Commercial rooftop photovoltaic array in clear daylight, with the surrounding architecture visible

Solar Monitoring

From generation to understanding

Solar PV monitoring that keeps you connected to the asset behind the energy

PV Monitoring

The system behind the generation

Panels, inverters, meters and electrical equipment form one connected physical system — the starting point for photovoltaic monitoring

Photovoltaic modules, aluminum clamps and mounting rails across a commercial rooftop — Array
The generating surface
Photovoltaic modules and their mounting structures form the array

Solar string inverters with organized cable routes beneath a rooftop weather canopy — Power conversion
From sunlight to usable power
Inverters convert the array’s DC output for the site’s AC electrical system

Illustration of closed PV AC metering and electrical enclosures with separate metal conduits beside a solar array — Metering and electrical
Where the site becomes measurable
Meters measure generation and power exchange at the site’s electrical connection points

From Asset to Software

Turn separate signals into usable monitoring

The asset

Start with the real site

Every installation has its own equipment, connections and available sources

Information

Bring the signals out of isolation

Connect available generation records, equipment status and site conditions

Structure

Make each record meaningful

Give incoming data consistent names, units and time references, linked to the equipment it describes

Software

Make the information usable

The connected records become a foundation for PV monitoring software, history and investigation

KAV Solar monitoringStructure concept

Connected information

Generation
Equipment
Conditions
Events

Connected and organized

Ready for monitoring

Consistent recordsEquipment contextShared history

Photovoltaic rows, inverter stations and an electrical service lane across a utility solar site

One record, with context

Source: Generation record
Time: Timestamp
Measurement: Consistent unit
Association: Equipment reference

Illustrative structure · No live telemetry

Asset Operations

When generation changes, know where to look

Is the change across the site or isolated to one system? Follow an investigation from the wider picture to the equipment records that help you decide what to check next

Follow a generation review

Solar generation reviewIllustrative walkthrough

Site overview

Start with the wider picture

Review the site’s generation history and choose the PV system you want to investigate

Commercial campus photovoltaic rooftops seen from above, with distinct array banks and service corridors

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Solar + Storage

Add storage to the energy picture

Extend solar energy monitoring to the batteries alongside generation, with Battery Monitoring and Energy Storage System Monitoring shaped around the storage asset

ESS Monitoring can include a Battery Energy Storage System, connecting BESS Monitoring with the wider site context

Battery energy storage cabinets installed beside photovoltaic rows in a dry open landscape

Elevated view across a photovoltaic rooftop, service walkway and engineering campus facade in daylight

Solar Monitoring Demo

See how your solar asset could come into view

Tell us about the PV system, equipment and information already available so the monitoring demonstration can focus on the parts most relevant to your site

Request a Solar Monitoring Demo