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1. Figure 7 Remote monitoring option for Conext RL Conext Monitor 20 After you login into the web portal of Conext Monitor 20 i e Conext Monitor Web you get access to the dashboard of the application as shown in Figure 8 below d 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted Sc h nN e i d r or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 08 fP Electric Schneider APPLICATION NOTE Schneider MY CONEXT RL Ele tric System Data Performance Environmental Savings My yield Today Local comparison Radius 1000 km S My yield June 35 13 KWh kWp Date of installation May 3 2013 B Average yield June 38 43 kWh kWp r Installed power 3 00 kWp 0 35 TCO 30Trees 2 23 year s Total energy generation Washing 539 50 kWh A Chart Today Day Week Month Year Total ADEA Pas ha 00 00 04 00 08 00 12 00 16 00 20 00 00 00 TE c i Figure 8 Dashboard of Conext Monitor Web The dashboard displays key information as below e System data Data regarding today s yield date of installation installed power total energy generation and the technical data entered at the time of registration Performance Local and regional benchmarking of the yield in the current month and the current year as well as yield in the past month2. Schneider APPLICATION NOTE Monitoring options for Conext RL By Srikanta Prasad and Ranjeet Kuberkar Abstract In an environment of ever diminishing Fils monitoring the PV plant performance is becoming increasingly important in order to maximize the ROI To fulfill this need Conext RL provides the users with an option to monitor the PV plant performance locally as well as remotely Additionally the data logger from Schneider Electric can be used as a control unit to facilitate remote active power management of the inverter as per the regulatory requirements in some countries To enhance your ability to use other third party monitoring solutions for your PV plant Schneider Electric consistently works with the leading independent monitoring solutions providers to make sure their monitoring solutions are compatible with Conext RL Introduction The new single phase grid tie inverter Conext RL from Schneider Electric comes with the following two monitoring options Local monitoring You can use the Ethernet card from Schneider Electric to monitor the performance of the PV plant from the comfort of the home Figure 1 Ethernet card Remote monitoring You can use Conext Monitor 20 from Schneider Electric to log the data to a web portal You can then access this web portal on your computer laptop tablet from anywhere using a web browser Figure 2 Conext Monitor 20 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved N
3. and the past year e Environmental savings Information regarding environmental impact due to the installation of the PV plant e g CO2 emission avoided number of trees saved etc e Historical energy generation The charts provide information about the energy generated by hour day week month year Additionally the portal also provides you information about remuneration through the FIT and functionality to check the current inverter status The data logger has a value added feature of being able to act as a control unit in case the local regulations mandate remote active power management You can also set up an audible alarm to alert you in the event of a fault Refer to the user manual of Conext Monitor 20 at www schneiderelectric com solar for detailed information about installation and configuration 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted Sc h nN e d e r or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 08 fP Electric Schneider APPLICATION NOTE Choice of monitoring option So which of the two monitoring options should choose You can refer to the following comparison of the local and remote monitoring features of Conext RL to make a decision on what option you need Table 1 Comparison of local and remote monitoring features Ethern
4. anual of the product at www schneiderelectric com solar for more details about the installation and configuration With Ethernet card you are able to access the dashboard as shown in Figure 5 below e 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted Sc h nN e i d r or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 08 fP Electric Schneider APPLICATION NOTE Power Money Saved PY Today 1 EURO Total 95 EURO CO2 Reduction f Today 3 kg gt Tota 2 9 kW 96 9 z stl Output Power of Rated Power inverter Status Warning Error Fault Ene Y Joy OG on Actual Total 0000000578 xh Cos Ph 0 Max Power 3 00 History Daily Monthly Yearly Figure 5 Dashboard of Ethernet card web pages The important information represented in the dashboard is e Current power and energy generation Details about current power and energy generated e Historical energy generation details Details about historical energy generation by day month and year Such analysis is important to monitor the trend in the energy generation and to identify issues if any proactively e Other important details In addition to the above mentioned details the dashboard also helps you to monitor remuneration environmental impact inverter status inverter power fa
5. ch Conext RL is compatible and for the related application notes If we have not included any of the popular third party monitoring solution providers in your country do not hesitate to get in touch with our customer support team We would consider working with the suggested vendor to ensure compatibility with Conext RL About the Authors Srikanta Prasad is Firmware Functional Manager with Schneider Electric He is based in the global R amp D center of Schneider Electric in Bangalore Ranjeet Kuberkar is a Global Product Line Manager with Schneider Electric He is based in the global R amp D center of Schneider Electric in Bangalore 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted Sc h nN e i d r or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 08 fP Electric
6. ctor and current power limit In addition to the dashboard as a plant owner you get access to user friendly screens for configuration of the Ethernet card For the installer the application provides access to advanced inverter configuration and firmware upgrade functionality Remote monitoring I need bit more details of PV plant performance and flexibility in access location If you want a little advanced information of your PV plant performance and want to access the PV plant performance irrespective of location then you can choose Conext Monitor 20 Conext Monitor 20 is a compact low cost monitoring and control unit It is suitable for PV systems upto 20kW not more than three inverters Conext Monitor 20 allows simple configuration and start up e 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted Sc h nN e i d r or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 08 fP Electric Schneider G Electric APPLICATION NOTE Conext Monitor 20 Figure 6 Conext Monitor 20 As shown in Figure 7 below connecting the Conext Monitor 20 to the Internet via Ethernet allows the operating data to be visualized and monitored regardless of the location using the web portal meei Solar panels Conext RL Conext Internet Computer Monitor 20 laptop or tablet
7. et card Conext Monitor 20 Current and historical energy generation Y Y data Regional benchmarking of PV plant Y performance Remuneration Access to monitoring data irrespective baie location Monitor more than one inverters max plant size 20kW up to 3 inverters Remote active power Remote active power management a Requirement Local Monitoring using Remote Monitoring using Third party monitoring solution I would like to use a third party monitoring solution If you would like to use a third party solution from an independent monitoring solutions provider that is perfectly fine with us We work with the leading independent monitoring solutions providers in the world to make sure their monitoring solutions are compatible with our inverters The following is the list of the vendors and their data loggers that are compatible with Conext RL Table 2 Third party monitoring solutions compatible with Conext RL Vendor Data logger Meteocontrol WEB log Residential WEB log Comfort 6 2013 Schneider Electric All rights reserved No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted S C h nN e i d e r or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 08 fP Electric Schneider APPLICATION NOTE Visit our website www schneiderelectric com solar for the updated list of third party solutions with whi
8. o part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted d or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner www schneider electric com Rev 2013 0 Sc h nN d r fP Electric Schneider APPLICATION NOTE This application note explains the key features of these monitoring options available with Conext RL Local monitoring I just need to monitor basic PV plant performance when I am at home As shown in Figure 3 below you can choose the Ethernet card to monitor the PV plant performance from the comfort of the home With the Ethernet card you can connect the Inverter to your computer laptop and access the PV plant performance using a web browser Ethernet cable iu lt q Solar panels Conext RL with Computer Ethernet Card Figure 3 Local monitoring options for Conext RL wired access You can also connect the Ethernet card to a wireless router and access the PV plant performance in a wireless manner on your computer laptop tablet That brings added comfort to you to access the monitoring web pages without the need of connecting an Ethernet cable to your computer laptop tablet Ethernet WiFi cable Solar panels Conext RL with Wireless router Computer Ethernet Card n z i Figure 4 Local monitoring options for Conext RL wireless access The Ethernet card is easy to install and configure Refer to the detailed user m
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