Hi,

I have one of the older Axpert type inverters, 5kVa 4kw. I am looking for a way to monitor the loads etc remotely via the web.

What can you recommend? Or do I need to replace the inverter..... If so what is recommended. My PV is stringed in 3's and I do not want to change this.

Thanks

You can buy off the shelve software like ICC or try this great DIY option that I use:

 

HARDWARE:

Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) version

USB or serial-USB Cable depending on your interface to the inverter

SOFTWARE:

Solpilog - polling inverter / power information 

Telegram - On your cell! Get your inverter stats on the fly! Create a bot. Works great

Node-red - Awesome flows!

DuckDNS - To link your ever changing WAN IP to a static domain name - Stats / dashboard available as long as you have internet.

EmonCMS - Store data. Design your own custom dashboards 

Docker

Let me know and I can build you an image that you can download and try it out!

 

 

 

Thanks this look awesome.

How would I interface this with my wifi system to see status on my cellphone when I am not home?

On 2021/05/28 at 9:52 AM, Namreh said:

to see status on my cellphone

Use the Telegram app. You would be able to receive automated stats or based on a query i.e. type a command and the bot will return the answer for you.

This sound awesome, can you assist me with setting this up?

 

sure send me a DM with your cell

Now this looks the business 

@abeetude Do you know if SolPipLog will let you control the inverter as well, e.g. switch mode from SBU to utility or back?

@SolarFrans I would think yes. You can manually do this by the looks of it, via the timer option or I would guess maybe via mqtt

 

Yes, Solpiplog will allow inverter mode switching, as well as charger mode switching too... Definitely.... I am in fact using these features and send the requests via Node Red -> Solpiplog -> Inverter...

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