Seminar No: MEE-4403

Monitoring and Operation of PV-Systems

Monitoring and Operation of PV-Systems

  • You will learn why monitoring systems are an important part of a solar power system.
  • You will receive practice-orientated information about the selection of monitoring systems.
  • Experienced speakers will familiarize you with the snares at purchasing, implementing and operating monitoring systems.
  • You will learn how the business with new clients will be streng-thened through the monitoring of your solar power system.
  • You will hear how you can turn customer complaints into a profi table service business.

Download-Documents

 MonitoringOperation_mee4403.pdf

Chairman

Prof. Gerd Heilscher

Ulm University of Applied Science

Gerd Heilscher is Professor for “Energy Data Management for Decentralized Energy Systems” at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences and head of the institute for energy and automation. He is active in the field of sustainable energy systems since 1988 when he left University of Oldenburg after finishing his Master of Science in Renewable Energies. From 1991 till 2006 he was director of meteocontrol. His actual research topics concentrate on the combination of meteorological and energy related expertise for the further integration of renewable energies into the utility grid.

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Your Speakers

Murad Can

skytron energy GmbH, Berlin, Germany

Prof. Bernd Engel

Director of Institute TU Braunschweig, Germany

Daniel Föhr

Director of Projects, Q3 Energieelektronik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Prof. Gerd Heilscher

University of Applied Science, Ulm, Germany

Sebastian Heß

Hessware GmbH, Germany

Dr. Mark Lynass

GE Global Research, Germany

Hubert Medl

Executive Board, EMPURON AG, Germany

Robert Pfatischer

Director, meteocontrol GmbH, Germany

Daniel Schöllhorn

EnBW Regional AG, Stuttgart, Germany

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You will meet

Specialists and managers of the ­PV-industry with responsibilities for

•    Sales

•    Marketing

•    Service

•    Project development

•    Technical operations

As well as

•    Installation companies for ­PV-plants

•    Engineering and planning offices

•    Producers and operators of ­PV-plants

•    Project corporations for the ­installation of larger PV- plants

•    Energy providers

•    Energy consultants

•    Loan specialists

•    Local decision-makers

•    Universities, Universities of ­Applied Sciences, Research ­Institutes

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Programme

Monday, June 17th, 2013

Check-in and Welcome Coffee

9.00 hrs

9.30 - 18.15 hrs

Introduction

1.    Welcome/Introduction

Dipl.-Kfm. Bernd Porzelius, OTTI e. V., Regensburg

2.    Introduction to PV-Monitoring

  • Why monitoring?
  • Benefits for the installer
  • Benefits for the customer
  • Benefits for the grid integration
  • Use cases

Prof. Gerd Heilscher

3.    Specification of PV Monitoring Systems

  • How to choose the right monitoring system
  • Monitoring for Multi MW PVsystems
  • Requirements for PV monitoring to optimize self consumption
  • Grid Integration and Feed in Management

Prof. Gerd Heilscher

Lessons learned from 2012

Feed in Management Solutions

4.    Integration of Photovoltaic in the Grid

  • Current grid challenges
  • Grid metering
  • New smart assets

Daniel Schöllhorn

5.    Feed in Management in ­Germany 2012

  • Legal definitions
  • Experiences with the implementation of feed in management
  • Regulator point of view from December 2012
  • Status and outlook to the compensation payment directive

Prof. Bernd Engel

Utility Scale Photovoltaic Systems

6.    Monitoring Your PV Power Plant

Murad Can, skytron energy

6.    Operators Experiences

  • Required tools
  • Optimized workflow
  • Operation and trading
  • Experience on grid inter­action
  • Lessens learned    

Robert Pfatischer

7.    Spatial and temporal resolution requirements for various PV system topographies

  • How may data points are required for good system diagnostics
  • Trends in data management for large data sets
  • String monitoring cost versus value, is it worth it?

Dr. Mark Lynass

8.    Monitoring for Utility Scale Photovoltaic Systems

  • Design requirements
  • Preventive maintenance
  • The value of powerful analysing tools

Hubert Medl

Outlook

9.    Smart Meter - State of the Art

  • EnWG and smart meter definition
  • Introduction to the certification roadmap
  • BSI - Protection profile and technical guideline
  • CONEXA – Smart Meter Gateway

Sebastian Heß

10.    PV-Battery-Systems

  • Self consumption rate
  • Load management
  • Monitoring requirements

Daniel Föhr

11.    PV Monitoring 2020

  • Challenges for the design of future PV monitoring systems
  • Metering, monitoring and feed in management
  • Smart grid interface and smart market requirements

Prof. Gerd Heilscher

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Supporting Organisations

Altenergymag.comBundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) e.V.DGS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie e.V.Photovoltaik - Magazin für Profispv magazineSonne Wind & Wärme - Das Branchenmagazin für regenerative EnergienSonnenenergie - Offizielles Fachorgan der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie e.V.ENF

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Sponsors

SKYTRON - Pioneers of Energy

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Accommodation

NH Hotel Munich-Dornach

Einsteinring 20

85609 Aschheim-DornachGermany

Phone:    +49 89 940096-707

Fax:    +49 89 940096-100

nhmuenchendornach@nh-hotels.com

Please book your accomodation as soon as possible by yourself.

www.booking.com

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Ambiance

Munich:

The vivid capital of Bavaria close to the Alps gives you the chance to experience tradition and high-tech in one place. Discover in the surroundings lovely castles and lakes, original villages and majestic mountains.

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