Soiling Monitoring Station

Soiling Monitoring Stations provide PV Plant owners with Accurate and Reliable Soiling Measurements. It measures and calculates metrics such as Soiling Loss Index and Soiling Ratio so that PV Plant O&M teams can evaluate and manage the impact of Soiling on PV Plant Performance. These stations can be used in both Prospective and Operational PV Plants. In Prospective plants, they are used to estimate production loss estimates due to Soiling. In Operational plants, they are needed to monitor actual production losses due to Soiling – and make optimal PV Plant cleaning schedules.

Soiling Monitoring Stations calculate Soiling Loss by comparing Short-Circuit Current and Back of Module Temperatures of a Reference PV Module and a Test PV Module. Both the Reference and Test PV Modules are identical – the Reference Module is kept clean (either manually once a day, or automatically using the Automatic Cleaning version of the Station) while the Test Module is allowed to Soil Naturally (Cleaned only when the PV Plant is Cleaned). The station supports a wide range of PV Modules – even Full-Sized ones used in Utility Grade Solar Plants.

●IEC-61724 compliant Technology
●High Soiling Accuracy of 1%
●Multiple communication options – RS-485 Modbus, Modbus TCP/IP, FTP, SNTP, Cellular to connect with PV Plant Monitoring Systems.
●Built-in Webserver for Data Retrieval and configuration – no additional software needed.
●Real-time Data and Daily Average Soiling Loss
●Data Filtering to remove unqualified Data and maximise accuracy
●Back up of Historical Data
●Supports a Wide Range of PV Modules
●Complete, Turnkey Solution

The System comes with the following:

●Class A PV Module Temperature Sensors (MBMet-801B: 2 Units)
●Soiling Station Controller, Calibrated and Configured with the required Modules
●IP65 Enclosure, pre-wired with the required components (Surge Protection Devices, Terminals, SMPS, MCBs, etc.)
●Three meters Heavy Duty GI Mounting Pole with Lightning Arrestor
●Battery Backup System (Optional)
●Solar Modules
●Cleaning Nozzles and equipment such as Pump, Level Switched, Solenoid Valves, etc. (Only for Stations with Automatic Cleaning option)