Arturo Zarate of DECK Monitoring explains monitoring systems: How they work, what components are required, overview of installation process, how to interpret data, and benefits of.

3. 1. “Flying Blind”
2. Direct Panel Testing with Multimeter
3. Hardware Readings
• Inverters (on site/web interface)
• Smart Combiners
• Micro Inverters
4. Monitoring Service

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12. Downtime Loss Scenarios
(Data from SolarPRO Magazine -- 500 kW system in Washington DC)

15. • Placed around wiring coming out of inverter
• Measures AC current coming out of inverter
• Wired into meter

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19. • Tools for O&M
• Secure password-protected interface

20. • Intended for general public
• Ideal tool to generate Green PR
Gauges display Basic graphs
real-time system to engage and
generation educate the
numbers public
Your system
in sync with See your energy
Mother Nature savings

22. • Allows you to see
information from all
system inverters side by
side with other system
data
• Get inverter fault codes
and production data
through web interface
• For most projects, saves
time and money vs. site
visits to retrieve inverter
readings

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