Site Production

The PRODUCTION TREND section contains a trend chart of the production data in a site.

1. Access the Solar Accelerators home page.
   The OVERVIEW section appears.
2. In the PRODUCTION section, select .
   The PRODUCTION TREND section appears, displaying the historical production data in a trend chart for the following values:

   • AC power
   • DC power
   • Expected power
   • Average POA

   As needed, you can show or hide any of these metrics by selecting each of them.

   If you pause over a point in the chart, the production data at that point in time appears.

3. By default, the data is displayed for the last 15 days. To filter the data based on a date range:
   • Enter the range in the text boxes above the chart, and then select SUBMIT. We recommend that you limit the duration to 30 days.
   • Use the quick filter options (such as 1 DAY, 5 DAYS, 1 WEEK, and 4 WEEKS) to filter the data quickly.
   • Click and drag a portion of the chart to zoom in or zoom out the duration.
4. To download the data into a PNG or a CSV file, select , and then select the required format.

The INVERTER COMPARISON section allows you to view the top 10 and least 10 performers among all the inverters. You can also view the trend chart of a selected metric for inverters.

1. Access the Solar Accelerators home page.
   The OVERVIEW section appears.
2. In the PRODUCTION section, select .
   The PRODUCTION TREND section appears.
3. Select INVERTER COMPARISON.
   The INVERTER COMPARISON section appears.
4. Enter the date range, the chart type, and the metric for which you want to compare inverters, and then select SUBMIT.
   The data for the selected metric and date range is plotted in the chart type that you have specified. If you pause over the chart, the highest and lowest performers among the inverters appears.
5. To download the data into a PNG or a CSV file, select , and then select the required format.

The PERFORMANCE MODELING section contains a chart of actual and expected production data. It uses a digital twin to calculate the expected production of a site (based on the actual weather and site setup).

1. Access the Solar Accelerators home page.
   The OVERVIEW section appears.
2. In the PRODUCTION section, select .
   The PRODUCTION TREND section appears.
3. Select PERFORMANCE MODELING.
   The PERFORMANCE MODELING section appears.
4. Enter the date range, and in the ROLL UP BY box, specify whether you want to roll up the data monthly or daily, and then select ANALYZE.
   The expected and actual production data appears for the selected date range, rolled up daily or monthly as specified.
5. To download the data into a PNG or a CSV file, select , and then select the required format.

The LOSS BREAKDOWN ANALYSIS section contains the output of the loss breakdown analysis, plotted based on the loss type and inverter. This machine-learning model identifies and categorizes various losses by comparing the AC power of inverters along with the site irradiance.

1. Access the Solar Accelerators home page.
   The OVERVIEW section appears.
2. In the PRODUCTION section, select .
   The PRODUCTION TREND section appears.
3. Select LOSS BREAKDOWN ANALYSES.
   The LOSS BREAKDOWN ANALYSES section appears, displaying the following charts:

   • TOTAL LOSS BREAKDOWN BY LOSS TYPE: Displays the loss of all inverters for each loss type, along with the total loss. The following loss types are plotted:
     • Inverter Derate: Identifies the loss when an inverter output is derated compared to the remaining inverters.
     • Inverter Dip: Identifies the loss when an inverter output suddenly dips even though the irradiance is normal.
     • Inverter Down: Identifies the loss when an inverter trips.
     • Inverter Late Start: Identifies the loss due to late start of an inverter compared to the remaining inverters.
     
     Note: If most of the inverters have similar AC power signature, losses may not be identified.
     The first bar displays the total loss.
   • TOTAL LOSS BREAKDOWN BY INVERTER: Displays the total loss of each inverter.
4. Enter the date range, loss type, block, and inverter, and then select ANALYZE.
   The charts are filtered based on the specified criteria.
5. To download the data into a PNG or a CSV file, select , and then select the required format.