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solar product spotlight: performance monitoring Performance Monitoring Solar performance monitoring systems are necessary to verify the components within a solar system are performing and producing the energy they should. Here, we highlight some of the performance monitoring systems available on the market today. SEE AD ON PAGE 29 SEE AD ON PAGE 26 Continental Control Systems Product: WattNode Wide-Range Modbus Energy Meter Voltage: 100-600 Vac, wye and delta, single-phase, and three-phase Current: 5 – 6000 Amps Power: 2W Frequency: 50/60Hz Warranty: 5-year warranty Output: Requires 0.333 Vac current transformers Sensitivity: 0.5 % when used with 0.3% current transformers Certifications: ANSI C12.20, Sunspec Key Features: • Correct wiring errors remotely; • Change a CT’s polarity; • Change a CT to a different line voltage; • SunSpec, C12.20 certified; • Updates readings every 100 ms; • Class 0.5 accuracy. www.ctlsys.com Solmetric Product: PV Analyzer I-V Curve Tracer Voltage: 1500V Current: 30A Power: 45kW Warranty: 1-year warranty Certifications: TUV Key Features: • Measure I-V curves up to 1500V at 30A; • Wireless interface to irradiance sensor with 300ft range; • Highest measurement throughput; • Large, easy-to-use user interface. www.solmetric.com Tigo Energy, Inc. Product: TS4-A-2F (Fire Safety Add-on for 2 Modules up to 1000W) Voltage: 16V - 90V per input Current: 15A per input Power: 1000W Warranty: 25-year warranty Spectral Range: Per module Operating Temperature Range: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) Certifications: UL, TUV, IP68, Fronius Product: Fronius Symo Advanced Voltage: 600V - 1000V Current: 25.0A / 16.5A Power: Multiple Frequency: 45 - 65Hz Certifications: UL 1741-2010 Second Edition (including UL1741 Supplement SA 2016-09 for California Rule 21 and Hawaiian Electric Code Rule 14H), UL1998 (for functions: AFCI, RCMU and isolation monitoring), IEEE 1547-2003, IEEE 1547.1-2003, ANSI/ Frequency: Powerline communication NEMA 3R www.tigoenergy.com Warranty: 10-year warranty Logging Values: 10 - 24kW IEEE C62.41, FCC Part 15 A & B, NEC 2017 Article 690, C22. 2 No. 107.1-16, UL1699B Issue 2 -2013, CSA TIL M-07 Issue 1 -2013 www.fronius.com Spectrafy Product: SolarSIM-G spectral pyranometer Voltage: 12Vdc Power: <1W Warranty: 5-year warranty Spectral Range: 280-4000nm Measurement Range: 280-4000nm Output: RS-485 ASCII Sensitivity: <1% Certifications: ISO 9080:2018 Class A www.spectrafy.com 28 NOVEMBER•DECEMBER2019 /// www.nacleanenergy.com