Blog Articles
At Nor-Cal Controls, we’re committed to sharing insights, industry trends, and expert advice to keep you informed. Our blog is your go-to resource for the latest updates, best practices, and in-depth discussions on all things related to control systems and technology. Whether you’re looking for expert tips, project highlights, or emerging trends, you’ll find valuable content to help you stay ahead.
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...
Identifying Threats: Understanding Cybersecurity from a Business Risk Perspective
Within the power industry, there has been a lot of noise, chatter, and discussion from many different government agencies regarding...
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...
Achieving Holistic SCADA Synergy: Substation Device Monitoring and Controls Integration
We've spent several blogs on how the SCADA system interacts with the different field devices at a solar PV site, including the...
7 Ways Solar PV Tracker Systems Integrate With SCADA
Solar tracker systems are an advanced technology for mounting PV panels. They use motors to automatically move the panels to follow...
PSCAD PPC Modeling & Requirements for Utility Scale Renewable Plants
WITH OM NAYAK OF NAYAK CORPORATION Although the PPC is a small part of an overall utility-scale renewable energy plant, the...
5 Reporting Basics for Solar PV Operators
Cypress Creek Renewables is one of the country's leading solar and storage companies. They develop and own projects, and provide...
A Quick Guide to HMI for Solar PV Projects
A Human Machine Interface (HMI) is a user interface that allows a person to interact with a system, machine or device. In simpler...
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...