SPV RFID Solutions

RFID Solar Panel Solutions

The RFID Solar Panel Solutions and tracking application are also known as solar panel tracking management or SPV RFID solution. The RFID Solar Panel Management customized application provided by ID Tech provides a user-friendly interface that enables users to encode/ recode the tags with extreme convenience. All the information contained in the RFID tags can be obtained on a computer system to which the reader is connected. Later that data can be stored in the database and can be accessed with ease with the help of our application software.

Solar Panel Solutions enables the user to obtain the technical information as well as the performance statistics of the PV modules or panels at any point in time. The Solar photovoltaic Module solution provided by ID Tech is not only fast, user- friendly and convenient but is robust and long-lasting as well, providing a complete and reliable solution for the application of RFID technology in Solar plants.

Why RFID in Solar PV Modules/Panels?

The government has mandated that each solar panel or photovoltaic (PV) module must carry an RFID tag so that it can be easily identified and tracked throughout its useful life. For the large solar projects in India, these are subsidized by MNRE and is executed by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under VGF (Viability Gap Funding) Securitization Agreement. Solar PV raw materials (cell, module) needs to be tagged with RFID internally or externally.

• Currently, barcode technology is being used which can be cloned easily, whereas RFID has a secure Unique ID (UID) that can’t clone. So coequal solar PV modules can’t use under multiple projects to get subsidiaries from the Government.
• Automatic authentication of modules and their raw materials.
• Electronics Distribution Proof (EDP) and better inventory management.
• Unique electronic ID for each solar PV panel.

MNRE GUIDELINES For RFID Solar Panel Solutions:

• Each PV module used in any solar power project must use an RFID tag for identification.
• The RFID tag used on each module can be inside or outside the laminate and withstand harsh environmental conditions.
• The RFID tag should last for 25 years.
• Each RFID tag must be encoded with the name of the module manufacturer and the solar cells; the month, year and country of manufacture for the module and the cells; The module’s technical characteristics, such as its wattage and expected performance statistics; and a serial number that uniquely identifies the module.

Advantages of Solar Panel Identification or Solar Panel Tracking:

• Real-time audit and traceability.
• Decreasing lost and stolen supplies.
• Elimination of error-prone due to manual audit processes.
• Time profound line of sight oversights is no longer required.
• To retrieve the required readings of the Panel immediately as per JNNSM guidelines.
• To draw the I-V Curve immediately, using the readings stored in the tag
• Improved manageability through a single unified panel registration system across multiple sites;
• The decreased workload on panel administrators, allowing redeployment to other critical projects;
• Reducing the time staff spends searching for an inventory of panel
• Enhanced visibility & greater transparency.
• Ability to write to track the defective modules whenever required.
• Avoiding duplication at the time of production.
• Ability to write & read all manufacturing related data at the source.
• Low maintenance cost.
• Simple GUI for handling.
• More susceptible to rough environmental conditions.

Mandatory information to be mentioned in the RFID TAG used on each solar panel:

• Name of the manufacturer of the PV module.
• Name of the manufacturer of solar cells.
• Unique Serial No and Model No of the module.
• Time profound line of sight oversights is no longer required.
• Date and year of achieving IEC PV module ability certificate.
• Name of the test lab issuing IEC certificate.