Manufacturer Verifies Solar Panel Health and Power Generation
Echelon’s technology provides a high level of reliability and flexibility, which we considered necessary for a more efficient and diverse solution for our customers. Because LonWorks® is an open technology, it interfaces well with most of the subsystems our clients use, making data more accessible and helping to reduce overall systems costs.
—Jeffrey Philott, director of marketing, SMA America, Inc.
Participants
- End user/Integrator: SMA America, Inc., a subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG, the world leader in solar inverters
Challenge
- Monitor operation and measure the electricity generated by solar panels
- Make the data accessible via standard protocols
Solution
- SMA America’s Sunny Central 250U inverters
- The Echelon SmartServer reads and stores data from inverters and provides a gateway to energy monitoring and energy demand management systems