• 2017 First Quarter Promotion

• New Project News: Chile

• Meteocontrol Consulting: What Yield Reports Can do for You

• Partner Training in April

• blue'Log X series: More Compatibility and New Functions

• WEB'Logs: New Inverter Drivers and Power Control                            

• VCOM: Innovation by Experience

• VCOM API for data retrieval and connection to third-party providers

• Time-saving: Upload report templates for all systems

• New: VCOM Portfolio Reporting

• For Greater Security: New Password Guidelines

Planning your projects for the year? Act now for great savings on our most dependable products. 

25% off of X1 & X2 Data Stations

20% off Selected Sensors

*Orders must be placed by March 31, 2017

Did you know that Chile has the world’s best irradiance values thanks to the high levels of solar radiation in the Atacama Desert? That irradiance makes Chile one of the ten biggest PV markets when it comes to investment in renewable energy sources.

We at meteocontrol are excited to have a presence in this market. In cooperation with Ingetrace SPA from Santiago de Chile, we are the monitoring partner of the Chilean Ministry of Energy as part of their public solar roof program.

By 2018, 300 roofs on public buildings in Northern and Central Chile will be equipped with PV systems and monitored centrally via the meteocontrol monitoring system. For more information, read our latest press release.

meteocontrol invented solar monitoring, and over the years we have used our expertise to help clients do a variety of projects. In addition to our ground breaking monitoring hardware and software, we also have a suite of consulting services we offer our clients. We have provided independent engineering services for projects with a total investment of $13 Billion.

One amazing thing we can offer our clients is the ability to do yield reports. A yield report uses over twenty-five years of weather data and tech. specs to predict with an extreme level of accuracy the amount of kWh a client can expect to generate from a pv site. 

What can a Yield Report do for you?

• Provide a faster and simpler financing decision by investors and banks worldwide
• Give reliable forecasting of system performance taking location-specific factors into account
• Create planning certainty for investors due to realistic estimation of expected yields

Aspects of a Yield Report:

• Procurement of weather data from at least two independent sources (Long-term monthly means of irradiance and temperature)
• Conversion of average monthly values into hourly values using Synthesis processes
• Taking into account local conditions such as number of days of snow, objects causing shading and the specific irradiance profile for the site with regard to low light characteristics
• Specific system configuration is considered
• Detailed time-step simulations for each subsystem
• Summary Report containing all relevant information and results
• Definition of safety margins
• Details of the annual fluctuation range
• Diagram of yields and percentile at selected

If you are interested in using a Yield Report to secure funding of your next project, call us now at 224-310-5700.

Our world class staff will be coming to sunny Los Angeles to train our partners on April 23-25, 2017. 

This session is devoted to learning Power Control and how to use VCOM analytics to save money. Join us the evening of the 23rd for a networking event. On April 24th and 25th enjoy hands on training, simulations, and lecture.

Would you like to be a part of our Partner Training in Los Angeles, CA April 23-25? Please contact sales-na@meteocontrol.com to be added to our list. We look forward to seeing you there.

Compatibility with Siebert display

blue’Log X series supports the Siebert display XC series

With Siebert displays in the XC series, you can bring the  performance of your solar energy system to visible life. In the foyer, in the lobby or in an outdoor area used by the general public. See the Siebert homepage for more information.

New Inverter Drivers

Refusol driver
Communications with inverters can now be done via the ethernet (TCP). Both the monitoring of the inverters and power control are supported via the ethernet.
Data sheet

Delta driver
The inverters made by Delta Energy Systems are now supported by the data loggers of our Blue'Log X series.
Delta inverters are now supported by Blue'Log.
Data sheet

New Functions

CSV download of the diagram display

With the new CSV download function, you can download the displayed measured values of a diagram in a MS-Excel compatible CSV format for additional processing. You may use this function for all graphical diagrams.

USB firmware update via the Blue’Log website

You can now perform a firmware update with a USB flash drive via the Blue’Log website. This option is provided to you as an additional service on the firmware page.

Transmission interval to VCOM: optimized configuration

Recorded measurement data of the Blue’Log is transmitted as quickly as possible to VCOM or, via ftp-Push, to a freely selectable ftp server. The transmission interval will automatically correspond to the configured data recording interval.

New Inverter Drivers

Santerno driver: Item No. 421.017

Expanded compatibility for the following new inverter types:
Sunway TG 8, Sunway TG 18, Sunway TG 25, Sunway TG 120, Sunway TG 210
Data sheet

Refu driver: Item No. 421.075

Expanded compatibility for the following new inverter types:
REFUsol 08K-IEC (Gen 3), REFUsol 10K-IEC (Gen 3), REFUsol 13K-IEC (Gen 3), REFUsol 17K-IEC (Gen 3), REFUsol 20K-IEC (Gen 3), REFUsol 23K-IEC (Gen 3), REFUsol 40K-IEC, REFUsol 46K-IEC
Data sheet

Schneider Conext driver: Item No. 421.033

Expanded compatibility for the following new inverter types:
Schneider Conext XC 540, Schneider Conext XC 630, Schneider Conext XC 680
Data sheet

Power control

Satcon driver: Item No. 421.094 now supports power control
Data sheet

New: VCOM API for data retrieval and connection to third-party providers
With the new VCOM API (Application Programming Interface), we offer a modern interface for retrieving data and connecting VCOM to systems from third-party providers. With the VCOM API, you can retrieve both measurement data and technical data for your systems. The interface also allows access to your tickets.

Discover all the possibilities and example uses in the online documentation. 

Contact us today for an indepth tutorial for the new VCOM API and see the benefits of the new interface: Email sales-na@meteocontrol.com or call 224.310.5700

Time-saving: Upload report templates for all systems

We have made it easier for you to upload report templates: from the February release, users from the new administrator group can upload report templates which will be available for all systems. The files will be placed in the “Report templates” folder. Using the replacement function, these templates can be updated without the sending options being lost.

VCOM gives you the benefit of visualizing multiple sites in the control room. The on-screen data display is customized to your preferences.

With the February software release, We have made it easier for you to download data and users from the new administrator group can now download data at a portfolio level. You can report the data via our new improved V1 reporting which allows you to gather data points from multiple sites onto one report. See below for an example of the report.  Please contact 224.310.5700 for a tutorial on portfolio reporting. 

To protect your data even better in the future, we have updated our password guidelines.

Did you know that the number of characters used has a particularly big influence on the strength of a password? Long passwords without special characters, numbers and capital letters may even be more secure than shorter, supposedly more complicated passwords. For example, it will take on average three years of online attacks to crack the password “solarplant” – although it is relatively easy to remember. In contrast, it will take hackers just 13 days on average to crack the much more complicated password “$0L@R”.

To boost your data security, we've increase the minimum password length to 10 characters. When entering your password, you will also be given tips on how to make it more secure.