Solar
Sensors,
Meters, and Apps
MET Stations for Utility PV
Enjoy fully customizable SCADA MET stations designed for utility PV plants. These modular weather stations integrate with multiple SCADA applications and hardware platforms.
Solar Resource Assessment
Accurately measure the available energy from the sun for a future utility PV installation. The solution includes pyranometers, MET station, data logger, battery backup, and cell modem. We offer full installation & commissioning services including concrete foundations & chain-link fence. Also we offer on-site O&M services for installed MET stations.
Commercial and Industrial C&I Solar PV
Weather data and PV panel conditions are the perfect enhancement to rooftop and canopy solar installations. We offer seven different PVmet weather stations to suit almost any budget or requirements for C&I solar PV.
MET Stations
Learn more about MET stations designed for larger solar PV. These stations feature sensors for irradiance, soiling, temperature, back of module temperatures, wind, rain, and more. We support many standards for PV monitoring, including:
- SunSpec
- IEC 61724-1
- ISO 9060:2018 Class A
- ISO Rule 304.9 Table 1
- ISO 17025 Accredited calibration
Popular MET Stations
| Sensor | High-End MET Station | Mid-Range Station - PVmet 500 | All-Purpose Station - PVmet 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irradiance | EKO, Kipp & Zonen, Huskeflux | EKO - supports 3 | EKO x 2 |
| BOM Temp | PT1000 | RainWise - supports 3 | Includes 1, supports 2 |
| Soiling | Atonometrics RC18, DustIQ | n/a | n/a |
| Rain | Pronamic | PVmet 500 Series Rain Gauge | PVmet 200 |
| Hail | Luft | n/a | n/a |
| Wind | RM Young | Mini Aervane, Ultrasonic | Speed and direction |
| Relative Humidity, Temp | RM Young | PVmet 500 | Includes temp |
| Barometric Pressure | BaroVUE 10 | PVmet 500 | n/a |
Publications
"Whatever the Weather", Benefits of weather stations for solar PV - interview with PowerWise CEO Carsten Steenberg with Power and Energy Solutions, Issue 41, 2022.
"Why performance ratio metrics are a thing of the past", Article written by PowerWise CEO Carsten Steenberg in PV Tech, July 2021.
“Will Modbus TCP be the dominant communication standard for C&I solar inverter environments going forward?, Advantages of Modbus TCP vs. Modbus RTU,” Article by PowerWise CEO Carsten Steenberg in PV Tech, August 2021.
About PowerWise
Several of our team members were part of RainWise, Inc. a 47-year-old weather station company which was acquired in 2020 by Nielsen-Kellerman. The PowerWise CEO was also the CEO at RainWise from 2011 until the time of acquisition. Part of the RainWise team, now working with PowerWise, created the most successful line of Weather Stations (PVMet) for the C&I market with more than 9,500 units installed worldwide. In fact, our lead engineer was also the author of the first edition of the SunSpec standard for Weather Stations (MODBUS register mappings for environmental stations).
We have access to all key vendors in the PV industry – EKO Instruments, Campbell Scientific, Hukseflux, Kipp & Zonen RainWise, RM Young, and Atonometrics to name a few – so we can always tailor the MET systems to fit specs and budget. We also offer MET station installation and commissioning, civil work services and O&M for the MET stations after they have been installed.
Experienced Solar PV Weather Team
PowerWise has solar PV customers and industry contacts from all over the world. You can trust the PowerWise team with your MET stations for PV. Call +1-207-370-6517, email sales@powerwisesystems.com, or use our webform.
Contact PowerWise today