PVmet-500-M2 Weather Station
- Powerful sensor interface
- PV back-panel temperature
- Ambient temperature / RH / Barometric pressure
- Irradiance GHI / POA
- Wind speed and direction (Aervane)
- Precipitation
- MODBUS RTU 485 (Sunspec®)
The PVmet-500-M2 station is a unique modular platform to configure the most comprehensive weather station compatible with IEC 61724 standard's requirements for PV monitoring. Multiple high end pyranometers and weather sensors can be combined as a turnkey soltion for PV monitoring applications. This low cost station is compact and simple to install and to connect to any inverter or SCADA system. PVmet is an innovative sensor platform for PV monitoring applications, which is developed by Rainwise Inc. and provided by EKO.
PVmet-500-M2 weather station comprises a powerful electronic interface to connect all sensors and convert the output to a Modbus data string (RS-485 Modbus interface - Sunspec® certified).
Standard measurement parameters are
- PV back-panel temperature
- Relative humidity
- Barometric pressure
- Ambient ...
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