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Bandwidth-Saving IO Solutions for a Solar Farm Lighting Control System
技术
- 功能应用 - 远程监控系统
- 网络与连接 - 以太网
适用行业
- 可再生能源
适用功能
- 商业运营
用例
- 远程资产管理
挑战
一家可再生能源行业的公司需要找到一种可以在可再生能源系统的苛刻要求范围内运行的 I/O 设备。可再生光伏系统是当今可用的最可持续和最可靠的能源技术之一，如今越来越多的国家正在部署太阳能农场以利用太阳能来产生低二氧化碳排放的清洁能源。自 1998 年以来，作为光伏系统设计、开发、安装和维护方面的专家，该公司通过卫星通信提供太阳能发电场远程监控服务。然而，卫星带宽非常有限。他们理想的 I/O 设备必须能够在低带宽环境中运行，并支持调度功能以实现更好的光管理。系统要求- 可以克服低带宽限制的 I/O 设备 - 照明系统的调度功能支持 - 远程设备监视和控制的 SNMP 协议支持
客户
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关于客户
希腊的一家可再生能源公司
解决方案
为了控制他们的照明系统，这家可再生能源供应商部署了 Moxa 的 ioLogik E2210 有源以太网 I/O，它使用有源架构在低带宽网络环境中运行。与使用被动轮询架构的传统以太网 I/O 解决方案相比，ioLogik E2210 的主动、基于事件的警报消息消耗的带宽更少，是卫星通信带宽限制的理想选择。用户可以为事件定义 SNMP 陷阱消息，而不是依赖于持续的设备轮询。当预定义事件触发陷阱消息时，ioLogik E2210 将主动发出 SNMP 陷阱。为了改进照明控制，客户需要一个时间表功能来打开和关闭灯。他们能够使用 Moxa 的 Click&Go™ 配置功能快速定义系统 LED 灯的开/关时间表，而无需任何编程。多亏了 Click&Go™，定义 I/O 事件时间表就像在 Microsoft Outlook 中安排会议时间一样简单——系统工程师不再需要编写复杂的控制逻辑。此外，ioLogik E2210 支持 SNMP 协议，这使得与客户现有的网络管理系统 (NMS) 的集成变得前所未有的简单。产品解决方案： ioLogik E2210 - 支持 SNMP 协议 - 用于 I/O 控制的调度功能 - 在低带宽网络中工作的主动架构
收集的数据
Bandwidth, Energy Production, Lighting, Network Performance (bits/s)
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