Featured in Search for buoyancy – 10-2017

A nose for quality

Module monitoring: PV is a stable technology and comparatively coarse methods of performance monitoring are considered sufficient to assure optimal performance. However, approximately 8% of all module defects are not easily detectable.

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pv magazine

04 Oct 2017

The SunSniffer can be installed into solar arrays in a variety of ways, and used to monitor the module-level output or the performance of a string.

Of all the technologies available to produce electricity, PV is by far the simplest and most stable. Combined with its scalability, this is the key reason why PV can be successfully deployed in remote areas where there is no sophisticated maintenance infrastructure available. But the essential component of a PV plant, the modules, are error-prone, …

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