Servotech Power Systems has erected a portable solar system PV port in Berlin, Germany. The company has also tested a solar performance monitoring and controlling device at this installation.
The solar performance monitoring and controlling device, called “ComPort”, has been developed in association with German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ).
This device, dubbed as ComPort, has been successfully tested with the portable solar system PV port at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany, Servotech said in a statement.
ComPort can be integrated into any domestic offgrid/hybrid solar system and turn it into a smart solar system.
Specifically built to make users more aware about how well their solar systems are working, this mobile app-controlled device can make available a number of system insights to their fingertips. The impetus to this innovation comes from various researches which point in the direction of most solar systems turning out to be underperforming, Servotech said in a release.
Scope of ComPort
The IoT-enabled ComPort app helps to identify defects, issue notifications, diagnose issues, and suggest O&M tasks. Additionally, any anomalies or underperformance are recognised proactively with constant monitoring. Also, ComPort considerably help to lowers the chances of a system’s malfunctioning.
The device can monitor, control, and report input/outputvoltage, battery charge/discharge, and solar power generation. Through app also keeps track of previous results to enable comparison. The device is developed on DIY-concept and can be easily installed into any domestic solar system. It also offers data interfaces for third-party O&M companies to combine and analyse data.
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Bilateral programme
The development of the PV Port and ComPort is a project under a bilateral Indo-German program implemented by the GIZ. It will contribute to the wider implementation of solar in India and Germany, especially in the urban landscape.
Featured photograph shows (L-R) Berthold Breid, MD RENAC AG; Joerg Gaebler, Principal Advisor, GIZ; Raman Bhatia, MD, Servotech Power Systems, at the EUREF Campus in Berlin, Germany.
