Solar PV AC
generation monitoring
Independent AC generation data from your PV systems, metered at the inverter output or the PV feeder. One view across sites and inverter brands, next to what the site consumes.
THE PROBLEM
Every inverter brand has its own portal
Commercial and industrial rooftop solar is often installed in phases by different contractors. The result is a mix of inverter brands, each with its own monitoring portal, login and data format. Comparing sites, or even the arrays on one roof, becomes a manual exercise.
Owners and asset managers also want a measurement that is independent of the inverter. When yield drops, they need to know whether the panels are dirty, an inverter has derated or a string has failed, and the inverter's own figures are not always the most convenient reference.
On sites with their own consumption, the real value lies in comparing solar output with load: how much was used on site, and when the plant ran on the grid.
HOW WE SET IT UP
One AC measurement, any inverter
Meter at the AC point
We meter at the inverter AC output or the PV feeder into the main board. That measurement is the same whatever inverter brand sits upstream.
Read inverters over Modbus too
Most commercial inverters expose AC power, energy, status and fault codes over Modbus. Our gateway can read them alongside the meter, adding inverter health to the generation data.
Generation against consumption
With site consumption metered as well, RIOD Live shows self-consumption, grid import and the hours when solar covers the load.
Many sites, one view
Every site reports to one platform over 4G or Wi-Fi. Reports compare yield across sites and flag a site producing less than its neighbours on the same day.
AT A GLANCE
Solar AC monitoring at a glance
- Measured
- AC kWh and kW at the inverter or PV feeder
- Hardware
- Smart energy sub-meters on the AC side; RS485 Modbus IoT gateway for inverter registers
- Connectivity
- 4G for rooftops without a network, Wi-Fi or Ethernet where available
- Security
- MQTT over TLS 1.2 from every device
- Data goes to
- RIOD Live cloud, or the platform deployed on your own server
- Reports
- Audit trails on every report, PDF and Excel export, AI access to the data through MCP
- Metering note
- Revenue, grid-export and net metering stay with the utility-certified meter; our meters give operational generation data
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us
How do I monitor solar generation from different inverter brands in one place?
Meter each system on the AC side with a connected meter, and read the inverters over Modbus where they support it. Both send data to one platform, so every site and brand is reported the same way.
Where should a solar generation meter be installed?
At the AC output of the inverter or on the PV feeder where it joins the main distribution board. That point captures the energy actually delivered to the site after inverter losses.
Can this replace the net meter from the utility?
The utility net or export meter stays in place for billing and grid settlement, as the utility requires. Our metering runs alongside it for operational data, site comparison and fault finding.
Can solar output be compared with site consumption?
Yes. With the site incomer metered too, reports show how much solar was used on site, how much came from the grid and when, which helps size storage or shift loads.
Running solar across several sites?
Tell us the sites, inverter brands and what metering exists. We will propose an AC metering and data plan.