The PV plant on an area of 100 hectares will be controlled by 54 individual Gantner Q.reader power plant controllers “PPC”. A central 19” data logger and PPC rack will control the two grid connection points. The PPC receives control commands from the Automatic Network Management ANM by IEC 60870 communication protocol. With the integrated touch screen of the local SCADA/HMI the power plant can be operated on site.
The control and monitoring functions are provided with a sample rate of 1Hz. One-minute measurement values will be sent to the Gantner.webportal for daily O&M and for comprehensive power plant analytics with latest big data technologies. The total number of acquired and calculated channels adds up to about 500 million per day and a lifetime data volume of 12 TB.
Thanks to the restful API which comes with Gantner.webportal it is easy to integrate plant data into company-wide data warehouses for unified storage and further applications. To effectively support onsite O&M, Gantner will setup an industrial Wi-Fi mesh network for smooth working processes for the service technicians. Gantner is also supplying six weather stations.
Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions is a full-service PV monitoring and control supplier for utility scale PV Power Plants. The Gantner hardware portfolio includes string monitoring devices, DC and AC combiner boxes, weather stations, cloud-based SaaS, power quality meters, data loggers and the power plant controller "Q. reader".
Gantner’s solutions are installed in many of the largest utility scale PV plants with a total capacity in the two-digit GW range, making Gantner one of the biggest independent PV monitoring companies worldwide.
Gantner Instruments was founded in 1982 and has offices in Germany, Austria, China, France, India and the US.
The PV business unit, Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions, has established itself in the PV monitoring and control business with the highest level of product accuracy and reliability.
The company has access to a global PV expert network and several collaborations with leading institutes. Furthermore, it has a worldwide presence with offices in both established and upcoming PV markets, and technical experts in many geographic areas on hand to deliver local service.
Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions GmbH
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Telefon: +49 (37754) 3351-0
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http://www.gantner-environment.de
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