Office Gateway 11 80 AA ES 41 8 5335 Sa Fa Tota 2 ay average Power Tracker website provides a shortcut feature which enable users to add their preferable widgits into their widgtbeard In order to add your favorite widgits to the Widgitboard just simply click the green plus icon in the top right of each widgit Malboure Weather Gp o eterne weather Office Gateway 12 5 Office Gateway 12 broken 19 56 Condens sanset broken 19 56 Conditions sinset Once a widgit has been added to the widgitboard the green plus icon will tum to be a red cross icon indicating deleting a widgit in the widgitboard by clicking it again b Once your desired widgits have been added you can go to the widgitboard page by clicking the Widgitboard in the top navigation bar n fe HOME WIDGITBOARD SOLUTIONS PRODUCTS CONTACT When you open your widgitboard all widgits you added before will be available with monitoring information YOUR WinGITROARD uem se G 5 Navig
9. ee section 3 4 Detailed chart displayed data 5 Vertical ordinate usually tells the units of how data have been measured like watt hour WHr and 6 Horizontal ordinate shows the date granularity usually by hour by day and by month 7 Navigation links lead to previous or next day 8 Date granularity links enable users to see visual data on the basis cf day week month and year 8 Device link goes to the linked device page 10 Close button is used to close pop up details iu om Tracker 7 2 Details Glossary Apparent Power The bar chart shows the total apparent power of each interval Apparent power is measured in VA used in the vertical ordinate Cost Prediction This bar chart provides a periodic cost prediction calculated by multiplying the live power of the device and a cost factor The factor is 25 cents per KWHr at the moment and will become configurable in the near future The unit of vertical ordinate is cent Current The line chart is composed of maximum readings in brown color and minimum readings in blue of each period and normal readings in green It is measured in ampere A Frequency The line chart is made of maximum readings in brown color and minimum readings in blue of each period and normal readings in green It is measured in hertz Hz Live Power Power GS250 250W Microinverter The bar chart shows the periodic amount power generated by its linked microinverter
10. ents per KWHr at the moment and will become configurable in the near future Current Current is the rate of flow of charge Current is measured in Amps The current value is used to calculate the live power of the device Frequency It represents the frequency of the oscillations of AC It normally stays around 50 Hz Live Power ECU 1 APS Controller and Display ECU 3 Greenstar Controller and Display SG6200NXL Smart Energy Gateway This widgit indicates the sum of power generated by all of its connected devices SG3010 T1 Smart Appliance SG3010 T3 Smart Clamp lt displays the portion of total power put to useful work which also known as Active Power is always equal to or less than the apparent power Energy companies charge or active power but will penalize companies with poor power factors Active Power is important since its the primary measurement for biling Live Power GS250 250W Microinverter This widgit shows the current hourly power performance of its linked microinverters Number of Readings This widgit counts the amount of the times a devices sends data to the Power Tracker website via network Usually The widigit is a useful tool to monitor he reliability of your internet connection to ensure your data is always accurate 15 Gover acker Device Type Times Per Hour ECU 1 and its attached microinverters around 60 ECU and its linked microinverters around 12 SG6200NX
11. l power of the site Upstream Device Power Track Ifa device is measuring a partial flow and there exists another device measuring the full flow then you need to select this device as an upstream to help avoid double counting e g if you installed two smart clamps onto your house one on the mains and one on the shed the shed clamp would have the main clamp configure as its upstream device to ensure that the Smart Energy Gateway live power widgit does not count this devices power readings to the house total power POWER Nes Quek is bow his device measures a Power Producer for examole a Upstream Device 3 4 Setup Gateway for Remote Control The IP Address or URL field of a Smart Energy Gateway is used for remote controlling devices via the website e g Smart Appliance The Power Tracker website requires remote access to the Smart Energy Gateway in order for controling of these devices If you do not have a fixed internet address then you will need to set up DDNS A port forward will also need to be set up on your internet router Please refer to an IT professional for further support NOTE Do not change the default login credentials on the Smart Energy Gateway otherwise the remote controlling of devices feature will stop working Setup IP Address on the Power Tracker Website Goto the Smart Energy Gateway configuration page and enter the IP address or URL of the dynamic URL of your Smart Energy Gateway shown as below IP A
12. t Energy Gateway uam etl ats Ga ae oie feine LAM information please double check the accuracy of the serial number s ker 9 After the device has been registered you wil be redirected to its device page in which all details of the device will be accessible You des has nov been eget SG6200NXL GATEWAY S5X0711000021 Ver Eat forem Fae E LL You will see a notification to indicate there is no reader attached to your gateway List of Readers Curenty Attached to this Gateway Yau da nat ned 1a manualy add Readers 860108 to tha Smart Gateway Every tia data ie racaid by a Gateway a ist af connected soe i also semt and ahis Ist saucy updated The related Smart Clamp s and Smart Appliance s will be automatically attached in a short time after your Gateway has started to send data to the website s acker 3 Configuring a Device 3 1 Rename a Device a There is a Rename link in the tab menu for users to custom their device The default name of a device is its serial number Click the Rename link and you will be redirected to the change form SG6200NXL GATEWAY S5X021 ves pes b Usercan added their easy remembered device name against default serial number of each device Display Nama Ofice Gateway SAVE CHANGES c After that users custom device name will be listed in the following areas gt Ment Display Name Ofice Gateway
13. tton to go to your devices page Click here to view your devices page 4 Ifyou have not registered any devices before there will be no devices in this page Click the link to register a new device s er YOUR DEVICES Denes View Click here to register a device hee we Descent poate irae re eic Bg ase dice ijo ico Otherwise you will see a list of all registered devices Click the link below to register another device YOUR DEVICES Pros Dascrenon Produet vl Surita po Produet SRL Senar Gara 2 Once you have arrived on the product register page you wil see there are two products listed If you own a product that is not on this list then it does not have to be registered All devices that connect to these devices will automatically appear in your account when data is first received on the website refer to step g for more details SELECT A PRODUCT TO REGISTER 1 After you select a device a register form will be provided Enter the Serial Number S N and click the Register button to submit s er Sel lumber How to find the Serial Number of your device ECU 3 Greenstar Controller The Serial Number SIN of the device can be found on its back The serial number is 12 digits long and there are no spaces in it In this illustration the number is 203000000182 If you get an error message please double check the accuracy of the number SG6200NXL Smar
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