4 Dashboard

After completion of the commissioning process, the user is auto-directed to the Dashboard, which is the default view of the web application and the future starting point for the user when logging in to the web application.

The Dashboard provides the user with an overview of the site status and shows live data from the most critical system components. From here, the user also has access to the Settings menu to change selected configurations for the various system components. The user is also able to perform basic system tests, send a few system commands and view any active system alerts.

4.1 System Status

On the front page of the Dashboard, live system data is presented for monitoring and system performance validation (see figure 4.1). The available information and is listed with short descriptions in the following sections.

Figure 4.1. The web Dashboard with live system data.

4.1.1 Live System Data

Information shown
Possible values
Comment

System mode

Auto / Auto Full Charge / Manual / Safe mode / UPS mode / Registration mode

Indicates in which mode the system is currently operating.

Ambient Temperature

Ambient temperature sensor value (°C)

Displays the present temperatures of the ambient air outside the battery cabinet

Total Produced Power

Total produced power (W)

Displays the total produced power by the system.

Total Consumed Power

Total consumed power (W)

Displays the total consumed power by the customer load.

Battery Voltage

Voltage (V)

The present battery voltage.

Battery Current

Current (A)

Total current going in or out of the battery bank. A negative current indicates discharge and a positive current indicates charge.

Battery Temperature

Temperature (°C)

Reads battery temperature from sensor placed in the battery bank.

Battery State of Charge

State of charge (%)

Displays battery state of charge. 0 % = empty batteries with no energy left. 100 % = fully charged.

Battery State

Precharge/Discharge/Charge/Absorb/Equalized/ Equilibrium/Fully charged

Current state of the battery bank.

Battery Max Capacity

Total Solar Power

Total produced power (W)

Total produced power from all Solar converters.

Green Power Influx Mode

Disabled/Inactive/Stopped/Idle/Active

State of the Green Power Influx feature.

Low Priority Load Status

Connected/Disconnected

Displays the connection status of the low priority part of the customer load.

Low Priority Load Power

Consumed power (W)

Size of the low priority part of the customer load.

High Priority Load Status

Connected/Disconnected

Displays the connection status of the high priority part of the customer load.

High Priority Load Power

Consumed power (W)

Size of the high priority part of the customer load.

Genset 1 Power

Genset power (W)

Produced power from Genset 1.

Genset 1 State

Stopped / Running

Current state of Genset 1.

Genset 2 Power

Genset power (W)

Produced power from Genset 2.

Genset 2 State

Stopped / Running

Current state of Genset 2.

Grid Status

Invalid / Inhibited / Partial / Ok

Invalid when no grid power is available, Inhibited if Green Power Influx is configured to inhibit Grid power, Partial if 1 or 2 phases are not available.

Grid Power

Grid power (W)

Power currently converted from the Grid.

Tenant 1-10 Power

Tenant Power (W)

Power consumed by each configured Tenant

4.1.2 Converter Units

On this page, the connection status of all registered Converter Units is presented. The information is the same as on the Unit Registration page in System Commissioning. From here, the user has the opportunity to unregister any registered Converter Units that are to be disconnected (see figure 4.2).

Figure 4.2 The Converter Units page.

Before unregistering a registered unit, please be aware of the following:

  • All AC/Solar power must be switched off before unregistering,

  • After pressing the 'Unregister' button, the unit will no longer communicate with the RMC. This will bring the system into Registration Mode. The unit can now be disconnected.

  • Press Refresh to update the system status. The unit should no longer appear in the list of Converter Units. If the unregistered unit still remains in the list of units after refreshing, repeat the Register/Unregister sequence with the unit disconnected and press Refresh again.

Similarly, when an additional Converter Unit is connected to the system after Commissioning, the system will enter Registration Mode and the user is advised to enter this page and register the new unit. All AC/Solar power must be switched off when registering a unit as well.

4.1.3 Active Alerts

In the upper right corner of the Dashboard view, a tab with the current active alerts communicated by the system is available. To display the alerts, press the alarm bell. The number of currently active alerts is indicated (see figure 4.3).

Figure 4.3. Active system alerts.

When corrective actions have been taken to clear an alert, it will disappear from this tab.

4.2 Settings

Under the 'Settings' menu, the user access to selected configuration parameters, sorted by system components in the various tabs. Any changes to configuration parameters must be confirmed by pressing the 'Save' button.

The available configuration parameters with short descriptions are listed in the following sections.

4.2.1 General

Configuration
Possible values/input
Comment

Esite name

Text input from configuration.

Usually the town or area where the system is located.

Esite ID

Text input from configuration.

Identifies this particular Esite Modular system.

Timezone

Selected value from dropdown menu.

The local timezone.

Time

Hour : min

Present local time.

Date

Year - Month - Day

The current date.

4.2.2 Rectifier

Configuration
Default
Option/range
Comment

Source A

AC grid

No Source / AC grid / AC Genset 1/2

Type of AC source connected to AC input A.

Source B

No source

No Source / AC grid / AC Genset 1/2

Type of AC source connected to AC input B.

Genset 1/2 Rated Power

15 kW

0 – 30 kW

Rated power of the genset. The power should not be set higher than the genset capacity. When calculating the genset rated output, only 70% of the total capacity is used.

Grid Max Fuse

19 A

0 -19 A

AC Current limitation for the Grid fuse of a single phase.

4.2.3 Solar Chargers

No settings available yet.

4.2.4 Battery

Select the appropriate battery template from the dropdown menu.

4.2.5 Cabinet Cooling

Configuration
Default
Option/range
Comment

Cabinet Cooling mode

No Cabinet Cooling

No Cabinet Cooling, Delta Ambient, Battery temp levels

Delta Ambient mode uses temperatures offsets between battery and ambient temp. Battery Temp Level mode use an temperature set value.

Fan On Delta mode (°C)

8°C

0-100°C

Temperature difference threshold for enabling battery cooling.

Fan Off Delta mode (°C)

2°C

0-100°C

Temperature difference threshold for disabling battery cooling.

Fan On Level mode (°C)

32°C

0-100°C

Temperature threshold for enabling battery cooling.

Fan Off Level mode (°C)

25°C

0-100°C

Temperature threshold for disabling battery cooling.

Min Fan Runtime (sec)

300

10000 (sec)

Minimum runtime for battery cooling fan before it can be turned off.

Enable Poor Cooling alarm

Disabled

Enabled/ Disabled

The poor cooling alarm can be activated even without the Cabinet Cooling feature being activated. The alarm is triggered by the temperature threshold below

Poor Cooling Alarm Temp Delta Threshold

12 °C

0-70 °C

Temperature difference threshold between ambient and battery temperature for triggering of the Poor Cooling alarm.

4.2.6 Network

Configuration
Default
Comment

IP address/subnet mask

192.168.20.10/24

Add an IPaddress to the network configuration. Use syntax: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/nn where x is the IP address and nn is the subnet mask in Linux notation (24 = mask 255.255.255.0).

Add IP gateway

None

Add a gateway to network configuration. Use syntax: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where x is the IP address to the gateway

VLAN ID

None

Set an ID to enable the local VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) functionality. Communication to the RMC will only be possible for devices configured with the same VLAN ID. When set to 'None', VLAN functionality is disabled.

4.3 Tests

From the Tests menu, the user may conduct basic system performance tests

4.3.1 Ping

The Ping test page lets the user ping a selected host to test the modem internet connection.

A host name or IP address is entered in the text field before pressing 'Ping' (see figure 4.4).

Figure 4.4. Ping Test page with example host.

The result from the Ping test will appear on a new page and is presented to the user within a few seconds (see figure 4.5).

Figure 4.5. Resulting response from example host in Ping test.

4.4 System

The System menu gives the user access to the system reboot and shutdown commands as well as the Software Update functionality.

Command
Comment

Reboot System

Command to perform a controlled reboot of the system. To be done while system is powered on.

Shutdown System

Command to perform a controlled shutdown of the system. To be done before system is powered off.

Software Update

Software updates for main controller. The update process consists of three user steps:

  • File upload

  • Image verification

  • System update

Software update image files are provided by CBT. If any of the above steps returns an error, contact CBT for support.

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