Solution for monitoring and controlling large-scale photovoltaics systems
11/10/2016 Phoenix Contact Ltd
The Phoenix Contact Array Control switchgear and control-gear assembly helps system operators and planners to implement efficient park management for large-scale photovoltaic systems.A solar system consists of a variety of string combiner boxes, inverters, and additional monitoring components such as reference sensors, weather stations or energy meters. In order to manage the accumulated data volume, the photovoltaic park is divided into individual segments called arrays.
The switchgear and control-gear assembly receives the measuring data in an array according to a uniform data model and forwards these to a central control room. Pre-programmed function blocks simplify the connection of individual components, such as inverters, to the Array Control. In the event of a network overload, the inverter is controlled, in order to reduce the power, the Array Control box also takes on numerous diagnostic functions, e.g., in the event of a drop in performance in a string, then can alert the control room to the issue.
For more information, please contact:
Phoenix Contact Ltd
Halesfield 13
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4PG
Tel: 0845 881 2222
Fax: 0845 881 2211
Email: info@phoenixcontact.co.uk
Web: www.phoenixcontact.co.uk
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