Servotech Power Systems has developed a solar performance monitoring & controlling device in association with the German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). This device, dubbed ComPort, has been successfully tested with the portable solar system PV Port at the EUREF Campus in Berlin, Germany. ComPort can be integrated into any Domestic Offgrid/HyBrid solar system and turn it into a smart solar system. Additionally, a portable solar system, the PV Port, has also been erected at the same campus.
Specifically built to make users more aware of how well their solar systems are working.
The device can monitor, control, and report input/output voltage, battery charge/discharge, and solar power generation. Through app also keeps track of previous results to enable comparison. The device is developed on DIY-concept and can be easily installed into any domestic solar system. It also offers data interfaces for third-party O&M companies to combine and analyse data.
Conversely, the PV Port & Comport development is a project under a bilateral Indo-German program implemented by the GIZ. It will contribute to the wider implementation of solar in India and Germany, especially for the urban PV. The event was notably attended by German Green politician Bettina Jarasch, Deputy Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Environment, Mobility, Consumer and Climate Protection, who quoted, “At least 10 PV ports should be installed at Friedrich Strasse (Frederick Street) to reduce public car traffic and enable a public free solar-powered charging station,”
Additionally, GIZ’s Principal Advisor, Joerg Gaebler, remarked “the Pilot PV Port now installed and commissioned at EUREF-Campus will allow further study in the installation of urban PVs across different user segments, contributing to the global endeavour against climate change and dependency on fossil fuels.”