ELPRO smart wireless solar
monitoring solutions
Solar applications
Ensure safety and maximize
operational efficiency
A new benchmark in
performance monitoring
and scalable solutions for
solar enterprise
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www.eaton.com/wireless
Wireless solutions
Eaton offers an advanced
wireless solution comprised
of an industrial-grade mesh
network, smart wireless
combiner box and a
comprehensive supervisory
control and data acquisition
system.
A full suite of products
is optimized to meet the
demanding requirements of
utility-scale deployments.
Power supply and
voltage monitors
Integration of busbar
voltage monitor, battery
changeover and power OK
output conserves space in
equipment cabinets, reducing
cabinet construction and
wiring time while simplifying
solar system installations.
Combine it with site-specific
services to deliver a bestin-class solar monitoring
solution.
Wireless mesh networking
I/O and gateway
900 MHz radio links reliably
and securely carry data
from combiner boxes
and inverters to a central
SCADA monitoring system
workstation.
Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Monitoring individual
string currents, total string
currents, busbar voltage,
temperature and more, the
SCADA system can interface
with a weather station to
provide ambient temperature,
wind speed, humidity and
solar irradiance. With SCADA
you can monitor solar system
productivity and verify it
against predictions.
ELPRO 915U-2 wireless
mesh networking I/O and gateway
The ideal solution for
monitoring solar installations,
the self-seeking, self-healing
mesh radio provides an
optimal combination of
operational efficiency and
safety
We offer a fully integrated
solution with both Eaton
and third-party inverters,
transformers and combiner
boxes.
Solar monitoring solutions
The Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition (SCADA)
is a total solar monitoring
solution that optimizes safety
and efficiency by providing
real-time access to systemwide parameters. (See
screens upper right.)
SCADA also offers powerful
user-friendly reporting and
alarm features as well as a
dedicated historian capable
of storing decades of crucial
performance information.
Analysis of critical
parameters permits rapid
determination of system
faults or simply enables
operators to recognize
gradual degradation in
solar panel performance
and take measure of overall
productivity.
Inverter monitoring SCADA HMI
Industrial wireless
networking
ELPRO wireless solutions
from Eaton provide
unmatched reliability and
are robust alternatives to
signal and data wiring.
Innovative wireless
technology includes bestin-class mesh networking
enabling signalling in
highly challenging solarfield environments. ELPRO
wireless solutions also
feature high scalability—
extend your network
by simply adding more
communication nodes.
Power supply and
voltage monitor
PS 1000 Power supply
1000V solar combiner box power
supply with battery backup for string
monitoring
ELPRO 1000V and 600V
solar combiner-box power
supplies efficiently power
string monitoring solutions
and easily interface with
both telemetry and SCADA
systems. (See publications
TD032075EN and
TD032076EN.)
Combiner box monitoring SCADA HMI
Industrial wireless
•
900 MHz wireless mesh
networking I/O and gateway
•
-40ºF (-40C) to + 140º (60ºC)
temperature range
•
Environmentally-hardened;
robust radio performance
•
Proven long-range wireless
mesh with true peer-to-peer
capabilities
•
•
•
Secure 128-bit AES
encryption
Internal Modbus gateway
functionality
Critical parameter monitoring
•
Inverter parameters
•
String currents
•
Busbar voltage and temperature
•
Internal cabinet temperature
•
Cabinet door switch for intrusion detection
•
External sensors for solar
array temperature
•
Provides inputs for weather
station integration
•
Optional internal smoke alarm
RTU or TCP connections
SOLUTION BENEFITS
Long range Monitors
Current
frequencies
allow forfor
12–37
Safety
critical
components
safemiles
operation
(20-50
km)remotely
LOS (Line(for
of Sight)
between
Takes
action
example,
DC clients
disconnect)
High speed Meets
security
encryption requirements
Up NERC
to 50 Mbps
bandwidth
Efficiency
EasyUses
monitoring
and faultencryption
isolation
Secure industry-standard
Overall productivity monitoring and verification
Rugged Impact-resistant housing
Reduces risk of total system shutdown due to
Mesh
technology provides high availability; faults
Reliable ground
never-fail
Trusted
Wireless monitoring Granular
wireless
string-level
Easy to relocate
panelsmobility identifies
underproducing
Fast roaming
allows equipment
Cost
disruptions
Cutswithout
cost ofdata
connecting
sensors by 90% or more
Low poweredUnmatched
Can be powered
using
small solar/battery
Reliability,
wireless
scalability
as site grows
installations
scalability
Meshed nodes increase network reliability
PS 600 Power supply
600V solar combiner box power
supply for string monitoring
Compatibility Integrates easily with third-party products and
legacy equipment to ensure smooth upgrades
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