PV Bean Counter 1.8.3.13

PV Bean Counter provides a Windows service that extracts yield data from photovoltaic array inverters. It can handle multiple inverters of multiple types. It also extracts consumption data from energy meters.

The inverter yield and meter data is all stored in a local database. This data can be automatically uploaded to pvoutput.org. This is a free web site that allows you to record and display your energy generation and consumption data.

The latest version of PV Bean Counter includes a Windows desktop energy monitor component that provides real time visibility of the energy readings passing into the PVBC service. This component can be installed on multiple computers allowing energy display from any network connected Windows machine.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· This version includes the new Growatt and SAMIL Inverter Managers. It also contains significant changes for all Phoenixtec / CMS / Eaton / KLNE Inverter Managers

· Testing with some SAMIL inverters indicated that Energy Today may be unreliable on SAMIL Inverters. SAMIL users may need to check "Force Use Energy Total" - this is currently the default for SAMIL inverters

· This version introduces a power estimation feature (based on reported power levels). Thisi is useful on dim days with inverters that track energy yield at a relatively low resolution. This feature is particularly useful for Growatt, Eaton and some other Phoenixtec inverters where yield is tracked in kwh to 1 decimal place

· This version also allows Growatt, CMS, Eaton (all supported Phoenixtec related inverters) to measure power at intervals as low as 6 seconds. This is useful with the PVMonitor facility

· For Growatt, CMS, KLNE and SAMIL inverters, it provides 6 second readings to the Inverter Yield gauge. These 6 second...