An enterprise SCADA system collects data from all the solar PV sites in a portfolio and pulls it into one platform. This is different...
Benefits of Having an Enterprise SCADA System
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Troy Morlan
4 Ways Solar PV SCADA Integrates Substation Devices
The substation is the hub of the SCADA network, and contains some of the most critical devices, equipment and applications at the...
String Versus Central Inverters for Solar PV Projects
Inverters have one of the most important jobs at a solar PV plant. They convert the DC power coming from the solar panels into AC...
6 Ways to Reduce SCADA Costs With Intelligent Site Design
Site capacity is one of the major factors that drives the total cost of a SCADA system for a solar or energy storage project....
10 Ways to Maximize Your SCADA Historian Investment
At a solar PV plant, the historian is responsible for storing and logging the data that the SCADA system aggregates. It allows...
6 Ways to Prepare for Standardizing Your Fleet’s SCADA and DAS Systems
Many solar PV asset owners have wide and disparate portfolios, often due to rapid-growth mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As a...
7 Things to Know About PLCs for Solar PV Projects
A Power Plant Controller (PPC) is used to control and regulate the networked inverters, devices and equipment at a solar PV plant in...
6 Essential Parts of a DAS Bill of Materials (BOM)
A bill of materials (BOM) is a comprehensive list of the parts, items, assemblies and components needed to create an end product. A...
What Are Data Loggers and Why Are They Important in DAS Applications?
In a solar PV Data Acquisition System (DAS), a data logger is typically the device used to concentrate and collect all of the data...
Best Practices for SCADA Systems in Solar PV Plants
Part 2: Network Security and Fiber Considerations When it comes to best practices for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition...