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130 SOLAR POWER GENERATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Figure 5.11 Water and Life Museum, distributed inverter sys-
tems. Photo courtesy of Vector Delta Design Group, Inc.

by a main ac collector panel, the output of which is connected to a central collec-
tor distribution panel located within the vicinity of the main service switchgear.
Grid connection of the central ac collector panel to the main service bus is accom-
plished by means of a fused disconnect switch and a net meter. Figure 5.11 is
a photograph of distributed inverter systems at Water and Life Museum, Hemet,
California.
The central supervisory system gathers and displays the following data:

■ Project location (on globe coordinates, zoom in and out)
■ Current and historic weather conditions
■ Current positions of the sun and moon and the date and time (local and global)
■ Power generation of the total system or individual buildings and inverters
■ Historic power generation
■ Solar power system environmental impact
■ System graphic configuration data
■ Educational PowerPoint presentations
■ Temperature
■ Wind velocity and direction
■ Sun intensity
■ Solar power output