“Not having monitoring on your solar PV system is like driving a car without a dashboard”
Nigel Morris, Solar Analytics 👷
What would you do if your PV system is not working properly?!
Solar PV systems can chug away quietly for years without an issue, but If you’re not sure how well your solar system is working, follow these six simple steps to do a quick health check of your system.
Step 1: Don’t rely on your electricity bill
Step 2: Look up – is there shading or dirt on the panels?
Step 3: Look at the inverter – is there a red or green light?
Step 4: View your system’s data
Step 5: How do you know if your solar is producing as much energy as it should?
Step 6: Install a third-party solar monitor
When your system was installed, you should have been given an owner’s manual by the retailer or installer with an estimated prediction of your solar system’s production for each month of the year.
Check the estimated amounts in the owner’s manual with the actual output revealed on your inverter’s account via the app or web interface, Or check it using a third-party monitoring system.
Losses can occur with the inverter and the cabling, and the performance of the panels is affected by many factors including the ambient temperature, climate, and the angle and direction of sunlight falling on the panels. A well-designed and installed system minimises these losses and can deliver close to its rated amount of electricity in the right conditions.
To stay on top of your PV system’s health and make the best use of your solar power to save money, you could consider investing a few hundred dollars in a third-party Engineer such as AQ Electric.
AQ Electric offer high quality of inspections, testing and monitoring of your solar system and detecting when the output is unexpectedly low and alerting you.
third-party engineer will know the correct performance to expect from your panels considering best monitoring system and will alert you if it drops below the minimum expected performance, and will take the best action in the suitable time.
For more information and requests you can reach us,,
– Email: Aqatawneh@aqelectric.net
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