Im a homeowner with an OutBack system. What can WattPlot do for me?
Tuning and analyzing real-world systems requires more than the simplistic bar-and-line charts that WattPlot produces for individual devices. It requires being able to see the entire system, as a whole, and knowing the normal range of values. It requires knowing what your loads are and when. And it requires knowing how the weather impacts your system’s production.
The greenMonitor Renewable Energy Monitor software from greenHouse Computers provides you with those tools. Our statistical analysis tools help you understand how much power you will make and use on a rainy Tuesday, and how that is different from how much power you might have on a sunny Sunday. The builtin forecasting tools can help you understand and plan generator run times, if needed, or simply help reduce wasted power.
And the greenMonitor Renewable Energy Monitor software is fully network integrated. No "penalty box" viewers, such as "FirstMATE", and no need to worry about "local only" unroutable or dynamic IP addresses. greenMonitor is real software for real renewable energy systems.
The OutBack inverters and charge controllers that control your renewable energy system are very sophisticated pieces of technology. There are many settings possible that alter the behavior and performance of these devices and, consequently, your entire system. Each installation and situation is different for every installed system. The circumstances of your solar and/or wind exposure, combined with the individual characteristics of your battery bank(s), utility grid (if connected), generators (if used), all contribute to a renewable energy system that is unlike any other. Unique systems call for unique settings to get the most out of your investment. The difficulty resides in how to determine what settings are right for your system. The WattPlot software was created to help overcome those difficulties. Specifically, it gives you the ability to: Accurately view the performance and behavior of any component or group of components, over a period of time. Monitor your system in real time.
