As more businesses install rooftop solar and more renewable energy farms come online, more companies are looking into solutions that expand the energy management capabilities of traditional solar power systems.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become an essential tool in expanding the energy management capabilities of solar power installations, effectively turning them into smart solar installations. With IoT-enabled installations businesses can, for example:
- Monitor all devices in the solar installation —regardless of their brand— with a single IoT Platform and form one Dashboard.
- Monitor other energy intensive assets in the facility such as pumps, motors or industrial fridges with the same IoT Platform and Dashboard.
- Make the most out of their surplus energy by operating other equipment instead of giving energy away.
- Automatically determining the best time to charge/discharge their batteries based on daily data.
In a previous article we discussed the 1st use case EVALAN envisions, namely: monitoring an entire solar installation at once, as well as other devices in the facility with a single IoT Platform. Today’s article brings us to the second use case:
Use case 2. Utilizing Surplus Energy and Saving Money
This use case is perfect for a business looking to make the most out of their surplus energy by operating other equipment instead of exporting it to the grid at a low price or with no compensation at all.
With the increased popularity of renewable energy, curtailment is becoming a critical issue to address in the design and operation of energy systems. Curtailment is an energy management practice that refers to the situation where energy infeed to the electricity grid is reduced or stopped. When this happens, renewable energy is effectively lost.
Selling Solar Energy Back to the Grid can be stopped for two reasons:
- Economic, such as no or low compensation.
- Grid-capacity, including getting penalized for discharging to the grid.
Using Energy On-Site
For solar systems without batteries, a way to avoid conferring surplus energy for free or getting penalized for discharging it to the grid is to use spare energy at once in secondary activities such as making pumps run faster, charging EVs or lowering cooling setpoints so that energy is used within the facility.
“With EVALAN’s IoT solution, you can use the surplus energy from your solar installation to run different devices in your facility by redirecting and transforming surplus energy to power specific devices” shares Emre Toparlar, Senior Product Manager at EVALAN.
The technology you need: BACE IoT
BACE Plus is best suited to connect your assets. This BACE module connects straight to your device via one of the several built-in protocols and creates reliable bi-directional communication between your device and the cloud application. The collected information from each device is provided to you as an API or Webhook to any application or database you want in a neat and consistent way so that it can be used however it is necessary to cater to different stakeholders.
“EVALAN is expert in the management and monitoring of solar energy systems with BACE, Build A Connection Everywhere, an IoT solution consisting of a gateway, a cloud PaaS and a user-friendly dashboard” states Emre.
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Kwa kuwa biashara zaidi na zaidi zinaweka jua juu ya paa na mashamba zaidi ya nishati mbadala yanakuja mtandaoni, kampuni zaidi na zaidi zinaangalia suluhisho ambazo zinaongeza uwezo wa usimamizi wa nishati ya jua ya jadi. Mtandao wa Vitu (IoT) umekuwa chombo muhimu katika kupanua uwezo wa usimamizi wa nishati ya mitambo ya nishati ya jua, kwa ufanisi kugeuka yao katika mitambo ya jua smart. Pamoja na mitambo IoT-kuwezesha biashara inaweza, kwa mfano: - Kufuatilia vifaa vyote katika mitambo ya jua <unk> bila kujali brand yao <unk> na moja IoT Jukwaa na kuunda moja Dashboard. - Kufuatilia mali nyingine nishati-intensive katika kituo kama vile pampu, motors au friji viwanda na sawa IoT Jukwaa na Dashboard. - Kutumia zaidi nishati yao ya ziada kwa kuendesha vifaa vingine badala ya kutoa nishati mbali. - Kuamua moja kwa moja wakati bora wa kuchaji au kuondoa betri zao kulingana na data ya kila siku. Katika makala ya awali tulizungumzia kesi ya kwanza ya matumizi ya EVALAN, yaani: kufuatilia kituo chote cha jua kwa wakati mmoja, pamoja na vifaa vingine katika kituo hicho na jukwaa moja la IoT. Makala ya leo inatuleta kwa kesi ya pili ya matumizi: Matumizi ya kesi 2. Kutumia nishati ya ziada na kuokoa pesa: kesi hii ya matumizi ni kamili kwa biashara inayotaka kupata zaidi ya nishati yao ya ziada kwa kuendesha vifaa vingine badala ya kuizalisha kwa gridi kwa bei ya chini au bila fidia yoyote. Pamoja na kuongezeka kwa umaarufu wa nishati mbadala, kupunguza inakuwa suala muhimu la kushughulikia katika kubuni na uendeshaji wa mifumo ya nishati. Kupunguza ni mazoezi ya usimamizi wa nishati ambayo inahusu hali ambapo nishati infeed kwa gridi ya umeme ni kupunguzwa au kusimamishwa. Hilo linapotokea, kwa kweli nishati inayobadilika hupoteza nguvu. Kuuza Nishati ya Jua nyuma ya Gridi inaweza kusimamishwa kwa sababu mbili: - Kiuchumi, kama vile hakuna au fidia ya chini. - Gridi-uwezo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kupata adhabu kwa ajili ya kutolewa kwa gridi. Kwa mifumo ya jua bila betri, njia ya kuepuka kutoa nishati ya ziada kwa bure au kupata adhabu kwa kuifungua kwenye gridi ni kutumia nishati ya ziada mara moja katika shughuli za sekondari kama vile kufanya pampu kukimbia kwa kasi, kuchaji EVs au kupunguza viwango vya baridi ili nishati itumie ndani ya kituo. "Kwa ufumbuzi wa IoT wa EVALAN, unaweza kutumia nishati ya ziada kutoka kwa ufungaji wako wa jua kuendesha vifaa tofauti katika kituo chako kwa kuelekeza na kubadilisha nishati ya ziada kuendesha vifaa maalum, ""anashiriki Emre Toparlar, Meneja Mkuu wa Bidhaa katika EVALAN." Kwa sababu ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia. Moduli hii ya BAC inaunganisha moja kwa moja na kifaa chako kupitia moja ya itifaki kadhaa zilizojengwa na huunda mawasiliano ya kuaminika ya pande mbili kati ya kifaa chako na programu ya wingu. Habari zilizokusanywa kutoka kwa kila kifaa hutolewa kwako kama API au Webhook kwa programu yoyote au hifadhidata unayotaka kwa njia ya kawaida na thabiti ili iweze kutumika hata hivyo ni muhimu kukidhi wadau tofauti. "Evalon ni mtaalam katika usimamizi na ufuatiliaji wa mifumo ya nishati ya jua na BACE, kujenga uhusiano kila mahali, ufumbuzi wa IoT unaojumuisha lango, wingu PaaS na dashibodi ya kirafiki ya mtumiaji. """ Kwa maelezo zaidi, tumia barua pepe kwa email@example.com. Au kitabu mkutano na wasimamizi wa mauzo hapa.