[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":104},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-\u002Fblog\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fuse-case-solar-afloat":3,"blog-all-for-related":103},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"body":8,"cta":73,"date":74,"description":75,"extension":76,"image":73,"lastUpdated":73,"meta":77,"navigation":93,"path":94,"seo":95,"sitemap":96,"stem":97,"subtitle":75,"tags":98,"tldr":73,"video":73,"__hash__":102},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fuse-case-solar-afloat.md","Using Node-RED to keep Solar PV afloat",[7],"zeger-jan-van-de-weg",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":69},"minimark",[11,34,37,40,43,52,55,58,61],[12,13,14,21,22,27,28,33],"p",{},[15,16,20],"a",{"href":17,"rel":18},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fkrishnanravichandran\u002F",[19],"nofollow","Krisnan Ravichandran"," works\nfor ",[15,23,26],{"href":24,"rel":25},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sbp.solar",[19],"spb sonne",", a engineering consultancy for renewable\nenergy. Within the company he is part of the engineering effort on the\n",[15,29,32],{"href":30,"rel":31},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sbp.de\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fgoembhal-sbp-sonnes-pioneering-floating-pv-system\u002F",[19],"Gömbhal","\nproject, creating a floatation device for solar panels.",[12,35,36],{},"In this post, he shares his experiences of using Node-RED.",[12,38,39],{},"Currently there’s a prototype deployed in Hungary, while the company is located\nin Stuttgart: “We’re remotely monitoring the installation. There are over 40\nsensors that all connect to an ADAM-6717, Compact Intelligent Gateway. When the\ndata is acquired we leverage Node-RED flows that maintain the structure, monitor\nperformance, and provide reporting back to our offices.",[12,41,42],{},"Node-RED is embedded in the ADAM 6717, it was very new to me. I was already\nexperienced in programming, mainly Python, and within a month I felt very\ncomfortable and productive in Node-RED. Understanding programming is useful,\nthough not a necessity.",[12,44,45,46,51],{},"Building and improving flows I did on my own through trial-and-error, as well\nas a lot of times through help on the ",[15,47,50],{"href":48,"rel":49},"https:\u002F\u002Fdiscourse.nodered.org\u002F",[19],"Node-RED Forum",".\nThe community is helpful and welcoming to new users. Now I maintain multiple\nflows with very different purposes. Some track temperature,\nirradiation wind-speed, direction, tilt and wave height; to ensure the floating\nPV installation remains floating. Other sensors are connected to actuators\nthrough flows that control pressure.",[12,53,54],{},"We do have some challenges; the ADAM 6717 contained an older version of Node-RED.\nThis raised questions around security and maintenance, as our Node-RED version\nisn’t updated to a newer version in an easy manner. It also hampers training a\nbit because documentation might reference an API or node for a flow that’s just\nnot the same on older versions.",[12,56,57],{},"However, I’d choose Node-RED again, it’s well known as well as easy to learn.\nFurthermore I found it very versatile.”",[59,60],"hr",{},[12,62,63,64,68],{},"Thanks to Krisnan for sharing his story. If you have a Node-RED story for us\nto share, please get in touch via ",[15,65,67],{"href":66},"mailto:contact@flowfuse.com","contact@flowfuse.com",".",{"title":70,"searchDepth":71,"depth":71,"links":72},"",4,[],null,"2022-02-09","How spb sonne used Node-RED with a renewable energy solution","md",{"excerpt":78},{"type":9,"value":79},[80,91],[12,81,82,21,85,27,88,33],{},[15,83,20],{"href":17,"rel":84},[19],[15,86,26],{"href":24,"rel":87},[19],[15,89,32],{"href":30,"rel":90},[19],[12,92,36],{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fuse-case-solar-afloat",{"title":5,"description":75},{"loc":94},"blog\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fuse-case-solar-afloat",[99,100,101],"posts","node-red","community","p5dtulm41xisdYA9wSvrLF1vMFWgcrytMp1bPOVzP18",[],1785528682271]