Aurora PVIDESKTOP platform from Power-One for Aurora Photovoltaic Inverters

Power-One has made available of its Aurora PVIDESKTOP, an innovative control and monitoring platform for residential and small commercial applications of its Aurora Photovoltaic Inverters. It also provides an appealing solution to have production data and device status available at a glance without use of either computer or internet connection. The Aurora PVIDESKTOP is now available in U.S. and Canada.

The Aurora PVI-DESKTOP is capable of gathering data from up to six string inverters for power plants up to 60 kW in a local plant environment and provides an extensive presentation of all relevant plant parameters through screen shots on a 3 1/2" touch-screen color TFT display. The communication between the inverters and the Aurora PVI-DESKTOP is carried out through either RS485 wire link or radio link at 915 MHz. In both cases the communication is supported by an Aurora protocol.

The Aurora PVI-DESKTOP can also function without data line wiring. Flexibility of main power backup is guaranteed by an integrated Lithium battery with a backup time of three weeks from full charge.

The Aurora PVI-DESKTOP comes with a table-top docking station and a wall-mount bracket, stylus pen, and battery-recharge wall-plug AC adapter. In addition, a supplied standard 2GByte SD memory card guarantees an energy production data storage up to 10 years with a sampling period of 15 minutes, or 20 years with an optional 4GByte SD memory card. The Aurora PVI-DESKTOP USB port can be connected to a PC for free software upgrades. Additionally, an optional Bluetooth wireless link for software upgrades from a PC is expected to be available soon.