meteocontrol has repositioned itself on the U.S. photovoltaic market. Together with our cooperation partner viasys Intelligent Video GmbH, we will provide a turn-key solution for the monitoring and theft protection of solar parks. What that means for our customers: a simplified technical operation management and significant cost savings. The core part of this joint solution is the high-performance alarm management that we constantly improve on the basis of a sophisticated data evaluation.
For more information, read our latest press release. In this newsletter we will inform you about the latest developments at meteocontrol.
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VCOM: Innovation by Experience
Keeping an eye on the performance – with the new Monitoring App
Billing procedure based on measured values for yield loss
Creating VCOM API keys in the administration interface
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Power plant controller made by meteocontrol is managing one of the
largest zero-feed-in PV systems in Turkey
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Keeping an eye on the performance – with the new Monitoring App
Our brand-new VCOM Monitoring App ensures you have an eye on the performance of your PV systems – at all times and everywhere. Effective immediately, you can monitor the key performance indicators such as energy and performance ratio and no longer have to do without real-time values when you are on the go. We bring the high-resolution performance curve to your screen. Regardless of your location. At any time.
Simply download the VCOM Monitoring App – from Google Play or in the App Store.
Have you been using the safer’Sun App thus far? Change now to the new VCOM Monitoring App and benefit right away from its refreshing and intuitive design!
Billing procedure based on measured values for yield loss
Downwards regulations by grid operators cause yield losses for system operators. According to the German Renewable Energy Law, the flat-rate billing procedure (Pauschalabrechnungsverfahren) or the billing procedure based on measured values (Spitzabrechnungsverfahren) may be used to compensate for this. Both procedures are specified in the German Federal Network Agency’s guidelines on grid feed-in management.
The flat-rate billing procedure is already available in VCOM. Effective immediately, yield loss arising from the downwards regulation can be calculated according to the billing procedure based on measured values as well. The amount of electricity not fed into the grid can be automatically calculated in the ticket in the Yield Loss tab based on the measured irradiance during an applicable reference period prior to the grid feed-in management measure.
Creating VCOM API keys in the administration interface
From now on, our partners at the Basic, Professional and Premium service levels can activate their included VCOM API key in the administration interface. To do so, open the administration interface (or use the shortcut key “S”) in the control center. Only administrators have access to this menu item.
The VCOM API (Application Programming Interface) is an easy-to-use interface for retrieving data and connecting the VCOM to other systems, such as ERP solutions. With the VCOM API, you can retrieve both measurement data and technical data for your systems. The interface also allows access to your tickets.
In cooperation with the inverter manufacturer KACO new energy GmbH, meteocontrol has implemented the complex park regulation for one of the largest zero-feed-in PV projects in Turkey. The photovoltaic system erected by the EPC service provider Altungrup Solar Enerji provides 90 percent of the power needed each day to run the warehouse operated by Reysaş REIT in Antalya. The power plant controller made by meteocontrol manages the inverters’ power in response to energy needs. If power production begins to exceed demand, the power of the system will be limited. As a result of grid feed-in regulations, it is possible to implement a zero feed-in throughout Turkey.
Picture source: Altungrup Solar Enerji