Kylepharmd
New Member
Does anyone know of a way to download system data from Sol-Ark hybrid inverters? From the online portal (https://www.mysolark.com/workdata/list) I can go to operations data and download an excel of data from a single day, but I'd like to review data from the past year. I'm not trying to do a super detailed analysis, but I'd mainly like to do is look at PV generation, consumption, and import/export data by week or month to try to better understand seasonal trends.
I'm currently running a 12k inverter with twelve 400w panels and an EG4 powerpro 280Ah battery. I have about 8 months of usage so far and am thinking about expanding the system sometime this year, but a more detailed analysis of the above metrics would help inform that. I can see from the main dashbaord that on the whole I'm exporting more than importing, but I do run out of batteries sometimes overnight and have to switch back to the grid to keep some ACs running. I live in Puerto Rico where our grid is very unreliable and particularly susceptible to voltage drops which have damaged my appliances, so I'm considering upgrading battery to rely less on the grid for backup.
I can get a general idea of the numbers I'm trying to understand in the Energy Generation bar charts you can create from the main dashboard (see below), but it would be nice to be able to just get a slightly more granular view of things to help inform how I might try tweaking my system. I'm also considering tweaking the angles on my panels so they're more optimized for winter months when I'm seeing generation take a bigger drop than I was anticipating, even at the expense of producing less in the summer (adjusting multiple times a year is just more hassle than I'm looking for).
Anyway, if anyone knows of a way to export this data directly from sol-ark (or even download with a flash drive or something directly from the inverter), that would be a good starting point. I know a lot of people use solar assistant and that would be an alternative approach, but if it's possible to just do it directly with sol-ark that would be preferable for me. Thanks!
I'm currently running a 12k inverter with twelve 400w panels and an EG4 powerpro 280Ah battery. I have about 8 months of usage so far and am thinking about expanding the system sometime this year, but a more detailed analysis of the above metrics would help inform that. I can see from the main dashbaord that on the whole I'm exporting more than importing, but I do run out of batteries sometimes overnight and have to switch back to the grid to keep some ACs running. I live in Puerto Rico where our grid is very unreliable and particularly susceptible to voltage drops which have damaged my appliances, so I'm considering upgrading battery to rely less on the grid for backup.
I can get a general idea of the numbers I'm trying to understand in the Energy Generation bar charts you can create from the main dashboard (see below), but it would be nice to be able to just get a slightly more granular view of things to help inform how I might try tweaking my system. I'm also considering tweaking the angles on my panels so they're more optimized for winter months when I'm seeing generation take a bigger drop than I was anticipating, even at the expense of producing less in the summer (adjusting multiple times a year is just more hassle than I'm looking for).
Anyway, if anyone knows of a way to export this data directly from sol-ark (or even download with a flash drive or something directly from the inverter), that would be a good starting point. I know a lot of people use solar assistant and that would be an alternative approach, but if it's possible to just do it directly with sol-ark that would be preferable for me. Thanks!
