For the smart grid, the weather is going to be murder.
The proliferation of solar panels will effectively transform commercial districts and neighborhoods into small, localized power plants. While that will allow utilities to cut back on coal, the unpredictable, varying nature of solar power will force grid operators to dispatch or throttle power rapidly. Solar-balancing smart grid systems now confined to pilot projects will need to become common features pretty soon.
But what happens when 20 percent or more of the homes in a community go solar and a cloud passes overhead? That changes a neighborhood of solar power producers to utility power customers in a matter of minutes – and grids built to deliver power one way at constant voltages and frequencies have trouble accommodating that two-way, intermittent flow.
Too much solar power, and local grid voltage could rise, causing potential problems for motors, lights and other equipment. Too little, and voltage can sag. That may only flicker light bulbs at home, but it can lead to million-dollar work stoppages for customers like semiconductor manufacturers and server farms that need clean power at a near-to-constant voltage and frequency.
Some customers may not be able to monitor their Solar Panels or will not know if a component of the system has stopped working.
Carbonmetrics, as part of its solution, maintains and operates the solar systems. We will know if there is a problem and will have this rapidly resolved. We have intelligence in our software monitoring system to detect fluctuations. You also have our software solutions as part of the installation.
We will believe in working together as a team with you and are always around. We have always understood the need to effectively integrate Solar Energy with Smart Grid solutions. Where possible, we use Zigbee enabled technical solutions to enusre we maintain a common monitoring system. Our solutions consider Smart Grid requirements, monitoring and maintenance and are always available for any questions you may have.
Email us now on sales@carbonmetrics.eu or call us on +44 207 193 4270 for more details.
