SolarEdge Monitoring Portal User Guide
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1. If you have technical queries Toll free 1877 360 529 2 li o Head 149 229 Toll free 0800 Tol ee aat yoncerning our products contact our support through SolarEdge service portal laredge com groups support services Toll free O 08c 10 784 824 Toll free O800 206 105 8 1 1 1 0 650 319 884 3 972 0 73 240 311 7 support solaredge com please architects of renee2. describes the Dashboard window which provides an at a glance view of the key information collected by SolarEdge Monitoring for a specific site Chapter 5 Layout page 14 describes the Layout window which shows a schematic layout of the system and displays near realtime performance data for these components SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange YI A AAP _ FSFE User Guide 1 1 Support and Contact Information If you have technical queries concerning our products please contact your system installer If further support is required contact SolarEdge support at this link http www solaredge com groups support services Email support solaredge com SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI SESE User Guide 1 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal The SolarEdge Monitoring Portal enables monitoring the technical and financial performance of one or more Photovoltaic sites with SolarEdge equipment It provides accurate information about present and past performance of each module individually and about the system as a whole enabling you to detect pinpoint and troubleshoot faults efficiently manage maintenance operations and analyze site profitability Smart algorithms continuously track the power voltage and current of all modules and inverters as well as a range of statistical and meteorological indicators to detect performance events that require intervention or maintenance These feature
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5. cal view of the installation site showing which modules are connected in each string which strings are connected to each inverter etc s a o o a Dadvtneruy v oos NN 2000 a Name Manufacturer Model Serial Number Current A Optimizer Voll Power W Voltage V Last Measure Daily Energy Open Alerts 10674 968 0 36 Figure 14 Logical Layout SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI OFS User Guide 1 1 NOTE The Layout Schematic automatically zooms in or out based on the number of components displayed in the window TE When in the Logical Layout window clicking the button in the toolbar displays the Physical Layout Diagram 2 Physical Layout The Physical Layout Schematic shows a layout of the components in the field inverters clusters strings modules and their physical arrangement in the installation site This layout offers a virtual bird s eye view of the system s components and their location which functions as a usable tool for troubleshooting maintenance problems The following shows the Physical Layout diagram of the installation for which Logical Layout was shown above Schematics eae S G A G Weekly Energy v ovo D 100 eal E T E Figure 15 Physical Layout Both windows show the inverter with associated strings and modules When in the Physical Layout window clicking the i button in the toolbar displays the Logical Layout Diagram SolarEdg
6. column s title This toggles the order from ascending to descending and vice versa Alternatively click the column s dropdown arrow and select either Sort Ascending or Sort Descending SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI J User Guide 1 1 m Use the navigation bar above the list to navigate through the pages and refresh site information m Search for a specific site using the search box The search text is remembered even if the browser is closed and re opened SolarEdge Monitoring Portal sola jedog User Guide 1 1 Chapter 4 Dashboard The Dashboard provides a high level view of the information collected by the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal for a specific site To view the Dashboard click the icon at the top left of the screen The next sections describe the information displayed in each window area Navigation 7 de Selection Bar Pa e 7 Dashboard Layout F l 8 Overview M e n u Ove rview Today energy This month energ Yearly energy Life time energy Life time revenue solar RE Page 1 3 0 Wh 27 88 KWh 2 66 MWh 2 88 MWh 1 668 86 Power and Energy Site summary Week Month Year 01 10 2014 31 10 2014 poral Site wh MB Production 28 0 KWh aa i Su mm ary me Last updated 03 10 2011 07 30 ak Peak power 294 KWp Page 1 3 12 5 K Weather Temperature 10 C Power and ji raene ooe Energy B E Sunset at 19 19 Page12 Weather i Page14 T Monday Tussday Wednesday smy suey Mostly Clo
7. e Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Components in the Schematic Schematics Z He Wechiycoeray 0 M 00 Amount of Energy E B E Ll Navigator OCRE Layout Diagram Name Manefacturer Model Serial Number Current A Optimizer Volta Power W Voltage V Last Measured Weekly Energy C Panel 1 1 4 SOLraise Q0093A2F 72 0 44 50 38 12 85 29 36 11 07 2012 14 216 Les omponent Panel 1 2 7 ee SOLraine 00093A61 A4 0 29 30 75 8 27 26 75 11 07 2012 14 71 5 LZA Details Table Figure 16 Components in the Schematic Each component shown in the Layout Diagram also displays the following information Amount of Energy Indicates energy produced by this component and its underlying components in the period chosen in the drop down menu above the diagram m Color Code as detailed in Color Coding on page 21 E Plus or Minus Icons Indicate that the component can be expanded or collapsed to open or close its underlying hierarchy SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Component Types Site Represent the site level Displays the energy produced by the site of for the selected period Wh Light Lion Meter Represent a production meter connected to the site and measures the energy supplied to the grid Displays the energy read by the meter Inverter Represents an installed inverter Displays the energy sum produced by the strings or modules connec
8. erent strings can be selected as well as strings from different inverters Alternatively you can use the mouse to draw and drag a selection box around the components whose details you want to display The latest information about selected components is automatically shown in the component details table at the bottom of the screen Selected ggg components i appear in grey e mm ome ee ik pameran ee ee Information about aa selected components is displayed here Manufacture Model Serial Nembe Current A Power Power Optimizer Voltage V Voltage V Last Measured Daily Energy Wh Open Ale STP21 OOO7TIAC 24 5 58 32 2 23 75 2 3 o Figure 19 Component Details SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solar JE 2 Use the table information for near real time comparison of component performance in order to troubleshoot faults and find their root cause For example checking which strings are producing less energy and locating the individual modules in those strings that may cause this situation OAT ZA _ lt Comparing component performance is most valuable when the measurements are made at the same time Comparing measurements taken at different times may not be valid as irradiance or temperature levels may have changed between measurements User Guide 1 1 3 Click the arrow in the title bar of a column to sort its rows according to the values in that column sorts the rows in descending order and sorts in ascend
9. ight corner of the window 040 NN 00 Figure 21 Color Bar SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SIH User Guide 1 1 The color coding is also normalized so the modules color is relative to their full capacity For example a module that can produce 100 Watts is the same color as a module that can produce 200 Watts assuming they are both producing at the same percentage of their full capacity Normalization is also in accordance with the number of power optimizers connected to each string Playback The SolarEdge Monitoring Portal includes a Playback feature which dynamically visualizes the power of a site during a selected time fragment either a day or a week To open the playback viewer click Show Playback Show Playback the to left corner of the window The playback toolbar is displayed Playback l buttons Time Schemftics fy gt l A K as A l timetine E 50 G Weekly Energy 0 100 Figure 22 Playback gt m Click to show how the modules energy production changes in time represented by the color code detailed above Additionally the total amount of energy produced at that time is shown on the blue chart on the timeline m Drag the slider along the timeline to focus on a chosen time fragment The resolution of the playback data is 15 minutes North America Australia Germany France Italy United Kingdom Belgium Israel Rest of world Fax Email to
10. ing order You can also change the order of the columns by moving a column or several columns just by dragging and dropping the column title The following describes information in the columns when selecting a module Name Manufacturer and Identifying information assigned to this module Model Serial Number A unique identifier of this module s power optimizer Current A Module output current measured in Amps Voltage V Module output voltage measured in Volts Power W Module output power measured in Watts Optimizer Voltage V Power optimizer output voltage measured in Volts Last Measured Specifies the last time Current Voltage and Power were measured for this module Typically measurements are taken every 10 minutes When you select inverters clusters or strings the information shown in this window is relevant to that type of component Color Coding In the layout schematic all elements of the diagram are color coded according to the amount of energy they have produced in the timeframe specified in the timeframe selector on the toolbar see Toolbar on page 18 Daily Energy v Daily Energy Weekly Energy Monthly Energy Yearly Energy Total Energy Figure 20 Timeframe Selector The color coding is comparative that is a module which has produced the most energy over the selected timeframe is light blue while a module which has produced less energy is darker according to the scale shown at the top r
11. nd falls each day If there is a data connection between a production meter and your SolarEdge system then the production data displayed here is taken from the meter s readings If not the data is taken from your site inverter or module production readings If a consumption meter is installed a separate Consumption meter bar is displayed in the graph The Consumption meter reading represents your home use energy consumption You can view energy consumption energy production or both by clicking E Production and or EB Consumption Power and Energy Week Month Year 08 01 11 08 31 11 Wh E Production 1809 0 KWh 100 K 60 k 40K OK 4 8 9 415 161 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 10 11 12 1 14 Aug v 2011 Apply 4 Previous month Figure 9 Power and Energy SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Comparative Energy The Comparative Energy chart compares the energy produced at the site during corresponding periods in previous years You can select to compare months or quarters of different years or even entire years output Comparative Energy Month Quarter Year Wh S 2011 2012 1 5 M g OM l Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Figure 10 Comparative Energy oO Site Summary The Site Summary box displays general information about the site name location date installed date the information was las
12. nny d Feels like 34 0 C Wind W 11 Km H Humidity 66 Sunrise at 06 07 Sunset at 19 15 AE e e Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 31 24 C 31 24 C 30 23 C Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Figure 13 Weather SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solar JE Chapter 5 Layout User Guide 1 1 Overview The Layout window shows a schematic outline that represents inverters their strings and the modules in each string Near real time performance data is displayed for these components c Te Gae To view the Layout click the w icon at the top left of the screen Use the Layout window to m View the latest performance of specific components m Compare and analyze the performance of various components such as modules Pinpoint the location of alerted components m See how components are connected to each other The Layout window offers both Logical Layout and Physical Layout views as follows m Logical Layout Shows a schematic logical view of the components in the fields meaning inverters clusters strings modules and their electrical connectivity m Physical Layout Shows a bird s eye view of the actual placement of each component in the field including inverters clusters strings and modules Logical Layout The Logical Layout window shows a schematic logical layout of the components in the fields inverters strings modules and their electrical connectivity This layout displays a logi
13. pse each hierarchical group of elements one ata time For example expanding the inverter level shows all its connected strings Expanding a selected string shows its modules Portrait Landscape Displays the Layout Diagram in either a portrait or landscape orientation Physical Logical Layout Displays the For more details refer to Physical or Logical Layout Schematic for Logical Layout page 15 or the entire site Selected components Physical Layout page 16 remain selected when moving between the different layouts Refresh To refresh the Layout Schematic and Component Detail table click this icon Timeframe Selector Using the drop down menu select a timeframe in which to display the energy production by each component in the layout SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange E H A A AM _ OFFS User Guide 1 1 Navigator The Navigator tool at the top right hand side of the window enables you to draw and drag a small box that indicates the area to be displayed in the diagram A pm y E Figure 18 Schematic Navigator Component Details The Component Details area shows up to date details and performance data such as the last power output measured of selected components gt To view component details 1 Click one or more components of the same type in the diagram for example only modules or only strings You can use Ctrl Click to perform multiple selections Modules from diff
14. rEdge The Login window is displayed Figure 2 gt To launch the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal 1 Doone of the following m Goto www monitoring solaredge com m From the SolarEdge website click the Monitoring Portal Login link at the top of the screen The Login window is displayed SolarEdge Monitoring Portal User Guide 1 1 User Name Password F Remember me Forgot your password Figure 2 Login Window 2 Enter your user name usually your e mail and password as filled in the registration form and click Login If more than one site is assigned to you the list of your SolarEdge sites are displayed as shown on the Site List Refer to Chapter 3 Site List on page 9 If only one site is available the site s Dashboard is automatically displayed without going through the Site List Common Window Features The SolarEdge Monitoring Portal provides a variety of site specific performance views This section describes the features that are common to all SolarEdge Monitoring windows The toolbar at the top of the window provides access to these main windows as follows m Dashboard provides a high level at a glance view of the information collected by the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal for a specific site Refer to Chapter 4 Dashboard on page 11 m Layout shows a schematic layout that represents inverters clusters strings and the modules in each string The physical layout can also be accessed thro
15. s enable system owners to verify site functionality and monitor its performance SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Chapter 2 Using the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal Getting Started To use the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal your system installer will create and register your system in the Portal and then add you as the system owner To activate your account When the installer initiates your registration you will receive an e mail with a link to a form to fill in 1 Click the link sent to you by the installer The registration form is displayed SO a rae architects of energy English US SolarEdge New User First name Last name Email Phone Language English US NA Password Confirm password System Units Metric Na By checking this box I acknowledge that I have read view license understood and agreed to the terms and conditions for the SolarEdge Technologies Monitoring Portal and to SolarEdge Technologies Privacy Policy 7 Yes send me news and updates from SolarEdge Yes send me technical notifications for the SolarEdge products Retum to Login All rights reserved to SolarEdge 2012 Figure 1 Registration Window 2 Enter your details and select the required check boxes 2 Click Confirm The registration initiates 4 When the message User was created successfully Please click here to login appears click Login to Sola
16. stem Units Metric or Imperial m Change password Click and modify if necessary 3 Click Save SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Chapter 3 Site List The Site List window lists all the installed sites that you have permission to view It provides an overall view of the various sites managed by the Monitoring system If you require access to additional sites contact your installer sola r EEE remeis of energy Home Welcome User Your Sites 2 solar ETF Site solar ir Site 2 Figure 5 Site List Window gt To use the Site List window 1 Click Home at the top right toolbar The site list is displayed containing the following information about each site Site Name A link to more information about a site Click the site name to display the dashboard refer to Chapter 4 Dashboard on page 11 Peak Power Specifies the total DC power ratings of all the modules Address Country Zip code These columns contain information about a site s physical location 2 Dothe following as required To control which columns appear e Hover over the column name and click the arrow to open a dropdown list e Click Columns and select the check boxes to display Your Sites 2 solar Shet Address1 ot ort Descending F Coku a soar Sie 2 Address 2 TIS Columns J Address Figure 6 Displaying Columns m To sort the site list by the values in any column click on the
17. t updated and the site s peak power Site summary Name Site Name Address site Address Country site Country Installed 10 19 2011 Last updated 11 08 2012 07 44 Peak power 1 92 Kip Figure 11 Site Summary SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Environmental Benefits The Environmental Benefits area shows the accumulated impact that non renewable energy producing methods would have had on the environment had they have been used to produce the amount of energy generated by this site lt M The Light Bulbs Powered calculation is based on a 60W light bulb operating 5 5 hrs day The Equivalent Trees Planted and CO Emission Saved calculations are based on conversion factors from lifetime energy figures The factors are taken from the US EPA site http www epa gov cleanenergy energy resources refs html Environmental Benefits CO2 Emission Saved 9 767 04 kg Equivalent Trees Planted 227 14 Light Bulbs Powered 75 502 82 For a day Figure 12 Envirionmental Benefits Weather The Weather area shows the current weather conditions together with other details as well as the forecast for the next few days This information may be helpful when estimating future power production levels NOTE Weather data is gathered from a weather station near the installation site so might not reflect exact weather on the site itself Weather Temperature 30 C Partly Su
18. ted to it SMI Represents an installed Safety and Monitoring Interface unit An SMI unit is installed in sites where the SolarEdge modules are connected to non SolarEdge inverters The SMI unit connects the module to the inverter and to the monitoring portal String Represents strings of module Displays the energy sum produced by the modules comprising the string Module Represents a single module Displays the energy produced by the module SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Toolbar The schematic site map may be quite large and therefore you can use the following tools to adjust the display or to display the information of interest F Es Ca Total Energy v Zoom In Out Slider Makes the diagram You can also zoom in and smaller or larger Use the slider to zoom out of the diagram using the in or out or click on icons on either side of mouse wheel the slider Fit Content Resizes the display of the diagram to fit in the window Show Hide Navigator Shows or hides the Navigator tool as described in the Navigator section on page 20 Expand Collapse Expands or collapses Large scale sites the selected components in the Logical installations may contain Layout Diagram thus hiding or showing thousands of modules To its underlying component hierarchy enable simple site navigation the SolarEdge Monitoring Portal enables the user to expand or colla
19. ugh this window Refer to Chapter 5 Layout on page 15 The toolbar at the top right of the window provides the following options m Home returns to the Site List if you have more than one registered site Otherwise it returns to the site s dashboard Refer to Chapter 3 Site List on page 9 m Clicking your user name dropdown list displays the following e User Settings enables setting use preferences as described below e Logout to exit the system Home Welcome User User Settings Logout Figure 3 User Dropdown List SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 User Settings gt To set user preferences 1 Click the dropdown arrow next to your username and select User Settings The User Settings window is displayed solar edge architects of energy Home Welcome User User settings Change Password Language English US MA Password Number Format Old Password Currency Format New Password Date Format Confirm New First name User Password Last name XXXX Phone 121212 System Units Metric MA Figure 4 User Settings Window 2 Set the following m Language Select the language in which the Monitoring Portal will display When you change the language the localized data changes automatically including numbers currency and date formats m Number Format Currency Format and Date Format are read only fields E First Name m Last Name m Phone number m Sy
20. wn Site Image Ont v 2011 v Apply 4 Previous montn Comparative Energy Month Quarter Year Wh E 2010 2011 Environmental Benefits Comparative CO2 Emission Saved Environmental Energy o h 201 41 ko Benefits Page 1 2 Equivalent Trees Planted Page 1 4 4 68 OK Feb re we a Se J I Light Bulbs Powered 8 719 21 For a day V Figure 7 The Dashboard Window SolarEdge Monitoring Portal solange SI User Guide 1 1 Overview The Overview area shows accumulated energy and revenue for this site Each box specifies a value and its measurement unit The revenue is calculated by multiplying the site specific feed in tariff per kWh by the actual energy produced The revenue is displayed in the currency predefined by the user Overview Today energy Thismonthenergy Yearly energy Life time energy Life time revenue 0 Wh 3 74 KWh 6 90 KWh 6 90 KWh 1 98 Figure 8 Overview Power and Energy The Power and Energy chart shows the power production of this site over a specified period The default period is the past month The X axis represents time and the Y axis represents the power produced in kW when in Week view or the energy produced in kWh when in Month or Year view Use the tabs above the graph to select the desired view Power level is a function of variable factors such as the irradiance level and ambient temperature Therefore the power curve typically rises a
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