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Lack Of Monitoring Causes Solar Energy Company To Lose 17 Thousand Reais
Those working with solar energy or having it at home need to be concerned about monitoring the generation of photovoltaic systems to avoid losses. This is pointed out by Jessé Silva, one of the directors of Entec Solar. This large company has over 1,000 active solar panel projects in Brazil and lost a savings of 17 thousand reais due to a lack of constant monitoring of the networks. He also mentions that the photovoltaic system was functioning normally, but the meter stopped and failed to record 21 Kwh/month. Therefore, due to the lack of ambiguous monitoring, between the system and the utility, the error was recognized very late, and there was no chance to reverse the loss.
After the loss incurred by the company, Jessé advises that consumers and power plants must be vigilant and seek monitoring systems to avoid surprises at the end of the month with less deduction of credits on the electricity bill. But after all, what is the purpose of a monitoring system? To promote greater efficiency of photovoltaic systems and enhance renewable energy generation.
Understand Better How The Monitoring Of The Photovoltaic System Works With The Following Video
Thinking Of Helping Others Avoid Losses, Entec Solar Launched A Monitoring App
With this loss, the company realized that a 24-hour monitoring system would be the ideal way to avoid such new losses and then directed its efforts to create a new app with this function. Its main objective is to assist in checking and monitoring the photovoltaic system and credits with the utility.
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Thus, the app performs constant analyses of the system, generating reports and metrics, as well as automatic alerts about operational problems that can result in the loss of credits. In this way, technology becomes an ally of the user by analyzing metrics he would not understand enough to identify solar energy generation problems. The figure below shows the layout of the app created by Entec Solar developers.
What Are The Benefits Of The Solar Energy Generation Monitoring Service?
If you are still not convinced of the importance of monitoring in solar energy generation, here are a few more benefits of this practice:
- 24-Hour Monitoring: The app tracks the operations of the photovoltaic system of interest in real time, providing metrics on efficiency and operation. The visualization is intuitive and simple, allowing for quick and accurate identification of failures so they can be resolved in time to avoid losses. Additionally, automatic alerts are emitted when something is wrong, prompting intervention.
- Constant Evaluation Of The Efficiency Of The Photovoltaic System: As we’ve seen, the app generates reports on the efficiency of solar energy generation by the panels, showing the user the total credits accumulated for the month, the daily production level, and the hours of sunlight received. All of this at the user’s fingertips on their smartphone, which makes monitoring much easier.
- Lower Chance Of Losses: The installation and maintenance of a solar energy generation system requires a significant investment that is to be recouped in the long term, that is, over about 4 to 6 years. However, failures during energy generation by the photovoltaic system can delay this return on investment. In this sense, using the app helps maintain the efficiency of the panels to achieve the expected return within the initially estimated time. Moreover, it provides a technician to go to the location presenting an issue within 48 hours of the alert, preventing losses.
After All, What Is The Price Of A Monitoring Service For A Photovoltaic System?
If you’ve made it this far, you might be interested in acquiring this monitoring service for your company or home and want to know the price, right? The service is contracted through a monthly subscription, with a value ranging from 55 to 250 reais per month for residences and smaller businesses, and from 700 to 2500 reais per month for larger plants, varying according to each client’s project.
Some companies may also offer types of benefits for clients depending on the plan contracted, which reduces the necessary investment amount. At Entec Solar, for example, clients receive an annual cleaning of the panels for free, which would cost 700 reais if done separately. It is important to emphasize that the maintenance of the photovoltaic system and its constant monitoring are essential for generating solar energy with high efficiency.
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