Monitoring and Diagnostics

Monitoring the performance of your inverter in real time is essential for quickly detecting anomalies and maximising your solar production. A faulty inverter can go unnoticed for several days, causing significant production losses.

This sub-category trains you in professional monitoring of your installation: installation and configuration of monitoring tools (WatchPower, manufacturer applications), production data retrieval, curve analysis, and diagnosis of common faults.

WatchPower: the universal monitoring tool. Our comprehensive guide explains how to install and configure WatchPower to monitor your Voltronic, MPP Solar, Axpert or compatible inverter. Learn how to connect via RS232/USB cable, set up communication, and retrieve data in real time (PV power, battery charge, household consumption, grid status).

Diagnosing common faults: Error codes, low grid voltage, overheating, insulation faults, battery communication loss, etc. Our guides teach you how to interpret alerts, identify root causes, and apply troubleshooting solutions. You can also find out how to reconnect an SMA inverter after changing your modem or WiFi, a technical operation that is made easy with our step-by-step tutorial.

You can also master the analysis of production curves: identify partial shading, detect module ageing, spot micro-grid outages, and optimise inverter settings based on actual field data.